OK I just snagged an hr break so set up the headset.
Some issues along the way, mostly my fault!...... 1st off my right controller would not come on, what a pita... it seems some prat (AKA me) put one of the batteries in the wrong way. be careful if you do this its not as easy as you may think to remove them.
It is so comfy, definitely the most comfy headset i have ever used....... inside it is pitchblack. great for immersion with zero light bleed but i will miss a sneaky glance at the keyboard from time to time.
once that was done software installation was painless everything was automatic BUT beware it takes a while. I thought something had gone wrong, it was stuck on 48% for about 10mins before i googled and it seems it is normal. in that time my pc did not seem to be doing much... bottom line, get the install going then once you get the counter, step out and have a brew.
setting up guardian seemed easy. it is odd, unlike the oculus setup you dont use the motion controls you carry the headset at waist height. Also once it is mapped you cant (or if you can its not obvious) tweak your boundaries. i didnt spend long on that so dont take that as gospel.
1st time loading in after setting up the boundary it did not detect it... so i did it again. it seemed to work fine then so i imagine it was an installation issue (1st time was before software install 2nd time was after)
into windows home, seems nice enough, had i of come direct from my rift image quality wise i would have been hugely impressed, it is nice and sharp and you can easily read text.
But the quest 2 took the edge off that as that blows the rift / vive out of the water as well......... which then goes to the FOV. 1st thought was dissapointment. when MRTV 1st did a test he had it as significantly better than CV1. others have said not much in it, and i am afraid to say i agree with the latter.
BUT really squeeze your face in and it does make a big difference. I am not gonna butcher my faceplate but i can imagine some improvisation and you could get the FOV noticably better. If i keep the headset hopefully someone oversease will make a cheap replacement with thiner foam. i would lose some comfort... So the FOV CAN be quite good (albeit you get vertical edge of screen if you concentrate on it) but it isnt at stock.
sound works. i am confident it will be as good as everyone says but i only had a short time......
the tracking................... I dont think I will have any issues at all with the tracking. I fired up arizona sunshine - after installing some software on steam - and holding both 1 and 2 handed guns is fine. perhaps not all games will be as good but that game shows it CAN be just fine
BUT (and i noticed this in windows home as well) whilst the hands track nicely they do stutter a bit, fully usable but not something i have experienced with rift or quest 2. i also had some dropped frames in arizona sunshine. it looks super crisp however, i dont think it could be much better displaywise to be honest, those panels and lenses are A*
is my 1080ti at fault for the jitters.. maybe. i have to check steam isnt supersampling too much, but that would not explain the hand jitters in windows home.. (they are tiny but noticable)
so where am I at with it..... well I am confident to say that
if you dont want to splurge £920 on an index, and you dont want to sign into facebook but you want to upgrade your rift or vive (or are a 1st timer) you are probably going to love the Reverb G2. in many ways it feels like the spiritual successor to the rift, almost like to me the xbox felt like the dreamcast 2.0.
in that camp i would say the Reverb G2 is hugely tempting. I am confident for all but the most competetive gamer the controller tracking IS good enough with the right lighting. Yes you can make it lose tracking and yes it is a smaller area than the quest.... but not by much.
BUT The quest 2 really does throw the cat in with the pigeons.... if you dont mind signing into facebook and you only want 1 headset, and for, lets say £350 after you get a cable and head strap then Personally I dont think that sexy display, sound and comfort would be enough to make be choose a Reverb over standalone VR, wireless PCVR (which makes the cable somewhat optional in my £350 above), oculus touch controllers and native rift games with ASW 2.0
The FOV on the quest is a little smaller at stock, tho that gap will be increased for most i think by modding the faceplate of the G2.
So where am I on this.?? As a quest owner for £639 RRP knowing what i know now i would definitely pass.
BUT I have it now, and it did "only" cost me £553 (due to a refund on Bestware not giving me full money back due to currency conversion.... my problem but it IS what i paid. + £40 on batteries and charger
knowing I could get my money back (I think) quite easily by selling it for £600 I am still on the fence. I will try yo have a play again tonight. Honestly its not that much better than quest 2......... but it probably IS a bit better for me when taking into account pluses and minuses... just not necesarily better enough to justify owning it as a 2nd device.
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