Quest 2 VS Quest 3 - What's the Difference???
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When it comes to Virtual Reality Meta's Quest headsets are by far the most popular devices on the market today thanks to their compelling experiences, ease of use and affordable pricing. The Quest 2 is currently the most widely used virtual reality device in the world, but Meta recently launched it's successor, the Quest 3. Now when it comes to technology, we all know the newer version of a product is typically the better product, but the Quest 3 sells for twice as much as the Quest 2 and those that have used a Quest 2 know it actually offers a pretty impressive virtual and mixed reality experience. So naturally the question arises whether or not the Quest 3 is a big enough step up to make it worth paying twice as much for? Since the Quest 3 launched in October of 2023 I've been using it and have found the most notable differences between it and it's predecessor. In this video I cover everything from the physical differences between both headsets to media consumption (yes, you can watch movies and TV shows on the Quest 2 and Quest 3 on GIANT virtual screens), to the weight of each headset, to the difference in the lenses, the controllers, the battery life, the display tech, the processors powering each headset and using them for PC VR. For anyone that is considering buying a Quest 3, whether you're thinking about upgrading from the Quest 2 or looking to purchase your first VR headset, this video will give you the best comparison you can find online to help you decide whether Meta's latest and greatest headset is worth your hard earned money, or if the Quest 2 is the better choice for you. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy.
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00:00 - Quest 2 or Quest 3? Which is right for you?
00:55 - Pricing
01:15 - What all Comes in the Box?
01:42 - the facial interface
02:49 - the lenses
03:32 - IPD adjustment
04:30 - the head strap
05:23 - the controllers
06:13 - hand tracking
06:27 - weight
07:16 - physical differences
08:39 - pass thru comparison
09:50 - mixed reality
10:30 - display tech & resolution
11:09 - Snapdragon XR2 gen 2
12:12 - the games library
13:41 - The Boundary (aka The Guardian)
14:08 - Watch Movies and TV shows on your Quest
15:10 - Quest 2/Quest 3 mic comparison
16:44 - battery life
17:23 - charging time
17:34 - can Quest 2 & 3 play PC VR?
19:01 - is the Quest 3 worth double the money?
#quest3, #quest2, #VR, #MR, #Meta, #Oculus, #virtualreality, #mixedreality, - เกม
Liked this video very much bro, subbed! Great work, thorough and efficient in your giving of the necessary information. Thanks!!
quest 2 is $200 now, quest 3 is $500...it's a no brainer
Fr im not getting a 500 dollar headset when I can buy a 200 dollar one and pirate all the pcvr titles I want
@@lepsonical4763 Good luck with not getting a pc crushing virus or spyware.😮
I don’t need to buy a £200 headset or £500 because I getting a meta quest 2 for my birthday *saying woo hoo*
The quest 3 is worth it for the lenses it self with the quest 2 when your looking from left to right with your eyes or anywhere that would be a peripheral looking forward gets blury and weird looking the lenses and that extra res bump is amazing being able to see clearly playing games like ghosts tabor or contracts can put you at such bad disadvantage and it just is alot better on the eyes if you get moton sickness playing any fast passed game it causes less disorientation
@@jom7538 so which one should I get because I’m still trying to figure out what to get because this is my first VR headset and I’m not really sure if I should get the newer one or the old one please help me out my options are request 2 or 3 and yes I do plan on using all the features of it, including the mic
Great review between the 2 headsets as always very thorough, you touched on every single thing that's important imo. I'm coming from a Rift S/Quest 1 so Q3 is a huge upgrade for me so I didn't need any convincing but your comparison was very reassuring. Is corny to say this but you've become one of my favorite VR/tech TH-camrs. 👍
Now, I expecting same comparison Q3 with Apple VPro mostly in Passthrough modes and Games availability.
Nice talking here and thank you for your opinions. I used Q2 but soon after Q3 became "tested" , got one. Now, after numerous updates, just love to use my Quest 3 and TH-cam VR visual quality exceed my expectations.
Hah, I just upgraded from Quest 1 to 3 last week. Didn't even know about the integrated glasses spacer yet 😂
Lol same 😂
Is it a big upgrade?
@@prestenbogosavljevic4759 It's a huge upgrade over the Quest 1 at least. Much better image quality thanks to the higher resolution. The entire device is smaller and lighter and more comfortable to wear. The pass through is color and in many cases good enough to read some stuff off of phone screens (I used that in the setup process for example). And ofc it has more processing power than the Quest 1.
