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Oculus Quest All-in-one VR Gaming Headset - 64GB $630 Delivered @ Amazon AU

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Oculus Quest is an all-in-one gaming system for virtual reality. No wires. No PC. Just set up with the Oculus mobile app, and you're free to explore VR from almost anywhere. Sensors inside the headset precisely track your movements and instantly translate them into VR, while helping you steer clear of nearby objects.

Remember cashback at 4.5% for an extra $25.77 bringing total cost to $604.23 which seems like a great price for this product considering it rarely goes on sale and has just received several new features including hand tracking and pc tethering.

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  • +5

    The original price BTW is $649 on the Oculus website.

    • +1

      It's been 630 on Amazon since July though, or am I missing something?

      • I think you're right that its been $630, I've been looking to buy one for a while now I recall its been $630. Though I'm after the 128gb.

        • I do notice that whenever they are restocking the .com.au version, they list the .com version instead which has a higher price and steep shipping, so it would be easy to not realize the .com.au price hasn't changed in months.

        • Bought and sold the 128gb. No one needs 128gb at this stage tbh. Gaming ecosystem still revolves around minigames and skill tester games eg beatsaber and the like. If u like rpgs, VR still has a long way to go.

          • @plentifoo: I've got both the 64 and 128 GB version. If you travel a lot like I do, HQ 3D movies and media fill it up pretty quick. Just paid $790 two days ago for the 128gb version. 64gb was out of stock until mid October.

            • @Batapotamus:

              If you travel a lot like I do, HQ 3D movies and media fill it up pretty quick.

              Are these the half side by side / half over-under type movies where you lose half the resolution? Can it play those?

              • @lostn: It does both and I've also played 2k movies and shows without a hitch. Sometimes the higher bitrates don't play well over wifi hence the 128gb suits my needs

                • @Batapotamus: Are your 3D movies in mkv format or some netflix/hulu style streaming service?

        • You're likely right about 64GB being enough, probably me just thinking about the old days where you get an 8GB iPhone and you wished you went higher.

          But with ALVR and soon tethered-Quest PC gaming, storage constraints becomes less of an issue. Though I was thinking of loading a bunch of videos to watch on the plane with the Quest for a nice big virtual screen, lol.

          Looking forward to retiring my Oculus CV1 for an untethered experience, though feels like my lifeline to the real world is getting severed haha.

          • @protagonist: with wearing oculus quest, I can't watch whole movie because it is not comfortable. Even you stored 1000 movies in oculus quest, you can not watch more than 2 in one flight.

        • 128gb is not worthy it. 64gb is way more than enough.

      • Nope

  • +1

    I managed to pick up the 128Gb for $720 when it was 10% off at Amazon. Amazing purchase, especially with finger tracking and oculus link announced.

    • Me too. Also got almost $30 back from shopback

    • Me too. Also got almost $30 back from shopback

      • I actually bought it for 800 and got a second one for 720. Returned the 800 afterwards because I didn’t want to buy every game twice to play multiplayer…

  • Does "pc tethering" mean you'll be able to play some PC VR games ?

    • +6

      https://www.engadget.com/2019/09/26/oculus-quest-link-hands-…

      Quote

      Facebook developed Oculus Link, a new feature that'll let its standalone VR headset connect to gaming PCs for more complex games and experiences.

      I'd buy it but unfortunately even with a link cable attached, the Quest can only display 72hz. That's a big downgrade from the 90hz from my Lenovo MR headset that only cost me $99 :(
      I might wait until Oculus release a mark 2 version of the quest hopefully with high refresh rates.

      • +1

        Worth noting it will work with steam vr so should report almost all vr games.
        The feature will be released in November.

      • The resolution (as well as IPD Adjustment and OLED panels) and tracking is far superior on the Quest.

        • Resolution is near identical, but the OLED and IPD would make a difference but going down to 72hz could be quite noticeable.

      • Omg, amazing! I've been using virtual desktop to stream wirelessly (which is actually not bad if you're not fussy, obviously slight latency but under ideal conditions it's playable, and bonus of no wires attached. But will be great to be able to play with a wire!

        • But will be great to be able to play with a wire!

          I want a Quest to avoid a wire.

          • +1

            @theguyrules: Haha for sure. Well I don't have another VR headset - so being able to play certain games such as Skyrim or No Man's Sky with no latency will be good. But Virtual Desktop has worked better than I expected.

            But the no wire thing is amazing. I cleared out my garage and played Superhot in a massive space, so immersive being able to move quickly and not worry about anything in the physical world.

