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Half-life Alyx and Beat Saber are pretty much mandatory plays. I enjoyed both Moss and Cards & Tankards. Accounting+ is weird but worth a look and Job Simulator is a fun game that my daughter really loves.

Keep an eye on Fanatical.com for VR bundles.

I don't have a Quest 2, but Beat Saber, Super Hot, and Pistol Whip

My fam got me a Quest 2 for my bday (just recently) as well haha. I don't have a PC so I can't play some of the PC Link stuff like Half Life or the Lone Echoes that I wish I could.

So far I've liked:
Red Matter (super chill, no enemies, great starter game)
Synth Riders (more forgiving than beat saber)
Youtube VR - loads of stuff flying over major cities (pyramids of egypt, paris, petra, etc.)
Tentacular

I loved Astrobot on PS and unfortunately there aren't many platformers like that. I'm prob going to try Lucky's Tale and/or Ven VR Adventures next ($20 each).

Pistol Whip and The Room VR ($30 each) are on my list but I'm waiting on sales for those.

I'm interested in opinions on the elite strap and battery. So far I'm not playing for more than 2 hours but I hear the strap is more comfortable. And not being capped at 2 hours or whatever would be nice.

Anxiouz wrote:

My brother has it and I've used his, it definitely seems worth it.

DemonAlcohol wrote:

Alyx is only on Vive right?

MrBean wrote:

You can hook up the Quest to a computer. It allows you to run games from the computer video card, as well as shows on screen what you are looking at.

DemonAlcohol wrote:

Oh for real?! Well, TIL!

MrBean wrote:

You can even run it over your wifi if it's fast enough.

@DemonAlcohol awesome! OEM cable is $80! Seeing some generic alternatives. I have a kickass home WiFi though, so I'll try that first.

I use this and it's works fine.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...

DemonAlcohol wrote:

I just snagged this

https://a.co/d/5hgqfmf

Ok you NEED to get Eleven Table Tennis. It’s all i play on quest 2, even though there’s so much other cool crap I bought (including Beat Saber and Resident evil 4)

If you’re disappointed I’ll personally paypal you the cost (but you can just refund it within 2 weeks/max 2 hr playtime AFAIK, for all the games)

If you get it let me know and we can play a couple rounds too

I second Accounting+. It’s super weird but really interesting. If you get it, do all of the achievements, because there is some cool additional content that you only get by figuring out a few secrets.

DemonAlcohol wrote:

@Anxiouz just opened mine finally. The default head strap is definitely crap in comparison (at least for a giant head).

I got the Kiwi elite strap or whatever it’s called and it was a gamechanger. Only thing I like about original strap is how compact the whole system is with it, this makes it much bulkier…but so much more comfortable, and easier to adjust

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

Biggest hint: Plant the seed!

Actually, the elite strap is good... But I want to find something better. My head is gigantic and I just barely fit in, not enough room to keep glasses on either. Looks like Kiwi is a big player. Trying to find a combo strap and battery.

Got this coming tomorrow

BOBOVR M2 Pro Battery Pack Head Strap Compatible with Quest 2,Magnetic Connection and Lightweight Design, 5200mah Replaceable Hot Swap Power Bank VR Accessories https://a.co/d/0TeS55J

I have a Quest 1. I'm really liking Walkabout Mini Golf. It gives you 8 themed courses that are great. When you make par on a course, you unlock a pretty wicked hard mode for that course. There are also 4 extra courses you can buy.

Job Simulator, FX pinball, and Moss are also great games.

Download Aircar for free from Steam. Epic experience flying a car like a Blade Runner vehicle. It's only 1 city map, but there is a point. It's a great sense of immersion.

Star Wars Squadrons is good too. As well as Alien Isolation with the VR mod

In-game on wifi and it works great.

Alien Isolation would be nuts!

I don't have the most experience. I found that some of the more intense moving games give me serious motion sickness, so the free Ultimate Frisbee game is no good for me.
Here are some of my favorites:

Eleven Table Tennis - Amazing, realistic looking and feeling

Vader Immortal - Got all 3 episodes together for 1/2 price on Black Friday. It's a lot of fun.

