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Can someone let me know if this setup will work? I primarily want to use the Quest 2 as PC VR I want audio through my headphones connected to my PC, controls with my Xbox controller, and visuals ONLY through the headset. So for like Star Wars Squadrons I would use my Xbox controller to pilot the ship but be able to look around using my headset.
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SCheeseman posted:They're pretty close in terms of raw technical specs, resolution is a bit lower on the Quest 2 but they're in the same general ballpark. Out of the box Quest 2 will be a bit mediocre as a PCVR headset, with a 72hz refresh rate and heavily compressed visuals. This will improve down the track and the option to do wireless with Virtual Desktop remains a significant advantage if you put the effort in to getting it set up properly. Reverb G2 wins out in terms of comfort, audio and IPD accommodation. The cloth strap on the Quest 2 looks like garbage and effectively makes the $50 premium strap a requirement, audio is basically the same as Quest 1 and the IPD mechanism only switches between 3 spots (58, 63 and 68). If you have an IPD of 65mm you may not be able to get a proper fit, though the discomfort this causes can vary. Controller tracking is still to hard to call, but the Reverb G2 does at least appear to do a significantly better job than any previous WMR headset. Plus facebook blah blah. This makes me feel like maybe cancelling my order and just waiting
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Oct 8, 2020 17:15
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veni veni veni posted:I'm playing on a Switch pro controller and I still think it feels great. I'd love to grab a flight stick one of these days but using a gamepad still gives me the tactile feel I need to get into it. I imagine playing with a mouse would be weird, especially in VR. what did you change? I'm using your mapping and really liking it but if you have another suggestion let me know also decided to keep my preorder for the Quest 2 so I'll be VRing it up very soon. Super excited. I have wanted VR for years and I finally have a PC that can run it and a VR headset that isn't $700
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Oct 9, 2020 22:20
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Yikes. I'm picking up my Quest 2 on Tuesday and getting SW Squadrons to run seems like it's going to suck. I own the game on Steam. I don't know if my Wi-Fi router is fast enough for virtual desktop (its the one that the ISP gives you) and its in another room from my PC (though merely 10 feet and 1 wall away).
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Oct 11, 2020 12:42
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Turin Turambar posted:50% off for Shadow Point, one of the better Oculus games. weird, its only sale for Rift. When I switched over to Quest, its still $20
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Oct 11, 2020 16:15
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I’m just picking mine up at curbside tomottow
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Oct 12, 2020 18:48
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gently caress I wish today was Tuesday I want my quest blue squares fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Oct 12, 2020 |
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Oct 12, 2020 23:11
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All these people having issues getting their order meanwhile I preordered less than a week ago and mine is ready for me when Best Buy opens
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Oct 13, 2020 12:11
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I hope I don't regret not pre-ordering the elite strap when I had the chance
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Oct 13, 2020 12:33
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The default strap feels OK to me. I loved the tutorial game. Picking up stuff and throwing paper airplanes is super cool. Then I tried Youtube VR and I am hoping it was just the fact that I was streaming that made the quality poor. I did a tour of Paris but the image quality was not great. Then I tried Rec Room and chose the move around normally option. It made me feel kinda sick so I am taking a break and getting back to work now. I wear glasses and the comfort is fine but the light from the screen reflects off the two silver spots on the corners of the glasses, which is annoying.
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Oct 13, 2020 17:30
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Lockback posted:Virtual Desktop works well and Alyx is probably a good candidate for that but you can put together a link cable of your own that is just as good as the official one for about $25. The "comfort" of the cable isn't quite as good but technically it should be just as good. This is what I did. I also added a $5 angle joint thing so that the cable wouldn't be coming straight out the side but rather running backward along the strap
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Oct 13, 2020 19:46
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So far I'm not too impressed, but I've only tried some videos and Beat Saber---which, BTW, is a mystery to me in terms of why it so popular. The real point of VR to me will be PCVR, so I'll try that tonight after work when I have time to hook everything up. If that doesn't feel better than what I have got so far, I'll probably just return the headset
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Oct 13, 2020 20:41
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I don't know my IPD but I wear glasses and the lack of peripheral vision sucks. Would it be better if I used contacts instead so my eyes are closer?
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Oct 13, 2020 21:33
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Why the hell do I even need glasses/contacts when the screen is literally inches from my eyes?
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Oct 13, 2020 22:18
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Finally finished work and tried SW Squadrons. Being able to look around is very cool, but the visuals are a ton worse than my 1440p monitor. It's fun, but it may just be a fun gimmick. The worse graphics are killing me. And slight motion sickness
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Oct 13, 2020 23:43
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veni veni veni posted:Have you messed around with the settings much? loving around with resolution and AA makes a huge difference. I think graphically it's probably one of the better looking VR games out there. So if you are new to VR, you should temper your expectations because it's never going to look as clear as a 1440p monitor, at least at this point in time. At least when it comes to games that are shooting for realism. Games with simpler graphics tend to fare much better. I’m just going to return it. It makes me feel sick and now my inner ear has been hurting for an hour. gently caress. I was excited for VR but it’s not for me
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Oct 14, 2020 00:43
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Nocheez posted:I've got a pretty strong stomach and Serious Sam VR and a chat room where everything was rainbow spinning concentric shapes made me sick. Everything else has been rad, though. Make sure you try some other stuff, seated preferably, before you give up. All good advice from the everyone. What about Half Life Alyx? That’s the one VR game I am most curious about
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Oct 14, 2020 01:07
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Ok, thanks everyone! I was frustrated so I got a bit reactionary. I truly appreciate the perspectives shared and I will try Half Life
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Oct 14, 2020 01:18
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Sorry for being so needy, thread. Hopefully my posts helped others!
