Meta Quest 2 - Advanced All-In-One VR Headset - 128 GB for Personal Computer, white

If your thinking about it, DO IT I used to have PC VR (Rift S) and this is 100% better and immersive, the quality is outstanding, don't look on YouTube because the gameplay does not look how it does on the videos, it's fantastic, the graphics are made to be perfect for the player and what you are focusing on, so if you want to escape reality for hours at a time and exercise while doing so, this is PERFECT for you, or if you have a family member/friend who is struggling to exercise/get outside, this is a matchmade in heaven, I burned 1402 calories in 238 minutes by just standing up playing games, i was not out of breath or anything like that just a little bit sweaty and warm! So if I lose any weight reliably I shall update the review!, but I already feel more energetic/better in myself, The £400 price tag was worth it alone, but the £200 price tag makes this a STEAL, you can be anyone, do anything in virtual reality so if you need something to encourage your purchase then let this review be it, the default strap is fine does the job, battery life is two hours but once you play it you'll understand why, I've purchased a battery elite strap to extend my gameplay and also increase the level of comfort, not to mention a library of games to keep me entertained!, be warned don't give this to someone under the age of 18, Virtual reality is much like normal reality, lots of different people and they do/say different things, alot of things you won't see or hear, so probably wouldn't be the best environment for young minds to be playing around, be warned no games come with the headset, so you'll be limited to free games/demos until you buy some from the meta store, I recommend getting Quest+ as this gives you access to a few games, some silly ones and some AAA all worth a look, you get 1 months free trial before having to pay the £7.99 membership fee (cancel anytime), it also gives you discounts on selected titles, VRchat is a free game you can download where the community make the games/worlds at varying quality, be warned this is where the most "Colourful" vr users play/go, so you'll definitely hear some bad language and experience some random encounters, make sure to enjoy and play safe be aware of your surroundings!.

I bought this on amazon, because I found it hard to read up on why it was cheaper then a lot of other setups, and what that meant I'd be compromising on. It seems to do everything I wanted! - It can be used standalone, no PC needed - have a look at the oculus store for games before you buy if using standalone - it has a fantastic "guardian", this means if you are playing in a small space and you set a perimeter, when you go too near the edge you can set it to warn you or even better (my fav setting) you then see the room you are in to stop yourself walking into something. - the guardian seems to remember which rooms I have setup before, so when I'm in a room I played in a few days ago, the guardian is done - you can set guardian to stationary mode (yes you become those weird walking players in Phasmaphobia) - speaking of Phas, that game is the one game that causes me a bit of giddyness - this is not the headset, but the way the game moves you by joysticks - You Cannot play Phas without a PC - playing VR on a PC, I have played steam VR to play Phas and pavlov and other games. Steam also has an Oculus VR mode (it asks you) - you can play wired or wireless to your PC. This is fantastic as I plan to try playing my PC games wirelessly while in the garden! (I have good IT setup for WiFi coverage) - wireless is in beta mode. A pro gamer would prefer the oculus link, but I haven't noticed any difference yet. You need to turn it on in beta settings by downloading oculus setup to your PC and finding beta tab. - you can use your hands as controllers (without the handsets) you pinch to select. Not all games support this but its great for saving the battery of the handsets and can be a feature you enable and jump between hands and handsets without having to tell it. - remote into your PC. I tried virtual desktop and the oculus link. Both cool for different reasons. If you have lag on one I would try the other. I bought virtual desktop before I realised oculus link was free. - when you remotely connect to your PC you get a warning about the frequency of your home Internet hub. By standard these are normally broadcasting 2.5ghz but if you can work out how to remote into your hub and turn on the 5ghz then the headset would work faster on that. I setup a separate channel called myinternetname-5Ghz. Not all devices support this channel (yet). You will want you PC wired to your hub. - my favourite games so far! Beat saber, play alone, play online but whatever you do makes sure you light saber the blocks away in beat to the music! Pistol Whip (and select the double gun setup - one in each hand). This game is amazing - you feel like John Wick and you have a great workout (when my husband tried this he made the headset padding very wet from sweat!) Sorry I have written so much, I just feel this information was hard to find. I thought I'd have to return it when it couldn't do what I wanted but now we are considering one each so we can play multilayer games online. Enjoy yours! (oh and all the negative comments are about FB, you need a FB account because that's who owns Oculus. Don't get your account locked out and you will be fine)