Thrill of the Fight - This is the best boxing sim ever. It's a legitimate workout. Creed is more arcadey. This one is cheap and awesome.

Sports Scramble - I only played the demo, but I really liked the baseball game. It's worth checking out of you like sports. The bowling and tennis aren't that great.

And obviously Beat Saber, but endings talks about that one.

In the Youtube app check out this channel, they have some decent 360' view videos. it's not super clear in the headset but it is pretty interesting to glide over big cities and be able to look in any direction. I've enjoyed that quite a bit.

Channel :https://www.youtube.com/c/AirPanoVR

Example: https://youtu.be/O6tQF7CIMII?t=16

From @Anxiouz

The Oculus store is having a nice sale so I bought some new things:

Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge (Quest 2) - 9/10 - Super simple but I am thoroughly enjoying every moment of this. There's nothing exceptional, but everything is super polished and really, really well done. Except for throwing grenades...I can't seem to figure that out...they just drop to my feet every time. frown

Synth Riders (Quest 2) - 8/10 - Best comparison would be to Beat Saber but with more smooth controller motions. Great music and a really zen experience. The light rumble in the controller along with your in-game arm glowing when hitting a note is brilliantly satisfying.

@Anxiouz I haven't even logged into my Oculus yet. Are these prices worth grabbing a few of the big ones or is there another market that's cheaper? I believe someone mentioned Fanatical before.

I don't have a good enough PC, but I am probably going to sell my Series X and get a PSVR 2. If I don't like it then I suppose I can always sell it and get another Xbox....

I am actually pretty impressed with the tech in the PSVR 2, I just wish they had Beat Saber.

*Oh crap they do.

@MrBean This is the deepest sale I've seen yet. Every day there is 1 item that gets discounted but it's usually just a couple bucks and so far nothing of interest. This is definitely a noteworthy sale although at most you might save $10 on something. But this is literally the only place you can buy the games.

Star Wars Galaxy Edge is a great example of what the Quest 2 can do. It's normally $25 + $10 for a DLC. All of it together is $25 right now and I hear with the DLC it's a good 7-8 hours of gameplay. I'm only a couple hours in but so far this is the best experience I've had on the Oculus. https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/112320777...

The music genre is ideal for VR, you may want to consider grabbing either of these, both are great but different:
Synth Riders $16.99 (normally $25)
Pistol Whip $20.99 (normally $30)

You can try a demo of Synth Riders if you want to sample it first (that's what I did): https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/365597796...

MrBean wrote:

If you enjoy synth riders and beat saber you have to try Audica. It’s from the creators of rock band and it’s one of my favorite VR experiences

So taking advantage of this sale based on what I've heard in this thread and random browsing ... this is my current list.

Bought:
- Vader Immortal
- Star Wars Galaxy Edge
- Synth Riders
- Creed Rise to Glory
- Eleven Table Tennis
- Pistol Whip
- Walkabout Mini Golf
- Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs
- The Climb 2

Others to get (that weren't on sale)
- Beat Saber
- Pinball FX
- Red Matter

What else should I be snagging now while the sale is on? I lose internet tomorrow until Sunday afternoon as we'll be camping in a no signal area. Let me know ASAP!

Thanks

That's a solid list. I don't know that I could recommend anything else besides The Room VR or I Want You To Die. I haven't played them but hear great things. Oh, Moss is $20 if you never played it on PSVR. Moss 2 comes to Quest in July I think.

Red Matter was the first thing I bought. It's super chill (no enemies or weapons) and a good first experience but now that I've played other stuff it's a bit dull in comparison. Definitely wait for a sale on it.

FINALLY getting to this ...

Order of operations:
- Finished setup
- Pornhub
- Vader Immortal (kinda bummed, first episode was like an hour? still awesome though)
- Half Life Alyx (installing desktop Oculus now)

So far, pretty impressed! The BOBOVR is definitely better than the official extended headstrap with battery. Way more comfortable for giant heads.

I've heard Vader is really short (all 3 episodes) but the 3rd one is best. I never tried it though. The Tales from the Galaxy one is pretty good so far though.

