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For the past few months, we've been consistently shipping Beyond 2 and Beyond 2e orders within 1-3 business days. In fact, most headsets with the Universal-Fit option can ship within the same day! This is a wonderful accomplishment after a year of painstaking work by the Bigscreen team to solve countless challenges in supply chain logistics and engineering to ramp up our production.
Today, we're sharing a big update on the Halo Mount and covering recent production hurdles.
Supply chain impacts due to war in the Middle East
It is important to note that Bigscreen Beyond 2e in Crystal Clear and the Universal-Fit Cushion has been in zero-to-low stock for the past 2 weeks, and is experiencing a 2-4 week shipping speed. However, all other headset colors and special editions – Carbon Black, Nuclear Orange, and the VRChat Edition – continue to ship quickly within 1-3 business days.
The delay for the Universal-Fit Cushions and the Beyond 2e Crystal Clear headset was caused by a supply chain disruption in March that delayed shipments we expected. We've resolved this delay at great expense, as air freight pricing has skyrocketed in recent weeks caused by rising fuel costs from the Middle East conflicts.
Moving forward, we don't expect further disruptions. Air freight shipments of the Beyond 2e in Crystal Clear will arrive soon and enable us to resume 1-3 day shipping speeds by late April. Ordering a Beyond 2e through our website displays an accurate estimated shipping speed based on which color and variant you select.
For the fastest 1-3 day shipping speed, we recommend the Beyond 2e in Carbon Black or Nuclear Orange with the Custom-Fit Cushion and the Audio Strap.
Beyond 2 growing in popularity in SteamVR
We're proud to see Bigscreen Beyond continue to grow in popularity in PC VR. In recent months, Beyond has been climbing the SteamVR Hardware Survey charts, surpassing many great VR headsets like the HTC Vive and Oculus Quest, and soon to surpass the Meta Quest Pro in usage as well. SteamVR usage charts are a useful metric to observe over time because it indicates whether or not customers love using our products, and if we are improving over time. We're thrilled to see a 12X jump in the past 2 years when comparing early 2024 (after Beyond 1 started shipping) to early 2026 (after Beyond 2), and we are focused on growing even further!
Halo Mount: Design Details and Production Update
We designed Bigscreen Beyond to be the world's most comfortable VR headset with an ultralight form factor weighing just 107 grams. We applied our core philosophy "Every Gram Matters" to every aspect of industrial, mechanical, and optoelectronic design. Advanced cyclo-olefin copolymer (COC) materials in our optics improve the visual experience while simultaneously reducing weight compared to optical glass. Optimizing heat sink and thermal pad materials used to cool the micro-OLED displays resulted in saving several grams of weight. We've gone to great lengths in weight reduction but weight is not the only factor in comfort and ergonomics for VR. A VR headset's strap is an often overlooked aspect of comfort, and we've been tirelessly working on the new Bigscreen Beyond Halo Strap to take comfort to the next level.
After a year of iterating on prototypes, we built the first production versions of the Halo Mount last year. The early units (commonly known as "DVTs") met most but not all of our goals. We shipped these DVTs to customers for testing and received both positive and negative feedback. In December 2025, we made the decision to delay the Halo Mount's mass production and implement new design changes. Although this comes with a very significant financial cost and schedule delay to redesign and retool, we firmly believe in listening to customer feedback and building excellent products. The final product will be worth it.
How we improved the Halo Mount design
Some key areas of improvement include a better attachment mechanism rather than relying on adhesive-based designs. The Halo Mount clips on to the front shell of the Beyond 2 and is easily removable.
The redesigned Halo Mount now has dedicated compatibility for 3rd-party accessories such as face trackers. 3D CAD files of this have already been provided to 3rd-party accessory designers several months ago to ensure future compatibility for Beyond accessories with the Halo Mount. 3D CAD files will be published publicly in the coming weeks. Accessories can be mounted to a M3 brass-threaded screw hole.
The built-in Flip-Up mechanism is significantly improved, and includes a USB extension in order to have sufficient cable travel length. We also made it easier to adjust the Halo Mount vertically for better forehead positioning.
For the best ergonomics, we strongly recommend using the included cable guides, and mounting the Halo Mount sufficiently high up on your forehead. Pictured above are photos from newer revisions of the Halo Mount. Please note the Halo Mount in these photos have a combination of 3D printed prototype parts and production plastics; they are comparable but not fully representative of the final production parts, which will have fit-and-finish improvements.
The Halo Mount works well with both the Soft Strap and the Audio Strap, and even has a slot for a front-to-back Top Strap which is included for free with the Beyond 2. The Halo Mount can be used with a variety of cushions, including the Custom-Fit Cushion, the Universal-Fit Cushion, 3rd-party cushions, and no cushions at all. The cushion-less option enables excellent airflow, peripheral visibility, and user comfort with nothing touching the sensitive areas of your face as the headset floats in front of your eyes.
We are pleased with the latest round of feedback from new revisions of the Halo Mount. In April, we received the first production parts and we're starting to ramp up production in the coming weeks. We will ship the first batch – a small volume – of Halo Mounts in June, and the first 10,000 units of the Halo Mount starting in July. Due to the large volume of demand for the Halo Mount, it will take a couple of months to complete all Halo Mount preorders. We expect to achieve this goal by the end of the summer, and will have sufficient inventory for fast shipping thereafter.
If you order the Bigscreen Beyond with the Halo Mount & Universal-Fit Cushion, you will receive the Beyond 2 and Universal-Fit Cushion first, with the Halo Mount shipping separately. You can order the Beyond 2 from our website today, and it ships within 1-3 days.
In the coming months, we'll celebrate Bigscreen's 10-year anniversary and the 1-year anniversary of Beyond 2, we'll share updates on Beyond 2e's eyetracking software and DFR integration with major simulation games, and we'll reveal new product accessories to enhance your Beyond experience.