Is a Quest 2 the way to go?

[Thekwango]

Sorry if this is answered elsewhere, I did look but couldn’t find a definitive answer.

I’ve decided that rather than get fleeced by the new gpu’s I’ll keep my vega64 a while longer and chuck some readies at a first vr headset. it’ll only really be for casual game play and maybe showing my older folks some of the ‘magic’ of modern tech.
Quite like the idea of Google earth vr - is that something that can be done on a quest 2?

I quite like the no wires idea but still being able to hook up to the pc for a bit more ‘oomph’ so to speak (if I understand what I’ve read correctly)

so in a nutshell - is the quest 2 the best bang for buck for the casual player interested in dipping their toes into vr.

im a glasses wearer too if that has any bearing on which headset is best

 

[Zefan]

I'd say yes, it's the obvious choice to me.

 

[Thekwango]

Nice simple answer confirming my own thoughts, just what I wanted

 

[Zefan]

I say this as a man who bought one, and has had nearly exactly no actual time to set it up and use properly... but from my limited time with it and semi-awareness of the market, it seems right.

TL;DR I'm awful, wait for others to confirm, don't just take my word for it

 

[Ravenger]

If you can stomach the Facebook login requirement, then the Quest 2 is the best all-round VR headset as well as being the cheapest.

The flexibility to do stand-alone, wireless PC VR and wired PC VR can't be matched by any other headset.

And with side-loading there's a whole heap of excellent content like Doom3, and other game ports and indie titles to play too.

 

[Begbie]

For me it's perfect, the stand alone part is worth it alone - just even to get your non geeky friends to play who don't want to go into your sweaty VR dungeon and wait 10 minutes while you plug it in.

 

[ElliorR]

The Quest 2 is my first time in VR and am impressed. Since I bought it, a couple of weeks ago, I haven’t played a PC game save for Elite Dangerous and SW Squadrons both awesome in VR. I will have to go back and complete Cyberpunk 2077 at some point as I really like that game.

I wear glasses and with the included glasses spacer everything fits fine but yesterday I ordered some prescription lenses for it.

 

[Ravenger]

The best thing is the portability, as you're not tied to your PC, which is often not in a VR friendly area. You can take the Quest 2 to huge playspaces and enjoy incredible roomscale experiences that just aren't possible in most people's homes.

 

[McPhee]

Controversial opinion, but I think native Quest stuff surpasses PC VR. Okay, the graphics aren't as good and the game selection is more limited. But it "just works". PC VR is like all of the annoying oddities of PC gaming, dialled up to 11.

If I've got a choice between buying the native version of a game, or buying the PC version, I'd sooner have the native one.

 

[Thekwango]

TL;DR I'm awful, wait for others to confirm, don't just take my word for it

well it seems everyone else agrees with you

cheers to everyone for the input. quest 2 it is then.

yesterday I ordered some prescription lenses for it.

what's this now? prescription lenses for the headset, or you pulling my leg?

 

[Thekwango]

edit: sodding double post!

 

[doodah]

Might be enough demand for a sticky Quest 2 info thread at this rate

 

[chroniclard]

well it seems everyone else agrees with you

cheers to everyone for the input. quest 2 it is then.

what's this now? prescription lenses for the headset, or you pulling my leg?

Yes, small inserts for glasses wearers that clip onto the lenses. Cost 50-60 quid.

 

[ElliorR]

well it seems everyone else agrees with you

cheers to everyone for the input. quest 2 it is then.

what's this now? prescription lenses for the headset, or you pulling my leg?

Your leg is not being pulled.

https://vroptician.com/

 

[Thekwango]

Might be enough demand for a sticky Quest 2 info thread at this rate

indeed - would be very useful. especially for knobs/noobs like me

Yes, small inserts for glasses wearers that clip onto the lenses. Cost 50-60 quid.

Your leg is not being pulled.

https://vroptician.com/

amazeballs. i had seen mention in the other threads i was reading but was leaning towards it being some 'in joke' and i kept thinking of the Billy Connolly yarn about prescription windscreens in cars!!

 

[Thekwango]

ohhhh 1 last (hopefully) question for you helpful folks......64 of 256gb? guessing 64 is plenty for the casual player?

 

[chroniclard]

Well, I have 8 games installed and a few apps and I have used 19gb of my 256. (No movies or anything though)

 

[ElliorR]

ohhhh 1 last (hopefully) question for you helpful folks......64 of 256gb? guessing 64 is plenty for the casual player?

I bought the 256gb as I couldn’t get the 64gb when I bought it. Will I need all that storage? Probably not but i have it now.

 

[Thekwango]

Well, I have 8 games installed and a few apps and I have used 19gb of my 256. (No movies or anything though)

I bought the 256gb as I couldn’t get the 64gb when I bought it. Will I need all that storage? Probably not but i have it now.

hmmm ok. seeing as the storage doesn't seem to be upgradable i might just stump the extra 100 notes for the 256......will think on it for a bit.

cheers chaps.

 

[McPhee]

Most of the games are small; a few GB at most. So 64GB is enough for loads of games etc.

But high resolution movies (especially high resolution 3D and 180°/360° VR content) can be massive. Tens of gigabytes for a feature-length movie. If you want to play this content directly on the headset (as opposed to streaming over the Web or from a local server), you'll want the 256GB.