The brand new Oculus Quest 2. And when Oculus reached out and wanted to sponsor a video on it, I couldn't say no. The headset is about 10% lighter than the original Quest, and that makes a big difference. I mean, you have to consider that this is essentially a full VR experience with all of your sensors, all of your cameras, your processor, your battery, screens, everything in this head-mounted unit which means that that weight is a very big deal.

The heavier it is the more uncomfortable it's going to be. So the thing is with the Quest 2, what you're getting is a pair of higher resolution displays. Each eye gets a very high, nearly 2K resolution and on top of that it runs at a higher frame rate. Whereas the original Quest topped out at about 72 FPS, this goes all the way up to 90.

And to be fair content does need to be optimized to take full advantage of the resolution and of the frame rate. But just like when you get a new console generation for example developers will continue to update their games and get them up and running as best as possible on the Quest 2, but the nice thing is that it's still compatible with all of the original Quest content.

Every everything will work and some games will look even better and run even better. Now in large part that is because the Quest 2 is also a much more powerful headset. So as opposed to the Snapdragon835 in the original Quest, this is using the specific full VR Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chip set. What that means is that now you get a tone more performance, you get more RAM, you also get things like WiFi 6 built in and that will enable much more graphically intensive games.

And that is a multiplegeneration step in performance. And all of that being said, the Quest 2 is cheaper. This is a 64 gigabyte model and it comes in at $299 with your upgraded touch controllers. The Quest 2 is cheaper than the original Quest. It's also much lighter and runs smoother.

The Quest 2 is a great option for people who want to play VR games on their mobile devices. I'm looking now at Virtual Desktop, which allows me to run my computer applications in full VR. This thing really is next level. I can see myself sitting in this room, I've got the Zuck staring down at me, very kindly, but essentially I can just sit here and look at what looks to be essentially a real desk.

I have a keyboard, I have a computer, I have the monitor. And it thinks where this really kind of helps to push the experience forward is in the resolution. Of course you have to consider that these screens, these pixels are very close to your eye, right? So when it comes to VR, the ability for you to have a very high risk experience is important for these sort of things just to avoid the screen door effect essentially just to look more realistic.

I mean yeah, of course. Can I see some pixels? Yes, but I mean it's pretty impressive. Like I can easily sit here and watch this video and it looks almost as sharp as if I was looking at a real monitor right in front of me. It might not be time to throw your original Quest in the garbage but if you were interested in mobile VR, I do think that the Oculus Quest 2 is hands down the best option.