Also, not sure if you're aware of the non-Oculus store stuff. But there's this: https://sidequestvr.com/apps/applab/1/rating

Some of these require some extra steps on a PC, but others install just like normal. They're on the regular store, just not browsable. So that site gives a direct link to the store where you can DL the game.

Pavlov's Shack is highly recommended although I haven't booted it up yet: https://sidequestvr.com/app/392/pavlov-shack

Some stuff on sale for Oculus https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/section/6...

Picked up Down the Rabbit Hole

@Anxiouz awesome, I'll have to check out that store!

I just sold a butt-load of pricey games to a local guy and now have enough for an Oculus/Meta Quest 2 and some accessories. I think I'm finally ready to take the plunge. Here is what I'm considering buying so far:

- 256 GB system
- Elite Strap with battery
- case
- lens protector

Am I missing something? Also, is there a case that any of you would recommend?

I'd go with the 128GB and save yourself $100 towards games. Especially if you have a gaming pc.

I agree. 128 more than enough tbh, and im usually the person that goes for higher storage whenever it’s an option

I'll take that into consideration.

Agree that 128GB is plenty of space.

And be sure to use a referral code when activating the device. If you use that referal link you'll get a $30 credit for use in the store, and the referrer will also get $30 credit!

I had a referral but got mine all setup before realizing it's not a code you can enter at some point.
You can't apply this afterwards so I lost out on the $30. You have to go through the referral link before activating a device but absolutely do that. Everyone can generate their referral link for you, but of course I'm happy to.

citizen_zane wrote:

The BOBOVR strap and battery is better than the elite, and cheaper

If you like Rick and Morty style humor you want to play Accounting+, Trover Saves the Universe, and Rick and Morty VR

Job Simulator and Vacation Simulator are excellent stationary type games (same devs also made RIck and Morty VR)

Moss 1 and 2 are excellent little games.

Statik is a neat puzzle game that flew way under the radar.

Beat Saber is an excellent music and exercise game but you will get sweaty.

Half Life Alyx is a showcase of high end VR.

I also really enjoyed the Psychonauts Rhombus of Ruin one

Anxiouz wrote:

Go ahead and shoot me a referral link. Does it matter where you purchase a unit from?

MrBean wrote:

Sounds like it might be a good choice. What case do you have for this thing? If I end up getting this, I need to be sure that I get a case that will accommodate its size.

sefjwm wrote:

Thanks for the recommendations. I've actually played Trover on my PS4. I had a lot of fun with that one. I'd definitely have a look at the other games that you've mentioned.

@citizen_zane originally got their official case. It's nice but wanted more room.

BOBOVR C2 Carrying Case - Compatible with Quest 2 Elite Strap and BOBOVR M2 Pro,Hard Large Space https://a.co/d/55rQVbF

This shows up today, will report back.

Carrying Case for Oculus Quest 2 Regular Version/Official and Kiwi Design/BOBOVR/Orzero/CNBEYOUNG All Elite Strap, Travel Shoulder Backpack Expandable Capacity Storage Full Set of Accessories https://a.co/d/cODfnqx

@Porksta

Just posting so I am subscribed. Looks like the 256GB Oculus isn't really needed! Can I delete and redownload no issues?

Yep

Just ordered mine! Comes Saturday.

It looks like I might have to hold off, at least until the end of the month. It sounds like the union contract negotiations with my employer aren't going very well at the moment. I have to hold on to this money for a little while longer, just in case there happens to be a strike. It will probably not happen, but I have to play it safe for now.

Okay, this is pretty fun. Just played a couple rounds of Beat Saber. Not thrilled I have to move my body by crouching and leaning but still a lot of fun.

Any advice on how to keep the headset up? It keeps sliding down. The side head strap is already as tight as it gets.

Also, any suggestions on controller grips? My hands get kinda clammy.

For the headstrap try to put a majority of the pressure on the top strap. Make that one tighter. The sides are more for stability from what I was told. The top is more for supporting the weight. But I've got a big head. You may just want to look for a 3rd party option.

I'm a big fan of Synth Riders over Beat Saber. There is occasional dodging but you can also disable obstacles as a setting if you prefer. I also like how SR has smooth movements over the chopping motions. If you haven't tried it you should try the demo.

