The patch notes said it, it was that part about fixing mirroringQuick FYI.. The patch notes may not have said it, but Beat Saber 1.0.2 now works with casting / streaming. You can also load custom songs with updated sidequest too.
The patch notes said it, it was that part about fixing mirroringQuick FYI.. The patch notes may not have said it, but Beat Saber 1.0.2 now works with casting / streaming. You can also load custom songs with updated sidequest too.
ah. it's a shame that one wasn't update.Oh are you using nyanblade's? Me too but it doesn't seem to be getting updated. I like them being in their own custom songs folder and sidequest doesn't do that.
Man, I just can't decide between this and the rift s.
No wires or better performance :o
Quick FYI.. The patch notes may not have said it, but Beat Saber 1.0.2 now works with casting / streaming.
I'm in the same boat, by a weird set of circumstances I actually have both shipping to me but I'm only going to keep one. I ordered a Rift S from Lenovo for 379 shipped and tried to cancel the order but somehow a week wasn't enough time for them to cancel it and they shipped it. While I was assuming it would be cancelled I ordered a Quest not expecting it to ship for a few weeks and it shipped the next day.
Anyways, here is my line of thinking:
It seems the Quest is higher build quality, more in line with the original Rift, where Lenovo's involvement in the Rift S has produced a "cheaper" feeling headset. I also like the idea of higher resolution and OLED screens on the Quest. Of course the wireless aspect of the Quest is the major selling point and I think it will be cool to take to family gatherings, etc.
So really the only advantage the Rift S would have for me personally is simpler access to a wider library of games through Steam VR and the regular Oculus store. I'm holding out hope that ALVR or ridgecast (?) will make that possible in a way that the games are still enjoyable to play.
I'm heavily leaning towards the Quest right now, but I'm not completely decided.
Thanks for this write-up. I would love to hear your thoughts about which one you prefer after comparing them both.
I guess what it comes down to for me is do I want the freedom from wires or better graphics. Also the library of quest games seems to be much smaller, I don't want to miss out on some awesome games because the quest doesn't support them or it just can't handle the graphics.
It has only been out for two weeks. they've said 100+ games by end of year. I would also expect most VR devs to at least be considering ports/quest development due to the potential for expanded addressable market.
It has a release date of 6/6 on the Oculus Quest store, so later today.
It has a release date of 6/6 on the Oculus Quest store, so later today.
As someone who is a complete noob when it comes to VR. Can someone help answer some of these questions?
- Does the Oculus Quest require you to buy games from the oculus store? Or can I purchase from steam? Are there any issues with doing this?
- I keep seeing terms like Sideload and ALVR thrown around, what does this mean? Can you run rift s games on the quest somehow?
- what does the significane of having a 5GHz router have to do with this?
I've looked through the store and some of the games look great, I would just hope some of the killer apps are ported.
Either way, I think I may pull the trigger on the quest after all :D
Thought about the valve index, but that price tag :o
As someone who is a complete noob when it comes to VR. Can someone help answer some of these questions?
- Does the Oculus Quest require you to buy games from the oculus store? Or can I purchase from steam? Are there any issues with doing this?
- I keep seeing terms like Sideload and ALVR thrown around, what does this mean? Can you run rift s games on the quest somehow?
- what does the significane of having a 5GHz router have to do with this?
Games must be purchased from the Oculus store, there are no Quest games on Steam. You are not able to run Rift S games on the Quest, completely different operating systems (amongst other reasons.) ALVR allows you to stream a Steam VR game to the Quest. (Side-loading allows you to copy/install apks to the Quest to run.)
Can anyone recommend anything remotely similar to how the assault rifle shooting feels like within the First Steps experience? Absolutely loved how the slightly bendy/extendable 2 handed gun felt, would happily buy a full game of that.
Does the bow in Apex Construct have a similar tactile feeling??
I feel like I'm missing out on the Beat Saber train, I played the demo but it didn't really land for me (and I was an absolute nut for Guitar Hero/Rock Band), though seeing someone else saying it's a whole other thing adding your own music has me tempted to get it especially seeing Sidequest has drag and drop support for custom tracks now. It'd be godly if Spotify could be integrated though I saw the devs looked into it and found it wasn't really feasible.
First Steps long gun is the best VR long gun implementation I've played - the bendy shrink/grow nature of it just works amazingly with the touch controllers.
