Good information for VR followers this morning, because the Oculus Quest is lastly again in inventory over on Oculus’ website. The standalone VR headset doesn’t technically require a PC so as to play VR games, however because of the current launch of Oculus Link which is at the moment in beta for the Quest, you may certainly now play Oculus Rift games on the Quest so long as you don’t thoughts connecting it to your PC through a high-speed USB-C cable. Here’s the place you will get one.
At time of writing, each the 64GB and 128GB fashions of the Oculus Quest can be found direct from Oculus within the UK for £399 / £499, whereas Best Buy have the 128GB model for $499 proper now, however not the 64GB model. Oculus US continues to be saying each headsets are unavailable, as are Overclockers UK, Newegg and Amazon UK. Amazon US have inventory from third-party sellers, however they’re additionally being offered for an inflated value, so don’t be fooled by it simply because they’re in inventory.
Meanwhile, Scan within the UK is at the moment taking pre-orders on each storage choices for when inventory ranges return to regular, and Argos are saying they’ve “limited stock” however are nonetheless letting you add one to your buying trolley.
As you might have seen from my Best VR headset for Half-Life: Alyx article, the Oculus Quest places in a surprisingly good displaying for a standalone VR headset. I’ll be writing up a full assessment of the Quest very quickly, however once I was testing it for Half-Life: Alyx, I used to be in a position to get every little thing up and working on my PC with out a lot hassle (observe my How to play Half-Life: Alyx on the Oculus Quest information in the event you need assistance or aren’t certain which USB-C cable you want), and the Quest’s visuals impressed from the off. The cable I used for my testing was a little bit restrictive, all informed, however having the flexibleness of taking part in Quest, Rift and different Steam games on it’s a fairly good compromise in my books.
Alas, it doesn’t appear to be inventory ranges can be returning to regular for the Oculus Rift S anytime quickly, as that is nonetheless unavailable nearly all over the place (once more, Argos have limited stock, however whether or not you’ll be capable to proceed together with your buy will rely upon the place you reside and whether or not you will get it delivered to you). Still, if you need one of the best of each worlds in relation to VR, then the Oculus Quest is unquestionably price snapping up earlier than it goes out of inventory once more.