@Porksta get the BOBOVR extension with battery. World of difference and better (imo) than the official version (and way cheaper)

Do you guys use the stock face pad that comes with the Quest 2 or have you upgraded? If you replaced the original, what do you end up getting?

citizen_zane wrote:

These are nice
TATACO VR Silicone Cover Eye Pad for Oculus Quest 2 - Sweat-Proof, Lightproof, Non-Slip, Washable Black/Blue/Red https://a.co/d/1xSyjWz

But later changed to this, which I didn't realize came with a face pad
BOBOVR F2 Fitness Facial Interface (Upgraded Version) - Compatible with Oculus/Meta Quest2, Soft PU Face Cover/Pad, Active Air Circulation Micro-Fan Ventilation to Reduce Lens Fogging https://a.co/d/hUId8UI

MrBean wrote:

That's the one that I've been considering. From what I've seen and read about it, it sounds like something I would go for.

One more question: what about wearing glasses with this thing? From what I've read, the Quest 2 comes with a spacer for those who wear glasses. Do you think this BOBOVR F2 is compatible with it?

Update: I came across a Reddit post where someone said that they "can confirm the F2 works with the stock glasses spacer," so that answers my question, but I may end up getting these - https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...

I might do that upgrade to protect the lenses from my son's glasses. I'm so paranoid about damaging those things.

@citizen_zane I wear glasses too but I don't use them with the Oculus. I'll try out the glasses extension with the F2 as I'm gonna go test out that backpack case today too.

I just played/beat (1 hr long) Secret of Retropolis, would recommend if it’s on sale or something, especially if you like games like Grim Fandango, pretty well done considering the size of the team, has a lot of charm

Elite headset came and wow it makes a huge difference. I'll need to do some fine tuning but the fit is so much better.

Also, tomorrow is Steam's VR sale! Here's hoping for Alyx! But do I really need a special cord to play Steam games?

@Porksta yeah, lots of options. OEM is like $75 or something dumb. Plenty of third party brands (some have usb A if needed) for $20 or less (Amazon quest link cable).

There’s also Airlink, so you don’t need a cord technically, you just may want to use one depending on performance (afaik)

I haven't gone back after an initial failed attempt, but my airlink would not work. I have a fantastic home network and I couldn't acclomopish anything at all.

Nice, Alyx is half off!

Got my cable and just wow, Half-Life Alyx is amazing. I'm afraid of playing for long stretches with my computer running as hard as it does, but wow.

I got Lucky's Tale on sale a bit ago and finally played a few levels. It's super simple and very, very, very easy but it's absolutely gorgeous and really charming. It's really relaxing to play and has been a nice pallet cleanser between other games. I really like VR platformers and this is quality, even if there's no real challenge.

@Porksta - I finally moved stuff over into that backpack bag I listed earlier. Definitely more roomy than the others, gives you options for additional accessories. Worth it.

Looks like the cost of each headset will be going up $100, so you only have a few more days if you are on the fence!

New version or just price increase?

Looks like just a price hike on 8/1. Weird.

Edit: Price increase of $100 + you get Beat Saber for free. More weird.

Yah, saw this. Blaming it on cost of goods. Tonal recently did this too. We bought the day before it jumped $500 a few weeks ago.

Definitely time to snag one if you haven't yet.

I'm glad I bought when I did then. I bought my Quest 2 over a week ago, but didn't get all the accessories until this past Monday. I now have the Bobovr strap, face shield with fan, and case. This thing is pretty sweet! I've only dabbled with a few of the apps and games so far, but I'm already happy with my purchase.

Trying to tell if my Elite Strap is broken or not. I can make it tight by just pushing on the back part, I do not need to turn the wheel. Making it bigger requires a wheel turn. Can't remember if that's how it is by default or if I did something to it.

Bro, i'm telling you......Alien: Isolation with the VR mod........so easy to set up. You have to use a regular xbox style controller though. Your heart may not let you finish the experience haha.

Hrm, this might be worth it...

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sku/6512833.p?skuId=6...

razeak wrote:

God I loved that game. Experiencing that in VR would be a rush!

New Meta headset in October.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/25/23322159/mark-z...

Don’t play that game that makes you fall through your coffee table.

https://twitter.com/duelingv/status/15599195286702...

