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Oculus Quest 2
The new standalone virtual reality headset “Oculus Quest 2” released by Facebook on the 13th. On the direct sales site, the 64GB model costs 37,100 yen (tax included) and the 256GB model costs 49,200 yen (tax included), while keeping the price low and adopting a display called “the highest resolution ever.” It is a noteworthy device that allows you to enjoy high-quality virtual reality games on your own without having to prepare a PC.
At launch, I had the opportunity to touch this Oculus Quest 2 for a short time, so I will deliver a mini review that experienced the size and design comparison with the original Oculus Quest and the difference in appearance from reality videos. virtual.
Amazing virtual reality videos closer to the real world
The most important feature of Quest 2 is the image quality of the liquid crystal display equipped with two 1,832 x 1,920 dots (for both eyes), which is the “highest resolution”. The first model was an organic EL with 1,440 × 1,600 dots, but the resolution is 1.5 times higher than that, and it looks like a 90Hz refresh rate will be supported in a future update (the first model is 72Hz).
The benefits of high resolution are visible the moment the home screen is displayed in the virtual reality space, before the content is played. Both the first generation and Quest 2 chose the same room called “Classic HOME”, but the appearance of the carpets on the floor and the exterior landscape is quite different.
I felt that the first generation was beautiful enough, but when I looked at the sky and the ground, I could see the squashed “dots” or the boundaries between pixels in a grid pattern. You can feel the so-called screen door effect. While I feel immersed as if I am lost in virtual reality space, I still feel like I am looking at the photographs and images that are displayed on the screen. In short, it gives the impression that the “points” bring you back to reality.
On the other hand, in Quest 2, the dots are almost invisible. Even if you squint at the outside landscape or the carpet, you cannot see the lattice, so the feeling that it is “what is on the screen” is diminished. The soft texture of the cushion is also beautifully rendered, so you don’t feel like “CG, right?” And you can feel “it’s a soft cushion”.
The upper part is the first generation and the lower part is the Quest 2 screen. Taken with a digital camera close to the lens. It is different from the actual appearance, so please refer to it as an atmosphere comparison. When you really see it, you can see the dots on the carpet in the first generation, and the book and cushion details are sweet too. Quest 2 has evolved towards image quality that conveys texture
This is the same even if you are watching 360-degree virtual reality footage on Oculus TV. For example, a video of a sport in which a helicopter in the sky jumps up a mountain in a wingsuit and glides as it is. It feels great to jump into the blue sky and slide into blue space, but I can’t see the dots in the blue sky, so after looking at it for a while, it looks like a “real blue sky”. ..
Even in the video challenging the top of Everest, the gradation of the blue sky with high altitude and deep color is very natural in Quest 2. Even if you look at the rough surface of the rock, it is exciting if you can see the points, but of course you can see it in Quest 2, you can appreciate it while thinking about the texture, like “It appears to be a rough rock surface.”
The sound is also evolving. Headphones / earphones can be connected, but the main unit also has a speaker, and the sound quality has been refined in Quest 2. The above-mentioned flight video with the wing suit glides at high speed, so the noise of the wind as “gogo” and the noise of the ground is terrible. The bass sinks a bit more in Quest 2 than in the first generation. I feel like the sound field space itself is a bit wider than the original model.
The volume is in the lower right, this is the same as the first model.
I feel that the “realism” of the virtual reality space has evolved due to the evolution of both image quality and sound quality. Evolution will lead directly to the “depth of immersion” in the virtual reality space.
In addition, the operation on the home screen is very fast and convenient to use. The first model isn’t quite as temperamental, but it’s clear that Quest 2 has improved processing speed. Specifically, by combining 6GB of RAM and Qualcomm Snapdragon SD865, it seems that it has achieved twice the processing speed of the conventional one. Plus, by connecting to a PC with an Oculus Link cable, you’ll be able to play Rift Store software.
This will allow them to play higher quality games as well. The design of the touch controller it takes has changed in detail, making it easier to hold. It seems that the battery life has also quadrupled.
White is the Quest 2 Touch controller
The first “Oculus Quest” released last year attracted a lot of attention because its starting price is 49,800 yen (64GB model) and it works independently without a PC. “Oculus Quest 2” is 64GB and costs 37,100 yen (including tax), which is lower than the original price, but is still smaller and lighter. Not only did it improve the appeal of the Quest, which works independently, but it also refined the basic image quality and sound quality performance like a virtual reality headset. In the true sense, it can be said that a headset has arrived that “easily plunges you into the world of virtual reality”.
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