Meta Quest

mrcheez

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oculus-Quest-All-Gaming-System/dp/B07P6RJ39C/


HYPE!!!

Doge

mrcheez wrote: »

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Oculus-Quest-All-Gaming-System/dp/B07P6RJ39C/


HYPE!!!

Platform : Windows 8 :pac:

mrcheez

Preorders are up for this today.

Shipping 21st.

Can't fricking wait

mrcheez

https://uploadvr.com/star-wars-vader-immortal-review/

Jerichoholic

Any offers for this anywhere? I saw on reddit there was a good one for very.co.uk that lets you buy now, pay later. Unfortunately only for UK.

mrcheez

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Any offers for this anywhere? I saw on reddit there was a good one for very.co.uk that lets you buy now, pay later. Unfortunately only for UK.

Not sure there will be offers just yet as it's still on pre-order... maybe later on though once the dust has settled

mrcheez

https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/headsets/1409272/oculus-quest-review

5. Days. Left.

Jerichoholic

If I had the spare funds I'd order one now. That Star Wars thing has me sold on it.

mrcheez

Aye it can be an expensive hobby this one

McDermotX

Shipping now.

Nice little alternative to the Vive setup.

mrcheez

McDermotX wrote: »

Shipping now.

Nice little alternative to the Vive setup.

Aye same... hopefully arriving tomorrow.

I'm also picking up a Playstation Classic tomorrow for €36 from Argos


Christmas has come early :pac:

Jerichoholic

Bastards!

mrcheez

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Bastards!

And if McDermot and I meet for a VR fight in a football field it'll be Battle of the Bastards

Onward!!!

mrcheez

Quest games are now showing in the Oculus app.

I've got loads marked as Free as I own them on my Rift and get a free copy for Quest.

Glad now I opted to buy most games via Oculus Home instead of Steam. Well played Facebook, well played.

McDermotX

:pac::pac:

Very curious to see how these shape up though. Didn't really consider looking at one until a few days back, and almost flipped a coin in the end.
Granted there's some limitations but that ease of use and freedom could be sweet.
Haven't touched my Vive in the last 6 months if I'm brutally honest, and even then the gap between using it had only been lengthening. Just too much hassle in my setup at home, and while I doubt the Quest will deliver a comparable experience, it might just be the more frequent companion that's needed between the big sessions.
More comfortable to work with, quicker to setup, 20min sessions etc.........let's just see if the experience can replicated to a decent level.

mrcheez

Yeah I mean I use my Go more than my Rift and PSVR combined purely because of the ease of use and the fact I don't need to wait for anything to boot up.

Want a quick game of table tennis..I'm instantly playing 5 seconds later

Outlaw Pete

Currently €489 on Argos.ie

Might wait 'till it drops a little as eager as I am to give it a go.

Can see it being around £350 on Amazon for the 64Gb version in three or four weeks time as the Oculus Go dropped £50 after around month of it's launch.

mrcheez

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Currently €489 on Argos.ie

Might wait 'till it drops a little as eager as I am to give it a go.

Can see it being around £350 on Amazon for the 64Gb version in three or four weeks time as the Oculus Go dropped £50 after around month of it's launch.

weird...

it's €449 on Oculus.com

https://www.oculus.com/quest/


Free shipping via Fedex

Fuzzy Logic

If only the referrals were live for the Quest I’d probably jump on it

Doge

Thinking of picking up a Go for cheap now for movie and TV show use primarily.

Outlaw Pete

Both Currys UK and Argos UK doing the 64GB version for £399 on Ebay with free UK shipping.

Expensive enough item to trust AddressPal / Parcel Motel etc with though.

Relikk

Bought myself a Quest on Monday, should be here on Friday. Can't wait to try out Vader Immortal. It'll be my first foray into VR.

Jerichoholic

Vader looks unreal alright, And isn't there 4 more parts of it to come?

mrcheez

Relikk wrote: »

Bought myself a Quest on Monday, should be here on Friday. Can't wait to try out Vader Immortal. It'll be my first foray into VR.

Yeah I reckon it'll be my first "purchase" ...price is right!

iHungry

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Both Currys UK and Argos UK doing the 64GB version for £399 on Ebay with free UK shipping.

Expensive enough item to trust AddressPal / Parcel Motel etc with though.