As some of you may know, I'm a huge Tetris fan. While I have Tetris Effect on my PS4, I've been disappointed in it in some ways, mainly how the playing field seems too distant and the bar showing the upcoming pieces is often obscured by the dazzling effects. I've been wanting to play it on my Oculus Quest 2, but I wouldn't purchase it because I refuse to play Tetris with an analog stick. Luckily, the other day, I found out that you can connect a PS4 controller to it! The game was on sale last night, so I bought it and spent the next three hours or so playing it.

Man, now this is the way that it was meant to be! The playing field is close and the effects do not hamper my view in any way. Now I can fully appreciate this game.

Does the ps4 controller thing work for other games on Quest 2, is it easy to set up?
Does it work with DualSense?

I know i could google it, but still :D

DrizzDrizzDrizz wrote:

I don't think it works with most games. I tried a couple, but it just wasn't recognized. In the Oculus main menu, you can't use your analog sticks to navigate the menus. You have to point by maneuvering a cursor with your head and then pushing the X button on your controller. I only new that it worked with Tetris because I read a few posts somewhere online where people were talking about it.
It was easy to set up. I went into the oculus phone app and was able to set it up there. These two links were useful:

https://store.facebook.com/help/quest/articles/hea...
https://uploadvr.com/oculus-go-ps4-switch-xbox/



Is that the touch pad thingy on the controller? I have no idea.


That's how I am a lot of the time. I'd rather just ask you guys a lot of this stuff.

@citizen_zane this is awesome news, had no idea. I have Tetris Effect on my Oculus and will definitely check this out. Thanks for the heads up!

Safe to assume a PS5 controller would work as well yeah?

citizen_zane wrote:

Thanks for the info! Dualsense is the PS5 controller, was wondering if it works similarly

MrBean wrote:

You would think so, but I have no idea. From what I have read, it sounds like some XBox controllers are easiest to connect to it.

There isn't much (or any?) PlayStation VR discussion in here but that's the only one I have access to, so just ignore this post if you don't have one.
I was browsing the PlayStation Store last night and saw a new Transformers VR game had released last week. I can't find too many reviews on YouTube from the channels I normally look to for VR reviews and there are none on Metacritic.

Anyone here played it? It looks to be exclusive to PlayStation VR and that'll limit its audience more than just being a VR game already does. I watched a few videos and I guess it's an on-rails arcade style shooter. I don't know if I want to pay $20 for it because VR games are often short as it is, and I don't know how much replay value I'd get out of it.

I honestly haven’t even turned my PSVR on since I got Quest 2 in January
But that’s mostly due to a softly annoying setup I have (while quest is wireless and perfectly free of such troubles), I do plan on going back to it soon, still have like 10 exclusives I wanna rock on there

And ill def buy PSVR 2, just wish it was fully wireless but one wire isnt too bad i guess

I haven't played much PSVR this year either, but especially in Summer I often avoid using it because of how hot you get when wearing the headset.

Despite not using it much this year I've still been buying games for it here and there during PSN sales, got probably around 20-ish games (haven't actually counted) that haven't been played a single time yet. I'll be moving next month and I hope to get more VR time in after I've settled in. My only complaint is that because I have the original PSVR, the box thingy that connects to the PS4/PS5 prevents me from being able to have HDR enabled on my TV. I don't know if they sell the Version 2 of that connector box thingy on its own (not even sure what it's called).

Yeah, I believe the v2 PSVR box did allow for HDR passthrough. But don't quote me on that, it's been awhile.

I find myself thinking about playing my Quest 2 more than I actually want to play it. I just really need to be in the right mood I guess. But I do always enjoy it. And I do keep my eye out for sales a lot.

Yeah. The version 2 one does have HDR passthrough.

Anxiouz wrote:

Leak appears to show Meta's Quest Pro headset a month ahead of launch
An 'engineering sample' was reportedly left in a hotel room.

https://www.engadget.com/leak-appears-to-show-meta...

I'm expecting it to be pretty good...but damn expensive. Definitely going to wait and see.

I finally managed to find a review of that Transformers VR game I mentioned. Absolutely going to pass on it at $20. There are only six stages and it took the reviewer barely an hour to finish playing through them on the default difficulty.

