Meta Quest

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

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 wrote: »

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

it is coming to Rift eventually.

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.

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 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 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.

NickTellis wrote: »

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

yeah about a week. Comes from Netherlands.

NickTellis wrote: »

Never mind, it just landed on my desk

wooh, prepare to be amazed.

The setup process is so cool ... you'll be spinning about the place (literally)

Vader Immortal is great. Beyond the core game which is only really a short (but very immersive) story, the Light Saber Dojo is what you're going to come back to time and time again.

Beat Saber is essential if you don't have it, plus there's a way to add your own songs to it fairly easily using SideQuest (best google it as I haven't done it yet).

Superhot is another essential title.

Then lots of others are great too, like Robo Recall, Moss, Racket Fury.

Virtual Desktop will allow you to play your computer from anywhere. It used to also allow you play SteamVR games from the PC, but Oculus unfortunately decided to block this yesterday.

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Cheers...

Not sure if this is possible I've my oculus on adverts for sale, if I sell it can I still use my sim racing set up with the quest via pc for racing.
If not I'll still have to hold onto the old oculus.

yeah apparently using ALVR

https://youtu.be/gtmJInS7RxU?t=25


I'd hold onto the Rift headset just until you are sure it's all working though.

drunkmonkey wrote: »

So I feel asleep watching antman last night only meant to put it on for 5 minutes before going to bed, mrs woke me at 2 on the couch.

Seriously impressed with it, being able to put your head in and out of reality is unreal, like stepping into another world.

I tried the boxing game but I think I was caught for space, wish it would stop raining, need to get out to the garden, can see what you mean now. As Tony Montana said the world is your oyster. This really bridges a gap.

I must have bought few games in my steam account as there not showing up I own them in oculus. Might buy that Beat Saber, I already have Robo Recall and tempted to buy Dart Vader game, taking it to a party tonight so want a few fun easy to jump into games. Is there any way to get the games at a discount or anything?

Hands down the best VR device I've used. I'll give that ALVR a try over the next few days, If I get that working for sims it would be the icing on the cake.

Excellent!

A few things to note though if you're going to be bringing it to a party :eek: ... make sure no one wears their glasses in the headset as the lens can get scratched easily. Or use the included glasses spacer, but even with that I'd be a little hesitant.

Also keep the lens away from any bright light, even for 2-3 seconds, when using it outdoors. Reflections off bright furniture could potentially get in and burn the lens. Even indoors don't let bright lights blast it for a few mins.

And I guess ask people to wash their hands if they're covered in pizza or beer (perhaps that's just me though... I like to keep my electronics in pristine condition so don't normally bring em to parties)