{"id":10817,"date":"2020-09-18T17:03:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T07:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=10817"},"modified":"2020-09-18T18:49:37","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T08:49:37","slug":"after-a-hundred-leaks-oculus-officially-announce-quest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/news\/after-a-hundred-leaks-oculus-officially-announce-quest-2\/","title":{"rendered":"After a hundred leaks Oculus officially announce Quest 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was almost sick of the leaks before there was any official announcement and now that it&#8217;s finally here I&#8217;m really &#8220;meh&#8221; about the new Oculus Quest 2 standalone VR headset from Facebook. Fear not though dear traveller because with it has come a far more exciting announcement&#8230; <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Myst, the 1993 classic from Cyan will be launching a brand new VR reimagining alongside of the release of the Quest 2 on October 13th. The new version includes new art, audio as well as introducing a new level of challenge to the game that randomises puzzles.<\/p>\n<p>This and this alone has me excited for the Quest&#8217;s release date and expect it to be available on other Oculus headsets and not coupled with the Quest 2&#8217;s hardware in any way.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Myst | Announce Trailer | Oculus Quest Platform\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IJs2GcbzgP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Quest 2 on the other hand I&#8217;m less excited by. Not for any particular reason, it&#8217;s a great improvement over its predecessor with a new Snapdragon XR2 processor and a higher resolution (1832 x 1920) and its going to cost a lot less, starting at just A$479, but it&#8217;s just really stuck in the fact it&#8217;s now synonymous with Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>With the recent change to requiring a Facebook account to use an Oculus headset I have little to no desire to pursue the platform as the company continues to do itself no favours in the public eye.<\/p>\n<p>It is an amazing piece of hardware though and even though absolutely everything about it was &#8220;leaked&#8221; ahead of its announcement if you&#8217;re considering VR and OK with Facebook the Quest 2 looks to be the best entry point available.<\/p>\n<p>Oculus are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/quest-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">taking orders now<\/a> with units shipping October 13th.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/quest-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oculus Quest 2<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I was almost sick of the leaks before there was any official announcement and now that it&#8217;s finally here I&#8217;m really &#8220;meh&#8221; about the new Oculus Quest 2 standalone VR headset from Facebook. 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