In addition to that, the game doesn't even have Trophies. I game a lot on my Switch so I am used to playing through games without any Trophies/Achievements, but I thought those are a requirement when releasing your game on the other consoles? I don't know how they got around it.

Anyway, looking forward to new info/games for PSVR 2 tomorrow.

A look at some of the new features of PS VR2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5L9Mvh7tAk

Do any of the VR headsets on PC offer built-in rumble? That sounds like a feature that could either be awesome, or it's gonna take too long for devs to figure out how to use it right without causing potential headaches for the player.

I noticed RE 8 footage is included. I own Resident Evil VIII on PS4 but haven't played it yet. Now I'm just gonna wait and see if it is getting re-released on PS5 as a standalone VR game, or some kind of DLC expansion, or if the current version will get a free update that adds it. I almost expect it would be a re-release because Capcom really likes selling you their games over and over.
Either way, the first time I played RE 7 was in VR mode and after that decided I would never play it without VR, so I'm glad I waited so I can do the same for RE 8.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

I’m beyond hyped for psvr2.

Man, it's gonna be super expensive but I'm in!

Haha, no...

"Mark Zuckerberg debuts Meta Quest Pro VR headset that will cost $1,500" https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/10/11/mark-zuckerber...

The Valve Index was $1k over 2 1/2 years ago when it came out. So $1500 isn't that crazy of a price if this is truly is a high-tier product. But I just don't think it is, or will sell well.

The Quest became popular because of the price and the vast game library...well, because of the price. Take away "the deal" and this new set is a big ask.

Anxiouz wrote:

I think you’re really underestimating the whole pick up and play, standalone, wireless aspect

Xbox cloud gaming/Gamepass coming to Quest 2, damn that’s nice
Too bad Croatia’s not supported (yet)

DrizzDrizzDrizz wrote:

Interesting, missed this article, that's pretty kickass!

https://www.engadget.com/xbox-cloud-gaming-meta-qu...

Anxiouz wrote:

Having a PC makes that library as large as the Index.

Meta lost 9.4bn this year, wow.

IGN: Meta is Losing Billions on the Metaverse, And It's Not Getting Better.
https://www.ign.com/articles/meta-is-losing-billio...

That is not ok. Ouch.

Honestly, I don't think the Metaverse is gonna work this round and ultimately they'll all pull out.

Jesus to those on Teams using the new Mesh Avatars, how f'ing creepy. I mean, I get why these companies 'think' this is what consumers and professionals want, but my naive mind and social circles, all say differently.

Still, it's the younger generation that will ultimately deem it viable or not. I don't think we're ready, yet. Keep it a niche thing for gaming. Wait till we're full blown Ready Player One to adopt a larger scale of social interaction, commerce, and working.

The Metaverse portion of the company had revenue drop to I think $250M from an expected $400M or something. Certainly not great, but overall it's not just VR that's a problem at Meta. Their other products and services are hurting more (but are also larger).

Just played Superhot VR for the first time (got it on sale). Man, this game is a blast! I had to stop after two hours. I was starting to get pretty warm moving around so much with that thing on my face. So cool.

I think this weekend I'm going to force myself to play the Quest 2. I enjoy it a lot when I play but just always seem to prefer the couch and Xbox when I have to the time to play something. I think I've even bought a couple games on sale that I haven't even tried yet: Ven (or Zen?...the Astro-bot-like platformer) & Walkabout Minigolf.

PSVR2 pre orders are live. Looks like they opened it up for non invites but are gone. Didn't even realize I got the email yesterday, works. Only allows one pre-order.

I pre ordered the bundle. Not sure if I’ll keep it or not.

Feeb wrote:

Same. $600 is a bit steep.

Has anyone been able to cast to a Microsift Display Adapter from the Oculus? I have the old MS Display Adapter, and after updating firmware, doesn't show up.

I also have one of the new 4k MS Display Adapters, but ... no idea where it is. Tried Googling, didn't find anything worthwhile. Debating If I should buy another one or not, as this would be a great device to have in the bag for travle purposes. Going to a family members house tomorrow, and would rather use a display adapter than setting up a Chromecast.