Wireless PCVR also worked pretty good. I'm happy with the upgrade overall.
It's a huge upgrade from Quest 1. The only thing I miss about the Quest 1 is the black levels on the OLED screen. When OLED returns on the Quest then VR will truly take off.
I agree, it being pitch black made things a lot more terrifying in games like Saints and Sinners, on the Quest 2 while it is still pretty creepy, its a lot less creepy because of it not being fully blacked out
This is an excellent comparison vid + buyer guide, thank you =)
This video is amazing, thank you Maraksot78, it so helped me make my mind up to go for the 3. You answered the question I had asked, in so many different ways on TH-cam but never got a straight answer. Will all my games just transfer over automatically to the 3. And yes, you said, they will. Great 👍
Great video. Just ordered quest 3. Already using quest 2. Wanted to check the difference and I think there is no better video than this.
Can i buy your quest 2
Whats your thought?
i started with a oculus rift couple years back and loved it, sold it after moving half way across the globe and now i yust ordered a new quest 2 for 250 bucks... looking forward to gettting in vr again, already got loads of games like VTOL VR
Thanks man. You helped me make my mind up on if I'm gonna upgrade. Subscribing.
The amount of videos I have watched regarding the difference between quest 2 and quest3, none of which have covered evert aspect until now. Thank you so much for this video. I play quest 2 just now, iv been looking to upgrade for a while but was never sure if its worth the money. Watching this video has made this choice alot easier. So thank you for the good work sir keep up the good work
What did you choose😊
Still have Quest 2 for now. But I am going to move to quest 3 eventually
I got quest 3 sold quest 2. Exclusives coming cool
Helpful video. Not really a gamer but thinking about using VR for RealFlight and MS flight sim.
Just about to buy my quest 3! Thanks for such a good and solid review!
I really want one but im broke
@@Carguyz5 same 🥲
Nice video bro love the facts you bring
Great video very simple all I had to do was just restart my head set thank you
Fantastic overview. Thinking about going with valve's index too.
Ohh cool, wanted to check this out as soon as you told me it was on the to do list. Although we have both, I am really interested in your thoughts, especially on the controllers and ofc the price drops. As usual very informative and up to your high standards!
Thanks for checking the video out J. I appreciate your feedback. I didn't go in depth on the controllers, I know Si pays really close attention to that, and understandably so, it's what he does for a living, but this video was more a high level overview highlighting the main differences between the Q3 and Q2 to hopefully help people wondering if the 3 is worth the rather significant price increase.
@Maraksot78 yeah ofc and it was very nicely explained. It is amazing how far they have come since I first used the dk1 and was sick for the rest of the night after 5 mins.
@jinxed13 My first VR experience was the Virtual Boy in the 90s. I just tried out a demo of it at Toys R Us or some place, but the tech was far from ready for prime time. The Virtual Boy left A LOT to be desired. It wasn't until a good 20 years later in 2016 that I got my first taste of more modern VR with the HTC Vive. I wanted to buy one then but I couldn't justify the cost at the time. Not to mention, I didn't have a good enough PC for VR then either. When the Quest 2 came along for only $300 and was getting very positive reviews as both a stand alone and PC VR headset that's when I finally bought my first VR headset. Pretty quickly after that I bought a Kobra Elite stock on eBay, made a video about it, and then met you and Si. So it was a good choice. 😁
thank u so much for this vid i needed it bc im gonna buy the quest 2 in a few weeks
just got a quest 3, been having a blast so far!
Thank you for this :)
As an editor, I caught the stabilization done in the pass through demo.
Just wanted to feel cool by noticing it.
Good video 🍻
That stabilization is actually done by the headset as I was recording. As you may know, it's one of the recording options in the Quests settings. When not recording directly to the headset I'll record PCVR gameplay using Oculus mirror which also has stabilization that way I don't have to do anything in post. The stabilization is done right then and there as I'm recording. I feel it makes VR footage more comfortable for people to watch. I never realized how much we move our heads around until I watched VR or POV footage with no stabilization. It's pretty crazy how shaky it is. But as an editor I imagine you're already very familiar. 😅
Good video. I'm looking at VR again and torn as Quest 2 can be picked up for under £200 at the moment but Mixed Reality & better resolutions etc along with free Asgards Wrath II makes me keen for Quest 3
Love your vids dude
Thanks! Watched it all!
