Oculus Quest 2

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Post by sidhanthp » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 5:44 PM UTC

Oculus Quest 2
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Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by MBCook » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 6:07 PM UTC

Battery doesn’t last as long as the old version (which didn’t exactly have fantastic battery life in the first place).

And you’ll soon HAVE to use your FB account with it.

Interesting they’ve killed the Rift S. So they’re all in on the Quest.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by SubiculumCode » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 6:07 PM UTC

of course...right after I bought an oculus quest 1.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by wlesieutre » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 6:08 PM UTC

$300 is a pretty big deal for pricing on a VR headset, that feels very different from $400 for wide adoption.

Seems like this is also the end of the road for Rift, the Quest 2 is lower cost, more pixels, and they mentioned 90 hz screens for PCVR games over Link.

EDIT - review units went out in advance, so 3rd party reviews are already up. Here's one from Tested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x6lux6f_6g

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by tehwebguy » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 6:09 PM UTC

Love my Quest but I basically only play Pavlov Shack, a game that requires sideloading and I am somewhat sure will not come to the official Quest store.

Will probably end up selling mine and getting another brand.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by moh_maya » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 6:10 PM UTC

We develop industrial training solutions using the rift S and quest. But the deep linking with FB, the battery downgrades on the quest, etc, all are going to push us away.

For PC-based training sims, we'll probably get the HTC Vive. And the Pico for the quest equivalent.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by shajznnckfke » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 6:10 PM UTC

MBCook wrote: post #2

Battery doesn’t last as long as the old version (which didn’t exactly have fantastic battery life in the first place). And you’ll soon HAVE to use your FB account with it. Interesting they’ve killed the Rift S. So they’re all in on the Quest.

I imagine they have done research on how much people care about using it without the power cable plugged in vs. the weight of a larger battery. Even for portable use, it might be better to use an external USB C power pack than have a large battery on your head.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by Causality1 » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 6:10 PM UTC

It's quite ironic that by attempting to force me to use a Facebook account, all they've accomplished is forcing me to exclusively pirate my VR titles.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by dylan604 » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 6:11 PM UTC

wlesieutre wrote: post #4

$300 is a pretty big deal for pricing on a VR headset, that feels very different from $400 for wide adoption. Seems like this is also the end of the road for Rift, the Quest 2 is lower cost, more pixels, and they mentioned 90 hz screens for PCVR games over Link. EDIT - review units went out in advance, so 3rd party reviews are already up. Here's one from Tested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x6lux6f_6g

Facebook will makeup that subsidized $100 on selling the data the glean from the user while using the Quest 2.

Re: Oculus Quest 2

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Post by cj » Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 6:11 PM UTC

I’m hoping the improved graphics specs and refresh rate help people (like me) who are sensitive to VR motion sickness.