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jeremyis | 4 years ago

This recall is only for the foam face insert. It's removable and probably very inexpensive to make / replace. Oculus is sending free replacements to folks.

I am an avid Quest 2 user since ~October. I play Population:one and _love_ it. It's a team-based Battle Royale. I am just blown away by how much fun and social it is. It's been a godsend during the pandemic.

The Quest 2 is only $300 - I strongly recommend it!

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notJim|4 years ago

If anyone else is on the fence about the Quest 2, I received on as a gift, and it has totally blown me away. I was previously somewhat skeptical of VR, but it's so fun. FWIW, it also feels a bit _different_ than normal video games, because you're on your feet, moving your body, etc.

insulanus|4 years ago

Yes, I used a friend's, and it really is great.

However, you must link it to your facebook account that is connected to your true friend graph, and they can deactivate your account at any time.

I highly recommend that no one buy one.

0des|4 years ago

Does this model require an FB account to be used as intended?

mortenjorck|4 years ago

It does, but "requires a Facebook account" doesn't entirely capture the nature of Oculus' requirements. If, for instance, Twitter sold hardware that required a Twitter account, that would indeed be the beginning and end of it – create a new Twitter account for the hardware, and off you go.

What Oculus requires, however, is your Facebook account, as in the one you created over a decade ago and never use but is full of all your friends' pictures of their children and/or political memes.

Creating a separate account just for using the hardware is not only expressly forbidden, but can result in you being locked out of your device: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/oculus-quest-2-users-banne... And if you truly do not have an existing account, good luck convincing the algorithms of that.

rychco|4 years ago

Yes, so it should absolutely be avoided at all costs.

wsc981|4 years ago

From what I read there’s an enterprise Oculus Quest 2 model that is more expensive but doesn’t require a Facebook account.

knownjorbist|4 years ago

A number of people make a FB account just for the oculus.

renewiltord|4 years ago

I believe so. It is required by them for store purchases.

neither_color|4 years ago

I wasnt knocking on the quest 2, I love mine. You just literally can't buy one retail right now, only second hand like ebay. It's an FYI.