UNEXPECTED Quest 3 hands-on first impressions!
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2023
- I finally got to try the Quest 3 through the Best Buy demo. In this UNSPONSORED review, I show Quest 3 through the lens views and discuss my first impressions, both good and bad:
- How is the mixed reality? Does it really look like a hologram?
- Is it really so different from Quest 2? Is it worth the upgrade?
- How are the Quest 3 black levels?
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I cant believe my eyes. A video about Quest 3 that doesnt repeat same 10 points about the device as all other youtubers and doesnt use same 5 video clips from promotion material or invite only event. 😮 Thank you for a real impressions video !
Thanks buddy! The secret is that this isn’t my source of livelihood. I have no pressure to sell. So I say it like it is. 🙂
Bro that’s what I’m saying good video deserves the like
Thanks bro! @@cappaify3580
Really appreciate you capturing the actual videos from the demos through the lenses!
Thanks for letting me know that was helpful! I'll be sure to include those in the future!
I think if weve learned anything from meta over the life of the quest 2 its that they will do their VERY BEST to release continuous and major software improvements. I have no doubt that the MR experience on quest 3 will keep improving with updates and that they will fix that warping youre talking about.
Edit: How did you manage to find a display model? Is there a list of stores or something that have them? Im also assuming youre from the US?
Yes I’m in the US. Quest 3 is being demo’d at select Best Buy stores. Sadly they don’t publish the list (I haven’t seen it).
Facebook quest has 25 updates a year and every facebook ambassadors make a video bahahaha. I think if facebook put the same energy in games we had more then little kids phone games ported to android vr. Just give us quality games. I'm get bit tired of 4 years and say 10 decent games.
@@michelverheijen6643 if you don't like what meta is doing go ahead and plug your headset into your computer to play pcvr. Better yet don't buy a meta headset at all. Better yet go make a game yourself! I'm sure you can make a great game 👍
@@michelverheijen6643 Uhuh 80% of games on the quest store are boring to me. And even though i bought many games i actually use just a few. I hope that with quest 3’s better hardware and mixed reality capabilities, we’ll see new and better quality games and apps.
Very true
Looks awesome! Hope you make a full review 😁
Yup will be working on it!
This is a perfect review.!!!
Thank you for the good information. I'll have to go make a reservation tomorrow!!!
Thanks! Enjoy the quest 3!
Great points you’re making and appreciate the insight! I’m getting closer to a preorder on Q3….😅
Glad to help! If you are on the fence try to get a demo first before you make up your mind. Or buy from a store with a more relaxed return policy like costco or Amazon.
All the upgrades and new games through the Quest 3 hardware is gonna be a turning point. Can't wait for my 512gb Q3 estimated arriving on the 11th😮
Wow you are so lucky to get it early! Congrats bro! And yes the upgraded graphics will take quest to the next level!
nice, really appreciate your honesty, also when something is below expectations. It also makes the positve wows stand out and convincing
Thanks sanddesert! I really appreciate it. I'll keep doing my best!
I agree
Man , a honest review ...thank you for your content brutha 💯🔥
Thanks 🙏 I’m gonna keep trying my best! 🤜
Thank you for your honesty man. I subscribed, and now you're my new Meta guy
Thanks buddy! I’ll post more detailed reviews and comparison when I get it on Tuesday.
Finally a video with actual footage, thank you.
Thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful!
Nice insights, thanks!
Thanks! 🙏 counting down… 😁
Pre ordered this the day I could, I’ve been using the original quest for a while now and it’s about time for an upgrade
Nice upgrade! The difference in detail will be very noticeable from quest 1 to quest 3!
Hi, Mic - thanks for the review. As someone who shoots 360, do you think it will be easy to upload h.264 or h.265 videos? We have a small aviation museum, and can upload 4K and 5.6K videos to our old Oculus Go headsets, but are looking to improve. We're hoping the new soon-to-be-released 8K Qoocam and this headset will do the trick for us (flying videos on antique airplanes). Thanks!
Oooh nice! Yes quest 3 should be really good for that because of the better display and improved ergonomics. To upload the files, just connect via usb c to your PC. Then on the headset you will see a message asking if it’s ok to allow file transfers. Then the quest 3 will be like an external drive. After you copy the files, you can use apps such as DeoVR to watch them.
I’ve pre-ordered the 512gb and I can see myself being very happy with this headset for a very long time
Congrats! Can't wait! :D
Honesty. That’s refreshing.