I just got a Quest 3. It's amazing. I had an HTV Vive with the wireless adapter and Valve Index controllers. The Quest has blown me away with the resolution and wireless PC VR over wifi. I love the Quest "platform" that makes getting into social interaction fast and easy. No regrets at all. Love it.
Same, except I did not have the wireless adapter so I was still running the OG Vive with wires + index controllers. PC VR over wifi is definitely way better, and the pancake lenses + increased resolution are major game changers. It's finally getting close to feeling like what we originally imagined VR was going to be like.
Thank you so much for making this video dude! Gave me the confidence to buy a Quest 3 😄
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you so much bud! I'm thinking about buying a Quest 2/3 for my friends. And I'm on the fence on which one I should buy. ❤
I would suggest the Quest 2 since it's only $250 which is a very affordable and competitive price
great review
To me one of the reasons to get a Quest3 was the passthrough. Color and with depth, but besides that, why I like the Quest3 better are the loudspeakers. With the Quest2 I couldn't play a game (especially Beatsaber) without earplugs. But with the Quest3 I don't need them. Also PCVR gaming is much better with a Quest3 than with the Quest2. I have a 64gb Quest2, and decided to buy the 512gb Quest3. And that's never too much capacity. Also the smaller controllers are much better than those clunky big Quest2 controllers. To me all these were enough reasons to upgrade.
Passthrough is trash on the 3 though. It's literally the 2 with color! Except the 2 do not warp as much as the 3, it's mad annoying!
@@PetKingdom-wl8me That's then probably in your case. It's far from perfect, but a lot better than the Quest2 or Pico4 and I have not much distortion. To me it is useful.
@@PetKingdom-wl8me The 2 warps just as much if not more than the 3, you just notice it a lot less in black & white.
@@PetKingdom-wl8meNo way in heck its trash. You want to see trash passthrough? Try putting on my original 2016 release Vive. After upgrading from that to the Quest 3, it is literally game changing. I can actually use VR while walking around and doing activities and chores irl around my house. Quest 2 is also pretty far from usable for everyday life passthrough.
Apple might be the best game in town right now, but the Quest 3 has functional colour passthrough for an affordable price. That is heckin awesome.
I hate the speakers on Quest 3. The bass is massively overblown and the mids are drowned out as a result. It's the worst thing about the quest 3 imo.
Great video thx
Im getting quest 3 next Thursday
Soon, you must do a video about the Quest 3 vs Quest 3 lite. I heard about this two days ago and am trying to wait to buy a used Quest 3. I don't want Quest 2 because it is like buying a cellphone in the early 2000s with a white screen and slow
Thx for the info. I've been using my quest 2 for about a year now. I would like to upgrade, but I think Im gonna wait for a price drop on the quest 3
thank you so much i know what to get
This is the best video review I've seen yet
Thank so much. I appreciate that. I'm happy to know you found the video helpful. Cheers!
Great video 👍
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Great video 👍🏿
The htc vive that I had for over 7 years had an adjustment knob in a similar location. The quest 2 honestly should have had one.
The switch to the quest 3 was a fantastic upgrade from the two. Get the 3.
But… It’s s $700 in Canada
One of the only things that stop me from upgrading from my 2 to a 3 is the lack of charging while using the quest link cable. I also prefer a headset and I haven't seen a speaker setup for the 3,currently I am using the franken quest setup.
The loudspeakers of the Quest3 are much louder than those of the Quest2 and for me good enough to not need an extra headphone or earplugs.
Do you think that the standard controllers on the quest 3 are good enough. Or should we upgrade to the quest pro controllers? Here in Australia just the standard quest 3 is 800 or something and the 512 version is 1200 😞 would love some advice on what to do and what quest 3 should I get. Thanks. I’m probably gonna use the wireless thing that lets ya play steam VR games. Cos I have 50 or more VR games on pc cos I used to play Vive on that.
I just retired from my job and been looking at getting into VR. I'm looking for a more relaxing experience. After watching your video I think I'll save the extra $300 and get the Quest 2.
