Friday, October 30th 2020
VR: Oculus Quest 2 Preorders Reported as Being Five Times the Original
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed in the company's latest earnings call that their bet on the Oculus purchase and its latest iteration, the Oculus Quest 2, has been developing nicely. The CEO reported that sales of the Oculus Quest 2 hardware have increased fivefold in relation to the original Quest. This is great news for the democratization of VR as whole, and can become the empowerment of a virtuous cycle: more VR users means a higher install base for companies to develop experiences for, and a higher number of high-quality experiences will definitely call more users to the ecosystem. On that note, some VR developers announced that since the Oculus Quest 2 release, they've seen between 800% and 1000% increase in sales.
The Oculus Quest 2 is available for a very palatable $299 - at least considering the historic pricing on VR headsets with the specs and quality this headset affords. Of course, the mandatory Facebook integration may be a hurdle for some users; until Facebook changes their mind on this (which, rest assured, they won't), users who are particularly suspicious of the company's intentions will have to wait for a comparable headset that features no such integration. Another alternative is to resort to other ways - arguably under the "Right to Repair" act - to free themselves from it.
Source:
The Verge
The Oculus Quest 2 is available for a very palatable $299 - at least considering the historic pricing on VR headsets with the specs and quality this headset affords. Of course, the mandatory Facebook integration may be a hurdle for some users; until Facebook changes their mind on this (which, rest assured, they won't), users who are particularly suspicious of the company's intentions will have to wait for a comparable headset that features no such integration. Another alternative is to resort to other ways - arguably under the "Right to Repair" act - to free themselves from it.
12 Comments on VR: Oculus Quest 2 Preorders Reported as Being Five Times the Original
They said they originally had two and sent both off to other stores and when others customers had asked in detail what the deal was with it and FB, they declined to go further about it.
I believe Zuckerberg is playing it up in the face of reality to make it look good.
Yes you get data mined and yes they are that far. That is why they want your login. You obviously still don't get it, despite saying you do. You're plugged in and it seems you prefer staying there so you can play with a fancy HMD. That's fine. But it is what it is. Sorry to rain on that parade... but this is a red/blue pill choice right here, however minor.