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I have a new hobby I suppose, and that is playing around in virtual reality with the Oculus Quest. Here is a recent article about it: https://newatlas.com/vr/oculus-quest-review-wireless-vr/
Gotta say, it is a lot of fun.
There are a lot of VR headsets out there, but the Quest is nice as it is stand alone. You need nothing other than the headset and two controllers (hand tracking is supposed to be coming too). You can if you want hook the Quest up to a VR ready PC to play PC VR or Steam VR games, but then you of coruse need a PC.
Just thought I'd share in case anyone else happened to be on the system and was enjoying it as much as we are.
Gotta say, it is a lot of fun.
- Though it is hard to tell by watching video reviews or people paying games, it really is an immersive experience. Your stomach lurches if you step over a cliff
- Some of the games are fairly active, others not so much. But between BoxVR, Beat Saber, and Thrill of The fight I've been getting some cardio going that is fun
- First negative is some of the games are short. Perhaps only 2-3 hours of gameplay. But others are much more than that.
- Second negative: Don't expect 4k TV resolution picture quality. Maybe VHS. But the immersion of being in the game or app completely outweights this
- If you are a gamer, it feels like you are in the game system itself
There are a lot of VR headsets out there, but the Quest is nice as it is stand alone. You need nothing other than the headset and two controllers (hand tracking is supposed to be coming too). You can if you want hook the Quest up to a VR ready PC to play PC VR or Steam VR games, but then you of coruse need a PC.
Just thought I'd share in case anyone else happened to be on the system and was enjoying it as much as we are.