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Oct 14, 2020 02:03
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Holy poo poo I tried half life alyx THANK YOU, VR THREAD And with my PC, I was able to run it on ultra. It looks incredibly real
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Oct 14, 2020 03:54
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I get a couple hours every morning with the house to myself to play before work. Spent an hour now trying to get this poo poo to function! Steam VR is stuck on Standing By and I just see black when I go to the Oculus Link in my headset  The Steam VR living room thing shows for a second then it goes black and on standby blue squares fucked around with this message at 13:45 on Oct 14, 2020 |
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Oct 14, 2020 13:37
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Great Beer posted:I had a similar problem. I had to update my video drivers to fix it. for me it was shutting down everything and starting it back up, about 7 times haha Played an hour of Alyx. So loving cool. Reloading is hard
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Oct 14, 2020 15:02
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I don't have any motion sickness, but after finishing an hour-long play session in VR, sitting at my computer to work feels kinda weird, like I'm getting used to my real body again. Anyone else?
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Oct 14, 2020 15:11
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:How are sims on the Q2? I’m wondering if it’s finally high res enough to read gauges in iracing or flight sims for instance I could see stuff fine in Elite Dangerous before the motion was too much for me haha
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Oct 14, 2020 21:21
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Could someone drop a link to a good step by step guide to wireless PCVR for Quest 2?
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Oct 15, 2020 11:12
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I already bought virtual desktop on steam. Do I need to return that one?
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Oct 15, 2020 11:46
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chaosbreather posted:There are 2.5 billion active Facebook accounts. All of these fuckers have accounts. They just don't want to be held responsible for their conduct, just like the type of person who is scared away by the :tenbux: entry fee here. If VR is just 4chan it dies on the vine. this is pretty dumb. 2.5 billion is not 7 billion, so there's plenty of people without facebook accounts. Given the "delete facebook" sentiment being popular among people my age (31), and the fact that I have few friends without facebook accounts (even if they did previously have one), then its totally reasonable to think some people don't have one. Especially kids in Gen Z for whom facebook was never cool and so a bunch of them don't have accounts.
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Oct 15, 2020 14:52
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I've read a few lists of "best VR games" and all the lists have left me with doubts so I'll just ask in here. What are the can't-miss VR experiences (SteamVR or Oculus)?
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Oct 15, 2020 20:54
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I tried the Superhot Demo and it was hard as hell, but pretty cool. Echo Arena looks fun but also maybe vomit inducing with all the movement?
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Oct 15, 2020 21:34
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Tom Guycot posted:Its free, give it a try. The movement is deceptively comfortable because you're controlling all movement 1:1 with your hands basically so the world reacts to your brain as your brain expects it to. Echo Arena is a little more hectic though than the single player game, Lone Echo which takes things slower. Lone Echo is another one of the must play games, especially if you're looking for single player campaigns. Its breathtaking just floating out above the rings of saturn, with AAA polish. Thanks for this post. I will try it since it is free! Lone Echo seems good, but I think it is only PCVR. I got that to work with Steam, but I haven't tried it via just the Oculus store. Is it the same process or is there another guide I need to follow to get that set up? I am on a Quest 2 and I can't tell if I can play it. I thought I could play anything at all if its coming from my PC, but maybe not. blue squares fucked around with this message at 23:17 on Oct 15, 2020 |
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Tom Guycot posted:So, if you plug a usb cable into the quest to your PC, and have the oculus software installed on your computer, it will ask you if you want to use link. At that point it acts as a rift PC headset and runs anything through the oculus PC store natively. If you're using Virtual Desktop then you'd actually have to use a program called revive to access it and at that point... just use link. Awesome. That’s what I do now for my Steam games and it works great (except for when it sits on a black screen and I have to restart everything multiple times)
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Oct 15, 2020 23:44
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SgtScruffy posted:I got my Quest 2 last night, and I boogied with a robot. haha that robot gave me the creeps
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Oct 16, 2020 16:19
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I got the elite strap today when I noticed it was in stock at best buy. I was skeptical that it would make that much difference, as I felt like the default strap was fine if not great, but wow, what a change!
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Oct 16, 2020 18:55
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Palmer Lucky surely has a contract clause from the sale that his tweet is in violation of
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Oct 17, 2020 15:17
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If it helps, I got wireless PCVR setup. I am using a 5Ghz wifi router, but its not Wi-Fi 6, and my computer is not connected via ethernet, and the router is in another room (though only 10ft away). And Half Life Alyx still ran very well. So don't be put off if you don't have the best possible setup
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Oct 18, 2020 18:02
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Turin Turambar posted:You could get much better results fixing that, the other things are ok. well unfortunately the router is in another room so unless I want to drill a hole in the wall of my apartment or run a cable down the hall (neither of which my girlfriend would allow haha), that's my situation
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Oct 18, 2020 18:14
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iron buns posted:I got a tp-link wifi powerline extender for this. The computer is plugged into the extender that provides a 5GHz AP dedicated to the Quest. The other end of the extender is plugged into the router in another room. The two ends of the extender communicate over the power lines. I did not even know this technology existed. That is amazing. I’m going to have to read an article on how the hell it works
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Oct 18, 2020 22:07
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I have to say I find Superhot to be really frustrating. I have a pretty small playspace so I cant move around much, leaving me needing to bounce up and down to get time to move. This wouldn't be too bad if I didn't have to keep repeating entire sequences when I fail. Also, now that I set up wireless via virtual desktop, this morning when I tried to play on wired, no audio would come through. The only way I could get audio was to play wirelessly
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Oct 19, 2020 14:00
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Bad Munki posted:I’ve installed and then later deleted it after chickening out at least that many times Lol
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Still, I’m playing half life alyx on ultra on WiFi with the router in another room and it works great, so try with what you have before spending money
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