RayNeo GT Max AR Glasses - the Big-Screen Experience for Your Steam Deck

Portable gaming has always been a double-edged sword for me; I love compact, ingeniously designed systems like the Nintendo DS, Switch and Steam Deck, but they come with their fair share of neck pain and small-screen issues. RayNeo, however, aims to fix this with its new cinema-grade glasses, the GT Max, delivering big-screen gameplay in a fraction of the size – and I have to say, the overall effect is pretty impressive.

I was pleasantly surprised when I tried these glasses for the first time, and paired with the Steam Deck, they really opened my eyes (no pun intended) to the possibilities they offer. I haven't been the biggest fan of this kind of device for gaming in the past, but I believe that the GT Max glasses have struck the right balance: minimal, casual, unobtrusive, but still playable – a solution that lets you enjoy your games on your work commute or plane journey without having to deal with the inevitable annoyances of handheld portability.

Coming in at a light 78g with an FOV of 59 degrees, a (virtual) 307-inch display, and a Bang & Olufsen quad speaker array, the RayNeo GT Max glasses certainly live up to what they claim to deliver: crisp and clear image quality with a cinematic size that looks surprisingly impressive when playing your favourite games.

The dual OLED displays combine into a single floating screen that does its job perfectly; it feels like the picture really is jumping out at you and immersed me more in the games I was playing – more than it would be if I was playing handheld, and will be even more immersive if the 3D effect is used on games that support it (I sadly didn't get the chance to test this aspect of the glasses).

The GT Max virtual screen offers three modes to choose from, depending on your situation. Travelling? Go for the Steady mode, smoothing out bumps, but still following where you look. Sitting down? Opt for the pinned mode, making the screen stay in place no matter what. Finally, if you want the screen to simply follow where you look, then enable the 'follow' mode. All of these modes are easily accessible via a physical button on the right-hand side of the frame, and the controls are intuitive to operate.

I do, however, have a few gripes with the screen that every so often interfered with my experience, such as the edges of the screen being cut off regularly if I were to move my head too much, along with the screen sometimes drifting even if it was on the "pinned" setting.

There is also a very specific sweet spot, so to speak, where the screen looks its best, and I also think the display area is too small to fit that digital screen at 100%, so I would recommend trying 85% in settings to see how that feels.

However, some of these issues could be because I would need the large instead of the medium IPD, so if you are buying, choose your IPD carefully. These annoyances don't really mar the overall experience much, but I have to admit they got on my nerves a few times while playing. These glasses also support prescription lens inserts, which is useful if you wear glasses.

The cost of these glasses is likely to be a sticking point for many people. At $429, they're not cheap, so if you're a Steam Deck user who is simply looking for the big screen experience, then you might be better off either picking up a dock so you can play on television, or putting that cash towards the cost of a Steam Machine.

However, as I've noted, these glasses really come into their own when you're not near a TV but still want an immersive gaming experience on your Steam Deck, for example, if you travel a lot. Of course, I would be remiss not to mention that the GT Max also works with other USB-C devices, and you can even get an HDMI adapter to use them with any HDMI-ready device.

Overall, the RayNeo GT Max glasses are borderline perfect at what they set out to do: deliver a cinematic gaming experience on the go, packed with features and tech that make them stand out in the market. While they certainly aren't everyone's cup of tea at over 400 bucks, I think they are worth looking into if you travel a lot and need a reliable, high-quality solution to quench your gaming thirst.

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