I thought quest link and air link were the same thing! Is air link better then quest link? I think we're going to need a video on that next lol. I've been thinking of upgrading to a quest 3 a lot lately and after watching this I'm going to upgrade in a couple months. Thanks Maraksot!
Welp it's the same thing, Airlink is just wireless and Link is wired, but both use the exact same compressed stream method so the only difference is latency and battery life (since wired to a PC still drains the battery but significantly slower, specially if wifi is turned off on the headset)
@@MooshPaw Using oculus debug tool you can increase the wired link to much higher bitrate. Only wired Link you can really push the bitrate to something like 940 bitrate. Even wifi 6e you will have issues going to bitrates that high.
Me personally I use virtual desktop for wireless (500 bitrate) and then link for wired (940bitrate) with a Quest 3
Anker has a Quest 2 charging dock for controllers and headset.
Do you have dark edges of the lenses? It's get much darker than the center of the lens. I don't have this effect on quest 2.
NICE REVIEW....But got a question. Having a quest2 already setup for pc vr, Can you setup the quest3 for pc vr aswell or will the quest3 overwrite the quest2 settings and setup ?
As far as settings in the Oculus PC app go, it adds the Quest 3 as another headset, so you'll have your Quest 2 and Quest 3 as individual headsets.
Thanks for video 👍🏻 great channel
Im so happy finally I can get my first vr because quest 3 is finally came to my country!
Great video, thank you, question, what head strap are you using with the detachable / hot swappable battery on the Quest 3? Thanks.
I don't have the hot swappable battery pack for the Quest 3. The one I have is from BinBok VR for the Quest 2, however they do sell one for the Quest 3 now too.
Here's a link to it on Amazon if you'd like to take a look at it. amzn.to/4abogav
Full disclosure; I am an Amazon Affiliate so if you end up using this link, Amazon pays me a small commission for sending business their way. The money I earn however, I do use to continue making content on TH-cam. So by using my link you're helping the channel, which I am very grateful for. Thanks. :D
@@Maraksot78 thanks for getting back, appreciate it! I’ll check the link out :)
Is it possible to fix or do something to the mic on the quest 3?
I wonder if the microphone pop problem can be solved by dissassembling the Q3 and putting something over the mic, like a pop filter
My quest 3 has some very noticeable lens glare in the right lighting conditions that I feel is not being talked about enough. From what I can tell, it is an artifact of the multi layer pancake style of lenses. If you have a bright image with dark areas, you will likely see some light being bounced between lens layers and creating a glare or light bleed into the darker parts of the image. I accept that there are More premium VR headsets available at higher price points than my quest 3 and the pancake lenses although not perfect, still allow for a lower profile optical stack and goggle assembly. …but I really feel strongly that this issue isn’t being discussed by consumers or acknowledged by Meta.
I saw a review where someone mentioned this and even explained with a graph why it happens and yeah it has to do with the way the lenses are arranged, either way it's not that bad, if you've used headsets in the past you would know that glare and godrays have always been part of the experience and it was way worse with fresnel lenses, in fact pretty much everything was worse. There are no "premium headsets" with better optics than the Quest 3 right now, yeah there are some with higher resolution and OLED panels but they will still exhibit the same glare, and new ones no matter the price will use pancake lenses as fresnel is outdated and frankly it was always bad and almost unusable, so for the foreseeable future it will continue to be a problem, probably until a new generation or iteration of lenses comes out. Btw even the Apple Vision Pro suffers from this phenomenon so it's not just on Meta, it's a quirk of the technology, remember this is basically the first generation of these lenses after all, it will hopefully get better with time but they're a huge step up from fresnel that's for sure.
There is a little glare but it's nowhere near as bad as it is on the Bigscreen Beyond or even on the Apple Vision Pro.
Great video. Even harder to decide now as quest 2 dropped the price to $199USD.
I paid nearly $700 to play walkabout mini golf on an upgraded headset and im not mad about it. Its honestly the best game ive play and probably put over 500 hours into it
Honestly pal I'm not hating at all. Different strokes and all that. But what makes walkabout mini golf the best game you have ever played? I see people say that all the time and I just don't understand it? It's just mini golf? It's a glorified tech demo saying hey you can use this thing to golf. Like I could understand someone that is into golfing playing something like golf+ because it has real life courses and full on physics, but mini golf? Have you not played anything else on the quest store? There are so many games with so much more substance than that. But like I said different strokes I guess.