🙏 thanks I try my best!
No affiliate links, that's why. Makes a change from all the money hungry VR RUclipsrs who hype things up.
@@dtz1000 thanks! True - this isn’t my livelihood. I don’t have any pressure to sell. 🙂
@@dtz1000their not money hungry, it’s their Job they have to make money to live 😑 you’d do the same if your full time job was content creator
@@360vroomersyeah your definitely more real about it 😊
Are you going to use MR a lot when you have the quest 3? Like for productivity, quest home, games, social stuff, ... ?
I’d like to, although whether I do or don’t depends on how good the MR apps are. 😁
The warping will be fixed/improved in future updates.
That is excellent news!
Thanks Mic, very nice review 😊
Thanks Paul! 🙏
Thanks for the video ! I sold my quest 2 last month in anticipation to buy the Quest 3 . I owned my Quest 2 about a year and surprisingly didn’t play many games other than RE4 and Beat Saber (despite downloading many to try) . What I really enjoy is the interactive apps like The Climb & Thrill of Fight. Also I was surprised how much You Tube VR and BigScreen I used. As well as the Wander app . I believe eventually VR will be huge, once the resolution, headset size and Developers making more AAA content catch on.
I’m actually in a similar boat. There are a few apps that I really love and use a lot. But with mixed reality I think several more will pique my interest!
I really recommend Bonelab, it's one of the first VR games I've played that, if they weren't in VR, would still be a great game. Definitely my favorite VR game
@@Koopkiris thanks for the recommendation! I will check it out!
Great stuff. I think you are the ONLY person who has actually mentioned the annoying warping! I think they're doing it to counteract lens distortion but it looks bad.
Thanks! I think it is not because of distortion but because the passthrough is 3D and the two stereoscopic passthrough cameras are far apart. It's very hard to stitch 3D at close distances.
@@360vroomers makes sense. Very weird looking effect, hopefully it will improve over time!
@@kelownatechkid they’ve solved a lot of hard problems such as body tracking. I think this one might be solvable too.
I didn't expect it to look like real life. If I want to see my surroundings, as if they're 100% real, I'll take the headset off. I like the idea of it including your space, not that it has to be like I wasn't wearing the headset. The warping around the hands is going to annoy me though. Hopefully they find some kind of update or adjustment to improve that. Good review and information though.
Thanks Richard. The warping might not be so distracting as it sounds. It only happens to very near objects, like within 3 feet. So if you saw my foot in the video, there was no warping. This warping is also in other headsets such as quest pro or even varjo I think. I’m supposing even vision pro has it. It’s because of the large distance between the 3d cameras being used for the pass through.
Here in Korea, we have no venues that offer experience for Q3. Your testament gave me good insights on what to expect:) Thanks
Kamsa hapnida!
Good to hear your thoughts on it, Mic! Getting mine Monday, and I'm not sure if it'll replace my Pro, but it'll be nice to have more storage space and a little more horsepower.
Wow that’s awesome Ty! I wish I could get mine early! I tried ordering from Meta but my order kept getting canceled. It was so annoying. Looking forward to your review bro!
Thanks for the video, in my opinion I find AR or mixed reality on quest 2 to be actually amazing despite the horrible black n white warped video! I wish there where more apps that supported it. Obviously pass through is a video camera and could never emulate what we see in the real world with our actual eyes. I’m sure I will be floored by Quest 3 because I use my pass through a lot on Quest 2, what impresses me is not so much the pass through cameras visuals but the objects that come into our play space that’s the main concept and attention of AR, that being the case one forgets about the quality of the cameras because the main focus is the mixed reality and not the video camera (even bad black n white grainy video) so for me color pass through on Quest 3 plus AR will be very impressive and worth the update!
Oh if really like quest 2 passthrough, then yes i'm sure you will love the quest 3 passthrough!
Thank you for the unbiased review,. much appreciated. A couple of questions if that's ok - is it noticably brighter than the Quest 2 and how does it compare to the PSVR2 in terms of visuals? Thanks.
I didn’t notice any difference in brightness although I had no access to the brighntness controls so I couldn’t test that. As for psvr2, psvr2 black levels are noticeably deeper but has god rays and a small sweet spot. It also looks like it is shimmering which might be the pixels. So for optics, q3 is better.
As for the graphical quality, psvr2 graphics are better. It’s like the average quest game looks like a ps2 game while psvr2 looks like a low end ps3 game imho.
