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Oculus Quest - Hype Check
- Thread starter Wollan
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I've been testing Oculus Quest for nearly two weeks now. Here's my feature-length review at Ars: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019...-new-gaming-system-is-wireless-affordable-vr/
Nice! Thanks.
There it is wi-fi "screen share", 20-30fps video stream to a phone app. Cool.
Ok Zuckerberg, do that and you have one more buyer. Offer a solid wireless experience (ideal to show to friends too) and a solid pc experience for home with the same device, and you are going to have a huge lead over the competition.
Great that it's wireless and that's the future, But the fact the big games wont work for it puts me off, I dont need a new headset for the games/experiences they are releasing with it.
Giveme Skyim, Lone Echo, Borderlands etc and then i'll happily buy one.
Giveme Skyim, Lone Echo, Borderlands etc and then i'll happily buy one.
I caved and preordered the Oculus Rift S on Amazon. Here's hoping review units go out soon to know whether I should sell my Rift.
Thats going to be up to two things
- how powerful and battery efficient Snapdragon mobile processing can get
- How large the resource requirements can be reduced through tech like Foveated Rendering
If that USB-C port was a VirtualLink port so that the Quest could be used as a PC VR headset, I would be buying one of these immediately.
$399 for a portable headset seems very appealing compared to $999 for the tethered Index from Valve, but I don't like the idea of being locked into Oculus' ecosystem, or giving Facebook money.
$399 for a portable headset seems very appealing compared to $999 for the tethered Index from Valve, but I don't like the idea of being locked into Oculus' ecosystem, or giving Facebook money.
Yeah Im hoping we see a true Hybrid Stand Alone and PC Connection headset in the near future
Preferably from a competitor of comparable quality
Ok Zuckerberg, do that and you have one more buyer. Offer a solid wireless experience (ideal to show to friends too) and a solid pc experience for home with the same device, and you are going to have a huge lead over the competition.
I already pre-ordered it from Amazon, but this would be amazing. I wonder if it's technically possible. I don't expect it, but this would be my ideal solution (considering the Index pricing). It'd be a big upgrade over my Vive (for cockpit and seated gaming).
It's definitely that. But aren't they pretty much the same thing? Valve seems to be selling a USB-C to VirtualLink adapter for the Index:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072830/VirtualLink_USBC_Adapter_for_Valve_Index_Headset/
The question is whether it would need more than the actual port to make this work. Or whether Facebook would actually want to make it work. Why would anyone buy a Rift S over this if it could work with PC? Seems like it would completely kill the S off.
Thanks, will read it right now.
By the way, do you guys think the 64 GB version will be enough since games for it will be of a smaller scope?
In Europe the 128GB is 549€ and I can't justify that, 449€ for the 64GB feels ok but I fear the OS ending up occupying half of that space and them being only able to fit 4 or 5 games.
Average install sizes for games on my Quest review unit have been 500MB. For bigger experiences, I estimate a 2GB max on average (none of the current testing apps are that big yet).
You mentioned the screens don't look quite as nice as the Vive Pro.
Have you had a chance to test any high resolution videos? I would assume those would be super-sampled in the same way they would on Vive Pro. Does the gap close any? It'd be a good apples-to-apples test (assuming any video apps are currently available to you).
Ah, then 64GB should be enough for me then if I can more or less quickly install and uninstall stuff. Thanks!
USB-C or Type C connector is just that, a connector. Devices that has a USB-C port "could" have support for the following technology, but it doesn't necessarily support all of them; USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB-PD, USB Alt Mode, USB 3.1 Gen 2, Thunderbolt3, VirtualLink.
The USB-C port on the Index and Nvidia RTX card are for VirtualLink which is just a slightly different standard than normal USB 3.1 Gen 2 stuff which gives you DisplayPort Alt Mode(Video), 10Gbps data transfer, and USB-PD.
The USB port on the Rift Quest is likely not for VirtualLink at all. Just for charging the headset and possibly secondary storage (Flash drive)via USB 3.0 data protocol.
