Purchase the Meta Quest 2 on Amazon (Affiliate link): amzn.to/3yyy8ta Top 6 Quest Games to Try: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jDh811LO6pE.html Other Reviews Mentioned: Sony Playstation 5 Review - 6 Months Later: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-l7rKxg0vMtc.html Chromecast with Google TV Review - 6 Months Later: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Qvgw1-s6oMQ.html Apple TV 4K Review - 6 Months Later: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Sa3E8ORKDms.html That cool Star Wars like music we used was composed by DAVID JAMES MORTON. Someone hire him to do a Star Wars stuff. More info on him: www.davidjamesmortonmusic.com
@@jd0g7527 Look like it's $399 atm, but the costco link is dead. =( But the facebook store has the quest 2 with free beat saber 128gb for $399, $499 for 256gb.
Was thinking about getting one, and still am actually, but I might have to do something I don't want to do, and start looking at the used or eBay type of market. I'd rather get a new one though, as I'm thinking I'd rather be more assured of it's working state... Not really sure what I will end up doing though. One plus is that you get BeatSaber with it on their current promotion, if you buy a new one, and I have a 30$ referral from a friend, although I'd rather just have the money, to buy 3rd party accessories with, like a battery head strap like a boboVR m2 Halo strap
I'm 54 years old. I've had mine over 2 yrs and I can say it's 1000000% worth it and does not get old! I mostly play beat saber & pistol whip.. I go on Bigscreen, Horizon Worlds, vrchat, & rec room.. I've met some incredible new friends..&actually going on vacation to meet them soon!
I'd like to point out the Oculus Link feature. For $300, it's the best pcvr headset when you hook it up to your computer. Having 120hz on a $300 headset is insane, especially because it works wirelessly. Perfect starter pcvr headset if you don't want to drop 1k on the index.
@@MlgR221 yeah i have both a quest 2 and an index, and the index is easily the superior headset. But that's not to say the quest isn't fantastic as well, both are incredible pieces of technology!
Just got my quest 2 yesterday and compared to the PSVR (the only vr headset I owned before the quest 2) it is a night and day difference, the resolution is amazing, no screen door effect, it’s lighter and more comfortable as well, I use the elite strap for the quest 2 so for me it’s comfortable over a long period of time
So you would say it's worth the upgrade from the psvr to this ,what's the movie playback like and 3d? What I'm watching in this video is exactly what you see in the headset? Unlike psvr it's totally different to the RU-vid videos
@@darrens3420 Movie Playback is pretty cool tbh, this headset beats the PSVR in every way, the only advantage to the PSVR is a handful of Playstation exclusives, this headset is 110% worth it
Really appreciate this review, thinking of getting one for 11yo son birthday who is obsessed atm! Very informative and answered so many questions- thank you 👌
I really suggest you get the more expensive elite head strap. Comfort wise it is night and day and they all should of shipped with the elite head strap. I can comfortably have the headset on for a entire movie with the better strap.
I’m disabled and have very limited use of my hands. I can move them and lift my arms a little, slowly and gently. I couldn’t hold those handset parts, not at all. But I dream of being out of my chair, out of the room that I’m trapped in. I can stand for a few minutes, turn and take a few steps safely. I can balance with my eyes shut. Is there anything in this thing for me?
@@lisaschuster686 Canada, building a gold mining facility is our current contract. We go out to these work camps 2 weeks at a time and you work 12 hours days for 14 days straight. We get very tiny rooms that fit a closet a bed and a desk with a chair. It's a very depressing setting. I have my laptops for movies and now I have my VR Headset. Gives you somewhat of an escape from the daily grind.
It would be interesting as Horizon Worlds develops more, if they premiered movies in a virtual theater to get people in the door. Lots of interesting things like that could be done.