But a game like Asgard’s wrath 2 looks similar to a psvr2 game.
When I get quest 3 I will do a more detailed comparison.
@@360vroomers Thank you.
Thanks for the insight - looking forward to my Q3! Next week is just around the corner 🤤 Subbed for more!
Congrats! I think I’m going to call in sick cough cough 😂
@@360vroomers haha, this is the way. Thankfully Mondays and Tuesday are my day off.
@@nerdloftgamingaye same im off Tuesday and I'm so excited waiting for it
Thanks a lot! Really helpful! :) What is the max resolution and fps for 3D360° videos and bitrate? Quest 2 had max 6K3D60fps at 100mbit/s (especially the bitrate was a problem).
Great question. I don’t know yet until I receive mine on 17th. I’ll include this in my review for sure.
@@360vroomers Ahh okey :) Nice! Will get mine on 11th 😍 can't await it anymore
@@captteemo9133 nice!!! Early holiday gift 😁
Coming from a psvr 1 do you think I'll see much of a difference? Night and day in graphics?
Quest 3 has better lenses (much clearer) and much higher resolution but actually PSVR has better *graphics,* with more details and textures. The exception is something like Asgard's Wrath, which looks like a good PSVR game. If graphics are your priority, then quest 3 by itself is not better than PSVR . But: 1. Quest 3 can be used as a wireless desktop VR headset. If you have a VR-ready PC, then it will look better than PSVR (because of the higher resolution). 2. Quest 3 is more convenient. No wires. Just turn it on. It feels more immersive. And yes you can use it for desktop VR wirelessly too as long as you have a 5GB router. 3. Quest 3 has mixed reality games and apps. Adds a new dimension to your VR games. Here are some of them: ruclips.net/video/u-JnSZGyfxc/видео.html
@@360vroomers that's quite a surprise I would have thought the quest 3 would have beat my ancient headset easily so do you think this could do alien isolation?
Thanks. Is it worth mentioning no games are designed for the Q3's new power and graphics. Yes, they probably won't be pcvr but currently Q2 games are upscale until next year when Q3 games will arrive.
Likely some games will receive an update for q3 too
Got good news for you Steve. Meta says that in 2023, more than 100 games will use the Quest 3's new power. I just wish they'd tell us the games and actual dates.
@@360vroomers Indeedy,
as a quest 2 user who has been using the headset daily for 3 years, the pancake lens have me most excited...preorderd the 512gb
It’s a huge difference! Congrats on the 512gb!
cheers!@@360vroomers
Did you by chance notice if you could have their elite head band with as battery and still have a link cable installed or did the battery not allow to use a link cable ? Thx
Great question. The demo unit had no elite strap so I couldn’t observe. But in meta’s description, it says, “Connect the strap's battery to power using Meta Quest 3 charging cable. Leave headset and strap connected to charge Meta Quest 3 at the same time.” I understand this to mean that the strap connects to the headset and then the battery as another input jack available for charging. What i don’t know is whether that battery input jack will allow data pass through for a wired link setup. If not then i guess you’ll have to use wireless link. Does that option work for you?
@@360vroomers Thanks for your reply. As you demonstrated the product, I was looking for another port that resembles the usbc port but I didnt see one, I also looked on line at the elite strap with battery and I didnt see any input ports. I wonder if the link cable charges the unit when its connected ot the computer.. Do you by chance know that ?
@@pds4184 when I was using a wired setup a long time ago, it did partially charge my quest 1. But iirc it was discharging faster than it was charging.
The usb port on the headset is on the left hinge of the strap.
Great video! Im confused with the passthrough PPD - they say its 18PPD which is not too far off from the Quest 2's PPD but from what everyone is saying, the passthrough apaprently seems like a 480p camera feed. Do you think that the reason for this is not resolution, but probably the camera quality itself?
That does not sound right. Meta says that the quest 3 passthrough is 10x the resolution of the quest 2 passthrough and it does look a lot more detailed.
@@360vroomers ah sorry I didn't mean the Quest 2's pass through but the Quest 2's VR PPD being 20PPD so I had thought when they said Quest 3's passthrough was 18PPD, the quality of the quest 3s passthrough would be similar to the Quest 2's VR quality but from what people are saying, that doesn't sound like the case - so I had thought that maybe the Quest 3s passthrough PPD / resolution high but the actual picture quality is just not as great as the "PPD" can allow for... but I'm a complete noob to this so I'm probably misunderstanding something fundamental.