Thanks

Offbrand charge station for $30 before the PSVR2 hardware is out seems sketchy. I'm sure they have dev units available to use but $30 seems awfully cheap given the potential audience.

Anxiouz wrote:

Why? The official one is $50 so it would make sense to make it cheaper or else why would you get it? Is the concern that the device wouldn?t t sit nicely on it?

Either way I just preordered it. The company seems to make plenty of other products and if it doesn?t work I can return it easily

Oh damn, didn't realize the Pro came out already

Meta Quest Pro https://a.co/d/0x7Bpnv

I dusted off the Quest 2 this weekend and rather enjoyed it. I do have fun when I play but I almost always just go for flatscreen gaming instead. I think I’m going to make more of an effort to play the quest. I’m excited about the PSVR2 but I think the quest will hold me over for awhile.

I bought Walkabout Minigolf at some point but tried it out for the first time and it’s a lot of fun, and pretty relaxing.

Hope they lower the price!

https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/162026779270776...

MrBean wrote:

I think the issue is you can only preorder from
them directly and not other places like bestbuy or GameStop. Also, as always avoid those Twitter comments, toxic af

MrBean wrote:

Read up a bit on this on Reddit and found this response interesting..

“Does this story not sound familiar to anyone?

Takashi Mochizuki is the same journalist who claimed Sony had revised their launch PS5 numbers skyward, before later reporting Sony had revised their launch numbers downward, generating a lot of negative press before launch. Sony rarely respond to bogus reports, but for Mochizuki they made an exception, issuing a press release stating that PS5 launch numbers remain the same and had never altered. In essence, Takashi Mochizuki concocted a second "source familiar with affairs" to backtrack instead of acknowledging his first report was erroneous.

Now consider this. The 2 million launch figure never arrived from Sony. It was yet another Takashi Mochizuki invention.

Takashi Mochizuki, October 3, 2022:

Sony Group Corp. plans to make 2 million units of the PlayStation VR2 headset by March next year, people familiar with the matter said

Takashi Mochizuki, January 31, 2023:

The company halved its forecast for shipments of the PSVR2 ... to about a million units, said people familiar with its deliberations.

This guy invents fictitious numbers only to refute them at a later date.“

You called it! Sony just refuted the Bloomberg report and said they haven’t cut production of the PSVR2:

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sony-we-have-not-cut...

Shane12m wrote:

IGN posted an article based on what Mochizuki said, so I posted a comment about how Sony had refuted that with the link to the article from gameindustry.biz, and they kept it in moderator limbo (not approved). Then, I posted again without the link but described where it could be found without using the link. About 10 minutes later, IGN updated the article using the link I was trying to post that they still hadn't approved and changed the headline to "Sony Denies Reports of PlayStation VR2 Production Being Slashed" lol.

Shane12m wrote:

Just goes to show you how terrible "journalism" is these days.

I fought the sales forecasts seemed very optimistic with the price point and niche tech. I’m still not sure I’ll actually keep my order.

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

superb journalism there by IGN lol

Honestly, I wouldn't count this out as being a purposeful rumor to get the PSVR2 into the news and spin up interest. Although it makes it sound like preorder numbers weren't great, it also alludes to a stronger sense of scarcity. "There's only going to be 1M units, I better preorder mine now".

Personally I don't see enough at launch that I'm interested in for $600 (incl. tax) so I'm going to wait.

It's too pricey for me considering I find VR still to be a novelty. I would consider it after the first price cut potentially.

Anyone planning on the new Oculus? My v2 has collected dust for so long. Would love to revisit at some point.

Seems like this is a pretty substantial upgrade.

https://www.androidcentral.com/gaming/virtual-real...

I've come to accept the fact that owning a VR headset when your kids aren't old enough to play it and the house can't be setup to prioritize it is a waste of money. It's like buying a $500 console to play one game for a weekend and then let it sit for years. I ended up selling my PSVR a couple years back. I'll check back in to see what the state of VR is in about 7-10 years

Hopefully there will be some more insight into the labeling for children. Nothing solid on that. Aside from that- even if you were okay with your kids using it- it won’t fit. Pediatric groups are quick to say “no” as a CYA- this may be a case of that.

