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I find it very underwhelming (and I was already suspicious to begin with). My wife got one for a conference and after doing the First Steps and being used for h
by mathstuf 4y ago
I find it very underwhelming (and I was already suspicious to begin with). My wife got one for a conference and after doing the First Steps and being used for her conference, it's basically just gathered dust other than showing friends First Steps (after recharging it because it's just been sitting in its box for weeks or months). The Jurassic Park/World/whatever game was OK, but I was basically bored after an hour or two (I did not find it very immersive at least). Certainly not groundbreaking. My mom has it now and enjoys the roller coaster sim (which is quite vertigo-inducing and limits the playtime substantially), but without shelling out cash for unknown-quality software (something I find too risky at their price points) it's basically just a few gimmicks so far in my experience.
- oneoff786 4y agoSame. I’m always surprised by all these people on HN who claim to have had epiphanies trying the product. Especially the ones who seem to think wireless is the game changer when you’re still walking around a 5x5m space and relying on other inputs for actual movement.
- Kiro 4y agoWireless is a game changer. Being able to just put it on and play is a blessing compared to the last generation and the ability to turn around 360 without worrying about getting entangled makes the experience so much better. Sounds like VR is not for you, and that's fine, but mocking people who think wireless is a big deal is just nonsense.
- oneoff786 4y agoIt’s on the same level to me as grandma shocked that we can send videos over text.
- towaway15463 4y agoWireless is a game changer when I’m playing Pavlov and constantly sweeping back and forth looking for other players or quickly reloading or ducking behind cover or pretty much anything because the worst thing to have happen in a fire fight is to get your arms tangled in your cable.
- oneoff786 4y agoSweeping is a bad idea fyi. Identify the most likely position for your enemy to appear and aim at that spot only.
- ggambetta 4y agoTry Pavlov Shack :)
- moron4hire 4y agoI mean, you've basically done nothing with the device. How can you claim it's not any good when you haven't even seen the fair-to-middling parts (Say nothing of the actually good parts)? "Basically a few gimmicks" yet refuses to do any basic research and buy a few games to actually try it out. Huh.
- jayd16 4y agoSounds like you've played next to nothing on it. Try "I Expect You to Die" or "Beat Saber" or even "Halflife Alyx" if you have the PC for it.
- dmix 4y agoHalflife Alyx is the pinnacle of VR gaming on Quest 2. If you don't have a gaming PC you can use Shadow VR to stream it to your quest. https://shadow.tech/ https://shadow.tech/ The other one I really enjoyed was replaying the Resident Evil 4.
- zip1234 4y agoMy favorite has been the mini golf game. Just flat out fun and since I have a decent sized space for it I can walk over a few steps and tap a put in just like I am there. I will have to try Alyx--just figured out how to get SteamVR working with the Quest.
- towaway15463 4y agohttps://www.roadtovr.com/enable-oculus-air-link-quest-2-guide/ https://www.roadtovr.com/enable-oculus-air-link-quest-2-guid... After that you just need to launch the SteamVR app in the oculus dashboard.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoBeat Saber is basically the casual killer game for the Quest, much like Angry Birds was for the iPhone. I just wish more artists would release music packs for it.
- msmenardi 4y agoInstall mods and play custom songs. They're 100% better mapped and you have endless choices.
- 10x-dev 4y agoTry Robo Recall.
- ilaksh 4y agoTry Eleven Table Tennis VR, Golf+, Demeo, or Gravity Sketch.
- ynx 4y agoGonna need stronger reasoning than "the device can't do much because I haven't done much".