Oculus Quest All-in-one VR Gaming Headset – 64GB

Where do I start? It came earlier than anticipated and the box was sealed, the product appeared to be in new condition, I say that because some people have reported getting used equipment or missing equipment, not so in this purchase. I charged it and put the batteries into the hand held controls and I loved that the doors of the devices were magnetic, they slid right into place and stayed! So far, we have played hours with the batteries that came with it, but I would suggest purchasing double A batteries, either Duracell or a brand name, I have actually thought about purchasing nicad rechargeable batteries. The games are so realistic, zero gravity will make you feel like you are floating and when you play the Darth Vader game, hold on to yoru socks, if you love Star Wars, you will absolutely love this game! I swear, the reality of this is incredible. Now the CONS. The head set isn't very stable, it feels like it might fall off when you are wearing it and it isn't very comfortable for long periods of time. The place where your nose fits has a crack that allows light to come in, often times making the experience not so great. ( I am going to use some foam to block that out) The straps seem flimsy and cheap, I am going to modify this headset, so it will work better, I might even use the straps from an older version of a VR set I have that has more padding and comfort. I will see. The fitting of the head piece is a challenge, because if you don't get it just right, the field of view can seem blurry in places, leading you to think the lenses need cleaning, when they don't. The weight of the helmet isn't that bad, I didn't feel like it was too heavy or bulky, I didn't think it distracted at all the experience. Again, I want to redesign the straps, and the foam, perhaps making it more secure and comfortable. Now don't get me wrong, it isn't that bad that I want to send it back, this is definitely a keeper! Now the games I found were a bit elementary, with the exception of the first person shooter games. I thought that the graphics seemed rudiment and elementary and would appeal more to those who are under the age of 13. I did find that the Vader game is the best, although the Seals type game I want but at 30 bucks, Ill wait a while. There are many free games and you can demo a lot of the games before purchasing them, and this is something I really liked. When you purchase a game, you can play it less than two hours and if you don't like it, you can request a refund, something I have never heard of before, but my 12 year old son told me about it, after he purchased plank and felt it wasn't what he wanted. Saber game is a great one to, its fun and you definatley get a workout! I love to fly, so I would love a real flying style game, I hope that eventually the makers will develop one. There is another game that is about climbing and it looks like a lot of fun. I think there are enough games out there to justify purchasing this head set. I loved that you aren't tethered either! This gives you a lot of freedom when playing games. Now about the reality of the Virtual reality. At times, I find that my mind interprets the environment as so real, I want to walk about and explore this world, it is so real, at times, my heart beats faster, because my brain has interpreted the environment as reality! I am so excited about this headset, I can only hope that as time goes on, they will develop more games, like Sony Play Station and X Box, but for now the Virtual world and the reality world they offer is incredible. I haven't used it to do google explore, I am really looking forward to that, my daughter did and she said, Daddy, it was just like being there, I was at the Eiffel Tower! So out of vie stars, I would give it four, only because of the headset and the limited games, but a solid four! Would I buy it again? You bet your socks I would.

I got mine in the mail a little early (two days before release date) and was extremely happy to set it up.The setup was easy, taking me only about 5 minutes to set up the headset, and the controllers. Setting up room-scale tracking was extremely easy as well, not having to screw base stations into the wall or place sensors any where made it a breeze. The one thing that amazed me right out of the box was how I could make a play area larger than ever before, and walk around flawlessly with no tracking errors, dodging couches, chairs, and walls due to Oculus Guardian.The next part that amazed me was the responsiveness of the controllers paired with the quality of the screen. While games have lower graphics than PC powered graphics, everything was still great and no motion sickness with the 70 hz refresh rate. I love the form factor and set up of the Oculus controllers; the controllers are 10 times better than that of the HTC VIVE (until Index VR Controllers are released). Starting up the first game I bought, SuperHOT VR (a must buy for anyone just starting VR or wanting to play a fun game that never gets boring), and it ran flawlessly. I originally had an HTC VIVE and sold it for the portability of the Quest, and I could not tell the difference in graphics in SuperHOT (I could notice it with some games but most games ran like a dream). Playing games truly wireless is a godsend, I felt that it was exactly what we need to bring VR to the masses. People possibly wonder however, what about the SteamVR games for previous VIVE or Oculus owners, well luckily to a website called RiftCat, you can stream SteamVR titles using PC graphics to the Quest with a stable Wi-Fi connection.My friends and I when using the VIVE would rate a game's immersive-ness by seeing how well we know where we are oriented before taking off the VIVE, and if we could not notice the orientation, it would be deemed as an immersive title. Very few games achieved that (Rec Room, Raw Data, Arizona Sunshine, and sometimes TheLab). But now, with the use of no wires, being completely free in a VR world, almost every game we try on the Quest is immersive (one time I took it off and started from the couch all the way to the microwave, which is about 20 ft of walking). Almost every time before I take off the headset, I have had no idea what way I am facing/rotated in my room.The next thing which I appreciate is the integrated speakers. While there is a headphone jack, including speakers instead of headphones adds a nice touch where everything still feels immersive but giving us enough of a presence in our surroundings (when a friend tells us something while playing we can hear it, or when dogs are barking, someone is knocking on the door, all can be successfully heard).The next thing that I like is the head-strap. The head-strap is extremely adjustable making it easy to slip on and off when switching between players. And the other nice touch is that there is a slight elasticity to the strap where when you pull on it, it expands and contracts, meaning when I take it off, the strap lengthens (without feeling tighter) and when I put it bag on it tightens to a nice snug fit.One might wonder about being with other people and whether or not they can see what you are doing, but luckily they added the option to Cast the player's view onto a TV using Google Chromecast. This works, but is still in beta so it sometimes causes a little bit of throttling/motion sickness.With everything I love, there are two things I would have liked to see added to the Quest:First: the option to plug a long cable from the Quest to the PC, allowing PC graphics to be played on the Quest, when you are home but still having the standalone option for traveling. While RiftCat is an option, fast Wi-Fi is not always an option to everyone.Second: updating the SOC to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 with the Adreno 640 GPU, improving the graphics by up to around 40% and improving the speed and power efficiency at the same time. Hopefully they continue to update the chipset every year with the latest and greatest Snapdragon Processor and Adreno GPU.Overall, for the amazing price, portability, tracking, gameplay and immersiveness, the Oculus Quest is an amazing device that I would highly recommend getting. I love this so much that I am pretty sure this is the longest review I have written-that is how much I love this product.