I have had three oculus headsets, the DK1, Quest 2 and now Quest 3.
DK1 was only useful for a tiny idea of what was to come from VR.
But Quest 2 and 3 have been relatively good products for the price. I used both primarily for Supernatural the subscription only workout app.
I agree with the general sentiment that Meta takes a lot of shortcuts and the devices have at times low quality issues—mostly in software.
Some of the apps have interfaces clearly designed for a mouse. The dev indie dev ecosystem is pretty good really, for example walkabout minigolf.
But the quest store and experience there is just awful. There are people shilling referral codes anywhere there’s a public venue for a quest app.
And none of that touches the inherent problem of Meta as a company that has done everything possible to convince people their personal information and interests were assets of Facebook that the attention of the person was to be sold to the highest bidder.
I turn off every possible data sharing and use knowing that so much is still leaking to meta, it’s awful.
A commitment to privacy, even with the compromises the company has made internationally, is part of the reason I pay a premium for Apple’s gear.
I would never interact with the meta platform or its products if I could avoid it and the Vision Pro (hopefully) will allow me to do that.
Speaking to hardware quality, no doubt the Q3 is much better than the Q2, the FOV is good and so much is clearer.
It still has a sweet spot and even with a quality third party headband it doesn’t seem to have the best balance.
I did preorder this morning within the first few mins and expect it on launch day.
I use an XDR pro for one office and a 4K at another. I actually am hopeful the VP can provide an immersive working environment and 4K comparable display.
If it can’t, I’ll probably wait for WWDC and watch for a gen 2 XDR. If that doesn’t appear replace the 4K w another XDR.
I have a Meta Quest 3 and will use that for my workouts.
Which apps do you use?