This is a brilliant device that opens up a whole new world, it's graphics are amazing, and it really does throw you into a whole new world, some have complained about the requirement to have a Facebook account to set up an oculus account and use the device and I think Meta could give this some thought, not everyone has or wants Facebook but I can see it from Metas point of view its a way for them to perhaps expand their platforms membership, however if you do have Facebook, the Oculus has quite a decent list of games with some big names in there and you can see its got huge potential to grow with more games and apps and the possibility to socialise in a virtual world, it could be a great way for those who struggle to get-out and meet people to use the VR world as way of bringing down the loneliness some people live with every day, I can see potential for developers to create new ways for people to socially interact, so some might think it's just Meta gaining more insight into your private life, I think it's got a lot of potential to help some vulnerable people, I think it's well worth the purchase and it's exciting to see what developers come out with for devices like this over time, I personally think though, that if Meta wants to grow this device they might want to bring the price down a little, and maybe come up with an alternative sign up route, one that means those who don't want to have a social media account can sign up and benefit Metas business too, I'm sure over time with the development of apps that allow people to Virtually interact with like minded people will benefit Meta too, but that's where the price level comes in too, a lot of people couldn't afford it, and if you want multiple devices in a household like you do now with Facebook it needs to be affordable to everyone, the way it's priced now it kinda feels like it's priced as a one per household device which everyone shares, but surely more devices per household equals more subscribers which equals more revenue for Meta.

Bought this as it was recommended by a couple of friends. At first i was blown away with the visual affects. Very impressive piece of technology but i do think its flawed it many ways. Hard to fully explain without you trying it but I would not recommend one for health reasons and unless you have a room with a lot of room to play SAFELY. You create a safe area to play but you will easily find yourself moving around this safe area and totally loss track where you are in the safe space. Even though i was in my safe space i was still hitting my hands on the ceiling and hit my hand on a sideboard. I found myself constantly adjusting and cleaning the headset which is frustrating when playing games. The battery life is terrible, you will play for like 90 minutes and then you will have to pause it to charge it for like 2 hours so buying a battery booster kit is essential. After a couple of days playing i found the visual affects were going blurry on the left eye which was worrying, couldn’t tell if it was the equipment going blurry or my own eyes! When i mentioned it to my wife she also said it had gone blurry on her left side too and that after she uses it she gets headaches in her eyes and back of her head and i was the same! It was at this point I decided to send it back, mostly for the health reasons. Not good when you are suffering from headaches everytime you use it and what damage its doing to your eyes.

This is my first VR headset so I’m no expert, and while I’d happily call myself a nerd in many areas, tech probably isn’t one of them so this review is going to be of most use to people that are not experts in the field. I wanted a VR that was going to be fairly future proof, I wanted to have lots of options to choose from so I could learn what I liked to do in VR and I wanted the experience to be high quality. This headset has done all that. The interface is easy to get used to and the controllers are pretty simple. The image quality is great once you get the eye pieces adjusted to you and the headset sat at the right level. It’s bright and you’ll spend a lot of time just admiring stuff at first. There’s a huge range of games/experiences to choose from, most you’ll have to buy but there is a good selection of free stuff and also free trials so you can work out what you’ll enjoy without wasting your money. Beat Sabre which came in the bundle I bought is fun and very addictive. I’ve found mine excellent for doing Boxing and Combat workouts via the FitXR subscription app, so that’s an extra expense but it’s such good exercise with so many options I’m fine with that. However, while the headset is comfortable to begin with and for sessions only lasting about 20-30mins without too much movement it’s fine, I did find I started to get pressure discomfort on my cheeks from the weight. So I bought an ‘elite’ head strap from a 3rd party that has a solid, fully adjustable, cushioned strap with a band going over the top of the head at the front taking the pressure off. It’s made it so much more comfortable to do lengthy high intensity workouts. It also has a built in battery for those longer sessions. The controllers are great, the batteries last a surprisingly long time and they feel robust. However I’ve bought silicone covers that have a hand strap as I am worried I’ll forget the wrist string one day and throw them across the room accidentally. It also makes them a bit more comfortable to hold and less sweaty on the grip. All round it’s been a great experience but one I’ve felt the need to enhance a bit which has been an extra expense.

