VR

[mnaylor]

Hello. My nearly 10 year old son wants VR. I was told that the Meta 2 was half decent but it seems to suggest it's for 13 years and over. Is this due to content or will the headset be too big? The other option is the PlayStation one as we have a PS5 in the house. Anybody got any experience with either, and either any good for a 10 year old?

[Lucas Ayde]

mnaylor said:

Hello. My nearly 10 year old son wants VR. I was told that the Meta 2 was half decent but it seems to suggest it's for 13 years and over. Is this due to content or will the headset be too big? The other option is the PlayStation one as we have a PS5 in the house. Anybody got any experience with either, and either any good for a 10 year old?

Probably will be issues with the eye spacing for the lenses ... there's not a lot of adjustability in the Quest 2 so it's designed to fit on the average adult head with a bit of adjustment either way (wider or narrower spacing). If the lenses are off, the picture can be very bad (blurry, double-vision etc).

Likely a similar story with PSVR (1 or 2).

Also, pretty sure that VR isn't recommended for younger kids as there are worries about development of coordination skills if it is overused.

Give it a few more years, I would say.

[Fallingup]

Good excuse to buy one for yourself and let him have a shot now and again.

[Ledaig]

Oculus was bought by Facebook - now Meta. Minimum age for Facebook accounts is 13 hence the limit as you previously needed a Facebook account active for the Quest to work.

[Dave Hedgehog]

i am holding out for the PS5 VR2 as apparently it has no screen door effect !

i signed up for notification when they could be ordered, no notification and you can order them ffs ...


ordered


my 5 yo grandson shoots robots in a VR game which he loves, i cant imagine a 10yo having a problem

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Wednesday 14th December 13:40

[lizardbrain]

I’m going for quest 3. I’m hoping Q2?

might have better eye spacing control

[r1flyguy1]

Dave Hedgehog said:

i am holding out for the PS5 VR2 as apparently it has no screen door effect !

i signed up for notification when they could be ordered, no notification and you can order them ffs ...

ordered

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Wednesday 14th December 13:40

I received the notification and ordered same day!! I think they start shipping out mid to end of March, is that what you were informed when you ordered yours?

Ace Combat 7 on VR is excellent

[Dave Hedgehog]

r1flyguy1 said:

I received the notification and ordered same day!! I think they start shipping out mid to end of March, is that what you were informed when you ordered yours?

Ace Combat 7 on VR is excellent

its saying last week of feb, i want it primarily for beat sabre

I have VR in my office but there is so much crap in here its impossible to move without hitting stuff

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Wednesday 14th December 14:13

[Freakuk]

Daft question, how does this work, do you download games from Meta I assume you download via the headset to the headset?

[r1flyguy1]

Dave Hedgehog said:

its saying last week of feb, i want it primarily for beat sabre

I have VR in my office but there is so much crap in here its impossible to move without hitting stuff

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Wednesday 14th December 14:13

Your right, just rechecked the receipt 22-28th February.

[BillyWhizz888]

Freakuk said:

Daft question, how does this work, do you download games from Meta I assume you download via the headset to the headset?

Quest 2 can be played wireless unsure how that works but with a meta/oculus rift s works with vr games downloaded onto pc.

Steam us a good source for vr games

I have a oculus rift s and a hp reverb g2

[_Neal_]

Freakuk said:

Daft question, how does this work, do you download games from Meta I assume you download via the headset to the headset?

Yes, that's correct - all via the headset interface (app store type thing) no PC needed.

[Lucas Ayde]

BillyWhizz888 said:

Quest 2 can be played wireless unsure how that works but with a meta/oculus rift s works with vr games downloaded onto pc.

Steam us a good source for vr games

I have a oculus rift s and a hp reverb g2

For playing PC on Quest wirelessly, you can either use the Oculus Software's 'Airlink' function which is OK or spend a few quid for the (IMO) superior 'Virtual Desktop' solution. I think there's now a dedicated wireless dongle for the PC available if your home WiFi isn't up to snuff - might be only for the Airlink though.

Both Oculus' own range of PC games plus Steam VR will work via wireless (or wired of course) link to the headset. Unfortunately Oculus stopped developing new PC games in favour of native Quest 2 titles, which is a shame as they funded some really premium PC stuff.