@@codyholbrooks4875if what they said isn’t an ad idk what they’re up to on vr but I’d say most of us just cling to feels right for us and I guess golf scratches the itch for this person but most of us are similar to me(I may be wrong about that) but we just bounce around between games but always have our concrete games like walkabout golf for this person but for me,ghosts of tabor, but in the end I bet we both just go through our libraries
@@codyholbrooks4875 I'll answer that. Walkabout is one of those rare games that makes me feel like I'm on holiday. No other game I've played does such a good job of it. The devs have done a great job creating the right atmosphere in this game. They understand VR better than other devs do.
How much do you pay for a round of real mini golf? Walkabout is better than playing real mini golf imo.
I've played golf+. It's good but the graphics let it down compared to walkabout Mini golf. I would rather play real golf than golf+ tbh.
Finally, look at the rating of Walkabout in the Meta store and read the reviews there if you need more convincing. It is one of the highest rated VR games ever made.
Have both ...Quest 3 clearly worth the upgrade. I was doubtful at first, but after owning it , i sold my psvr2 and just use my quest 3 for movies daily ... There are some games like Asgards Wrath and the obvious Red Matter 2 you can tell the difference ..Great fk headset
Are watching movies really better on 3 over 2 ?!
@cn9296 so primarily what I use it for ... For sure, more comfortable and fov is worth the slight upgrade. SCREEN RESOLUTION ...NOT SUPER DIFFERENT FOR more..But it's a better headset, especially if you play certain games on it ... If I had the choice again, I would still buy it ..But it depends on the financial situation ...not cheap if it's just for movies
@@jaysoegaard this is what i really want to know, is there a big difference in watching movies, brightness, sharpness! Because i dont care about pasthrough nor playing games.
@cn9296 Sharpness, in my opinion, no , but sharper because of lenses ... so your eyes can see more of the screen easier without vision distortion . FOV makes a difference ..
I got the quest 1 the day it came out. Upgraded to quest 3 today, if we’re on a quest 1 until now, do the swap . I never upgraded to quest 2 but this was a necessary upgrade
My first VR headset was a quest 3
Just knowing the pass through and lenses are better is worth the upgrade alone. On the quest 2, taking a break and stepping out of your boundary into a blurry gray world is incredibly jarring. Plus as the aforementioned "sweet spot" is just annoying on those smaller lenses. My sweet spot it on the lower part of the lense so I'm either tilting my head up, constantly looking down, or just dealing with a bit of blur. The only times where the blur isn't noticeable is on brighter games like Superhot VR. Like I'm almost speedrunning through the start up and menus to get to a game because the menu is one big blur with a sliver of clearness.
I'm obsessed with my quest 2 lol and definitely watching this to figure.out if I should buy the 3
Well, don't leave us hanging! If you think you'll get a lot of it, then get it for yourself and let a friend borrow your old one for some sick coop gameplay!
Is there a point in getting the meta 3 with bigger memory is you don't download it to the headset?. I use the meta quest 2 airlink and everything is just saved to my computers drives. So isn't it just better to get the regular one.
Tbh u might as well get the two beacause you can get a longer battery with some straps that charge while you play and the graphics are fine
And you can have a charging stand for all of them at once a the quest to but you just need to add a magnet battery
You didn’t really go over how good the tracking is with controllers. Also wondering if one has better quest link capabilities or farther distance
I would most likely use my headphones with the quest three anyway, which would fix the microphone problem ....right?
Never used one of these before. My wife and I are not serious gamers, really just looking for an add on for our rowing machine.
What thoughts do you have on the GB difference?
Games are so small that you should just get the smallest gb option. I have the 64gb quest 2 and only have 48gb used with over 30 games
@zackluce2400 this is what I wanted to know. I am deciding on one for my 12 year old daughter and didn't know how much the gigs mattererd.
can i get some help? when i enable 90 hz thru the meta app using quest link (PCVR) on my quest 2, nothing changes, everything is still at 72hz despite it saying its a 90hz, whats the issue?
I have sold my quest 2 before quest 3 came out. I loved it but I did not have enough time to play anymore. Since, I did not checked any VR related videos/reviews until today. I am very surprised to see that VR gaming basically stacked . It seems like it can't move forward due the huge success of Quest 2. As you said it doesn't worth for developers to make exclusives or even to update games for quest 3. Don't get me wrong there are some very , very fun games starting from simple like 11 table tennis to more complex simulations like Contractors. It's just most of these games from your list were already out before quest 3 came out.
