{"id":2315,"date":"2021-08-10T09:50:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T09:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/the-new-oculus-quest-2-boasts-better-vr-value-than-ever\/"},"modified":"2021-08-10T10:16:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T10:16:56","slug":"the-new-oculus-quest-2-boasts-better-vr-value-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/the-new-oculus-quest-2-boasts-better-vr-value-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Oculus Quest 2 boasts better VR value than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/oculus-quest-2-review\"><u>Oculus Quest 2<\/u><\/a> is already a pretty damn good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/the-best-vr-headset\"><u>VR headset<\/u><\/a>. In fact, for our money, it\u2019s probably the best standalone mixed reality device money can buy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was music to our ears, then, when Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/tech.fb.com\/community-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/tech.fb.com\/community-letter\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>announced<\/u><\/a> its new and improved Quest 2 model would come packing 128GB of storage for exactly the same price as the existing base version \u2013 making it better value, and an easier recommendation, than ever.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>The move comes after Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/oculus-quest-2-recall\"><u>pulled sales<\/u><\/a> of its Oculus Quest 2 headset earlier this month following complaints of skin irritation from a small number of users. In a blog post, the company revealed it would not only correct the issue by implementing a safer silicon cover, but discontinue the 64GB Quest 2 entirely and replace it with a 128GB model.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s little doubt that a 128GB Quest 2 headset was already in the works over at Facebook, and there\u2019s no knowing whether the recall affected previous plans to have this bigger-capacity model succeed the 64GB version of the device.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Either way, gamers will be able to pick up a 128GB Quest 2 for the familiar price of $299 \/ \u00a3299 \/ AU$479 from August 24. Prior to the recall, the only other storage option in addition to the base model was the 256GB variant, which will remain priced at $399 \/ \u00a3399 \/ AU$639.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"no-expandable-storage-but-still-a-big-improvement\">No expandable storage, but still a big improvement<\/h2>\n<p>Facebook doubling the amount of entry-level storage on its Quest 2 devices is a big deal. Most Quest titles currently take up around 3GB of storage \u2013 save for particularly large files, such as The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, or Doom3Quest \u2013 meaning, with the original 64GB model, gamers could store up to around 20 titles.<\/p>\n<p>A revised capacity of 128GB essentially doubles that figure, but it also better future-proofs the Quest 2 for the inevitably-larger VR games set to arrive later down the line.<\/p>\n<p>That point is particularly important given the lack of expandable storage in the Quest 2. Whichever model you choose, the only way to get more internal storage is to delete existing titles from your hard drive \u2013 a familiar trial for any long-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/gaming\/games-consoles\/sony-ps4-1202432\/review\"><u>PS4<\/u><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/gaming\/games-consoles\/xbox-one-s-1323399\/review\"><u>Xbox One<\/u><\/a> owners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That fact remains, since the upcoming 128GB Quest 2 also lacks expandable storage \u2013 but it at least gives prospective Quest owners more room for now and in the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Original by Techradar<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/the-new-oculus-quest-2-boasts-better-vr-value-than-ever\/\"> &#8211; Click here to read full post <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>Brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\">Online Gaming Gear | Best Gear for Best Gaming Experience<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Oculus Quest 2 is already a pretty damn good VR headset. In fact, for our money, it\u2019s probably the best standalone mixed reality device money can buy.\u00a0 It was music to our ears, then, when Facebook announced its new and improved Quest 2 model would come packing 128GB of storage for exactly the same [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2317,"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315\/revisions\/2317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}