To be honest, I did pre-order so I should really just wait and see more myself hahaha
@@toptechtips9334 I see what you mean. I don't know if the 18ppd passthrough resolution calculation is correct or not. But definitely, the q3 passthrough resolution is nowhere near the VR resolution of quest 2.
@@360vroomers ahhh I gotcha! That makes a lot more sense now, thanks!
Excellent vidéo ❤
Thank you! 🙏
Hey 360 Vroomers,
VR has been on my radar since the Oculus Development Kit (or whatever it was called). Have only sporadically followed VR since then but since the Apple Vision Pro has been announced it has really peaked my interest, especially for watching movies and productivity. I also think that the XBox Cloud Gaming service that I already use currently, is really interesting. Also with Office coming to the Quest it might be something to look forward to.
I would love to get the Vision Pro however in Europe it won't be before 2025 and will probably cost up to $5000 here, which is much more than my max budget of approximately $2.5k. Even though I'm tech savvy I for some reason have never used a VR/MR headset, even though being aware of them since 2013. Hopefully the Quest 3 will provide somewhat of the experience of the Vision Pro for a fraction of the price with availability not in 2 years, but next week.
I am really debating on whether to pre-order it now and picking it up next week, try some games and watching some movies. The only thing holding me back currently is the pixel density, which some people claim is still too low for productivity and entertainment, and the Office module and XBox Cloud Gaming being only available in December. This would mean that if I don't like those services I can't return the headset anymore.
Do you think that in the current state of the Quest 3, it's worth to buy it for my intended usage scenario?
Thank you!
In that context, it is spelled piqued, and never "peaked"........ Signed, the grammar Nazi.
I can relate to what you said about being tech savvy yet not being a VR user. I believe that recent news about the Apple Vision Pro has stimulated a lot of interest from people that had looked at VR in the past and then decided that the technology was not advanced enough to provide an experience that would hold their interest for long. Things have changed and I believe that now is a perfect time to jump in. I pre-ordered the Quest 3 as my first VR headset because it is a lot cheaper than the Apple unit while still being adequate as an introduction to the genre. It seems senseless to give Apple a large sum of money for a unit that will quickly become obsolete as the pace of VR development speeds up. I look at any VR unit as being a disposable item and so does the average consumer and I also don't want to commit myself to Apple's unproven VR ecosystem and be their guinea pig as it would make me feel foolish.
Hello there! Great question! For productivity, I think quest 3 may have enough resolution. I was able to read fine text easily. I will test it with their desktop link when I get it to confirm.
The bigger issue is how long you can wear the headset comfortably. On this demo, I had to hold the headset to my face so I couldn’t tell how it feels with the weight etc.
in the past, I have tried writing articles on my quest 2 and it was possible but nowhere as convenient or comfortable as a regular monitor. Has quest 3 improved to the point that I can wear it all day? I don’t know yet but I’m guessing probably not.
Having said that I don’t know if vision pro is comfortable enough to wear a whole day either.
I hope to be able to test it if I can get the budget for it.
Now let’s talk about watching movies. I’ve watched an entire movie on quest 2. It’s not bad and I like how you can be lying on your bed looking up at a virtual movie screen on your ceiling.
Caveats: again, comfort. I don’t know if you can stand wearing a headset for 2 hrs or more. Not everyone can. So I strongly recommend buying through a store with a good return policy.
Second issue is isolation. When you watch a movie in a VR headset you might feel isolated from other people with you. The color pass through mode should help but this is still something to consider.
In that regard, vision pro has the cool feature of showing your eyes to other people which should help but I don’t know how well it works in real life. It might still feel isolating.
@@360vroomers Thank you so much for your detailed response! You have convinced me to pre-order it ;)
Regarding the issue of comfort, I might have to grab the Elite strap in the case it won't be comfortable when wearing for longer periods, and I also typically take breaks after 2 hours of screen-time regardless of the device.
And regarding your issue of isolation (which I think is a good one, as someone who never tried a VR headset, I never would've thought of that!), I myself am a student that spends a lot of time in my room studying alone sitting behind my monitor I don't think that will matter bother me a lot, on the contrary, it might even be better for concentrating ;)
I mean, the sole purpose of me being interested in a VR headset is the enhancement of productivity by being more immersed (like sitting in a 4k natural environment, like a serene forest, with a huge floating screen to "escape" from the white office.) And of course, watching movies in a virtual cinema instead of my little laptop display.