I find that I'm either all in and want to play VR every day after work, or it sits in its box for weeks or months at a time. I keep saying I like to dabble every now and then but I don't really. I'll be into a new game for a couple days, likely beat it since many are short, play a couple songs of Synth Riders since the headset is already on, and then head back to my console for the next few months.

Same, it comes in waves for me, although Quest 2 kinda changed that because it’s zero setup, zero ‘friction’ (compared to psvr), pop it on and you’re in
But other than Eleven Table Tennis (the greatest thing ever) which I play almost daily, other games I play in spurts and then don’t touch anything for a while
Still need to man up and start RE4 (the quest 2 version) lol

Anyone playing with Meta Quest 3 or Apple Vision?

They're both looking sweet but still not motivated to buy. My quest 2 has gotten so little use, I should just sell it.

Apple Vision doesn’t really seem like it’s meant for gaming, and I’m not fully convinced of the use cases for non-gaming VR… and the price is just absurd

Quest 3 i’m softly considering but not sure the jump is big enough, might be worth skipping this gen and waiting for Quest 4

My questing 2 as always is getting 99% Eleven table tennis love and 1% everything else

I've had the Quest 3 for about a month now. Originally I had a Vive, then I upgraded to the Valve Index. I sold the Vive and the Index and purchased the Quest 3.

The Quest 3 is a gigantic upgrade to the Index in just about every way. I use it daily.

I do a workout in Supernatural VR every single day, then generally play some other games as well. My WiFi network is robust enough that I can stream my PCVR games from my desktop wirelessly to my Quest 3, so I have access to my entire Steam VR library as well as the Meta Library.

bumsplikity wrote:

Yeah I loved my index but the wire and setup kills it for me. Quest 3 is amazing and even better with a solid wireless connection to my PC if I want.

I really hope psvr2 makes a wireless accessory at some point.

@Shane12m In hindsight it's obvious, but when I was using the Index regularly I did not think about how annoying the setup was. Now that I have the quest I simply put the headset on and i'm in VR. It's so easy to just hop in for 20 minutes, do a quick workout, then go about my day.

Someone ELI5. How many freakin' VR headsets are there on PC? And if I buy one can I just expect all VR games will be compatible with it, or do certain games only work on certain headsets?

@PizzaTheHutt There are lots of different PCVR headsets. All the PCVR headsets have access to the same games, but they might be spread across different storefronts. So I have most of my PCVR games on steam with a few on the Oculus store. For PCVR, headsets are essentially just monitors as all the computations are running on the PC.

The most popular headsets out now are the Meta Quest headsets. Those are more like a console, in that the games run directly on the headset and do not need a PC at all. However, if you have a PC, you can play PCVR games on the meta quest headsets by running a cable from PC to the headset or casting the game from your PC wirelessly to the headset. There are games that release exclusively on the Meta Quest store that you can't play on the PC VR headsets, so the Meta Quest 3 is the one system that allows you to access everything (except for the PSVR stuff which is it's own closed ecosystem)

I recommend the Meta Quest 3 as it's relatively inexpensive, can go anywhere, and is super easy to use and setup. However, Meta is owned by Facebook, so if you hate Facebook then you are kind of out of luck.

bumsplikity wrote:

This is the perfect summary! I would agree that the Quest 3 is the best headset to get right now hands down.

Wish they had a trade in/up program.

I have a very mint, with tons of accessories, all boxes, looks brand new, quest 2 that I should probably sell.

From what I've seen the quest 2 is still perfectly adequate, especially if you are using it more for PCVR. The lenses are better and the passthrough is way better on the 3 but if you have a PC and want to play Half Life Alyx or something like that then the quest 2 should still provide a great experience.

From Sony:

Also, we’re pleased to share that we are currently testing the ability for PS VR2 players to access additional games on PC to offer even more game variety in addition to the PS VR2 titles available through PS5. We hope to make this support available in 2024, so stay tuned for more updates.

https://blog.playstation.com/2024/02/22/coming-soo...

What would that mean exactly, would you still require a PC (kinda like quest with the airlink or whatever it’s called) or would it act as the PC itself and just allow access to games over eg Steam or something?