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The primary advantage of the Quest 2 was the price, so I hope they don't discontinue it given that the Quest 3 is apparently $200 more expensive. It is still l

The primary advantage of the Quest 2 was the price, so I hope they don't discontinue it given that the Quest 3 is apparently $200 more expensive. It is still likely to have the biggest disadvantage of the Quest 2, which was the mandatory Facebook/Meta/Horizon Worlds stuff and the absolute headache that came from their account migration/connection shenanigans.

darknoon 3y ago
They did a price drop on it, seems like it will stick around until they can make the Quest 3 a more consumer-friendly price.
loeg 3y ago
> It is still likely to have the biggest disadvantage of the Quest 2, which was the mandatory Facebook/Meta/Horizon Worlds stuff and the absolute headache that came from their account migration/connection shenanigans. The Facebook account thing ended in August 2022. https://about.fb.com/news/2022/07/meta-accounts-and-horizon-profiles-for-vr/ https://about.fb.com/news/2022/07/meta-accounts-and-horizon-...
- kstrauser 3y ago
  You still have to have a Meta account, which to many people (including me) is essentially the same thing. No thanks.
  - pavlov 3y ago
    There's no real name requirement for a Meta account, so it's not at all the same thing. You can tie it to a throwaway email and use a fake name.
    - ArchOversight 3y ago
      Not entirely accurate. Facebook has locked me out of my pseudonym account and is requiring I upload a government ID to gain entry again. Thankfully it was not used for anything other than chatting with people in certain communities and I have other Facebook accounts that are also pseudonyms, but Facebook can and will sometimes require verification of an account.
      - lsaferite 3y ago
        Are you talking about a Meta account or a Facebook account?
      - pavlov 3y ago
        Yes, for Facebook accounts they require a real name. That’s not the case for Meta accounts which are a completely separate thing. I agree it’s confusing.
    - JohnFen 3y ago
      But it's still the same company. No thanks. Facebook cannot be trusted.
    - RistrettoMike 3y ago
      And I’m sure you’ll be able to pay for games & apps using a totally anonymous payment method, right?
      - pavlov 3y ago
        Sideload your apps, or use WebXR apps in the browser.
      - jandrese 3y ago
        One of the nice things about the Quest is you can still tether it to your computer, and it does the tethering over Wifi so there are no pesky cables in the way. App support for Quest controllers on the PC side is sometimes spotty, but I've had pretty decent luck. This is where being cheap is a real advantage, lots of developers include Quest support because they are so popular. There are advantages to being on the most common system. I've gotten a bunch of VR games out of Humble Bundles that are installed on Steam and stream to the Quest 2 no problem.
  - loeg 3y ago
    This is a different set of goalposts than the claim I was responding to.
- jandrese 3y ago
  The account management is still breathtakingly complex and confusing. The switchover in August '22 was a nightmare. I'm sure there are still people who are locked out of their headsets because they couldn't figure it out. And this is on top of the mess they created when they forced the Facebook account integration. It's worse than the Mojang->Microsoft account mess, and that's saying something.

darknoon 3y ago

They did a price drop on it, seems like it will stick around until they can make the Quest 3 a more consumer-friendly price.

loeg 3y ago

> It is still likely to have the biggest disadvantage of the Quest 2, which was the mandatory Facebook/Meta/Horizon Worlds stuff and the absolute headache that came from their account migration/connection shenanigans. The Facebook account thing ended in August 2022. https://about.fb.com/news/2022/07/meta-accounts-and-horizon-profiles-for-vr/ https://about.fb.com/news/2022/07/meta-accounts-and-horizon-...

kstrauser 3y ago
You still have to have a Meta account, which to many people (including me) is essentially the same thing. No thanks.
- pavlov 3y ago
  There's no real name requirement for a Meta account, so it's not at all the same thing. You can tie it to a throwaway email and use a fake name.
  - ArchOversight 3y ago
    Not entirely accurate. Facebook has locked me out of my pseudonym account and is requiring I upload a government ID to gain entry again. Thankfully it was not used for anything other than chatting with people in certain communities and I have other Facebook accounts that are also pseudonyms, but Facebook can and will sometimes require verification of an account.
    - lsaferite 3y ago
      Are you talking about a Meta account or a Facebook account?
    - pavlov 3y ago
      Yes, for Facebook accounts they require a real name. That’s not the case for Meta accounts which are a completely separate thing. I agree it’s confusing.
  - JohnFen 3y ago
    But it's still the same company. No thanks. Facebook cannot be trusted.
  - RistrettoMike 3y ago
    And I’m sure you’ll be able to pay for games & apps using a totally anonymous payment method, right?
    - pavlov 3y ago
      Sideload your apps, or use WebXR apps in the browser.
    - jandrese 3y ago
      One of the nice things about the Quest is you can still tether it to your computer, and it does the tethering over Wifi so there are no pesky cables in the way. App support for Quest controllers on the PC side is sometimes spotty, but I've had pretty decent luck. This is where being cheap is a real advantage, lots of developers include Quest support because they are so popular. There are advantages to being on the most common system. I've gotten a bunch of VR games out of Humble Bundles that are installed on Steam and stream to the Quest 2 no problem.
- loeg 3y ago
  This is a different set of goalposts than the claim I was responding to.
jandrese 3y ago
The account management is still breathtakingly complex and confusing. The switchover in August '22 was a nightmare. I'm sure there are still people who are locked out of their headsets because they couldn't figure it out. And this is on top of the mess they created when they forced the Facebook account integration. It's worse than the Mojang->Microsoft account mess, and that's saying something.