      • Keep in mind the better VR displays are low persistence technology, so motion blur shouldn't be as jarring at 72 Hz, particularly if there's some sort of black frame insertion tech involved.

        It's still probably not worth the upgrade for you, but it's a different space to monitors.

        In the second half of next decade, we should even see hardware acceleration of frame rate amplification technologies ('fake' frames). Perhaps hardware AI-acceleration might even bring this into being faster than first thought (tensor cores, etc).

      • +1

        The panel can technically do 90Hz, but would require FCC recertification.

        So they'll be releasing initially as a 72Hz headset for PCVR in November - but I think they've mentioned that they'll be investigating the possibility of making that change happen - meaning that it might well turn into a 90Hz PCVR headset in a few months after its initial PC 'launch'.

        They simply didn't bother getting it certified at 90Hz because the bottleneck was the SOC on the Quest, not the OLED panel.

        • that would change everything.

  • Is it worth it to pay more for the 128gb?

    • +3

      No.

    • Only if you want to store a lot of media. 3d movies for example.

      • how big are the games typically? Is it more in line with mobile games, or PC/PS4 games?

        • +1

          Some are a few hundred megabytes, some can be up to 3gb. It's very easy to just delete and redownload though.

          Keep in mind that very few games currently have cloud save functionality however (it's a new feature that developers haven't adopted fully yet), so you lose progress if you delete them.

    • +1

      Depends on the price difference, and your internet speed. Right now smaller is fine, but as game library expands, it will come in handy. No external memory so whatever you buy you're stuck with.

      I'd personally pay probably $70-100 more for the 128gb.

    • Not worth it at all. I had the 128gb and returned it and bought a 64gb. Still lots of space

    • NOPE

  • I'd love this instead of my CV1 (I think) Rift. Turning the PC on all the time is a pain.

    • +3

      The games are potentially a big downgrade, unless you stream them which would still need the pc to be on

      • Yeah, I guess, and not having access to my Steam games would cost a lot in re-purchasing from the Oculus store.

        • You could access steam games but only while tethered and would have to buy ones you wanted to play standalone.

          • +1

            @User2049: or use ALVR/Virtual desktop to stream wirelessly until oculuslink arrives

            • @impoze: I can imagine the latency on that being shocking.

          • @User2049: If you play them tethered, does it still use inside out tracking?

  • +1

    The Oculus Link is seriously a game changer for this device.

    Bravo Oculus for not making it an excuse to produce a new headset.

    • +2

      yeap when I saw the Facebook announcement this morning I've instantly added the Quest to my next big item buy ;)

  • +3

    cashback at 4.5% for an extra $28.35 bringing total cost to $601.65

    I bought this a few days ago and cashback is actually $25.77.

    You've forgotten to account for the GST.

    630 / 1.1 * 0.045 = 25.77

    Final price after cashback is $604.23

    • updated thanks

    • How do you get cash back?

      • +1

        Are you new to OzB?

  • +1

    Wonder if its worth the upgrade since the last release.

    • +2

      Quest is a standalone unit. Totally different to the first Rift.

  • Told the Mrs to add this to my Xmas list. Not liking my chances of actually getting one though.

    • I just had to buy a second one as my missus didn't like me taking it away with me for work!

  • Pulled the trigger. Want to stream Skyrim to a wireless device that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

    • +2

      The PC tethering isn't wireless… you know that, right?

      You can play Skyrim on the Quest wirelessly, but it's a pretty buggy experience.

      https://uploadvr.com/how-to-steamvr-oculus-quest/

      • I've read that if you connect said device to your PC's wifi(not local network) it's pretty functional?

        • The Quest's primary mode of operation is standalone, rendering with its own inbuilt CPU/GPU and utilising wifi for networking functionality.

          The PC tethering (with cable) allows the Quest to utilise a PC for better graphics performance, which includes compatability with Rift titles such as Skyrim. In this mode, wifi would still only be used for network functionality, if at all.

          • +2

            @b-radicool: It does not have to be tethered. There are multiple methods for wireslessly streaming VR and normal games to the Quest using a 5GHz wifi network from ALVR to RiftCat to Virtual Desktop.

            The quality is quite impressive, however you're looking at 20-80ms latency for the encode -> transmissions -> decode pipeline, which is ever-so-slightly noticable in VR. Definitely not perfect, but for slower paced games it works great.

