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It'll need a new 3D-printed adapter, I wouldn't expect it to be too long after release for people to start designing DAS adapters for it.
Amazon had my Quest 2 scheduled for delivery tomorrow with the elite strap coming in on Thursday, now the order page says that they're coming in one package on the 15th. I hope to God that's wrong.
So I don't have a pc (just a MacBook Air) and was wondering if the game catalogue is large enough for a purchase on its own without the additional games/apps that desktop stores provide
Woot, all three of my packages from Facebook are in transit according to UPS! Not really sure what's in each of the packages but I think tomorrow I'm getting my Quest and my two VR Cover packages, and Thursday I'm getting the headstrap with battery. Though according to Oculus' shipping email I got this morning the headstrap with battery should be in tomorrow's package along with the Quest, so we'll see.
Note: for the Quest 2 and headstrap I ordered directly from Oculus within 30 minutes of preorders first opening. The VR covers I ordered later.
Note: for the Quest 2 and headstrap I ordered directly from Oculus within 30 minutes of preorders first opening. The VR covers I ordered later.
I think so - you'll miss out on some of the great AAA PCVR games but there's a huge variety of games on the Quest store. Check it out:
Shop Meta Quest VR Games, Apps, Deals and More | Meta Quest
Shop VR games, apps, and entertainment available on the Meta Quest headsets. Download hundreds of action, sports, and multiplayer VR games on Meta Quest.
www.oculus.com
Get the daily deal for today guys! It's Real VR Fishing.
It's perfect for those new to VR.
And it's being constantly updated by the developers. Multiplayer was recently added so you can fish with 3 other friends.
There's been improvements as well for the Quest 2 to have higher resolution textures and such and it'll support 90 Hz mode once that's unlocked by Oculus.
Nice. I find that "through the lens" photo/video comparisons to be much more impressive though, because they are a more accurate portrayal of visual differences when it comes to screen door effect, lighting, color, the god ray smear, etc. Both the Tyriel Wood and MRTV Youtube channels do a lot of these through the lens comparisons. I would say their Quest to Quest 2 comparisons show an even greater disparity than the examples here. Quest 2 really is a big improvement.
mike from VR Oasis just said there are 3D printed adapters almost ready
With all the Virtual Desktop interest, I find it pretty crazy that Oculus hasn't bothered officially supported wireless streaming.
Carmack talked about this at the most recent Facbook Connect, he said that Facebook rejected it because it's "not there yet". But clearly people are using it with success, and while latency/fidelity are reason for concern, it seems that the benefits far outweigh these issues (at least for some games). And with Wifi-6 it seems that it will improve significantly.
I mean, things like Quest hand tracking are supposed to be pretty rough, but that's an official feature, so why not this? Maybe it has more to do with closed ecosystems or something?
Carmack talked about this at the most recent Facbook Connect, he said that Facebook rejected it because it's "not there yet". But clearly people are using it with success, and while latency/fidelity are reason for concern, it seems that the benefits far outweigh these issues (at least for some games). And with Wifi-6 it seems that it will improve significantly.
I mean, things like Quest hand tracking are supposed to be pretty rough, but that's an official feature, so why not this? Maybe it has more to do with closed ecosystems or something?
It's because when you don't have a great wifi setup, problems with streaming wirelessly can cause huge latency and framerate issues making people sick. While it's fine for many people, if it was an official feature a lot of people would ignore the warnings and try it first thing, and the fear is probably that those people would spread the word that VR makes people feel sick. Oculus wants the device to be mass-market, just put it on and it works.
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I have not seen anyone attempt this but, for the moment, I would lean towards "no".
The hard plastic arms where you would attach the Deluxe Audio Strap to the Quest 2 are no longer flat and parallel like on the original Quest. They are angled and further up on the headset. However, it's still possible that a 3D printed adaptor may be designed but it might not be as simple an adaptor as the ones for the original Quest.
You mean the cable? You'd think being able to advertise wireless streaming would overshadow that, and even then they could still make it clear that the cable would offer better latency with less of a visual hit. Maybe it has more to do with quality control...but even then they could have required/recommended internet specs or something.
True, but they could make it an extension of their comfort level descriptions, and have a minimum recommended internet specs on top of that. I guess that does complicate things, but wireless is so vital to the VR experience that making it an official feature would both make the device that much more appealing, as well as enhance overall quality control for people that are going to use it on Virtual Desktop anyway.
It would also be a way to continue pushing PCVR further which I think is still super necessary; high quality VR games really need power, much moreso than traditional gaming. What we're seeing right now with the Quest is a veering away from that, which I just don't see as the right move...we'll see more PCVR ports of Quest games that have severely sacrificed tech with nothing but slightly higher fidelity/performance enhancements. We've seen it with games like Onward, where they basically scrapped the PC version of the game in favor of the Quest version that was ported back to PC. Quest's standalone success is forcing VR devs into starting with the least common denominator...luckily the control/tracking schemes are identical, but everything else will be highly compromised. Imagine if all standard games were created on mobile first, then ported over to consoles/PC. It's just not ideal.
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Apparently there is an Exorcist game based on Legion. Just learned that today! Also saints and sinners will probably be a flagship title for Quest 2.
I just loaded my oculus app this morning and it asked if I wanted to merge. After I accepted it happened automatically/seamlessly.
Anyone had a dispatch on their Elite Strap with Battery in the UK? Still no delivery date whatsoever on my Amazon UK preorder.
I'm pretty sure I've seen someone post an almost completely prototype up on Reddit. It won't take long because people have been working this issue for a while.
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Cool. That's great news, especially for people who already own the DAS.
Troubleshooting wireless connections is basically impossible, and they probably don't want that headache if they can avoid it.
If they can offer a $99 cable for link they should be able to come up with some kind of simple dongle for that price which connects directly to the Quest 2.
