And thankfully, I didn’t encounter any slowdown when playing games while downloading several other titles in the background.
This means the Meta Quest 2 runs a lot smoother than the older VR headset and makes for smooth and snappy menu navigation. Matched with 6GB of RAM, the Quest 2 has a notable jump in specs over the original Quest, which was saddled with a Snapdragon 835 CPU, a chipset designed more for smartphones than VR headsets. The Meta Quest 2 has been given a performance bump over its predecessor, thanks to the use of a Snapdragon XR2 chip. While I eventually got the hang of navigating menus and moving documents around in the Spatial productivity app, I struggled to control hand-supported games such as The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets. There are currently only a handful of Quest apps that support hand tracking, and the feature was finicky at best in the ones that I did use. While I appreciate having the option, I found that hand-tracking wasn’t as intuitive as I’d hoped, and had trouble getting my pinch-to-select gestures to register as I moved around the Oculus home screen. The Meta Quest 2 also offers hand tracking, allowing you to navigate the headset’s menus and play select games using your hands alone. The controllers are rated to offer around 30 hours of juice on a single battery.
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Still, each controller uses only a single battery, and both of my controllers are shown as having full battery capacity on my Quest interface after several weeks of use. I’m slightly disappointed that the Touch Controllers run on AA batteries, and aren’t rechargeable via USB. The controllers’ haptic feedback is also impressive, as it allowed me to feel the distinct buzz of an ignited lightsaber during Vader Immortal while keeping me on track in Tetris Effect with a subtle pulse that matched the in-game music. The snappy triggers and accurate motion sensing allowed me to snag easy headshots in Pistol Whip, and I had no trouble hacking away at color-coded blocks during the rhythm action of Beat Saber. I found the Meta Quest 2’s controllers to be comfortable and easy to use across a variety of different games and experiences. You’ll also want to use the included wrist straps to make sure they don’t go flying in the middle of a tense lightsaber fight. The setup is largely the same as before: each of the scoop-shaped controllers features two shoulder buttons for doing things like firing weapons and grabbing objects, with clickable analog sticks and a pair of face buttons on each controller. The Meta Quest 2 features a redesigned version of the old Oculus Touch Controllers built to deliver better gesture tracking. The Meta Quest 2’s Passthrough+ mode is designed to reduce the depth disparity found in other passthrough cameras, and I found it to match up well with my actual surroundings during testing. Creating my Guardian space was as simple as virtually painting a rectangle in my living room, which I could clearly see thanks to the headset’s Passthrough+ cameras.
The Meta Quest 2 once again uses the Guardian system, which lets you sketch out a playspace with your Oculus Touch controllers to avoid bumping into walls and furniture. The setup process only takes a few minutes you’ll put the headset on, activate your account via the Oculus mobile app, establish your play area, and you’re good to go. Like the original Quest, the Meta Quest 2 is an all-in-one VR system that doesn’t require you to set up any external sensors or cameras - everything you need is right in the headset. You can adjust the spacing of the Meta Quest 2's lenses with three different viewing settings by pinching them or spreading them out manually right within the inside of the headset, eliminating the need for the switch that sat at the bottom of the original Quest. You’ll find a power button on the right side of the headset, a volume rocker on the right underside, and a USB-C port and headphone jack on the left for charging and audio. The headset’s sparse, smartly placed button and port layout help maintain its seamless design. Plus, the light gray color also makes the Quest 2 easy on the eye. A simple strap and four camera sensors on the headset give it a simple and clean aesthetics that means it looks decent just sitting on a desk as well as mounted on one's head. Normally, VR headsets feature bulky goggles, but the Quest 2 replaces those with a light and comfortable headset that is 10% lighter than its predecessor. When it comes to design the Meta Quest 2 is sleek for a virtual reality headset.
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