These include a halo-type strap, different face pads, an additional battery pack that attaches to the back of your head for doubling the battery life and so on. Oculus also has a collection of optional accessories to customise the headset’s fit. In the box you have a spacer you can insert to make room for glasses. The Quest 2 is the first VR headset I’ve tried that doesn’t leave goggle marks on my face after an hour or so, remaining comfortable, if a little sweaty, after a solid two-hour play session. Oculus recommends a 2m squared space in which to play for standing “roomscale” experiences, but the largest space I have to play in is just 1.4 metres by 2.5 and it works fine with a bit of care and awareness of my surroundings. Move your head or arms near the edge of the zone and a virtual wall appears marking out the extent of your play area so you don’t bash something in the real world while you’re trying to do something in the virtual space. You choose whether to play standing up or seated, and then set up virtual safety zone called the “Guardian”. The headset and controllers turn on when you put them on. Setting up the Quest 2 is fairly simple, but you need to use the Oculus app on an Android or iPhone to do so and it requires that you log into your Oculus account using a Facebook account, a controversial change introduced in the last month.Ĭonnect the headset to your wifi, pair it with the app and you’re ready to go. You’re totally oblivious to the world with the headset on so you must make sure there are no obstacles on the floor or within reach of your swinging arms. Oculus says 95% of people should find a position that’s comfortable for them. The lenses have three set positions to adjust the interpupillary distance (IPD), which is the distance between your eyes. The head strap has two clips you slide apart to tighten while the top strap is velcro. It looks really good and existing games from the Quest library automatically benefit from the improvements, running at a refresh rate of 72Hz initially with an increase to the full 90Hz coming soon via a software update.Īdjusting the headset is simpler now too. That means the picture inside the headset is appreciably sharper, crisper and smoother, matching the experience you’d get in Oculus’s PC-based Rift S headset. New for this year is a higher density, faster screen that has 50% more pixels than its predecessor and will run up to a 90Hz refresh rate, much like 2020’s top-end smartphones. Four cameras on the outside of the headset track your surroundings and your hands, with or without controllers, so no external sensors are required.

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