The Oculus Quest: A Comprehensive Review and Unboxing Experience

As I carefully opened the box containing the Oculus Quest, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. The logo on the front of the headset was prominent and eye-catching, with a sleek and modern design that immediately caught my attention. The packaging itself was remarkably well-designed, with a self-contained structure that housed all the accessories and components needed to get started.

The Oculus Quest comes with a range of accessories, including the tracking cameras, which are mounted on either side of the headset. These cameras play a crucial role in tracking the user's movements and providing a seamless VR experience. The lenses themselves have their own protective plastic wrap, which I carefully kept intact to avoid smudging them up prematurely.

One of the standout features of the Oculus Quest is its compatibility with the Oculus Touch controllers, which are redesigned versions of the PC controllers used on the Oculus Rift. These controllers offer a range of innovative features, including triggers, buttons, and analog sticks, as well as vibration feedback and finger tracking. The batteries in these controllers are double-A, which can be easily inserted using the provided slider mechanism.

In addition to the controllers, the Oculus Quest also comes with a range of other accessories, including a charger and a case designed specifically for glasses wearers. The charger is a standard USBC cable, which is long enough to keep it plugged in while using the headset. However, I was impressed by the attention to detail in this aspect, as the manufacturer had clearly considered the importance of convenience when designing the cable.

As I examined the contents of the box, I noticed that the Oculus Quest came with a range of useful tools and guides to help users get started. There was a reference guide that outlined basic controller functions, headset fit advice, and glasses space or headset care instructions. Additionally, there was a comprehensive safety and warranty manual, which I would recommend browsing through before using the headset.

Unfortunately, it appears that there is no carrying case included with the Oculus Quest, which may be a drawback for some users. However, this is a minor quibble in an otherwise well-designed packaging experience.

As I prepared to put on the Oculus Quest and try out its capabilities, I noticed several interesting features, including a lens adjuster called interpupillary distance (IPD) that allows users to fine-tune the fit of the headset to their eyes. There were also volume buttons on the bottom of the headset, as well as a headphone jack with two jacks – a feature that I found particularly intriguing.

With the Oculus Quest now securely fastened onto my face, I couldn't wait to see what it had in store for me. The headset felt surprisingly stiff, but the velcro straps allowed for easy adjustment and a comfortable fit. As I booted up the headset and began to explore its features, I was struck by its seamless and intuitive design – a true testament to the Oculus team's commitment to creating an exceptional user experience.

As I continued to explore the Oculus Quest, I couldn't help but feel excited about the possibilities it presents for the world of VR. From gaming and entertainment to education and social interaction, this headset has the potential to revolutionize the way we experience virtual reality. With its impressive feature set, comfortable design, and robust packaging experience, the Oculus Quest is sure to be a hit with VR enthusiasts and newcomers alike.

