Oculus Quest 2 is better and cheaper… with one Facebook catch

The best VR headset also requires you to sign into Facebook. But it’s also a really good headset.

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September 16, 2020

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The best VR headset also requires you to sign into Facebook. But it’s also a really good headset.

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gabbb75

September 16, 2020 at 10:08 pm

I want the headset, but I don’t want Facebook. What do I do. ????

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- Voltage Mike
  
  September 17, 2020 at 12:31 am
  
  Well stop caring about such issue and move on, but you already knew you had no other options than look elswere
  
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Brian B.

September 16, 2020 at 10:09 pm

I will NEVER buy this. Facebook is involved? That gets an instant pass from me…..

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Mike Vaknansky

September 16, 2020 at 10:23 pm

When you said “fitness games” what game was that

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- Aaron Byrne
  
  September 17, 2020 at 12:41 am
  
  It was “Box Vr”
  
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Glenn Watson

September 16, 2020 at 10:25 pm

Should i buy the 64 or the 256?

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- h33xer
  
  September 16, 2020 at 11:52 pm
  
  In my opinion the 256 cus its 400 which is cheap then the original quest so you should buy 256 gig one but if your not a gamer and you want something casual get the 64 bit one
  
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Preston Sheckels

September 16, 2020 at 10:30 pm

If I bought games on the quest 1 can I download them on the quest 2

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AlreadyMe bob

September 16, 2020 at 10:33 pm

WHY ARE YOU OUTSIDE 0:44

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Iwakura Lain

September 16, 2020 at 10:39 pm

lol facebook pulled an nvidia

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Gill Family

September 16, 2020 at 10:42 pm

look Facebook is cutting the cost of the material they are using to make the Quest, they have increased the cost of the hardware and software that means at 299 Facebook will be taking a tremendous loss in revenue how do you think they’re going to make that revenue back. by selling any information they can acquire from you by making you create a Facebook account. to create a Facebook account you have to give things like email address and other optional information, which they will sell. you would have to be ignorant not to be able to see that

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Iwakura Lain

September 16, 2020 at 10:47 pm

why are you misrepresenting the fact that oculus gives you the ability to connect both quest and quest 2 to your pc to play pc titles like those with steamvr? bad review.

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Nate Dwag

September 16, 2020 at 10:48 pm

dude 64 gigs is more than enough because the only time you will need 268 gigs is when you wanna buy the entire store also what you can do is make a facebook acount and never use it brah its not really that hard i did that and i dont do nothing with it

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Cottonie Hime

September 16, 2020 at 11:00 pm

Hi, I was wondering if you can connect oculus link for the Quest 2 with the charging cable the headset comes with like the current Quest? I have the current Quest and I can just use my charging cable, no separate cable needed to be bought. But so far for the Quest 2 all I’ve seen is the $80 oculus Link cable being advertised heavily. My friend is pre-ordering it now and wondering if he needs to buy a separate cable. If so, does it need to be 3.0? Or can it be 2.0 like the current quest?

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Mr D

September 16, 2020 at 11:10 pm

Death to Facebook !!!!!!!

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Mr D

September 16, 2020 at 11:17 pm

So will the rift and quest be totally useless ???

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- Voltage Mike
  
  September 17, 2020 at 12:39 am
  
  Not True.
  If you own one, it still work as it did before this release
  
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Nico Lopez

September 16, 2020 at 11:23 pm

Already pre-ordered! See you in the Oasis!

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Smash-ter

September 16, 2020 at 11:29 pm

does this work with virtual desktop?

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The Stop Motion Guy of Epicness

September 16, 2020 at 11:39 pm

Can I pair third party controllers?

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Dominator X

September 16, 2020 at 11:59 pm

Ur not supposed to use it outside

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AverageWhiteBoi e

September 16, 2020 at 11:59 pm

Dude why are you playing outside in every clip please stop you are going to break the cameras

Just looking out for you

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Galactic Boost

September 17, 2020 at 12:01 am

Great review from start to finish. Thx

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Austin Galbraith

September 17, 2020 at 12:21 am

hey btw i dont think you should use the oculus quest outside super helpful btw

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Salty

September 17, 2020 at 12:38 am

1:13 I dont like where that quest is at

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Cringe Master

September 17, 2020 at 12:59 am

I’m fine with having to make a Facebook account

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Fred Behrend

September 17, 2020 at 1:00 am

Oh no I have to have a Facebook!! I already pre ordered it and I just bought the original few months back.

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Oscar M.

September 17, 2020 at 1:00 am

Is this good for kids?

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S0ut3rn_HG

September 17, 2020 at 1:24 am

… STOP???? TAKING???? IT???? OUTSIDE???? JUST STOOOP

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