It would however appear that the wired desktop link is not compatible with my MacBook Air M2, which is a bummer, as this will probably decrease the quality?
Anyways, thank so much again for your reply.
You gained a new subscriber today, keep up the great work!
@@Anonymous-zw8ql thanks buddy! If you want to be able to escape to relax etc., VR is ideal for that. I still remember the first time I tried an Oculus Rift demo and after the demo it felt like I came back from a trip!
I didn’t know you have a Mac. I believe it should be possible to link the Mac to a Quest using an app called Virtual Destkop. I believe both wired and wireless may be possible for Mac (they are both possible on PC). What I’m not sure of is whether you need a dedicated graphics card.
I will try to install on my son’s M1 and see if it works.
Re elite strap, there are actually 3rd party straps that are cheaper and arguably better. Lots of people recommend bobovr. They will have a version for quest 3 but I don’t know when.
Let me know if you have any questions!
@@360vroomers Really hyped to try it next week, will let you know! :)
Yes, I used a M2 Air alongside a RTX 3080 gaming PC but sold the gaming PC and currently using the M2 with a dock as a desktop. Using a nice 1440p 32" 165HZ external monitor. Surprisingly, the M2 chip with MacOS is much faster than my old i7-12700k & Windows for daily usage i.e. loading web pages, programs, and provides a much smoother experience overall. After 15 years of Windows I finally made the switch. I don't game a lot anymore and when I do, I use NVIDIA Geforce NOW Ultimate ($20 a month, RTX 4080) which runs incredibly smooth (
How was the brightness compared to the Quest 2?
Good question! I didn’t check the settings but whatever setting it was seemed similar to quest 2. I didn’t notice any difference in screen brightness.
Meta has improved Quest 2 even after two years with continuous software updates and it made it like whole new device (believe me), just imagine how they will improve Quest 3 !
you're absolutely right. We got hand tracking, higher framerates, and now body tracking and a lot of other improvements. I'm eager to see what improvements we'll get with q3 in the next couple of years.
is it an improvement over the quest pro?
In many ways yes q3 is better. For example it has higher resolution, more powerful processor, better color passthrough. But quest pro has eye tracking and better hand controls that have cameras in them. But afaik you can buy quest pro controllers and use them on q3 if you want even better controller tracking.
Sounds like the MR is cool in that its becoming "good enough" to try but far from the main show just yet. As a VR headset (which it obviously is first and foremost regardless of what the marketing says) it sounds like an awesome upgrade for those of us already in VR (or newcomers who can afford it)!
Definitely worth upgrading imho for anyone who can afford it. As for mixed reality I’m cautiously optimistic. It’s still super early and we’ve already seen some good uses of mixed reality. I hope we see even more games that really take advantage of it. Whether that happens depends partly on the market - will mixed reality apps be popular? If yes then devs will make more games for it.
True! I think the MR will get way better by updates in the next years tho. Just like Quest 2 got so much better over the years
At last, someone is sharing their honest opinion about this headset. Once you experience using OLED lenses, you will have a disdain for LCD.
Thanks! Yes it's disappointing to go back from OLED to LCD. I was telling another commenter that i think it would have added a lot to the cost. At costco, an LG 55 in LCD TV is $359. But LG 55 in OLED is $999. So if meta did have OLED in the Q3, it might have pushed the price higher, possibly to $599 or more. $499 is already hard to swallow for many people, so i think they decided to go for 499 LCD to appeal to a wider audience.
I use a PSVR 2 mainly and I actually don’t notice much of a difference between the OLED and LCD displays, obviously it’s there but I never really notice the difference too much
Probably just the games I’m playing though or I don’t pay too much attention to it
@@Narwhal12 it is more noticeable in scenes where there is supposed to be darkness. On lcd the darkness looks grayish rather than black.
Thank you
Thanks always!
I have terrible light bleed around the edges of my Quest Pro esp. for PCVR. It is highly noticeable in dark areas of games like HL Alyx. If this an issue with Q3?
Do you mean like a glow around the edges of the display? I didn’t see anything like that.
But if you mean light leak like from space between the face mask and my face, I couldn’t test that properly because the demo unit didn’t have a strap and I was just holding the quest to my face, so it would have been unfair. But fwiw I didn’t see any light leak while holding it to my face.
@@360vroomers I mean glow from the screen edges. On the Pro it is awful.
@@JamesBond-qv2ht oh ok I didn’t notice significant amount of light from the edges on q3
@@360vroomers Thank you. I can’t wait to get mine. A few more days.