Tried it for 20mins. Jittery combat but a neat idea, 4 players PvE sword fighting against huge enemies has potential. But the game turned into a puke simulator for me due to smooth locomotion. I'll probably refund this one unfortunately.So Gargantua is out. Anyone able to report on the Quest version?
you have to uninstall it from the side thingyAnything special I need to do to update Beat Saber since I have custom songs?
you have to uninstall it from the side thingy
get the update and the newest version of the side thingy
and then add your custom songs back that way as far as I know.
if you have custom songs in beat saber you outright can't uninstall beatsaber from inside your quest.
you do, and I don't think you can use nyanblades to install custom songs after the update.Oh. If I installed with nyanblades tool do I have to manually uninstall via adb?
you do, and I don't think you can use nyanblades to install custom songs after the update.
I think the process needed a tweak to work again and the side thingy (I really should look up the name lol) did it while Nyanblades didn't, but I haven't fully checked my information on such things as I haven't been bothered to update yet.
And this oneDo we have any idea when the store will update?
Edit: speaking of the devil. Store just updated with Gargantua: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3064046640291676.
And Electronauts: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2022341094553436/
Is anyone having problems getting audio from casting? I'm casting to a Chromecast Ultra and there's no sound.
Sounds like some people are having this problem and a factory reset fixes it.Anyone else not able to download games from the store right now? Electronauts has just been sitting on "download queued," then it'll say "Ready to Install" on the phone app, and then "Headset not found," when in fact the headset is connected. On the Quest I went to "Updates" to cancel Rec Room and Beat Saber downloads, then went to Notifications/Downloads to make sure there were no other active downloads pushing Electronauts back. Lastly, I checked my wifi and it's all good. I see no reason for the delay unless there's a system update going on, and I see no reason why the app is giving me the "headset not found" error. I've also tried queuing the download directly from in the Quest, and it still won't go past Queued status.
And this one
The Wizards | Oculus
https://www.oculus.com/experiences/app/2459503397416283/?utm_source=mobile&utm_medium=share
Which has surprisingly good review on store.
I thought you could turn off the light detection. It's called auto wake I think.note to self. standby mode sucks and I need to make sure whenever I take off the headset to either plug it in or turn it all the way off otherwise the battery will just die after a few hours.
I know it's likely because I'm putting a cover on my lens but I would prefer to turn off the light detection setting in general so I can have my lens covered and the system not auto turn on and just burn through the battery.
i might have to look into that then.I thought you could turn off the light detection. It's called auto wake I think.
Quick question. Is there a game/app on the Oculus Quest that makes me feel in space? Kinda like an astronaut.
I want to see planets, stars, nebulas and everything space related. I just want to feel I'm in space.
Is there anything like that?
Thanks. I'll just wait/hope for a hassle-free fix.Sounds like some people are having this problem and a factory reset fixes it.
Just looked up Quest lens covers and some of them just cover the entire cavity inside the face pad. Here's a design that claims to not trigger the proximity sensor:note to self. standby mode sucks and I need to make sure whenever I take off the headset to either plug it in or turn it all the way off otherwise the battery will just die after a few hours.
I know it's likely because I'm putting a cover on my lens but I would prefer to turn off the light detection setting in general so I can have my lens covered and the system not auto turn on and just burn through the battery.
Yeah I have the auto wake thing off. It still goes to sleep on its own when you take it off and it's as simple as pressing the power button to wake it up so it's my prefered way. Then I can use the paper that came with the Quest to cover the lenses.note to self. standby mode sucks and I need to make sure whenever I take off the headset to either plug it in or turn it all the way off otherwise the battery will just die after a few hours.
I know it's likely because I'm putting a cover on my lens but I would prefer to turn off the light detection setting in general so I can have my lens covered and the system not auto turn on and just burn through the battery.
You are absolutely correct. If you turn on developer mode, you'll see it still installed under Unknown Sources, and you cannot uninstall it from there.Does anyone know what happens to games that you get refunded? I realise that you have to leave the game installed when you request the refund and then once you request the refund the game no longer appears in your library but I have a suspicion the game is still taking up space on the device.
You are absolutely correct. If you turn on developer mode, you'll see it still installed under Unknown Sources, and you cannot uninstall it from there.
I used ADB to get rid of it, but i don't know if there is a better way.
Also, don't do this before you get your refund, or they will probably deny it.
What?You are absolutely correct. If you turn on developer mode, you'll see it still installed under Unknown Sources, and you cannot uninstall it from there.
I used ADB to get rid of it, but i don't know if there is a better way.
Also, don't do this before you get your refund, or they will probably deny it.