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While Valve Index is clearly superior I don't think you should dismiss the Quest. Not a single person I've shown it have thought it was a bad experience. On the
by Kiro 6y ago
While Valve Index is clearly superior I don't think you should dismiss the Quest. Not a single person I've shown it have thought it was a bad experience. On the contrary they finally "get" VR after it and many bought one immediately after so I truly believe the Valve Index community is wrong here lumping Quest together with subpar experiences such as Cardboard.
Don't get me wrong, Quest is suited for completely different games than Index but for titles like Beat Saber and Superhot it's the perfect hardware and they are also the kind of games that will bring VR to the masses. Also of course the fact that you can just put it on and start playing without any setup whatsoever.
Subjectively I disagree with "Hand tracking" and "Head tracking" (you have duplicate bullet points for 2). I haven't noticed inside-out tracking being inferior at all when comparing. It works much better than I ever would have expected.
I also think talking about feeling ill being something common is doing VR a disservice. It used to be a common problem most people experienced but not anymore. I'm not saying people can't get ill or feel dizzy nowadays but the problem is not in the same ballpark as before. However, if people do experience the same even on the Quest they should definitely try the Valve Index before dismissing VR completely.
I'm planning on getting a Valve Index myself soon so I'm not a fanboy.