It’s 2024 and I never used a vr headset at all not even the ps4 one
Same it's crazy I'm getting one for my birthday witch is good so hope you can get a vr soon
Same here!
@@janadoski4429 word at least I’m not alone
@@draydarockstar362 did you figure out which one will make a better choice for us very beginners Quest 2 or 3? Not sure if the difference worth double price.
@@janadoski4429 Hell nahh still nah the the prices don’t make it no better lmao ima just wait a quick 20 years till them mfs 20 dollars
I have the Meta Quest 3.
The 512 GB version.
The only thing I don't like about it is they do not allow you to delete images or videos or data from the cloud or the app on on your phone. They only allow you to delete these images from the head unit itself. Which makes me wonder why are they not allowing you to delete from the cloud what are they doing with all this information that they refused to let you delete be careful what you download
Very interesting. Having a certain degree of autonomy is a deal breaker for me
This is just an educated guess but still a guess I would assume that they would keep that data as a form of consumer feedback it doesn't really matter what you do on your VR they probably see some very weird stuff from Facebook what people search and use the VR for would not surprise anybody working for Zuckerberg 😂💯
How is it? What day is that on us on my meta-quest, two to my aunt and uncle
I'm upgrading from an ORIGINAL oculus rift to the Quest 3 and looking forward to the huge upgrade
Thank you so much I’m a kid and I can’t buy a headset on my own and it’s almost my bday and I was wondering if the quest 2 or the quest 3 was better than I see this vid so I think I’m going for the quest 3
It's completely up to you little dude (or your guardian(s)) that wasn't a sly dig, my suggestion if you're starting out is maybe get the cheaper option? There isn't really much difference in terms of performance they are both very good VR headsets
I dont have a vr headset or like anything but i would rather buy the quest 2 cus i am i bit small and am not rich so ye 😅❤❤❤
Good job on the video it was actually 20 mins which is pretty hard to do ❤❤❤❤🎉
Playing minecraft vr on my quest 3 and resident evil 4 js all i need ❤❤❤
I am someone that's on a budget and want to try VR, but due to the budget limitation I can either get a VR headset, quest 2 or 3. a gaming PC (way more expensinve) or a ps5. I don't have any gaming device right now and have little time to spend gaming anyway. What would be your choice if you were in this situation ? (Of course based on your preferences, I understand you're not lisan al ghaib to know my preferences x) )
Based on what you've said here... You said you're on a budget and want to try VR, soooo... I'm going to assume you've never tried it before? If that is the case and you don't know anyone, i.e. a friend or family member who has a Quest headset for example, I would first try to find a place where you can demo a VR headset so you can get a taste of it and see if you feel like spending the money on a headset of your own is going to be worth it or not. If that's not possible and you need to buy something yourself to give it a try, I would start with the Quest 2. It's currently very inexpensive compared to all other options and provides a very good VR experience and will let you get a good taste of VR and help you decide if it's worth it to you or not to spend more money on a Quest 3 and/or if you want to take the next step into PC VR or not. I wouldn't even think about buying a gaming PC or a PS5/PSVR2 combo for someone just getting into VR. I would try out the Quest 2 for awhile, see what you think of it and then go from there.