In fact, I'll go farther than that. I think the Quest 2 is the best way to play VR period at the moment. Huge thanks to Oculus for sponsoring this video. But I mean what I say. If you were at all interested in VR the Quest 2 is absolutely where it's at.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- This is the brand new Oculus Quest 2.And when Oculus reached outand wanted to sponsor a video on it,I couldn't say no.There are three brand newfeatures with the Quest 2.First of all, it is more powerful,it also has better screens,and importantly, it is now cheaper.Three things I love to seewith a new piece of tech.So why don't we take a lookand see what we've got here?Whoo, you know what?I like this packaging.I feel this is a verylike kinesthetic on this.So this is the 64 gig model,although you can also optto go up to a 256 gig,I don't need a knife.What am I doing?There's a pull tab right here.The first Quest really wasa huge step forward for VR.Now there had been completelyuntethered experiencesin the past,but that was really thefirst headset in my opinion,to really kind of takeit up to the next level,and the Quest 2 improveson that even further.So, whoo.It's a really nice texture.I'm really excited to try this.I mean, I've been making videos on VRever since the early prototypesof the Oculus rift back in,is it 2013, 2014?And to imagine that we've come that farto something which iscompletely portable like thisis really exciting.Couple things to point out,we do have a USB-C port here,as well as we have a headphone jack.And on the other side, wejust have a couple of buttons.So we have our volume rocker over hereand I assume that is the power button.We also have the upgradeOculus Touch Controller.So if you use the original Quest,these are going to be familiar,which makes sense because thisis still backless compatiblewith original Quest games.What you get here is a design languagewhich is slightly moreinfluenced by the rift.You have an upgrade battery doorsshould be a little bit more secure.And of course you still have allof your buttons on the inside,as well as you have yourtriggers and your inner triggerswhich is especiallyimportant for a VR game.You want to be able toreach down pick things up,shoot, etcetera.So now why don't weactually spend some timeusing the Quest 2?Because there are anumber of major advances.First of all, we gotta gofor the good old classic Beat Saber AKAthe game that I always stuck at.Eric no, I love gettinginto a good rhythm here.I would say the comfortability is nice.So I'm using this completely standard.So there are optional like head straps.So if you would likeyou can upgrade to that.I'm using it in the stock configuration.It seems fine.I've gotta give a shout out to the audio.So of course you can hook upa standard headset if you'd likebut what I find is that itactually is really impressiveat how good the audio iswith literally just the headset itself.And especially if you'relistening to my mic right now,you should actually really hear it.Like if you're aroundyou can barely hear it,but it almost sounds like you're usinglike an open pair of headphones, huh?Do the head tracking is so good on this?I think that's one of the thingsthat's really impressive aboutthe Quests 2 specificallybut even the original Quest had this.Just how good the tracking is.It does such a great jobof placing you in the worldand consider you don'thave a bunch of sensorsor anything around,it's all being done inside the headsetwith the inside out tracking.This is really impressive.(upbeat music)Oh, that's fun.Okay, this is bad.I don't like this.Ah, no.Oh, that's a fast one, that's a fast one,get over here.(gun shots)Rubber ducky. I won that.(gentle quirky music)So this is my first timetrying DiRT Rally 2.0running on the PC via Oculus link.Well okay. I'm in the game.Yep. All right.That's a, that's the thing.One of the interestingthings about Oculus linkis that it actuallyisn't just like, you're justplugging the headset dumb.I mean, it's stillhandling all the trackingbut the PC is handlingrunning the actual game nowit's all being transmitted via USB-C.It's impressive at how, like,as I move my head around the cockpit,it how natural it feels. Right.I know a lot of times when you get...Okay. You get experiences thataren't completely optimized.It can feel a little bit uncomfortablebut I'm impressed with justhow smooth this really is.So with the help of mygood buddy, Eugene here,let me give you a little bitof a closer look at theOculus Quest 2 headset.Now, one of the first thingsis really something that you can't seebut rather you feel.The headset is about 10%lighter than the original Quest,and that makes a big difference.I mean, you have to considerthat this is essentiallya full VR experiencewith all of your sensors,all of your cameras,your processor,your battery, screens, everythingin this head-mounted unitwhich means that thatweight is a very big deal.The heavier it is the moreuncomfortable it's going to be.So the thing is with the Quest 2,what you're getting is a pairof higher resolution displays.So each eye gets a veryhigh, nearly 2K resolutionand on top of that it runsat a higher frame rate.So whereas the original Quest topped outat about 72 FPS, thisgoes all the way up to 90.And to be fair contentdoes need to be optimizedto take full advantageof the resolution and of the frame rate.But just like when you geta new console generation for exampledevelopers will continue toupdate their games and get themup and running as best aspossible on the Quest 2,but the nice thing isthat is still compatiblewith all of the original Quest 2.Everything will work and somegames will look even betterand run even better.Now in large part, that isbecause the Quest 2 is alsoa much more powerful headset.So as opposed to the Snapdragon835 in the original Quest,this is using the specificfull VR Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chip set.What that means isthat now you get a tone more performance,you get more RAM,you also get things like wiFi 6 built inand that will enable much moregraphically intensive games.And that is a multiplegeneration step in performance.And all of that being said,the Quest 2 is cheaper.This is a 64 gigabyte modeland it comes in at $299with your upgraded touch controllers.There's not-- very unsettling.- I can't quite, he doesn'treally wanna hold it.He's not very,look, at least he has his wrist straps on.Always be safe kids.Always be safe.We don't wanna wee this thing.So one of the thingsthat I really wanna trythe, I know you wereusing earlier is virtual.Is it Virtual Desktop?- Virtual Desktop.- All right.So right now I am looking at the monitoron the PC that I thinkis over there somewhere.Now, what this is cool for is if I sayOh yeah, I'm gonna open upthe Nvidia control panel.Oh, you haven't set up yourNvidia control panel, Ken.- No.- All right.We're going to go on tosome of the dark cinema.Now I'm going to gointo the computer room.So ever since the early days of VR,you've been able to watchvideo and it makes sense right?VR is a very naturalhome theater experience,but with something like this,it really is kind of next level, right?So I'm sitting in this room,I've got the Zuck staringdown at me, very kindly,but essentially I can just sit hereand look at what looks tobe essentially a real desk.I have a keyboard, I have acomputer, I have the monitor.And I think where thisreally kind of helpsto push the experience forwardis in the resolution.Of course you have toconsider that these screens,these pixels are veryclose to your eye, right?So when it comes to VR, the abilityfor you to have a very highrisk experience is importantfor these sort ofto avoid the screen dooreffect essentially justto look more realistic.I mean, yeah, of course.Can I see some pixels?Yes, but I mean, it's pretty impressive.Like I can easily sithere and watch this videoand it looks almost as sharpas if I was looking at a realmonitor right in front of me.It might not be time to throwyour original Quest in the garbagebut if you were interested in mobile VR,I do think that the Oculus Quest 2,is hands down the best option.In fact, I'll go farther than that.I think the Quest 2 is the best wayto play VR period at the moment.Of course huge thank youto Oculus for sponsoring this video.But I mean what I say.If you were at all interested in VRthe Quest 2 is absolutely where it's at.Eugene agrees.(upbeat music)- Does he?Yeah. Look at the smug lookof satisfaction on his face.He can't believe howgreat the graphics are.