I tired it at my local Best Buy and they only had a non working display model
Talk about a teaser! 😄
Great video!!!
Thanks Pat!
How does it compare the psvr2's lenses?
Good question! I’ll try later and get back to you.
OK so I played with my psvr again. The PSVR2 has OLED so the black levels are much deeper. In terms of detail, quest 3 is a bit more detailed because of its higher resolution lenses. On the other hand, PSVR2 has fresnel lenses so it has god rays. Quest 3 has no god rays. The biggest difference is probably the sweet spot. It is much smaller on PS5 and I have to adjust my headset from time to time to move it back to the sweet spot. On Quest 3, the sweet spot is very wide.
@@360vroomers Thank you so much!
@@barackputin sure thing!
Had an Oculus Quest back in the day. After Meta bought them, I held on until I was forced to get a FB account. At that point I sold it. Still waiting for a VR headset that demands to be purchased, at my pricepoint. I liked the Index when it first came out but not enough. As long as I can avoid a requirement to hook into Meta, or X or some other social platform, I'll check it out.
I understand. I don't like the loss of privacy either but I gave up on it. I figure if I have a smartphone, I pretty much already surrendered my privacy. 😓 As for a headset that won't sell your data, I think you can check out headsets made for steam such as Vive XR Elite. Not sure about Pico 4. Another option is Quest 3 for Business (iirc they mentioned it at the Connect keynote). That one also supposedly doesn't force you to give up your privacy. The price is higher because the price is not subsidized by the sale of your data.
@@360vroomers Thanks for the info! I am very casually looking at the used market for the Index, but at present I don't have space for the scanner things, plus room to move around, plus room for furniture, etc.
@@Agg1E91 I used to have a vive which also has beacons. Tracking accuracy was excellent. But having to set it up again and again was a dealbreaker. Unless you have a dedicated VR room.
glad to know SDE is gone!, the pancake lenses are gonna be a huge for me as someone who has less that 57cm IPD it never felt good
Not only that but it has adjustable IPD range from 58-71mm. So I hope it will be comfortable enough for you.
Would you prefer this over the pico 4 and why?
I’ve never tried pico4. Have you checked out Tyriel Wood’s comparison with quest 2? ruclips.net/video/DynWo08d2bg/видео.htmlsi=KweaoMKwsyap-h15 ? To me, pico 4 seems similar to quest 3 but with quest 2 processor, smaller game library, and software that isn’t as good. In the US, pico 4 is on sale for $410. Personally I think the $89 extra cost of q3 seems worth its advantages.
Pico 4 is nice, I own one since day 1 (using it standalone only, no PC). But I can still see the SDE on my Pico 4. If there is really none with the Quest 3 then this would be the main advantage for me. The Meta store is still better. AW2 and AC Nexus will probably never come to Pico, I like these kind of games. Better SoC and MR capabilities with Q3. The only negative point I see is maybe comfort (with standard straps), because the battery of the Pico 4 is not in the front. If you do not already have a Pico 4 then go for the Quest 3.
Thanks a lot for sharing your first impressions!
@@garhert5715 oh I see. About sde on quest, you can see the part with Among Us VR (the aliens). You can see they have solid colors with no sde. That’s what it looked like to me.
How’s the FOV compared to the quest 2 ?
It's said to be roughly the same as the quest 2.
For me the quest 3 looked a bit wider. Although one weird thing is that the edges were not straight but kind of like wavy lines. Not a big deal but I thought it was a bit strange.
The lenses are like 90% of the reason to upgrade for me (and i hope the slimmer size makes it easier to wear). I loved watching movies on my Quest 2 but the god rays in the fresnel lenses are just annoying. The better graphics for social games like VRCHAT is definitely the next reason but i dont play real games. I get that VR lacks too much still to become real mainstream tho. Its gonna take so many years if not decades before we will see a couple 100 million active daily users in VR or MR/AR.
Sounds like Quest 3 would be great for you!
I´d prefer there is an image distorsion because I CAN make the difference between the virtuality and the concrete reality ! 😂
Lol good point!
Good thing im coming from a quest 2 as the only headset i know. If the passthrough is better than black and white and the VR visuals are even upgraded even slightly take my money lol
By the way I think some of the games you mentioned are the devs texture decisions. I think the more work the dev puts in the better the VR games visuals. They are saying red matter is on par or better than PSVR. Meanwhile ghost busters no matter what you play it on most likely will look cartoony and weaker than the more realistic type games.