Personaly I just got one for Christmas in 2022 last year btw and the only thing I play on it is gorilla tag because I don't have the cash for beat Saber or really any good game that isn't free
The quest 2 is completely worth every cent I spent on it. Has a pretty good library of games already and they’re mostly great. No console immerses you like VR does and and the interface is easily usable. You think it won’t effect your perception too much but just seeing the opening screen I said holy shit. The 3d sound works very well imo and the game movements fell very good. You don’t feel restricted in your own speed by the controllers not registering things and it’s all very smooth
@@dillionwon6587 unless it’s actually online most games don’t require constant internet as it saves on power usage but no not every game is free but most of them are pretty cheap. I have yet to find any absurdly expensive games. So far I have 4 games and the most expensive one was only 30 bucks but it was worth it tho cause it’s a lot better than most games I’ve bought for Xbox and it’s open world. Most other games are only like 20ish tho and u can still find good ones for even less. Cheapest game I got was on sale for only 12.99.
The Quest 2 has a lot of issues. 1. I had to replace my head strap 2 time because the left slider broke. 2. I have had to use contact cleaner on both of my thumb sticks of my controllers. The head strap that came with it made the Quest 2 front heavy. 3. The lens adjustment being moved to the inside was a bad move. The battery covers are harder to remove then the first Quest headset. With all the issues that the Quest 2 has. I’m very skeptical of the Quest 3. What’s it quality going to be like? How many issues is it going to have? What is it’s pass through going to be like? Where is the lens adjustment going to be? Inside or outside? Because after a new headset hits the market, after a while Meta will make Horizon Worlds incomparable with the previous headset forcing the user to buy the latest headset in order to use Horizon Worlds. That tactic sucks BIG time. I am checking out the Pro version keeping an eye on it’s reviews. Replacing a cell phone isn’t the same. We all have a choice if we wanna upgrade or replace our cellphone. If a person builds in Horizon Worlds, having to be burdened with getting a new headset every 3 years does not fit everyone’s budget.
I'd love to know if 128gb is fine for a casual player. My thinking for usage on this device would be Beat Saber, a couple of other games, and perhaps Supernatural. Should I stretch the budget to go 256gb? How big are the games usually?
The games are pretty small in my experience. Like 1-2 GB at most for the stuff I’ve been playing, so for your case I think you’d be fine with the 128 GB. - Josh
I'm still using one with 64gb. Must admit I am struggling and have had to delete stuff. 128gb would be more than enough for me. My favourite games are all smaller than 2gb.
Great video as always. One omission is that you didn't discuss the Q2's usage for PCVR (unless I missed it). Given that you have a powerful PC this is definitely something you should try - the Quest 2 makes up close to 50% of PCVR headsets right now, and its a good part of the reason I picked one up. I think all the growth is in standalone, with PCVR pretty stagnant right now (with a much smaller user base) but you're missing out if you don't try some of the great games available, such as Half-Life: Alyx.
The Rocky boxing game I played at Christmas was Fun. You see the potential. I would say that meta verse is worth getting involved with. Ideas for games that could work are Acting a Movie game since you can record your voice and arm movements, Anything swords or sabers, tamagotchi VR, Gunner on a vehicle or space ship, Quiz shows, Parachute, Joisting, Horse Race, Concert management sim, Management SIM, Avatar rentals, Dating & Meet-ups apps, Drive, Lego VR, Dance off or TikTok app, They should link up with 'making a choice game makers' such as super massive games who made 'Until Dawn' which is where the gamer makes a choice or reacts to quick time events for an interactive movie game.