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Are you confusing this with Rift S? This headset is entirely self contained. The Rift S is the one that requires a PC to work like the Index. This is basically a high end version of the Oculus Go.
Scratch what I said before. Reviews and impressions (and Index price) sold me on this. I want room scale and wireless more than high fidelity. The S is cool looking and all but I'll take the drop in pretty graphics for the gained freedom...
And I cannot come close to affording a wireless solution for PC.
So I guess my hype is much higher now, and I shall see some of you in three weeks.
And I cannot come close to affording a wireless solution for PC.
So I guess my hype is much higher now, and I shall see some of you in three weeks.
I just want the Darth Vader game to come out and I know it's a launch game. I have Rift, I am ready for it.
You know, that's not a bad idea. I can't load my own high-res video files into Quest yet, but I can load high-res YouTube videos and compare. Three moments, please. (I'm away from my Quest right now.)
Pre Ordered the S on Amazon. Loved the original Oculus for it's comfort compared to the Vive, but hated the cameras taking up so many ports. This seems like it fixes most of my issues with first gen VR headsets.
No confusion. Between the Rift S and the Quest, I was much more interested in the Quest due to the wireless nature of it.
The only other competitor then to the Quest was potentially Valve's Index, but there just isn't enough innovation for a $1000 asking price.
It's portable, not wireless. There's no way to connect it to a PC.
Just preordered mine. For the fellow Aussies around, Amazon AU guarantees deliveries on the 21st. Apparently they'll have stock leaving their warehouses in Australia instead of importing it like we do when buying directly through Oculus.
So the reviews seem to be almost all very positive no?
Except for the Verge.
But should I preorder or not? You can't get them in brick and mortar stores in australia it seems.
Except for the Verge.
But should I preorder or not? You can't get them in brick and mortar stores in australia it seems.
There is, Go connected via ALVR using wifi, Quest should be able with sideloading as well, Carmack was also working in something in one of his usual twitter posts.
WiFi video streaming is not really the same thing as a true wireless VR headset with a high-bandwidth low-latency dedicated connection.
It's very passable, could finish Alien Isolation Ripley's DLC, and play a few hours of E:D.
I meant wire-less, as in no wires coming off of it tethered to another machine. But technically I think the Quest also has wireless connectivity. So either way haha.
I think it's important to keep the two distinct.
- Wireless = PC-based, but without requiring a DisplayLink connection to the PC.
- Portable = Self-contained device which does not require a PC at all.
Hmm... this is interesting. What do the games look like? Are they scaled-back versions of Rift games are do they look comparable? Perhaps in the neighborhood of of PSVR games?
Hence the wire-less vs wireless. But we're diving into semantics. It could be argued that to the layman consumer, both 'wireless' and 'portable' could be used to accurately describe a "lack of cable tethering the headset to a PC", but I can appreciate the distinction. If we want to dive further, is a headset tethered to a laptop that's strapped to a person 'portable'? Maybe.
oh man thanks for this. I'll most likely be changing over to a 64GB pre-order. I definitely won't need to carry 70 games around with me. But I'll definitely watch this space.
I've owned VR games since the launch of Rift and Vive and barely have more than 40 games over the years. Assuming games stay around or below 4GB in most cases, that will be around 20 games that I can have with me at any given time. Good enough.
Seems I was slightly mistaken of how it actually worked, but still, not giving any money to facebook.
https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/bjsz8x/casting_quest_gameplay_to_iphone/
Posted in the other thread too, but first actual footage of bowling for Sports Scramble.
Are they giving you an actual date? In the US, Amazon sold out within minutes on the 30th. Then yesterday it was back in stock, but if you added it to your cart, they couldn't actually give you a ship date.
Posted in the other thread too, but first actual footage of bowling for Sports Scramble.
Are they giving you an actual date? In the US, Amazon sold out within minutes on the 30th. Then yesterday it was back in stock, but if you added it to your cart, they couldn't actually give you a ship date.
It went back in stock on the 30th, with the date pending thing. It was like that when I pre-ordered mine on the 30th.