The passthrough on quest 3 is way better than quest 2. And yes it is both more detailed because of higher resolution and will have better graphics on many games (over 100).
@@judahsfinest1860 I think you’re right. I will try to compare quest 3 with psvr 2. I just need to look for a game that is optimized for quest 3 and is also available on psvr 2.
@@360vroomers thanks! I did preorder, I shouldn't feel like I made the wrong decision right 😭
@@judahsfinest1860 I think you will be pleased. I’m really excited to get it!
Kinda sad that even the original Quest still beats the latest Quest for black levels. Was always the reason I never bothered with the Quest 2 and is currently my biggest reservation for getting the Quest 3 - other than the big jump in price.
True although I notice the black levels only on scenes where the entire screen is supposed to be black. In normal scenes, the quest 3 blacks look black enough for me. And if you ask q2 owners i think most of them stopped using their q1.
@@360vroomers Yeah, but as a big fan of horror games - such as Cosmodread - black levels are a big deal for me. I get what you're saying, though. For most things it'll be excellent, just not for the stuff that I really like. lol.
@@echelon2k8 ah I see! Yes you’re right about that. One advantage of q3 for horror games is no god rays. I also like that with the huge sweet spot, the image remains sharp even when I’m moving my head a lot.
Personally, I’ll be using this headset exclusively for SteamVR. They have much better games provided you have a PC to run them!
Definitely! This is a good headset for that -- wireless, high resolution, large sweet spot. Enjoy your Q3!
They let him in early midnight to try early only
Thanks buddy! I'll try to convince my local best buy haha
@@360vroomers your welcome
Advertising for products has lied to consumers for decades and there needs more enforcement with tighter rules. But Meta needs to put the OLED back in the Quest, LCD displays just can't make darker scenes dark enough. But, Facebook (Meta) ruined the Quest, Oculus knew what they were doing with it and if they hadn't sold out to Facebook the Quest would still have an OLED display. And what's with the Quest 3 only coming with 128GB or 512GB? It's a big price difference between the two and we all know that 128GB just isn't enough memory for the size of apps that are being developed. Having a 256GB option would have been perfect.
OLED is really awesome but i think it would have added a lot to the cost. I was looking at costco and an LG 55 in LCD TV is $359. But LG 55 in OLED is $999. So if meta did have OLED in the Q3, it would have pushed the price higher, possibly to $599 or more. $499 is already hard to swallow for many people, so i think they decided to go for 499 LCD to appeal to a wider audience.
I agree with what you said about 256gb option. I think they wanted to have two devices: one that's cheaper and one that's for enthusiasts. If the cheaper one is 256GB, i think people would just buy that and there wouldn't be able to sell the 512GB. But if the cheaper one is 128GB and the higher end one is 256GB, the 256GB might not be big enough for enthusiasts. And in addition, the difference from 128GB would not have justified a big price increase. So i think that's why they offered 128GB and 512GB. I see the 512GB as an upgraded 256GB. :)
@@360vroomers Obviously OLED adds to the cost but not really by that much. I still have the original Quest and games that have mostly dark scenes are really good with OLED. But on my Quest 2 they are almost unplayable for me because you can't see a lot of things as it's too smokey and grey. And yes, the LCD reduced the pixel size and made bright games really clear but after watching things with OLED it's difficult to like an LCD display. I have two OLED TV's and the true blacks make a huge difference in picture quality. With my Quest 2 in the Bigscreen app it's really hard to watch a movie because the theater environments are just not dark enough, it's very distracting. But if someone has never had the original Quest then the not so dark scenes won't bother them as much. And how much more would using an OLED display in the Quest cost consumers...$5 extra...maybe $10? I'd pay it! The pancake lenses cost more and Meta had no problem adding them and it increased the Quest price point up another $200. And believe me, if you saw how dark and amazing the original Quest was with OLED, you'd agree with me.
This is 500$ headset not a 3000$ headset. I think Your hope's are too high for this headset with this price range.The pass-through for 500$ headset is great in my opinion. For this price in my opinion this is a great headset.
Yes I think it is a good deal. Regardless of reasonableness, all I’m saying is that it doesn’t create a convincing illusion of holograms. I wonder if even vision pro does that effectively…? Meanwhile I’m looking forward to getting it on Tuesday.
I mean, passthrough, can we all agree that compared to Q2, it's quite better? Come on! lol
Yes. The q3 pass through is waaaaay better than quest 2. Better than quest pro pass through too.