There's 15% off eBay UK starting tomorrow

From 09:00 24th May / Min Spend £20) Get 15% off all Video Games & Consoles /Appliances / Mobile Phones / Computers / Sound & Vision @ eBay

EGriff

Any B+M where this can be got today? Argos seem to be out of stock everywhere and Curry's not listing it yet.

mrcheez

Pavlov is coming to the Quest.

pretty much a Firewall Zero Hour for the Quest ... gonna be a big system seller

Coconut Joe

mrcheez wrote: »

Pavlov is coming to the Quest.

pretty much a Firewall Zero Hour for the Quest ... gonna be a big system seller

https://twitter.com/davevillz/status/1131490962901913600

mrcheez

Delivered! ... only a coupla hours more ... *watching clock*

McDermotX

Unfortunately hearing a fair amount of audio crackling going on from the right integrated speaker.
Was thinking it could be some interference going on in the room I was in, but it looks to be widespread enough for Oculus Support to say they're aware of it on Reddit, but don't have an ETA on a fix.
Apparently using external headphones will help, but its strange that it hasn't been picked up before in any of the pre release reviews. Comes and goes, but noticeable within 5 mins of putting it on......not app or game specific, but will wait and see what comes out.

Apart from that, not a bad little device. Screendoor effect isn't great this far down the line of consumer devices, but we are talking about an all in one here. Only spent a limited amount of time with Vader, Beat Saber, Robo etc but looks to be handling things well enough.
Very nice little setup program, which should be an entertaining enough experience for anyone new to VR.
Will have to spend more time with the games and demos, but looking good (better as soon as they sort the audio out).

Doge

mrcheez wrote: »

Delivered! ... only a coupla hours more ... *watching clock*

I'm thinking Mr Cheez silence is due to him trying out CzechVR on his new headset and he's after having a fap nap!

mrcheez

Well I'm bolloxed. Just been playing for 3 hours straight and I've got 30% battery left.

In short, it's amazing.

They've thought of everything, from the way you can view the real world when walking outside your boundary, to being able to set up a "local boundary" when you just want to sit and watch Oculus TV.

The screen resolution on Oculus TV is best I've seen in VR yet. So I reckon the Quest will be THE way to watch movies in VR. In general everything looks a lot clearer although you can tell a lot of textures are lower than what you would see on Rift.

I didn't have any audio problems that McDermot had...yet...so fingers crossed ..maybe they sent out a fix for it today?

As for games I tried, Beat Saber is perfect as expected, Robo Recall is decent though atmos would prob be improved with headphones, the little dancing game that's in the setup is amazing and a sign of what can be done when you are wireless (spinning around etc).

Stand outs were Space Pirate Trainer which really works so well when you've no wires stopping you from rolling around, and Journey of the Gods...this feels exactly like being in Zelda. It's prob gonna be an instant buy even though it's pricey enough.

Haven't tried Vader yet, that's tomorrow.

So yeah..overall very impressed, and what impressed me the most was taking off the headset and realizing everything I had experienced for the past 3 hours was powered soley by the tiny thing between my hands.

Oh and the build quality is as expected: sharp and sturdy. Even the box it comes in is quality

mrcheez

Doge wrote: »

I'm thinking Mr Cheez silence is due to him trying out CzechVR on his new headset and he's after having a fap nap!

Hehe...ya know I might well have to put Vader on hold just to check that...

McDermotX

mrcheez wrote: »

I didn't have any audio problems that McDermot had...yet...so fingers crossed ..maybe they sent out a fix for it today?
.....

Aye. It's a very hard one to pin down. Last night I was on it for another hour so swapping the headset with someone and there's no sign of any audio issue at all.
There was an initial update alright during setup, no doubt you had the same yourself, but it's just minor complaint.
Reddit users reporting much the same - just can't pin it down to a specific thing - which makes it hard to implement a fix (though Oculus have said they are aware). Could be anything - interference from another source, wifi etc

One thing that did pop up was when trying the casting to mobile/tablet last night. Wasn't sure if there'd be a performance hit or some such, but apparently the lad I had trying out Robo Recall in the headset as I was casting was saying it appeared very jittery , and as soon as I cut the casting, he noticed an immediate improvement. Could be just a software thing - FWIW Beat Saber wouldn't cast out (might be a game dependant thing).
Will be trying it again after with myself in the headset to see if it was just a one off.

mrcheez

Being in the passthrough mode made me feel like I was in the "Here They Lie" (on PSVR) universe... it's kinda surreal as even your arms and hands look like VR graphics, rather than just viewing them through a camera.

I'd say you could jump in front of someone's view when they were in this mode and freak them out completely.

mrcheez

Well Vader Immortal is a fine piece of kick-ass-ness. Vader is fricking huge! Feels like you're on a Star Wars experience at Disneyland.

