{"id":1052,"date":"2021-09-07T14:53:40","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T22:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2021-09-07T14:53:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T22:53:42","slug":"oculus-quest-2-bigger-better-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/oculus-quest-2-bigger-better-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Oculus Quest 2: Bigger, Better, Back"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_face.jpg\" alt=\"Oculus Quest 2's foam facial covering\" class=\"wp-image-1054 lazyload\" width=\"443\" height=\"443\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_face.jpg 800w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_face-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_face-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_face-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 443px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 443\/443;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_face.jpg\" alt=\"Oculus Quest 2's foam facial covering\" class=\"wp-image-1054\" width=\"443\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_face.jpg 800w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_face-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_face-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_face-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Quest 2&#8217;s foam facial covering, now with added silicone cover. [Image: Facebook\/Oculus] <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_guts.jpg\" alt=\"Oculus Quest 2 now has 128GB of internal memory\" class=\"wp-image-1055 lazyload\" width=\"495\" height=\"284\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 495px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 495\/284;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/vro_quest2128_guts.jpg\" alt=\"Oculus Quest 2 now has 128GB of internal memory\" class=\"wp-image-1055\" width=\"495\" height=\"284\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption>With its internal memory now doubled to 128GB, Oculus Quest 2 becomes a VR headset that&#8217;s even harder to beat.  [Image: Facebook\/Oculus] <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook paused sales of its best-selling Oculus Quest 2 for much of August as it addressed an issue with the headset\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/blog\/community-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">removable foam facial interface irritating the skin of some users<\/a>. Once the issue was successfully addressed \u2013 Quest 2 users can receive a silicone cover to protect their skin during use \u2013 the world\u2019s leading VR corporate evangelist had something else to announce: an upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oculus also took the opportunity to raise the specs of the entry-level Quest 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/8\/24\/22639523\/oculus-quest-2-pause-sale-recall-base-model-storage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">boosting internal storage from 64GB to 128GB<\/a>. With the 64GB Quest 2 being phased out and replaced with the 128GB model while keeping the same accessible $299 price, this effectively bolsters the whole Quest 2 line and paves the way for a Quest 2 Pro (or similar high-end upgrade) in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arriving with a silicone covering for the aforementioned foam facial interface designed to address known issues, the new 128GB base model <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualrealityobserver.com\/better-faster-stronger-a-look-at-quest-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quest 2 offers one of the strongest purchasing opportunities<\/a> for anyone either jumping into virtual reality for the first time or aiming to increase their hardware power and advance their virtual experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook paused sales of its best-selling Oculus Quest 2 for much of August as it addressed an issue with the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-technology"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Oculus Quest 2: Bigger, Better, Back - Virtual Reality (VR) News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Oculus Quest 2 is back with double the memory and silicone face covers. 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