New Meta Quest 3

[The_Doc]

OK. Having seen and used the thing at a friend's house, and with my 11 yr old fulfilling the task/bait/bribe/motivation of passing the 11 plus exam,
I have bought the kids a Meta Quest 3 for Christmas.

Recommendations on best games and mandatory accessories?

Girl and Boy are both in 11 to 15 age bracket.

Dad is lifelong gamer, and I mean lifelong, replying GTA V right now..

[Lucas Ayde]

The_Doc said:

OK. Having seen and used the thing at a friend's house, and with my 11 yr old fulfilling the task/bait/bribe/motivation of passing the 11 plus exam,
I have bought the kids a Meta Quest 3 for Christmas.

Recommendations on best games and mandatory accessories?

Girl and Boy are both in 11 to 15 age bracket.

Dad is lifelong gamer, and I mean lifelong, replying GTA V right now..

EDIT: Looks like Arkham Shadow might be free with all Quest3 and 3s purchases ... a nice bonus if so.

I've just purchased one too, from Argos (as I could use my Nectar points) so looking forward to picking it up. For me, it's an upgrade from Quest 2 which I've had since it launched.

Must haves would be a battery headstrap - I had the official Oculus one with my Quest 2 which was very nice but broke (the plastic strap 'fractured') after a year and a half. Meta sorted me out with a brand new replacement one though, good customer service. However for Q3 I'll be going with the BobaVR M3 Pro. Price is good and the swappable battery is a great idea.

On my Quest2 I also got a replacement 'facial interface' (the cushioned visor, basically) which is much more comfortable on the forehead than the one which came with the headset. I will likely get another one for my Quest 3, will have to see how the supplied one feels.

Prescription lens inserts might be useful if your eyesight is poor. I need glasses to drive but find I can use the Quest 2 with no issues. Hoping the Q3 is the same. You can supposedly wear glasses using a little extender thing for the facial interface to move it further away from the face but I never trusted it on the Q2 as the glasses felt really close to the lenses when I tried.

That new Batman Game looks great, will probably get it. Of the 'native' games I have for my Quest 2 I really enjoyed some simple ones like the 'Eleven' Table Tennis. Tetris Effect was very good too. Drop Dead is a good fun, simple 'horde mode' shooter and very fun coop. Gun Club VR also great for shooting (target practice stuff). Compound is a nice rogue-lite shooter with minecraft-style graphics. Gadgeteer and Cubism are nice puzzlers.
I do tend to use it a lot more for PCVR these days as the top PCVR games are unmatched, even by the best Quest titles. You can either use it with the Meta Connect software (free, default with system) or also the free SteamVR software to play Steam VR titles off your PC. However, it's worth paying for 'Virtual Desktop' if you want the best PCVR streaming to the headset. Loads of configurability and some nice features on that.

Edited by Lucas Ayde on Friday 22 November 20:53

[Griffith4ever]

.... A PC :-)

So you can play
- Half Life Alyx
- Superhot VR (no need for PC, but its better res apparently)
- Arizona Sunshine

There ws a multiplayer Western style shooter that came bundled with the Rift - prob no one plays it any more but it was SO much fun.

Do PC VR wirelessly - the cable is a huge pain and getting rid is a MUST, especially when frantically shooting zombies. I have the extra software that was once a must have but the built in software handles wireless perfectly well too.

You'll need external power for decent gaming sessions. I have a lipstick sized battery that I velcro to the back of the headset that doubles play time.

Edited by Griffith4ever on Saturday 23 November 03:45

[Whataguy]

An extended battery strap is useful if you are going to be playing for a long time. The standard battery in heavy use might only last 90 minutes.

The quest+ subscription service is useful even if you just sign up for one month to try out all the games they have free.

Red matter is a great example of a high resolution game.