OT: VR headsets
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I bought the Oculus Quest 2 for the kids. Works well. Someone shared a reddit link where Walmart.com was selling refurbs for 50% off. Walmart didn't have enough refurbs to satiate demand, so they start letting go new ones at 50% to fill the orders. Sure nuff. We got a brand new Quest 2 for half off.
They appear to be out of the $199 version.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Oculus-Q...adset-64GB-Manufacturer-Refurbished/612192172
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Oculus-Q...adset-64GB-Manufacturer-Refurbished/612192172
Santa brought my kids an oculus quest for Christmas, and I'll tell you I've used it more than them. I have used it for games that make you move, and I sweat every time. Sometimes dripping with sweat. It can be a workout if you push yourself.
Some of the games are really fun. Others not so much. But I love the Oculus.
Some of the games are really fun. Others not so much. But I love the Oculus.
Santa brought the OQ2 for my son as well. I find myself playing a ping pong game called Eleven Table Tennis. It is ridiculously realistic. Playing and talking to others online is fun.
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Got an Oculus 2 last year for Father’s Day. (Yea I have awesome kids) and I’ll give my utmost vote of confidence.
The oculus is pretty cool. I bought if for virtual hitting but the games are really cool. The Star Wars stuff is fantastic!
When they get this stuff down to glasses instead of a headset, it's going to be crazy.
When they get this stuff down to glasses instead of a headset, it's going to be crazy.
I’ve played the top golf on one…it was one of the most entertaining games I’ve ever played…make sure you have enough room though
In Thrill of the fight, I went through the Easy setup and knocked everybody out except the last guy. Had to beat him by unanimous decision in 5 rounds. I was literally dripping with sweat and felt like I had run a mile, and I can't run a mile. 
I was winded for several hours afterwards. Yes, I'm out of shape. Hopefully, this can get me in better shape, because it's fun.
I was winded for several hours afterwards. Yes, I'm out of shape. Hopefully, this can get me in better shape, because it's fun.I meant to say earlier but didn't. You should get the biggest memory one. Not that much more expensive (maybe $100) but can hold a lot more content. Glad you did the right thing.
I imagine it'll be only one or maybe two life cycles before they get to that point. Lots of companies are going all in on the metaverse. I wasn't much of a believer until I got an oculus. I don't think there will be many more consoles created any more, as people will go more to VR headsets.
I'm glad to see all the Meta Quest love. My husband (and his MSU degrees) has been working on it for the last 8-ish years. It's a lot more fun now that party gaming is becoming more available.
Want to do something funny. Get someone to use it with Epic Rollercoaster while standing up. It’s really funny if they have bad balance.
Make sure and get the strap that has an additional battery in it. It is a million times more comfortable with that on.
I remembered this thread so bumping it instead of a new one. I’m in the market for one but they’re about $500 now. Didn’t want to pay that much. Any less expensive good ones? Also I don’t have FB, & heard you have to login to the quest using FB. I was hoping to spend no more than $300. Is that doable?
You DON'T have to have a FB account anymore. Instead, they are requiring a Meta account. You can migrate over from your FB or oculus so that all of your apps can migrate too.
It's all about games. They have the biggest "store" from what I understand. TBH, it's a novelty. My kids don't really play it anymore. It was cool for about 3 weeks. Now it collects dust. That's why there are tons of them on FB marketplace.
Ours definitely gets used in phases. It’ll go 1-2 months without being touched, and then once one of the kids suddenly remembers that we have it, they’ll play it til the battery dies every day for about two weeks.
When we got it, I was hopeful that sports, movies, and concerts were eventually going to take a big leap into VR, but the truth is that it’s still very much a novelty. Very cool in short stretches, but it’s just not a part of our weekly routine
When we got it, I was hopeful that sports, movies, and concerts were eventually going to take a big leap into VR, but the truth is that it’s still very much a novelty. Very cool in short stretches, but it’s just not a part of our weekly routine
so you have to have a Meta account to use the headset? I guess I knew that you would have to plug into some ecosystem somehow to get content, but I struggle to want to support Meta. I'm sure I'll be assimilated at some point.
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