When I tested the Oculus Quest earlier in the year, it was one of the most freeing VR experiences I’ve ever had. It was also one of the most uncomfortable. Ditching the cable for wire-free VR is definitely the way forward as far as I’m concerned, but not when the headset in question crushes my nose, pinches my cheeks and makes me feel like I wanted to rip it off my head after just 30 minutes of use.
Thankfully, the Oculus Quest 2 addresses all of these concerns and more. Its lighter, slimmer chassis sits much more evenly on my head, and its redesigned strap makes it much easier to get a better, more comfortable fit. It also brings with it several key spec upgrades, a lower price, and that all-important flexibility to plug it into your PC via its Oculus Link technology if you want to take advantage of their more demanding Rift experiences. It’s still not quite perfect, but with the imminent demise of the Rift S next year and no competition in sight from HTC’s Vive headsets, the Quest 2 is almost certainly the best low-cost VR headset you can buy right now – as long as you don’t mind creating a Facebook account for it, that is.