Oculus Go Standalone Virtual Reality Headset - 64GB

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Some have expressed concerns about Facebook’s use of data, while those without Facebook accounts may be reluctant to create one just to enjoy VR. At the end of the day, though, many people use Facebook regularly and will appreciate the simplicity of a single account for multiple services. Regardless, the Quest 2 is as comfortable as a VR headset can feasibly be and I found that keeping it in a comfortable position was a simpler task – the reduced weight certainly helps here. The face foam is a little softer, and a little deeper too, although it will still imprint on your face over time.

Oculus Quest 2 - Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset Oculus Quest 2 - Advanced All-In-One Virtual Reality Headset

Then, of course, there’s the small fact that the Quest 2 supports Oculus Link, meaning you can plug it into your gaming PC via a single cable and play games from your Steam library. It’s no surprise that Oculus is retiring the Rift S: the Quest is an excellent PC VR headset in its own right. The Oculus Quest 2 takes everything we loved about the Oculus Quest – the cable-free experience, the strong game library, the ease of use – and improves on it significantly. This is exactly what a VR headset should be: lightweight, powerful and so simple that mainstream adoption becomes less a hope and more an expectation. The reduced price will go quite some way to helping in that regard, too. Like the Oculus Quest, the Oculus Quest 2 is a standalone VR headset that requires nothing more than a charging cable, some AA batteries and enough room to swing a virtual cat. In the box, you’ll find the headset, two controllers, a charging cable and a spacer for glasses wearers. That’s it. Before I continue, it’s worth talking about Facebook, Oculus’ parent company. By October 2020, new Oculus users will have to log in to their device using a Facebook account, rather than an Oculus one. Existing Oculus account holders can choose to swap to Facebook (or not) until January 2023, at which point it will happen automatically. One thing that standalone VR still hasn’t quite mastered is battery life. The Quest 2 will run for between two and three hours and takes two-and-a-half hours to charge from empty, which is only a little better than the Quest. It’s a good thing VR gaming isn’t the sort of thing you want to do for long periods at a time.