Two player VR oculus quest 2 decent enough?

katie279

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Hi all,

Have an original Vive and thinking about getting a couple of Quest 2s for new year fun.

I have plenty of powerful PCs that can do the grunt work, so just wondering what I actually need to get cracking.

Quest seems decent prices for what you get.
I'm guessing no benefit to the 256gb version as of run off the PC? Any wires, add-ons, headset batteries that you'd recommend? The official wire to connect to PC doesn't look like it comes with it, but looks slightly silly price for a 5m usb c cable - anything special about this or are there good third party ones?
 
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Dar1437 said:
I think the pricy cable is optical. Probably need a suitable graphics card to support it. Not sure if it's really necessary?
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It's not necessary, but it works well and is nice and long. Cheaper alternatives can struggle with longer cable lengths, the Anker is pretty good. You can just use WiFi if you have a decent router now.

The basic headstrap isn't great. I upgraded to the elite strap but there are third party halo straps which are meant to be better.

I find the native Quest 2 performance pretty decent. Tend to play native Quest games at the moment for simplicity.
 
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Third party straps are better, but the biggest thing is getting a powerbank on the back to act as a counterweight, massively improves comfort regardless of which strap you are using.

Decent wifi setup can help with airlink/virtual desktop.
 
Cool - great tips all. In terms of native performance are the graphics noticeably worse and worth getting PC connection or is it pretty good?

Currently thinking two base Quests might work then?

Have orbi mesh WiFi, but could set up a WiFi 6 router in the lounge for both to connect to? (Have ethernet running from lounge to all rooms with PCs)
 
Graphics wise it's very game dependant. You do lose some fidelity on most titles when you compare them but on graphically light titles the difference isn't big (Superhot/Space Pirate Trainer/I Expect You To Die).

Best to check a comparison of the games you want before buying. Some titles are crossplay and some aren't so be careful with that.
 
Minstadave said:
Graphics wise it's very game dependant. You do lose some fidelity on most titles when you compare them but on graphically light titles the difference isn't big (Superhot/Space Pirate Trainer/I Expect You To Die).

Best to check a comparison of the games you want before buying. Some titles are crossplay and some aren't so be careful with that.
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Ah great, thanks for this, really helpful!
 
Sorry, a bit at a loss as to what quest threads you mean, I can see at least eight Quest threads on the first page of the forum alone. I'm not a quest owner, so that thread doesn't feel relevant and I wasn't asking about accessories which is the other megathread.

If there's some etiquette that operates in this forums Vs others, then be good to know as certainly wasn't clear!
 
katie279 said:
Sorry, a bit at a loss as to what quest threads you mean, I can see at least eight Quest threads on the first page of the forum alone. I'm not a quest owner, so that thread doesn't feel relevant and I wasn't asking about accessories which is the other megathread.

If there's some etiquette that operates in this forums Vs others, then be good to know as certainly wasn't clear!
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Don't worry about it. You were perfectly ok to start a new thread to ask your question. He is in the wrong and not sure why he picked on this thread. He isn't a mod, just ignore him. This section of the forums is a nice place to be, with people just doing their best to help others out. So We don't need any of that crap here.
 
varkanoid said:
Potential Quest 2 owner asking about Quest 2 when there is a Quest 2 Owners thread you can ask the question in ?

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/oculus-quest-2-owners-thread.18902383/page-206

Who better to answer the question than Quest 2 existing owners ?

Not relevant, fair enough. Dont see it myself and how can I be in the wrong by suggesting to ask existing owners in an existing thread as its not logical but hey ho and no need for the crappy response either.
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This seems immensely petty, especially given you haven't offered anything useful, just whinged about posting etiquette and manners, which you seem to lack more so than anyone else.
 
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People were actively helping him. What good is trying to be a self appointed mod apart from to satisfy your pedantry?
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I wasnt being a mod and apologies if you incorrectly though that. I wont bother pointing someone into a more useful direction next time. I hope you didnt cause the OP offence with your first sentence.

katie279 said:
Have orbi mesh WiFi, but could set up a WiFi 6 router in the lounge for both to connect to? (Have ethernet running from lounge to all rooms with PCs)
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I would use the WIFI 6 router just for the Quest 2's to give you a better connection and go with Virtual Desktop for your PC connection. Wired is all good and well but there is nothing better than wireless VR gaming providing you have a decent graphics card I originally used a 2080 which was fine for the original Quest, my son uses a 3060ti with the Quest 2 which is okay on some of the less demanding games but something like Half Life Alyx unless you turn down the settings it struggles. Also Nvidia cards reportedly work better with Virtual Desktop due to the codecs used rather than AMD although I didnt have an issue with the 6900xt on H264.

(All > that better ???? :) )
 
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Heheh, I'm used to it - there was only 4 girls out of 450 who did my electrical engineering degree... but I am rather fond of overclockers - not least as I designed their logo (fun factoid!).

Thanks for the help all - genuinely don't mind being told off if I'm doing something wrong, buy as I say just wasn't clear what it was. Sounds like it's a bit of a grey area, but some great advice here as always.

Varkanoid - really good tips, you're much nicer when you stop grumping... ;)

Just so I can validate - two PCs which I'll connect via cat6 to a dedicated-for-VR router (WiFi 6) in the lounge with the two quests connecting to that?

Couple of quick sense checks:
1) any issues with both Quests connecting to the one wifi6 router (eg bandwidth)

2) any issues with PC location? - ie both are upstairs and I'd ideally play in the lounge downstairs (I have cat 6 running between both, so hopefully ok)
 
katie279 said:
Just so I can validate - two PCs which I'll connect via cat6 to a dedicated-for-VR router (WiFi 6) in the lounge with the two quests connecting to that?

Couple of quick sense checks:
1) any issues with both Quests connecting to the one wifi6 router (eg bandwidth)

2) any issues with PC location? - ie both are upstairs and I'd ideally play in the lounge downstairs (I have cat 6 running between both, so hopefully ok)
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No problem running two quests off one router configured like you suggest. Location wise the proximity to the router is important, the length of the rum to the PC from the router won't have any impact if hardwired.

One issue will be you need two separate accounts and each will have to purchase the game if playing via the Oculus app, so that will add cost. I think the same would apply if using Steam VR but not 100%.
 
katie279 said:
Varkanoid - really good tips, you're much nicer when you stop grumping... ;)
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it was a bad day

2) any issues with PC location? - ie both are upstairs and I'd ideally play in the lounge downstairs (I have cat 6 running between both, so hopefully ok)
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No should be fine, when it gets a bit warmer going to try mine outside in the garden/in front of the garage. Worked fine with the Quest 1, I've got better WIFI coverage now so the added play area will be amazing.
 
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