Oculus Quest, Rift S & Vive Index have officially been announced,
Quest/Rift S shipping from May 21.
Quest 64GB - $649
Quest 128GB - $799
Rift S - $649
Valve Index - Shipping by June 29
Headset, controller & basestation kit - $1,000 USD
I'm mostly interested in the Quest
anyone else planning to pick one up?
I am a heavy VR users and I haven't progressed on from my original HTC Vive. I don't see the need to upgrade until they start ticking some of my wishlist.
The increased resolution, refresh rates & FOV are nice don't get me wrong but not worthy of me splashing my cash. The only exception being those Knuckles.
I want PC Driven wireless HMD, minimal or no god rays or screendoor effect, inside out tracking that works & eye tracking.
I wouldn't either. This isn't a product designed for VR enthusiasts, or anyone with a current gen VR setup really, it's designed to bring new users to the market.
that's quite a list, think it'll arrive in Gen 2?
I'm quite new to VR, got the JB Hifi price error for the Lenovo Windows MR so the Quest looks good for media consumption/casual gaming.
I've been researching this recently.
I have an Oculus Rift CV1 and I'm happy with it.
Considered "upgrading" to the S model, but it seems a downgrade or at very least a sideways move.
I would steer clear of the quest as it's not the full VR experience.
What's not a full VR experience about the Quest? Seems like a much fuller experience compared to the Go with 6DOF
It certainly is, you're correct, but proper VR is the rift. It needs to be tethered to a pc.
Yes everything needs to be attached to PC. That's the proper way.
@ssx0001: There's no "proper way", but if you want the full VR experience (i.e. Ability to run games like assetto corsa competizione or project cars) it needs to be tethered to a pc, otherwise you're constrained to lesser experiences.
Is not rocket science, a pc will have a lot more power to dedicate (especially graphically).
You must be new to VR and computers.
Read any review and it'll tell you that the rift is still better.
@ssx0001: My bad. I misread your post.
Please accept my apologies.
Up voted your last post to sort of compensate.
I've been interested in the Quest for a while now. Is it going up for pre-order anywhere else or is the Oculus site the best price we're going to get?
I preordered on Amazon AU with cashback from shopback.
how did you get cashback through the amazon?
Just get shopback…5% cashback.
So is the quest basically a smartphone in a headset? From a quick look doesn't seem to be anything that makes it worth upgrading from my rift.
The Oculus Go was more what you're describing. The Quest is more like a standalone Rift, which is great because it means no cables unless you play while it's charging.
Just had a look and quest looks like a smartphone headset. No pc=likely poorer resolution and refresh rate.
Quest offers 6-degrees of freedom compared to the Go/Gear VR/Cardboard/Daydream which are 3-degrees of freedom
I've pre ordered one, ordered mine on 01/05. Been waiting for VR since the 90s :), was not really set up for PC tethered VR, my laptop is a bit weak.
nice, did it arrive today?
Just a small typo … it is the Value Index not Vive