Santy just bought my son 1 n omg it's blowing me away I went on the moon landing with r was buzz its was so amazing 👏 looking a the earth stars n then the moons surface + I even got a call from the president 😁🙃 no its well worth cnt wait to get stuck in2 more even just watching u its like been in the movies..definitely recommended 💯 In Ireland I think paid a little oner 350e meta 3 was 500 n something
I just felt sick as a parrot after 15 mins. Loads of people I know when they tried it all felt the same. You got to slowly build up your tolerance but most people will remember they felt sick when they tried it and won't buy. Never play wipeout
I have subscribed and, I have started with ps4vr and I am considering the quest 2 to do more and be able to do more and also experiences. Will this work for me?
i tried a vr headseat and i tried a rolercoaster while standing, sometimes i almoste fell down to the floor so i decidet to siiit down. but all in all it was nice.
lolz spent 1300 on a rig for city skylines. I laughed so hard at this as I have done this. The quest 2 is amazing when linked to a good rig. I have been using mine for about 6 months as well, I watch a lot of stuff with it lol. I use my aftershockz head phones with it 80% of the time and well I enjoy that. It is a bummer they upped the price, but I mean it's still wicked cool and worth the investment stand alone or if you have a rig to play half-life Alex and the like.
A big mistake which i think has hurt Meta a lot is that they have not yet implemented minecraft onto the quest. I cannot go to the store and just download it and play. Most people will buy this for beat saber and youtube so outside of that most games seem lackluster so minecraft would actually be a perfect fit for it so i am perplexed that it is still not there.
@@zukodude487987 but you can't so if you want to play it you have to sideload it. Was just letting you know it is a possibility if you wanted to play without a PC.
Im really sad about this, i was promised a Quest 2 for AGES and on the day on my birthday there was a package. Then boom, i get told its not the quest, then i was expected to just carry on with the day after being told ON MY BIRTHDAY. Not the get my hopes up, im still really salty about this, I was super exited and pumped to get it. It really sucks as i was told not to ask my grandpop for it as my parent would get it for me :(
You asked for opinions about the future of VR? Currently there is the impression that VR is all about gaming, and is for the young. Not so! I'm a 68 year old woman and you would be surprised how many of my age group are into it! I have zero interest in gaming...but...the big one for the retirement age group is TRAVEL. I may never get to Antarctica, but with VR I can walk amongst the penguins. My cohorts and I may be less mobile, but we have more cash and more time. Some time soon this penny will drop for some clever marketing departmenst....and I can't wait! :-D PS: I remember when Facebook was supposedly for the young. ;-)
My kids bought me one for my birthday in February. I would never have thought of getting one of these, being older I thought they were more for young people. I was wrong, I absolutely love it. I did have a bit of motion sickness at first but it didn't last long.
Entry level? So what headset is actually better? The HTC is triple the price and doesn't even have as much capability, and it requires sensors? From what I've researched, this is the best VR headset period.
yeah .. not just for entry. the picture quality is actually better than the valve index. just for full body tracking, there isnt really a great off the shelf solution, so you gotta get creative
I just tried one and I’m buying one immediately. I can’t believe how far the tech has come in a few years. Played Darth Vader immortal. Smooth frames and I felt the fear from the illusion of drop offs and cliffs. Darth Vader was taller then I expected.
if you find the ~2h battery life insufficient, just get a 10-15Ah power bank, and fix it to the back of the strap with velcro cable ties. this gives you 6-7h play time, and it acts as a counter weight, making the headset really comfortable to wear for longer periods of time
Bought this and it’s just sitting on a side, requires Facebook, constantly asking me to login to it and enter a code, horrible graphics, so much bug, people get kicked off for no reason, and just a nightmare. I am trying to sell it on eBay.
This was such a clear and thorough explanation for a newbie like me. Wish I cld've found one for $299! Mine was $399 😮 It comes tomorrow & I'm super psyched!! The upside to the price i paid is Meta's running a promo that it comes w/ a free Elite head strap ($60 value).
In my experience, motion sickness goes away with time. I only had it for like the first week and after that i have never had issues with it since. 1 fun thing people should try on the quest is to watch a moving youtube video and try to balance yourself on 1 leg and see if you can balance yourself or will your moving image throw you off.