      • Some people say it's a fine experience if your wireless network is capable of 5ghz

    • They are looking into wireless streaming as well, but it will be tethered via a USB-C cable between PC and the Quest to begin with. They have said multiple times though that wireless is coming, so fingers crossed, you should get what you're looking for, but not just yet :)

  • I can say for certain I really want one. Not sure if my bank agrees with me though.

  • +18

    These are great. People can walk in on you while you're fapping and you don't don't even have to slow down since you can't even tell they're there.

    • and they can lend you a helping hand with no strings attached

    • +2

      I'm tired of people using tech as a tool to avoid common courtesies. Gotta show respect when people are in the room. Slow it down to a gentlemanly pace and always remember to maintain eye contact

  • +1

    Can this play VR video streamed online? I just recently become single again… perfect companion

  • +2

    There's something wrong with me when I'm tempted to spend so much to try Beat Saber.

    • +2

      Beat Saber is really that good though. I bought a Rift S for basically the same reason and it completely lived up to the hype. And now I do way more cardio!

      • Hows your experience so far with the RIFT S?

        Been so tempted to get one since launch but hesitant to pull the trigger.

        • +1

          These days, very positive. The launch firmware was rough (static flashes, wonky tracking) but these days it's perfect for my needs - which is mostly lots of beat saber. Looks great too, compared to the CV1.

          All that said, I'm seriously considering selling it and buying a Quest for the portability.

  • Can i watch youtube with this?

  • Pulled the trigger, thanks OP. Good timing to come at the same time as work pays yearly bonus!

  • +1

    Can you watch porn with this?

    • +1

      Should be able to download an app.

      • and what app would that be?

        • +1

          probably not beat saber

        • +4

          Meat Saber!

        • A simple google search shows skybox is a pretty good vr app for videos.
          Still gonna have to source them from somewhere.
          Sex like real lets you stream from their app and gives you a few free videos.
          Sites like pornhub generally wont provide a good experience due to the low resolution.

    • -4

      VR porn isn't good sorry mate. (Source: Own a vive)

  • You guys bought out the $630 lol

    • Still there for me.

  • These things are super fun. Recommended!

  • +1

    I’ve got a Go & primarily use it to watch Netflix, movies, & tv series seated
    or lying in bed. Is the Quest a worthy upgrade? I read something about the Quest can be problematic watching in the dark unless you turn in developer mode but is the improvement in video quality worth it? TIA

    • +1

      Probably not unless you're interested in the games. If you're just after video content, stick to the Go.

  • Cashback, how?

    • cashrewards . com . au

      • Cashrewards = 3.5%
        Shopback = 4.5%

  • Can you comfortably use the Quest with prescription glasses? I have a PSVR and the headset becomes uncomfortable and heavy after about half an hour of use.

    • +1

      There are 'spacers' you can insert to fit prescription glasses in.
      https://support.oculus.com/307245736720922/

      Be careful with using them, as big frame glasses can still touch and scratch the lenses.
      https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/brurh3/be_care…

      you can also buy prescription lenses https://www.framesdirect.com/virtuclear-lens-inserts-for-ocu…

    • Psvr is way more comfortable than Quest (I have all the major headsets including Vive, Rift S, Rift CV1 etc) and if you think psvr becomes uncomfortable after 30 mins than you won’t like Quest. Quest is quite front heavy although imho I think it is the best headset all things considered. The untethered experience will more than make up the front heavyness of the headset.

      • There are a lot of people modifying the headset themselves with heavy objects (roll of coins, battery bank, etc) on the rear to counterweight the front heavy mask.

        There are also various additional straps and cushioning that you can purchase reasonably cheaply.

        You can use a HTC Vive Deluxe Audio Strap if you have one with your Vive, or buy one if you have money to burn and can still find one. No one in Australia stocks them new (Amazon and eBay have them, but Hella expensive) except for Vive.com themselves. I don't know if they're still being manufactured or if this is all just remaining stock. Americans can get it easily, but none of those storefronts ship to Oz.

  • +1

    Linus just did a review today. Very balanced review.

    • It was a great review. It convinced me of the need for both extra face cushions (from VR Covers) and the HTC Vive Deluxe Audio Strap. I'll wait for Black Friday for the VR Covers and already bought the Audio Strap this morning… at its stupid un-discounted price. :(

      • so that thing works with any headset?

        • Not directly, but you can mod it to fit fairly easily with some velcro or by buying/3D printing an adapter.

          There are plenty of videos about it on YouTube.

  • Mine arrived roughly 24 hours after ordering. To Hobart as well.

    Usually it's 2 days. Left in a safe place. Let's hope nobody nabs it.

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