Ultimately, the Oculus Quest is an exceptional achievement in VR technology – a testament to the innovative spirit of the Oculus team. As I put it back on my head and began to explore its capabilities, I couldn't help but feel grateful for this opportunity to experience the future of virtual reality firsthand.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe future of VR has been many years in the making oculus rift came out in 2016 I've got right here the oculus quest which is Facebook's latest totally standalone VR headset that's available now and it cost 399 you don't need a PC with this it's wireless it's got self-contained controllers that are kind of like the things you play on consoles or pcs so let's take a look kind of looks like a game console here so it's a big box bigger than the oculus Go which came out last year for 200 let's just take a look at this it's all plastic wrapped so we're about to open this up show some of the games you can get on here theater immortal sports scramble harmonics dance central Creed rise to glory let's just open this right this is the 64 gigabyte model with internal storage and I don't know what's in here I assume it's an oculus let's open this up shouldn't do that we'll just find a nice area to open that up there we go trying to just scratch that box too much there we go okay much less shiny so this is the box and let's see there's a slider it's a slider okay so I'll take off that part here now I've been really curious about this headset because stand alone VR has been around but it hasn't allowed full room tracking to the degree that this allows which really feels like you've got you know game console in full controls so let me take this over here and we'll just move this over to the side so this box is a lot like the first oculus rift matte black super minimal there's the logo I'm going to open this up feels very dramatic and nicely packaged it's just centralized right there it's a self-contained let's take this little box out here which let's say it's got all the accessories and this is the quest now the arms on the sides are stiff it looks like a smaller version of the rift these are the tracking cameras here and if you turn it around here it says before you start install the oculus app that's the little cover on top of the lenses and the lenses have their own little plastic wrap which I'm going to keep on because I don't want to smudge them up yet so there's that now here are a pair of oculus touch controllers now the oculus touch controllers that are available for the oculus rift on PC these are redesigned versions these will also work with the new oculus rift s for PC so these are literally the same as the PC controllers and they have a whole single upside down they have triggers they have buttons they have analog sticks these also have vibration feedback and they also will register whether you move your fingers up or down so you can actually grab things just like you can with the oculus rift if you've used that before its feel nice now as far as putting batteries in they take double-a batteries I believe so if you slide that open you do if the batteries in let's take those and put them over here and that's it for this box let's see what other goodies they included in the in a little mini box here I assume a charger there you go so it is a USBC charger pretty standard and this case you don't know is a spacer this is for if you have glasses there's a little glasses icon there you can put this inside the oculus quest headset and give yourself a little more room for big glasses like this no the oculus go worked with my glasses just fine without the spacer whole lot to see definitely don't break that don't lose that and here is the pretty long charge cable so open this up and the hook the USBC cable it's also just nice to have a extra-long USBC cable if you need one of those and let's open boy it did a terrible job with that let's just open this up here and this cable is long enough that you could actually keep this plugged in while using it although ideally you wouldn't you you could wander a pretty large space with oculus quest technically unlimited although you will draw your boundary in the room to keep you safe one side here is a standard connection this one's a little l-shaped because I'm sure that's the one that goes into the headset itself and keeps it a little more flush like that so anything else in this box let's just table this up for a moment put this over here and move those over tuck those over here and inside here oh look they gave us double-a batteries that's very considerate so you don't even have to hunt for ones in your home or go to your drug store or whatever so double-a batteries and inside here reference guide she tells you basic controller functions headset fit advice glasses space or headset care by the way keep it away from sunlight I learned that last year when direct sunlight burned a spot on the screen of my headset when it faced the Sun that's that's what happens with high-powered lenses and setup instructions the giant safety and warranty manual to be browse through and another time and that is looks like it's it did they put any glasses cloth in here I don't think they did BYO glasses cloth just take care of your your lenses that's the thing is that you may get dust on them you might have to clean them at some point there's no carrying case here but that is the oculus quest we're gonna be doing a lot more with it coming soon I'm gonna be wearing on my head I'm gonna be reviewing games with it but if you want to see what this feels like I'm just gonna put this on let's just see what happens here here's the oh this is the lens adjuster to create difference called interpupillary distance IPD do make sure it's fitting right with your eyes and here's volume buttons on the bottom here's a headphone jack it's got one of those and it's actually got two headphone jacks very interesting I think those are two headphone jacks and let's move the velcro here get this on my face and you can adjust all these velcro straps here to get the right fit but the quest is a pretty stiff I mean that's not gonna fold down so you want to pack it carefully put it on and I would be ready to