Just FYI; when you first start using VR, when playing games that use artificial locomotion (meaning you walk around the game world using a joystick) you will most likely experience some motion sickness. There are some lucky people who do not suffer from this ever but I believe the majority of people do. There's something about our eyes seeing motion and our bodies not feeling it that triggers something in our brains and we become uncomfortable and it can trigger motion sickness. I am one of those people who got sick playing VR when I first got into it. It took me several weeks of playing VR a little each day to get used to. If you slowly acclimate yourself to VR it is a lot of fun, but when you start to get a headache from it or feel sick then you want to stop right then and there. If you try and power through (which is something I did try and do not recommend) you only end up feeling worse. I found playing games where you're stationary is the best way to start out. Games like Beat Saber, Job Simulator and Demeo are good ones for this. You stay in one place all the time and don't need to move around all that much. There's only so much of games like that you can take however before you want to try other experiences. Once I was comfortable with those kinds of games I moved on to games that had a good set of comfort options that allow you play in different ways and allow you to slowly build up your "VR legs" (it's like a sailor getting their "sea legs" but for VR instead). I played Resident Evil 4 and Red Matter 2 which both allow you the option to teleport to get around which I know sounds like it would be weird, but it's MUCH more comfortable for people who are new to VR than smooth locomotion. Slowly over time I would try using smooth locomotion along with the blinders which some games have in their settings. Blinders is a setting where your peripheral vision gets blocked as you move. When standing still you see the entire image as you look around but when you press the joystick to start moving in a certain direction your field of view narrows and kinda looks like you're in a dark tunnel and you just see what's out in front of you. This is supposed to help with motion sickness as you get less of that sensation of motion because you don't see the stuff in your periphery moving, and only see what's in front of you. Personaly I didn't like the blinder settings. Using it felt weird and unnatural to me, so I only used it briefly to see if it would help but in the end turned it off. For awhile I switched back and forth from using smooth locomotion to teleporting and over time I could handle the smooth locomotion for longer and longer periods of time until I reached the point where now smooth locomotion no longer bothers me and I can play shooters like Contractors as well as other games where you need to use smooth locomotion without a problem.
I share this because I want you to have a positive experience with VR and also understand that if you are someone who ends up experiencing VR motion sickness that it is something you can acclimate to, just like a sailor gets their sea legs, you can get your VR legs if you put in the time. I've met people who've tried VR once before and say they don't like VR because it made them feel motion sick and they're unwilling to even try a game like Beat Saber because they're afraid it's going to make them sick. That makes me feel a little sad for them because I feel they're missing out on something they may actually find really cool and enjoy. I love VR and want everyone to have the opportunity to enjoy it too.
@@Maraksot78i have never seen somebody type this much ever
Would love to get the same starp you use for your quest 2 (the one with the hot swappable battery pack) what one do you use?
The one I have is from BinBok VR for the Quest 2. Here's a link to it on Amazon if you'd like to take a look at it. amzn.to/3xelNgE
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This guy reminds me of Doug DeMuro a little. And I mean that as a compliment.
Sorry but my TRS headphones has a mic but it wont work Bc of that. I think I can plug it into the aux on my modern speakers or I can go to setings and try to figure it out. Thank you if you make a reply video or even just a reply. Edit: It's the mic that won't work bc it's 3 pin not 3 pin not working bc mic.
I bought some screw on eye pieces from the VR Optician website. They were about £80 but it means I no longer have to wear glasses when using my Quest 2. Such a boon. I was constantly having to take my headset to wipe my specs because they'd steamed up.
I feel like I should upgrade because my sister always wants to play beat saber, but she has to come into my room and play it on my quest 2. And for the games that I want to play, I feel like I need the better processing power
As quest 2 user FOV increase and pancake lenses the most important thing, but i need to upgrade PC first. I guess at that time Quest 4 will come out.
Then by that time you will need to have an RTX5090 to get most out of your Quest4
@@SjaakSchulteis Lol dang thats true, I guess it's best to upgrade every 2 generations in the headset
so should I get the Quest 2 or 3 ? lol@@awesomeruben
@@Soulflowz If it's your first time with VR then the quest 2 is around 130$ and it's a pretty good option👍 but if your like me and really want that extra bump in quality then grab the 3😋 but be warned, the facial mechanism that objust for your eyes is pretty easy to break if you decide to switch out the headband with a kiwi band
Quest 3 maybe future when it matures a lot and a nice price drop
I think the accessory prices that meta charge for 'official accessories" is absurd to say the least I don't know what you mean by "matures" my assumption would be perhaps you are suggesting that some of the games can be quite juvenile? Just have a look around on the store you can find things that are quite mature such as the exorcist VR there is card games that you can play hell even chess if you're looking for something more mature and more adult themed?
Which one has a more noticeable screen door effect?
Quest 2 for sure.
Own a quest 1 right now, debating getting Q3
It's not a debate lol quest 3 blows the quest 1 out of the water
1:51 😂 I dyed laughing
Props to my daughter for her great reaction there. 😂
The lenses on the Quest 3 is all I need to sell me since the lenses on the Quest 2 were killing me with how easily they break the experience with even the smallest bit of glare, or smudge from whatever
Can anybody tell me what a 360 video looks like shot on the insta 360 x4 looks like on the quest 3 compared to quest 2 ? I have a quest 2 and looks like the x4 videos could be sharper but i wonder if that looks better on the quest 3.