In one word, WOW!! I bought an Oculus Rift when they first launched and it has been an "ok" headset for many years, certain annoying little issues with it and the fact that having sensors around the room which if slightly moved a mm can cause terrible stuttering in VR. THIS headset however... it's actually £100 cheaper than my rift was brand new and oh my god the quality on the Quest 2 is B-E-A-utiful! It is very light compared to a Rift, no cables to mess around with or get tangled up in. Sensors built into the headset, very easy to set up and the image quality.... it's insane! so crisp and clear. I also purchased a link cable so I can play my Oculus library and SteamVR library of games, this works great although I've found out that if you have 5G wireless on your home internet that the airLink works almost flawlessly without a need for the link cable. (more demanding games may be much better on the cable though) The head strap on the Quest 2 is ok, yeah it feels a little cheap and not very supportive but I certainly do not feel like a heavy weight is hanging on the front of my face, I have ordered an Elite strap which is recommended and there's plenty out there to choose from. The audio from the Quest 2 is very good too, clear and quite loud at full volume. On closing I can highly recommend this headset, from a VR user of many years I am blown away by the quality of this product for such a cheap price. Oh also, Once I had signed into my Facebook/Meta account the Quest 2 actually now recognises my entire Oculus Rift library of games and allows me the option to download and play them purely on the headset, no wires no airplay. AMAZING PRODUCT!

