7/7/2023 0 Comments Oculus quest 2 ps5Seeing the sheer amazement on my son's face cemented my thought that the Quest 2 is some top class kit, but he did raise an important point: "can I play Mario on this?" he asked. I've had evenings with my family taking turns in VR, and it was great fun. It just wasn't practical to give everyone a go when you had wires to contend with on top of the console/PC the headset was connected to. That aspect of VR, as the centrepiece of family and friend gatherings, isn't something I'd considered with previous VR kit. It's a game that just works beautifully in VR and also perfect to show-off to non-gaming friends and family. Cliche, but I felt like I was there, pulling off the ridiculous action movie scenes in supreme style.īeat Saber, in which you flail your arms about as sabers that slice through musical beats that are flying towards you, is a simpler experience but no less exhilarating. Plus, either I am terrible at aiming with a console controller or my aim in VR is significantly better. The way you can actually dodge bullets with your body makes the time-control shooter a must-play Quest 2 title. The former was already brilliant on PC and consoles, but in VR it reaches a higher level. I tested a bunch of games that support the Quest 2, with my favorites being the incredible Super Hot and the energetic Beat Saber. I still feel like I need to take a break more regularly than when playing traditional video games on a TV or monitor, but that's probably good for your eyes anyway. I don't know if everyone will be like this, but I had a period of acclimatising to the whole thing, and can now spend far longer inside games. I found that I'd start to feel a bit dazed after more than 20 minutes or so inside a virtual world. The way the controllers can essentially become your hands is superb, and it didn't take long to feel fully immersed in the virtual world.Īs a general bit of info, my initial forays into VR were fairly short. The free welcome/training game that lets you interact with some toys, fire guns, and then dance with a robot are a brilliant introduction to the Quest 2. I hate the term jaw-dropping, but if I was going to lazily use it in an article, I'd use it here. I audibly said "wow," which for anyone that doesn't know me is perhaps the biggest compliment that I could give some new hardware. Of course, it's ideal to clear as big an area as possible before you lay down your zone limits, but generally, I was able to play more or less freely in a reasonably clear, moderately sized living room. This neat feature lets you map out a safe zone, with games presenting you with grid-like virtual barriers should you stray too close to your TV, dangerously positioned pile of toys, or similar hazards. Part of the Quest 2's setup is to set boundaries in your play space. There's a slight element of flicking between the Oculus app on your phone and the view through the headset, but it's pretty smooth and before long you're in and more or less immediately in awe. If you, too, were put off by the faff involved with previous VR kit, the Quest 2 is no more painful to get set up than a normal console, the biggest issue really coming from how awkward it can be to get the headset snug on your face with the included strap (an optional Elite strap can be bought, and our own Alex Donaldson claims it's "transformative"). To see this content please enable targeting cookies. The Oculus Quest 2, a completely standalone, wire-free VR console and headset in-one, is an easier recommendation, although one that too isn't without caveats. PS VR was the most in reach for people, thanks to not requiring a reasonably decent PC to go along with it, but its wired tether and low-ish resolution made it just miss out on being wholly recommended. Not impressive enough for me to invest myself mind you. I wouldn't say I was a VR convert or evangelist, but the time I'd spent with PlayStation VR and a couple of PC VR headsets was impressive. Prior to the last month, I'd dabbled with VR. I'm not saying that you shouldn't buy the new next-gen consoles, but VR is still able to deliver unrivalled thrills.
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