Even after the main campaign is over, there is a light saber dojo which fully involves you flipping around 360, flailing your saber at attacking droids, either clashing sabers or reflecting laser bolts.

Superb value for €10


... Oh...and our Czech friends do look great too :P

Shlippery

mrcheez wrote: »

Well Vader Immortal is a fine piece of kick-ass-ness. Vader is fricking huge! Feels like you're on a Star Wars experience at Disneyland.

Even after the main campaign is over, there is a light saber dojo which fully involves you flipping around 360, flailing your saber at attacking droids, either clashing sabers or reflecting laser bolts.

Superb value for €10


... Oh...and our Czech friends do look great too :P

Aw, Quest exclusive is it ? Hope it comes to Rift..

mrcheez

Shlippery wrote: »

Aw, Quest exclusive is it ? Hope it comes to Rift..

it is coming to Rift eventually.

Doge

Great little side loading software for Oculus Quest and Go, using it on my Go at the moment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HspVa4i9rPg

mrcheez

Good ol' Marcus. He's very clear and concise and (rarely for UK YouTubers) he doesn't roll his r's and replace th with f.

It's a weally stwong pet hate of mine.

Doge

Now this looks awesome, unlike RiftCat, with ALVR it looks like wirelessly streaming VR games from your Steam PC to your Quest, Go or Gear VR is actually playable.

I'll try it out on my Go, and get back to you guys on how it fares:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtmJInS7RxU

mrcheez

So finally got around to playing this outdoors. Had to wait till sun set as the tracking just noped while there was any sunlight or bright surfaces.

So while waiting for that I played my Go instead which has no problems in any light. Man playing Racket Fury on the Go with the sun beating down on you feels so great. Great workout too.

After sunset it was Quests turn and I set up my playspace in the garden (neighbours must think I'm mad). Had a blast playing Robo Recall with the wind blowing around me. Total immersion. And even when the rain started to fall I swear I initially thought I was imagining it from the game.

So anyway I'll be doing this all summer and will end up with an interesting facial tan

Doge

Just remember make sure not to expose the Go’s lenses to direct sunlight when the headset is off, as it can damage them.

mrcheez

Doge wrote: »

Just remember make sure not to expose the Go’s lenses to direct sunlight when the headset is off, as it can damage them.

this is a meme now on reddit

McDermotX

Apparently there's an issue with the Oculus InEar headphones.......an issue that causes mono sound in place of stereo.
Oculus will be shipping out new versions in July free of charge, but are offering buyers the option of a refund if they wish or a replacement, as well as 30 dollars credit on the Oculus Store.
In either case, they can keep the original set.

Excellent response to be fair.

mrcheez

McDermotX wrote: »

Apparently there's an issue with the Oculus InEar headphones.......an issue that causes mono sound in place of stereo.
Oculus will be shipping out new versions in July free of charge, but are offering buyers the option of a refund if they wish or a replacement, as well as 30 dollars credit on the Oculus Store.
In either case, they can keep the original set.

Excellent response to be fair.

ha! Damn I was just about to buy a set last week, d'oh

I decided to stick with a standard pair, though the long wire is a bit of a nuisance alright.

Doge

Speaking of headphones you can 3D print this to use Oculus Rift headphones on the quest- some soldering is required:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3656204

NickTellis

Slightly off topic but has anyone had any problems using Irish addresses on the Oculus website? Had the same issue when I ordered my Go last year in that the system doesn't like the state/province field and won't accept Galway/Connacht, etc. My order has been on hold for 3 days now while I wait for support to get on the case.... very frustrating.

mrcheez

NickTellis wrote: »

Slightly off topic but has anyone had any problems using Irish addresses on the Oculus website? Had the same issue when I ordered my Go last year in that the system doesn't like the state/province field and won't accept Galway/Connacht, etc. My order has been on hold for 3 days now while I wait for support to get on the case.... very frustrating.

yeah I faintly remember something about it not liking my Eircode.

I gave support a shout and they sorted it fairly swiftly though, but does seem to be an issue alright.

TheValeyard

Tempted to buy this. Lot less hassle than the Vive I think

NickTellis

mrcheez wrote: »

yeah I faintly remember something about it not liking my Eircode.

I gave support a shout and they sorted it fairly swiftly though, but does seem to be an issue alright.

Quest finally shipped on Friday, any ideas how long it takes to deliver? I seem to remember my Go took about 1 week...