Jealous of all the first time VR people! I've been gaming all my life and the first time I experienced VR was playing Robo Recall on the CV1 I just stood there laughing out loud all the time.
This is the next gen to me, nothing comes close.
For comfort, do folks think the elite strap or the strap with battery would be better?
the battery improves weight distribution but it also makes it heavier, so I'm not sure which to go with.
the battery improves weight distribution but it also makes it heavier, so I'm not sure which to go with.
They could just do what they have done with a lot of their new features and label it as an "experimental/beta" that requires an opt-in. Then they can monitor progress and improve, which seems way smarter than watching what a single developer has done with Virtual Desktop. I mean, if one developer can make that much of an impact, you'd think that Oculus could greatly improve upon that very quickly. I also think that as Quest is pushed more and more into the mainstream, core gamers will realize how good PCVR can be and will want the best experience. If Facebook doesn't want that group to break off, wireless streaming is one of the best ways keep them. If wired remains their only official PC solution for the foreseeable future, there are already better headsets on the market, and in the next year or two there will probably be even better ones. Even if the standalone market is more successful now, Facebook has to realize that the PC gaming market is still a huge untapped market and VR could blow up on it once a certain threshold is reached.
Honestly though, by the time Quest 3 comes out, they'll probably have something going by then. I'm sure Oculus is working on it, so maybe waiting until they reach a certain bar of quality is the right thing to do.
I haven't heard anything that runs to the contrary of the elite plus battery not being more comfortable.
It's likely just something they have had issues getting ready for launch. Fixing the Hz issues is more important than streaming, especially when VD works fairly well.
Though to be fair they might just buy up the VD sometime in the next 6 months and work with them to turn it into an official app and call it good lol.
balance. But - differences may be small. You may prefer trying the elite strap first, then optionally later adding a battery. I'm sure the VR battery people will produce one that fits the elite strap, or do what I did and strap a 10000mah anker battery pack to the back with some velcro
This is honestly a very likely scenario. I could see the meeting now: "We like what you're doing and would like to buy you out so all of your customers become our customers, if you don't want to do that, we already have something better in the works so good luck competing."
Yup, sounds like a very facebook thing to do. Either way I look forward to messing around with VD on the quest 2. I haven't played with VD for a while since I got my link cable, and I haven't played until you fall for a bit so seems like a good time to try both again.
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Grr. I preordered mine from Oculus.com on September 16 at 12:45 p.m. (only minutes after it was announced) and I still don't have any indication it's being shipped. They charged me on October 6 but their site still says "Processing for shipping" and there's no indication of shipping from UPS.
Amazon quest order shipped with ETA of tomorrow.
All that's left is the headstrap with battery and case. Still no ship date or in stock data for the Amazon order I placed for it. The vr cover from oculus will be here tomorrow as well, at least I can compare that.
Really hoping Walmart ships my backup order battery strap and case, it's been in preparing order for days with a delivery date of the 14th. I wish I could check if my local Walmart happens to have it.
All that's left is the headstrap with battery and case. Still no ship date or in stock data for the Amazon order I placed for it. The vr cover from oculus will be here tomorrow as well, at least I can compare that.
Really hoping Walmart ships my backup order battery strap and case, it's been in preparing order for days with a delivery date of the 14th. I wish I could check if my local Walmart happens to have it.
Virtual Desktop is made by 1 guy (Guy Godon) and likely generated around 10 million in revenue on Steam alone. With all 3 Oculus stores added he has likely cleared close to 30 million dollars in personal profit. I'm not sure what his motivation would be to sell to FB or why he'd care about their threats to put him out of business (WoodyHarrelson.gif), but then again, he strikes me as a very greedy individual being he didnt support cross buy despite having no overhead and already being a deca-millionaire at the time.
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I doubt he would allow himself to be bought out. Oculus already offered to hire him but he prefers to be on his own.
And, fedex says my quest 2 will arrive wednesday. My vr cover also shipped. I am just waiting on amazon to give me an estimate on the elite strap with battery.
Saw this linked from r/games, from the official Oculus site on the Facebook account requirements, some good info in here:
www.oculus.com
Good to hear they've implemented the ability to keep your privacy separate between the two as for others from your FB seeing your activity/screen name. I'd rather keep some of those old FB contacts in the past :P
Facebook Accounts on Oculus | Meta Quest Blog
In August, we announced that we would start requiring new users and people using new devices to log in to their Oculus headsets using a Facebook account. This will make it easier for people to find and connect with friends, while still keeping a separate VR profile. We know that social VR has so...
www.oculus.com
Good to hear they've implemented the ability to keep your privacy separate between the two as for others from your FB seeing your activity/screen name. I'd rather keep some of those old FB contacts in the past :P
I see It for more in questo store. In Rift store Is that cheap, but i dont know of It Is compatible
If he was greedy and just after the money, he would've sold to Facebook for way more than what he has earned all these years. I would say Facebook would have easily given him 100 million dollars to buy Virtual Desktop.
I knew Guy personally having worked in VR for 3 years and the PC & Quest build of VD could not be any more different. Their code bases are optimized for each hardware and I am not surprised he doesn't have crossbuy on the software considering how much work it took to get on the Quest.
I'm starting to regret more and more ordering directly from Oculus. I'm hoping that I can still get it tomorrow.
I'd be tempted to try Currys if they have stock tomorrow for walk-in, but their website is showing not available for collection so maybe not? If I see no movement overnight from oculus I might try tomorrow or order from Amazon. I hadn't realised preorder stock woudl be fairly readily available. Returning it to oculus would be a PITA too but maybe I could sell it on at cost?
I'm in the United States so technically, I can just go to Best Buy. If it gets pushed to Wednesday, then whatever lol