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We should have a VR meet up this weekend and have what I think would be the first D1P VR meet up! Some VR chat rooms can have 30+ people. Let me know if you'd be interested and Ill set up an official meet up thread. Thinking Friday or Saturday night.

Super jealous and excited for everyone.

Not really anything at the moment, but the upgraded headstrap, battery pack, and VR cover face pad replacement is probably a must. You can probably get away with cheaper solutions. My Quest is all wired up nicley with velcro and cable covers for the battery pack and headphones.

Yes! Half Life Alyx without the cords is a blessing. My system played the game well at low settings, Ryzen 2600 with a RX 580. You will want to use the 5gz band of your wifi, my older ASUS AX router works great.

Seeing that we have some new VR users jumping on board with the Quest 2 I figured I'd make a thread with some helpful tips. Please add your own as I've only been on this journey for a couple months. Dont buy the link cable. Well, you can. But I'd recommend using the Quest the way it was made to be used, wirelessly. Purchasing the Virtual Desktop App from the Quest store will allow you to connect to your PC via WiFi. You will need to set up an Oculus developer account and use a program called SideQuest to get the proper update to Virtual Desktop to trick the PC that you have a headset connected. Here's a link to all the proper instructions. Not all games are Cross-Buy. This might not be as much of an issue with the Quest's 2 performance boost, but obviously most of our PC's are vastly more powerful which most of us want to take advantage of. Some games, mostly Oculus exclusives are Cross-Buy allowing you to download from both the Oculus PC store and Quest store with a single purchase. Sadly for most games you would have to purchase the Quest version and PC version separately. This has helped me make better purchasing decisions on what games I'd like on the go and more dedicated games I purchase from Steam. Get a circle rug. I have to admit, I still dont have this yet but its defiantly something that would make my experience better. Having a fully wireless experience can lead you to stray off which is a great feeling until you run into some oh shit moments in game and you're in the corner of your place space and smack the TV. Having to step back into reality to position yourself, then jump back into the action does take away from the immersion.

Plenty of mods, Mjolnir is a blast!

Dont hesitate on Blade and Sorcery. I've been having WAY to much fun with that game.

Reviews sound good for this one! Great timing for all the new VR users.

If you ordered a Quest 2, you're going all in buddy!

Honestly its never been an issue for me. I haven't tried any high end headsets so maybe I dont even know what im missing, but i don't think that's keeping people from a great VR experience. Adding a higher resolution and framerate makes a big difference in VR, more so then a regular monitor, due to the screen door effect and motion sickness. So these are typically the most highlighted areas. I'll try to be a bit more techie next time I post specs.

I forgot you're a FOV snob.

What other specs do you need :P Hp Reverb G2 has a higher resolution 2160x2160 vs 1440x1600, lower hz 90 vs 120. No lightboxes required for G2 for tracking, though the light houses do track a bit better. G2 is a collaboration with HP, Microsoft and Valve so the design/build quality is similar to the Index. With MS collaboration, this will probably be the official headset for Flight Simulator. And the Index wins the controller department by quite a bit with the finger tracking on the controller.

Specs are great, but it isnt everything. Is the headset better, yes and no. Is the tracking better, yes and no. Are the Index controllers better, yes. 2160x2160, each eye 90hz.

If you want to be free of cords, go with the Quest 2. If you want better visuals and better PCVR support go with HP Reverb

If so, thats the time to jump ship. Also, that would be a major blow to the VR industry as a whole.

I was thinking of doing something similar. Maybe disconnect it from from the internet, but not the network to still use Virtual Desktop.

120 to 144hz is what would really set these headsets apart, also the Index controllers are the best out right now. Here's the Rift S comparison. Can we get a special tag for VR at least The part about Virtual Desktop, only one guy is working on it, all the while Oculus cant even get it to beta. Hopefully they introduce room scale games, not just look around ones!

Best comparison yet!

DO IT!! Or just get the reverb g2.

Quest 2 is capable, and runs better at 120hz say Carmack

You are forced if you haven't created an Oculus account already, even so, with the new headsets its a requirement. There are ways to attach an external battery, and in some cases it works out better for the balance of the headset on your head (not so front heavy). I get 5ish hours with my external battery, more than enough.

I was thinking the same, but the most we'd get is $150. Hopefully more good coop games come out haha

Make sure you get the "right" 4k drive. Not all are equal when ripping.

The only thing that sells me on VR is not being tethered to a PC. Here's probably the best review I've watched.

The reviews I saw said it was the same as quest.