Games? When do we get the games. The day i can turn of my pc is still far away. Quest 3 can be compared with a pc from 2016. The the glory days of great vr content wasn't even there. 3 games in 4 years. Re4, assassin's creed was announced after quest1 release and now asgard's wrath2. Wow. Give modders 1 billion dollars bet they show us what quality vr is.
For real. What they ought to do is make it easy to port older console games into VR games!
@@360vroomers it's not possible with all game engines. But dr beef team has great vr mods from quality old pc games. And prahdog team for pcvr.
Is it better than psvr2?
For graphics, psvr2 is generally better but a game like Asgard’s wrath looks like a psvr2 game. Psvr2 also has nice exclusives like switchback vr.
The main advantages of quest3: mixed reality, wireless, much larger software library, convenience (fast setup), portability, better lenses, higher resolution display. And you can use quest as a desktop vr headset if you have a vr ready pc.
When I get my q3 I will do a more detailed comparison with psvr2.
@@360vroomers thanks for your response
@@sparkpaul sure! Let me know if you have any questions!
@@360vroomersyou are awesome! just subbed!
Is this legal what you are doing?
Yes it’s legal. The stations are there for anyone to try out the quest. But only in certain Best Buy stores.
Will just say, wait until you try the Apple Vision Pro. The details you point out do matter a great deal. There's going to be this huge price jump for $500 to $3500 for a device like the Vision Pro, but that last 10% difference to get to near perfect passthrough often cost the most. But we'll see how well a ultra high-end headset, even by Apple does in the market.
I haven't tried Apple Vision Pro, but Norm from Tested said that the passthrough is "HD quality," which is great but he explicitly said NOT retina quality, so he said it does NOT fool you into thinking you're looking at 'reality''.
@@360vroomers but does it have those same near field of vision distortions and warping effects the Quest 3 has? I’m guessing not… that alone, along with improved fluid response time would work wonders for the user experience
Is it the best VR so far? Sure. Is it actually good? No and especially not for $500. VR is still not mature technology, so much more room to improve. Think it's a mistake they used any resources for MR when they could've improved VR some more
Hey there Danny. $500 is a lot, but you know, i was looking at the original Oculus Quest. It was $499 for 128GB. This one is the same price but has a waaaay higher resolution, a lot faster processor, color passthrough, depth sensor, waaaaay better lenses, etc. so I think it's an OK price. Not as good a deal as when Quest 2 launched at 299, but i think it's a better deal than let's say psvr2 at 499.
As for MR vs improving VR, i think it's a good question. I don't know... In the past couple of years, there's been more buzz around AR and i think MR is more exciting than AR. The AR glasses I've tried (hololens etc.) were all kind of underwhelming. Is that more important than improving VR, let's say with an even more powerful processor? I don't know but for their investors and stockholders, i think it was a good move. But again, you made a good point.
@@360vroomers Its not that $500 is a lot, $500 is too much for this. The resolution is marginal, they spent that money on Mr and even other reviewers said there's no real Mr features. So they wasted money. I read a lot of ppl would want more storage, give them that instead. I want more resolution, maybe oled; I'll take that instead of those cameras in the front and probably a lot of R&d to get it right. It's weird to compare current technology to quest 1 technology. I would hope resolution is better after several years. There's sooo much room for it to improve. I just hoped the VR was better, by a lot.
@@dannym5468 hey there Danny. I’ve actually bought the quest 3 and although I was initially skeptical of mixed reality, I found it fun. I also let my kids try it and my son said it felt more “real” than VR. Personally, I think it’s definitely worth the price.
Lost me at "Weird curves around the edges". NEXT!
Really? It’s really not a bother. It’s not distortion. They look like little cushions intruding into a lens.
Playstation 3 graphic quality?? That turns me off buying
I can understand. That's a big difference from current gen consoles. But this is after all a mobile chipset. And it has to render fully spherical and stereoscopic 3D 360, which is much harder than rendering just a regular screen. But if you want VR with better graphics, I recommend a desktop VR system, which will have better graphics in games such as Half Life Alyx. Quest 3 can actually work as a wireless desktop VR headset as long as you have a VR-ready PC. PSVR2 is also another desktop VR option. I will do a quest 3 vs psvr 2 comparison.
@@360vroomers i might get into Praydog's UE 4 and UE 5 vr injector mod. Thats gonna be a huge for pc vr gaming