$199 is an absurdly good price for a still-good standalone VR headset, but is the Quest 3 Lite around the corner?
  • YaksDC@lemm.eeEnglish
    542·
    2 years ago

    If it still requires a Facebook account, no way. I walked away from that site 8 years ago and never missed it once.

        • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          28·
          2 years ago

          It’s literally not, though. You don’t have to have a social media profile. It’s the same as having a Vive account on an HTC headset.

          • Deceptichum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            Why do I need an account at all for my peripheral device?

            Imagine not being able to use your kbm or monitor without signing into some service to track you.

              • Pyr@lemmy.caEnglish
                1·
                2 years ago

                You can choose to have a Lemmy account or not. You can still use Lemmy without an account.

                Quest can function without accounts, but they force you to make one.

                The difference is freedom of personal choice.

      • SailorMoss@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        4·
        2 years ago

        I bought a quest 2 a few years ago. I searched for hours and hours to try and get it to work with no FB account. Best I found was that you can sideload APKs to it… with a Facebook account.

        Eventually broke down and temporarily made a Facebook account to at least try it. Was pretty unimpressed with the content which was meager in comparison to PCVR. Ended up returning it and deleting Facebook account.

        In my opinion the experience is not worth making a Facebook account for even if the headset was free.

        If you want to get into VR on the cheap get a windows mixed reality headset off eBay. Most of them aren’t as good of a headset as the quest 2. But it will probably be comparable if you’re streaming most of your content from PC anyway. And you’ll avoid Facebook’s shit.

        Be forewarned though windows mixed reality headsets don’t yet work on windows LTSC or Linux :(. (Though maybe windows 11 LTSC later this year?) So you’ll have to use the garbage version of windows to use it.

        • Deceptichum@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          I have a WMR device and I regret it.

          So many games simply do not support it, I’d have been better off with a Valve index that seems to work with most PC titles.

          • SailorMoss@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            I have HP reverb G2. It has seemed to work fine with everything I’ve thrown at it. Though I’m not sure about the cheaper devices. I probably wouldn’t recommend spending that much on a WMR headset at this point.

            But, WMR devices can be found for $75-$150 dollars on eBay. I don’t recommend them if you’re serious about VR. But if you just want a cheap entry point, they work.

  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    151·
    2 years ago

    That’s the right price range, for VR to properly catch on.

    Shame it still owns you rather than vice-versa.