Oculus Quest 2 and Facebook Horizon hands-on — An easy experience for mainstream VR

While the Oculus Quest virtual reality headset debuted just 17 months ago, it’s time for it to move over, as Facebook is launching the Oculus Quest 2 on October 13, it announced today at its Connect event. And this headset has a lot going for it that could get a lot of people excited, particularly if they’re staying home because of the pandemic.

I’ve been able to play with the headset in my home, and I found it has a lot of improvements over the original, which I have used more than any other VR headset. One big difference is the price. The first Quest launched at $400 and $500, while the new headset will cost $300 for 64GB of storage and $400 for 256GB. It also has 50% better resolution, and it’s 10% lighter at 1.1 pounds.