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Shouldn't make a difference. But for some games on Oculus store you get a standalone Quest version as well through the cross buy. Not all games though.
So got an email this morning from Oculus "apologizing" that I didn't get my headset at launch so they gave me $30 code. Should be here some time today, so hopefully I don't have any issues linking with my "new" Facebook account (had deleted it years ago). But looks like I'll pick up a game or two for "free" now! Pretty nice.
Anyone want a free copy of 2MD: VR Football Unleashed (Quest native and crossbuy?)
I'll post some free codes if y'all promise to post how it performs on Quest 2 :)
I'm stuck at the hospital this week and I've still not even had the opportunity to open the dev kit.
I'll post some free codes if y'all promise to post how it performs on Quest 2 :)
I'm stuck at the hospital this week and I've still not even had the opportunity to open the dev kit.
SORRY, LOL. Fixed. I should proofread more.
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Two direct advantages to getting the Oculus version: first off, if an Oculus version has cross-buy, you get the Quest version for free. Second, the Oculus version could make use of special features of the SDK, such as Fixed Foveated Rendering or render layers (which allow for full screen resolution for text or whatever needs it, while the rest of the game is rendered normally).
The advantage to the Steam version is if you get a non-Oculus headset later you don't have to run the app through an Oculus emulation layer.
I go back and forth on the best approach here. I've been leaning towards the steam versions, particularly because quite a few games have native Oculus runtime support even while launching from steam.
Agreed. I played through the beginning of Episode II last night and black levels really make the entire reveal less dramatic. Also, the light sabers don't "pop" as much with the lower contrast.
It's almost like the difference between SDR and HDR.
They obviously tuned the colors closely for the Quest 1, hopefully they patch the games for Quest 2.
Love all these social apps I can explore now! With Psvr it was just Rec Room and I had to be stationary.
Now I can walk around an entire room and explore VRChat (so far it's been hilarious), my husband and I went to a concert and danced, and I haven't explored some of the other social apps we downloaded yet.
This is fucking cool.
Now I can walk around an entire room and explore VRChat (so far it's been hilarious), my husband and I went to a concert and danced, and I haven't explored some of the other social apps we downloaded yet.
This is fucking cool.
Great, i thought i had 5 ghz wifi but apparently i don't... i activated it, didn't work, i deactivated the 2.4Ghz one just to be sure (cause it detects this one fine), and now it doesn't detect any wifi at all!
Hopefully my ISP can resolve the issue, i'll call them tomorrow morning.... I would be angry if i have to buy something else to be able to play anywhere without any cables
Hopefully my ISP can resolve the issue, i'll call them tomorrow morning.... I would be angry if i have to buy something else to be able to play anywhere without any cables
I've had both, and honestly, i prefer the elite strap. The battery as a counterweight helped some, but i preferred the overall lighter feel of the Quest 2 + Elite strap.
Unless you actually need the extended play time.
Do you have a laptop or PC that you can connect to your router with an ethernet cable so you can get into the router interface?
After playing TWD the black levels aren't as good as Quest 1 but I'm really impressed by how clear everything is and lack of SDE that it doesn't actually bother me. I think it was worth it over Quest 1.
I had been playing Dash Dash World and it's so much better on Quest 2. Hopefully the elite strap with battery eventually shows up. Oh and the The Room VR on Quest 2 is amazing.
I had been playing Dash Dash World and it's so much better on Quest 2. Hopefully the elite strap with battery eventually shows up. Oh and the The Room VR on Quest 2 is amazing.
Interesting, I enjoyed Superhot somewhat on PSVR but not as much as many around here. The roomscale freedom is certainly a game changer overall (and the controller upgrade from Moves 🤣)I downloaded the demo for Superhot on Quest so I can check out the difference.
i'm connected directly via ethernet yeah, and i can go configure it from my ISP website...
i don't know if i can do more though
For sure Ill try it
New VR user here, so far this whole thing is blowing my mind :o
Do you just have to make another account on the quest to do that? I'm going to be in the same boat tonight when I pick up virtual desktop having already linked an existing facebook and new oculus account. Is the sideloaded desktop VR the only app installed on that account and it still shows up on your main one?
Super hot on PSVR is a good experience.
super hot on the quest is a mind blowing experience.
I believe you, so far the freedom with this headset is mind blowing on its own
yup. The single camera on psvr is quite limiting on super hot. and when it loses tracking because you look around it hurts the immersion.
On the quest you can literally go down on your stomach and crawl around behind cover to avoid being shot, and because there is no wires you can lose track of everything and get completely immersed.
I highly recommend you give yourself at least 2 feet of room on the guardian from anything you might punch if you can, because everyone eventually punches through the guardian while playing super hot.
Well deserved. This is the game I use to demo VR. Family looooves it. Super easy to pick up and play even if you've never tried VR - or even many video games. And fun to watch on the chromecast!
One thing I'm realizing is Oculus shipped a BUTTLOAD of these. They havent sold out, one guy talking about 300 in his store, etc.
FB aint playin about world domination i guess.
As long as FB gets the account locking under control, these will be a giant hit this holiday. The PS5/XSX are both expensive and hard to find, so the Switch and Quest 2 will get lots of attention.
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Damn Echo Arena is super fun, definitely my favorite thing i've tried out. Any idea if the combat mode will be coming out for Quest 2?
games over VD are quite blurry in comparison to their native apps (Then again, my rig is on the low side with a 1060 so that plus streaming compression may harm the experience).
The quiver->arrow->bow cycle in blade and sorcery:
I tried playing the lab through VD and my experience was also that the lack of input lag was very impressive, but it looked very blurry. I am on a 970 so that is even lower, so I think it is just the game outputting in a lower resolution to make sure the framerate is fine?
Grabbed one. Thanks! Will tell you how it went when I get the chance to try it later.
Anyone finding that text and menu navigation in general is more blurry? I can't tell if it's the foveated rendering, but something just seems "off" and I can't put my finger on it. It's not the IPD or strap adjustments I don't think cause I have experience setting that up. I have a Quest 1 and it's seems sharper? I'm trying to dig deeper to see what the issue could be for me. Maybe it's just how the LCD panels are compared to the OLED?
text looks WAY more clean/clear for more than the quest 1 in general.
games over VD are quite blurry in comparison to their native apps (Then again, my rig is on the low side with a 1060 so that plus streaming compression may harm the experience).
The quiver->arrow->bow cycle in blade and sorcery:
VD's video quality is fantastic for me at 150Mbps with a 3080
really tho ?
never played those games but the twitch hype around them seemed like a huge turnoff at the time... is the vr version really good ?