Motion sickness depends on the game, ive never had any issues in any flight sims, hl alyx,beat saber, Arizona sunshine or space pirate trainer with my htc Vive but damn i jumped into the HL2 vr mod released the other day and i got sick, really sick... I think its because of the walking vs teleport movement (im nts but i hope it supports the teleport like HL Alyx, havent had a chance to check) but it was really bad! I made the mistake of pushing it until it was too much then when i took of the headset it fully hit me like a truck and i had to go to bed and lie down! This is from someone who has a high tolerance with a good 15-20 hrs in vr a week of late.
@@dunxy I have played HL Alyx, and I hate the teleport feature, especially for turning, as sometimes, even if I'm turning the stick sideways it activates the teleport/jump mode, and haven't had motion sickness yet, other than that, I've heard that the game's FPS can also cause motion sickness or something similar, if it's too high or low for the screen to handle(also depending on screen size and quality), although I don't know if that last bit is a myth or not
Yeah, the first couple times I thought I was maybe going to have to return it. It sure was funny the first time I went to move in a game while standing up...I nearly toppled straight backwards like a big wooden board! XP
Worth mentioning that buying a VR cover faceplate and a decent strap like those from boboVR increase the comfort by an order of magnitude. Also there are lots of really great killer apps both paid and free on the Quest. Pavlov, VRchat, Contractors, Demeo, Resident Evil 4 and even more. The pace of releases is really good recently with several good titles almost every month. It’s also a really open platform, I’ve installed Vr mods of games not on the store, like Doom 3, return to Wolfenstein, Quake 3 and Half-life which is a nice change from most “consoles”. Social VR in a lot of games is also a killer feature in my opinion, all just in stand alone.
It's not going to be $299 next months the 128GB will be $399 and 256GB will be 499 dollars and will increase the accessories and refurbished units as well
A superb review that covers all the key aspects of the Meta Quest 2 (and VR in general) in an informative and easy-to-understand manner. Other reviewers on RU-vid could learn something from this approach. Great job. Very, very well done. ✔️
One thing that might help with the wearability and comfort of the quest 2, I haven't used a standard quest 2 so I don't know what that feels like, but I tried one my friend has with a 3rd party elite strap and a magnetic battery that goes behind your head, and seeing the product page for that it says it's supposed to balance the weight out a little bit better because of the extra hot swappable battery pack at the back of the head... Might try something like that for weight distribution. He also has a 3rd party anti-fog fan on his too, just in case, and a hard shell fabric case for on the go (Battery will also double your play time) **EDIT** I finally pulled the plug on buying one, and bought a HALO style headstrap to go with it, specifically the "BOBOVR M2 Pro" and love it compared to the original strap... To be perfectly honest, the original strap wasn't that bad, but since I had just shaved my head a week or two prior,(to save money on a haircut mainly) I found that the original strap felt like a tight rubber band around the crown of my head, that was constricting blood flow in the head area, and also felt, like even if I had hair, it would probably still feel like it was digging into my head, which the 3rd party strap just feels so much better all around at doing... Please, if you listened to my thoughts on the headstrap, also listen to this, which is, "everyone has different preferences, and the way things feel to one person doesn't mean that everyone else will have the same experience, so, please, while you get education from comments and reviews, use your own judgement on what's right for you"...
Meta quest should come with a ring that can isolate your body from your environment, where you can freely walk and bounce around This endless ring so you don’t harm yourself. I saw this in the early 2000 in VR games in a mall and I don’t get why this isn’t happening atm.
One thing I do recommend is getting the Elite Strap. For someone like me who has a big head, the original strap did not keep the quest steady when I had to move around a lot. This wasnt an issue with the original Quest as it had an amazing head strap that was easy to use. Also eye space adjustment was a downgrade, since on the Quest you can customize how far the space between the screens are, as opposed to the Quest 2 where you can only adjust it to 3 positions and its a pain to adjust it. Otherwise, get a Quest Link and youll have one of the best VR devices.