I bought a quest 3 last week. Got it delivered yesterday’s. It wouldn’t update and kept shutting down. Wouldn’t pair to the app. Tech services no help. So now I have to wait for a replacement for who know how long. Glad I spent 650 bucks and there better be a free fn t shirt with the replacement.
Take it from a guy who bought the CV1, then the Rift S, then the quest 2...and now the quest 3...this latest puppy is THE biggest upgrade of them all...the LENSES alone makes it worth it.
And the FOV. i just bought a 2nd hand Quest 2 which I am pleased with. However there is no denying that someone who wants better quality overall should go for the better headset available within reason - higher quality headsets are available but the price starts to climb radically & are less versatile as the Quest headsets.
HELL YEAH YOU HAVE THE SAME MIND AS ME OTHER THEN THE COMFORT PART
He even has the same game and mind as me
0:04 i got a quest 3 as my first vr
I see a lot of people on the comments that have all the versions of the quest my suggestion to you is if you are unsure just get the quest 2 and see how it treats you for a few years instead of running a technological rat race I have had the quest 2 for many years and since the quest 3 the price of the quest 2 accessories have reduced rapidly and are often on sale you can get an absolutely epic bundle deal for the quest 2 for about $300 You're talking elite strap battery packs carry cases all in that price range or on the other hand if you're feeling a little bit technological and you want to go for the best of the best go for the quest 3 no harm no foul either way it's your money and your choice
7900XTX or 4080 Super? Which would you all recommend for dedicated VR use only?? I have to pick one this week! :) AMD is closing the encoding efficiency gap very fast, Nvidia maintains less than 4% advantage in AV1 & HEVC encoding, but the latest Radeon release a couple days ago says they have made more improvements. Ray tracing is not needed. It's hard to find reviews from anyone who has used both the 7900xtx and 4080 for VR; I'd love to see a comparison video. Thanks!
Having just watched some 4080 Super reviews this morning (contrary to popular belief, I don't get GPU's sent to me for free, I buy them all myself so I have to wait until they're available) I would say to get the 4080 Super; especially if you're going to use it primarily for VR. It's a more powerful GPU for the same price as a 7900XTX (assuming you can get one at MSRP), so it's kind of a no brainer.
On top of that; I don't know about other headset manufacturers but Meta seems to support Nvidia far better than they do AMD, so you'll have fewer issues to deal with, with the 4080 Super over the 7900XTX.
I have the xtx, and its better at raster by the way.
I need to wear reading glasses. Will I be able to Wear my reading glasses With either headset? Or can you adjust the lenses for your vision like binoculars?
Depending on your vision, you may or may not need to wear your glasses when using either headset. My daughter has pretty poor vision and has to wear glasses all the time, but doesn't need them when playing VR. Other people I know however need their glasses for VR to be able to see clearly. For people who need their glasses there are companies that make insert lenses like VR Rock and VR Wave to your prescription but they do of course cost you extra. Like I talk about in the video, the Quest 2 comes with a glasses spacer which attaches to the facial interface and gives you a little extra space between the headset lenses and your eyes giving you space to wear your glasses and the Quest 3 has a spacing mechanism built in to the interface to achieve the same thing.
Mines are to like a whole month of battery life on the controllers
If you get a Quest 2 charging dock from Anker, it might as well have the same wireless charging capabilities.
I try to use pass through on my quest 3 and it sucks when looking at my phone and computer screen. It's not clear and un usable. Why?
Probably the lighting conditions. It will suffer if the light is poor or in bright light as the camera has to adjust to compensate. Think of it like the TV camera at a sport event, suddenly the bright or low light is there & it has to adjust or if manually it just as a bloomed out or dark grainy image. I would look at the passthrough as a general use feature & not really to be used constanly to do any work, you can on the quest 3 but it isn't going to be an actual solution & you need a good light environment.
See there you go. There’s a problem right there for nets what happened to use the Meta Quest to?
4k per eye and support hdr10 and dolby vision in Vision Pro
And you could buy 7 Quest 3's or 14 Quest 2's for the same money. Or buy one Quest 3 and still have $3000 left. Just sayin'.