The Oculus/Meta quest 2 - Facebook/Meta’s current leading headset being sold to the masses. An amazing VR headset capable of running VR games standalone using it’s modded Snapdragon 865/Qualcomm XR2 chip or playing them linked to a computer, wirelessly and with a wire. Using its inside out tracking with a 6DOF, it can track on all axis: Roll, yaw, pitch, X, Y and Z meaning you can move and look around realistically and almost entirely life like. In future there may even be full body tracking support, using mirrors and the cameras which sounds promising as right now, the quest 2 already features very functional hand tracking. The Quest 2 on it’s own is capable of running games like VRChat and beat sabre consistently at 72fps, if you choose to increase the refresh rate it can potentially hit 80fps and 90fps on moderate worlds in VRChat and less demanding games like beat sabre. A sleek design and surprisingly light weight, the headset itself has no issues aesthetically, it looks and feels pleasing. With a 1832x1920 per eye resolution the image is crisp and clear, standalone and linked to a computer; though, with a computer you can bring out the full potential of the headset, using its 120hz feature and fully utilising the maximum resolution of the headset you can’t get a better experience for the price. However; There are caveats to this. As an amazing headset as it is, it is still cheap in comparison to the rest, and this should be noted. The saying goes “You get what you pay for.” and this is true even here. The quest 2 has a very very short charging cable which cannot be used for linking to a computer outside of sitting down, it works at around 300-400mbps so it is completely capable of being used as a link cable but it does not do it flawlessly all the time, with this bit rate you are limited in visual fidelity. As you can adjust the bit rate to be higher in the Oculus debug tool, this cable won’t allow you to go much higher than 250 which provides very little impact in image quality compared to the default 150; I find myself scaling it up to 500 to see a noticeable change, as below this the compression is very real. Any cable that is USBC 3.1 or 3.2 will work just fine for link but the faster and more well built ones will work far better, the one I use is capable of 2.9GBPS (2900mbps) and works quite well, but even then there are still some compression artifacts. On the note of linking, some computers (desktops specially as any laptop I have tried which supports USBC charges the headset fine) do not charge the headset when linked, this is a motherboard power distribution issue as some do not distribute enough power to the ports to charge the headset, most are 5-10watts which will not charge the headset and instead let it slowly drain. In my case mine did not charge at all, it is not an issue of motherboard quality, some just do not give enough power. I use a 850w gold Corsair PSU on a ASUS B550F and found this to be an issue however, with my laptops I did not. On top of this, most laptops will not run the games you wish to play at higher than 45FPS. There are exceptions like beat sabre and other east to run games but at that point you’d be using the headset standalone rather than linked, using the link you’d be wanting to play boneworks, blade and sorcery or VRChat. The minimum spec I found to run these games smoothly at 72/80fps was a 1660 and 12GB of DDR4 2400/2666 ram on a recent 4 core cpu (I5 8th/9th Gen or a Ryzen 5) You can alternatively up the refresh rate to 120hz and make use of the 60fps space warp but in my experience it does not warp correctly, as 60fps is perceived as relatively smooth by the eye anyway the space warp creates issues. You can turn it off in settings but it does not help much either way on or off. If you cannot meet the 72fps target your best bet is 90hz and running 45FPS with space warp enabled. There have been rumours of a new space warp being released that works far better which would help many users but how true it is I’m unsure. Now for 90fps and 120fps, my 1080ti and Ryzen 7 3700X can barely keep up. For boneworks and such there is no issue, adaptive resolution can help there but, for games like vrchat it struggles heavily on maximum resolution. I find myself tuning it down to about 1700 per eye to hit 90fps and 1400 per eye for 120fps. This is just for link, with air link you may have a better experience using a RTX card as they have better encoders than my 1080ti however, I’ve found I can hardly run 72fps on virtual desktop half the time, I use a 5ghz 1gbps router that is almost always unclogged, granted I’m over wifi and not using ethernet, your experience may be better than mine. I don’t have complaints for air link other than how poor it runs sometimes; it will occasionally stutter heavily because of frame rate fluctuations, not because of my router. Air link runs better than virtual desktop but still has its issues along with far more noticeable compression. The head strap is quite comfortable contrary to popular belief, it’s just a bit hard to fit right and get comfortable in, people recommend you use the top strap to adjust it and not the back strap unless you want it tight but in my experience the headset ends up slipping off my head if I do not use the back strap tight to my skull, the top strap pushes it up my head and will cause it to fall off slowly. I recommend using a combination of both, but keeping the strap at the back somewhat loose but tight enough it won’t let your headset shake around. Alongside this, the headsets facial interface creaks very quickly, within a week of light usage mine began to sort of rub against the plastic and make a creaking sound. This seems like it’s inevitable but it should not happen so soon, by product of a cheap headset. But as for complaints that is all. Thrill seeker throughly stress tested his quest 2 and even dropped it from 10ft and it lived, it’s durability is not a concern, but the interface is a very big weak point, even in his video it was the first thing to break. If you’re curious of the video I’m talking about, you can find it on YouTube: “Thrillseeker quest 2 extreme torture test” I think this concludes my review. TLDR; Amazing headset, cheap price, works good alone, works good on link and air link but needs good specs minimum i5 8th gen/Ryzen 5 and GTX 1660 for a smooth experience, facial interface gives in after a while, headset is light and comfy, appearance is nice.

This really is an incredible piece of hardware. It stands completely on its own, no PC or additional equipment is needed, simply open the box and press the power button and you are transported into VR. You will need a facebook account however, and you will need to download the oculus app onto your smartphone, preferably before turning on your headset. A few notes of caution: 1. It really does take some getting used to so I would avoid jumping straight into an action paced FPS, it is advised to start slowly and work your way upto these games. 2. Whilst this headset is a 'stand alone' piece of hardware, be warned that some of the headline making titles, like 'Half-life Alyx' etc, cannot be downloaded from the app lab directly to ur headset and will require additional PC support. 3. Beware of the YouTube reviews on the games. As stated above, many of the games reviewed by the most popular VR channels online will show gameplay footage that is not representative of the stand-alone gameplay but rather the PC aided play. 4. Beware of the 'motion sickness'. I have never had motion sickness in my entire life but after just a few minutes of playing 'Onward', a stunning FPS that is essentially a military training simulation, I had to remove my headset and sit down for several minutes. So GO SLOW and build up to these headline titles. Taking all this into account I would still definitely recommend this VR headset, content is being released for it literally every week and the fact that META (Facebook) is selling these at a loss, should give confidence that this will not be a 3D TV type of fade away product, the entire future strategy of META revolves around selling a billion of these headsets to make the Metaverse accessible and therefore viable as a business.