go if this were booted up and setup which it's not yet but this is oculus quest full motion VR standalone and I will be reviewing it check out the video I'm Scott Steiner watchingthe future of VR has been many years in the making oculus rift came out in 2016 I've got right here the oculus quest which is Facebook's latest totally standalone VR headset that's available now and it cost 399 you don't need a PC with this it's wireless it's got self-contained controllers that are kind of like the things you play on consoles or pcs so let's take a look kind of looks like a game console here so it's a big box bigger than the oculus Go which came out last year for 200 let's just take a look at this it's all plastic wrapped so we're about to open this up show some of the games you can get on here theater immortal sports scramble harmonics dance central Creed rise to glory let's just open this right this is the 64 gigabyte model with internal storage and I don't know what's in here I assume it's an oculus let's open this up shouldn't do that we'll just find a nice area to open that up there we go trying to just scratch that box too much there we go okay much less shiny so this is the box and let's see there's a slider it's a slider okay so I'll take off that part here now I've been really curious about this headset because stand alone VR has been around but it hasn't allowed full room tracking to the degree that this allows which really feels like you've got you know game console in full controls so let me take this over here and we'll just move this over to the side so this box is a lot like the first oculus rift matte black super minimal there's the logo I'm going to open this up feels very dramatic and nicely packaged it's just centralized right there it's a self-contained let's take this little box out here which let's say it's got all the accessories and this is the quest now the arms on the sides are stiff it looks like a smaller version of the rift these are the tracking cameras here and if you turn it around here it says before you start install the oculus app that's the little cover on top of the lenses and the lenses have their own little plastic wrap which I'm going to keep on because I don't want to smudge them up yet so there's that now here are a pair of oculus touch controllers now the oculus touch controllers that are available for the oculus rift on PC these are redesigned versions these will also work with the new oculus rift s for PC so these are literally the same as the PC controllers and they have a whole single upside down they have triggers they have buttons they have analog sticks these also have vibration feedback and they also will register whether you move your fingers up or down so you can actually grab things just like you can with the oculus rift if you've used that before its feel nice now as far as putting batteries in they take double-a batteries I believe so if you slide that open you do if the batteries in let's take those and put them over here and that's it for this box let's see what other goodies they included in the in a little mini box here I assume a charger there you go so it is a USBC charger pretty standard and this case you don't know is a spacer this is for if you have glasses there's a little glasses icon there you can put this inside the oculus quest headset and give yourself a little more room for big glasses like this no the oculus go worked with my glasses just fine without the spacer whole lot to see definitely don't break that don't lose that and here is the pretty long charge cable so open this up and the hook the USBC cable it's also just nice to have a extra-long USBC cable if you need one of those and let's open boy it did a terrible job with that let's just open this up here and this cable is long enough that you could actually keep this plugged in while using it although ideally you wouldn't you you could wander a pretty large space with oculus quest technically unlimited although you will draw your boundary in the room to keep you safe one side here is a standard connection this one's a little l-shaped because I'm sure that's the one that goes into the headset itself and keeps it a little more flush like that so anything else in this box let's just table this up for a moment put this over here and move those over tuck those over here and inside here oh look they gave us double-a batteries that's very considerate so you don't even have to hunt for ones in your home or go to your drug store or whatever so double-a batteries and inside here reference guide she tells you basic controller functions headset fit advice glasses space or headset care by the way keep it away from sunlight I learned that last year when direct sunlight burned a spot on the screen of my headset when it faced the Sun that's that's what happens with high-powered lenses and setup instructions the giant safety and warranty manual to be browse through and another time and that is looks like it's it did they put any glasses cloth in here I don't think they did BYO glasses cloth just take care of your your lenses that's the thing is that you may get dust on them you might have to clean them at some point there's no carrying case here but that is the oculus quest we're gonna be doing a lot more with it coming soon I'm gonna be wearing on my head I'm gonna be reviewing games with it but if you want to see what this feels like I'm just gonna put this on let's just see what happens here here's the oh this is the lens adjuster to create difference called interpupillary distance IPD do make sure it's fitting right with your eyes and here's volume buttons on the bottom here's a headphone jack it's got one of those and it's actually got two headphone jacks very interesting I think those are two headphone jacks and let's move the velcro here get this on my face and you can adjust all these velcro straps here to get the right fit but the quest is a pretty stiff I mean that's not gonna fold down so you want to pack it carefully put it on and I would be ready to go if this were booted up and setup which it's not yet but this is oculus quest full motion VR standalone and I will be reviewing it check out the video I'm Scott Steiner watching\n"