I feel like vr is still a few years away from being really awesome. Once we get super light weight, wirless and high resolution high fov headsets I think VR will be a whole new game.
Supposedly the new quest headset should be comparatively lighter feeling because of the shorter distance from the face it looks like they are implementing in this release
@@CJ-uh8bk not necessarily... The one I've been seeing advertised as coming only has a few extra sensors... And how much more do you spend extra for these sensors and things like eye tracking??? 500$ at least, or so, as it's being forecast as being around 1000$... Otherwise, I'm hearing it's basically the same thing with upgraded lenses
a great device. The battery life could be bette but overall this is a good device. Better than all other VRs. I use it less and less 6 months later but its still family fun when we do use it. And cast each other’s games and scores. The charging can be better also but to me this is the beginning of Vr and the quest 2 is ahead of its time.
For those worrying about short battery life, just buy a cheap $20-30 battery bank. Hook up to your quest 2, then put in your back pocket. Allow you to play 10hrs plus straight while still getting the untether experience. I wish future vr headset would just use external battery as I am doing here. It would reduce the weight by so much.
I purchased my husband one for his birthday this year and he has never used it! Smh! So, I actually just ordered my own today from Best Buy only because I don’t like to share 😂….I pick it up tomorrow. I have no idea how to use this but I am gonna learn! If I only use it for exercise then that is what it will be!
I have mine since launchand have been using it almost every day. As you can expect the battery capacity has gone down by quite a bit and the cooling has also suffered under the extensive use but over all it still works great Edit: forgot to say that the charging port is really worn out
Literally 100000% worth it. You can even get 30€ back + 5€ store credit iff someone buys it through a link sent from you. Best vr ever! Especially for the price and power
I've had my Q2 for about a year now. I currently use it to watch movies and videos, but sometimes I play games as well. The fact that I can sit in a movie theater environment in the comfort of my own home, and watch The Mandalorian, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and pretty much anything else through the browser is absolutely amazing. You can pair bluetooth headsets and earbuds, so I have some ANC earbuds I use instead of the built-in speakers. And yes, you can pcvr through a link cable, Airlink feature, or Virtual Desktop ($20 in the store, but worth it). For $300/$400, this is a mega steel.
@@dtz1000 Technically, you're right. That would be a better experience. From my perspective, since this is my first vr headset, the experience is far above watching on my 24" flat screen monitor.
Upgraded from the Rift to the Quest 2 and the experience is just magical thanks to being wireless. Worrying about a cord strapped to your head while turning around or each step you take is just a massive immersion breaker
so the High School where I work at has 10 of these oculus quest 2 devices. Where do I start, I wanna teach a VR class in the summer. The school told me that I can get any game I want to use for the kids. All the devices are apple in the school. Sorry for all the questions but where do I go to download games, do I need the app in the iPads and Mac computers for the kids to use oculus? How do I connect them to a big screen so I can see what they are doing? Can 10 kids join the same lesson or they all need to do it individually? What are some good learning games or educational games to buy or rent for the kids to use? Trying to create lesson plans for the kids do in the Sumer. the summer program is only 4 weeks. Thank you for all your help.
The motion sickness is no joke: you WILL be in bed the rest of the day if you push it. Some games have settings they reduce motion sickness. If they prompt you to turn them on, make sure you do it
* Side note, for some reason the Quest 2 requires a smart phone for set up. I took mine back. My VR compatible computer with WiFi and link cable was not enough.
We’ll consider it, though at the price point of the Quest 2, I’m not sure there’s really anything on the market that’s like it that’s a wireless headset. But this is a space we plan to do more videos about in the future, so hopefully more stuff will come out. - Josh
Gonna be $399 for 128GB and FREAKING $500 for 256GB starting AUG 1. Pure greed from facebook (meta). Placed an order from best buy before the price hike. cant wait!
apparently the price hike was to “Push forward the VR Community” in translation it means we are getting broke lets make more money, still a good headset though.
