I can’t even begin to conceive the financial ramifications for its manufacturer, though it sends a clear message about just how much Facebook wants you using Facebook when you enter VR.īefore we look at this thing at Facebook value, though, let’s look at it at face value. It is both the best VR headset on the market and the best value VR headset on the market. And then it leverages your existing library of apps and games, paired with a renewed concentration of releases and access to PC VR games too. It sheds enough weight and width to make for a noticeable – if not dramatic – improvement in comfort. Its sharper resolution surpasses PC VR headsets that are more than double in price.
Look at smartphones – you have your high-end products like iPhones for cash-rich enthusiasts and hobbyists with lavish specs and design, a middle ground option like the Google Pixel 4a that offers decent results for a lot less money, and then a lower-end affordable option that won’t run the latest and greatest apps, but gets the job done.Īt $299 (for its base model), Quest 2 cuts out the middle-man then bridges the gap between pricing and premium with ferocity. Quest 2 represents enormous value, the likes of which the industry hasn’t yet seen.
