A Leap Forward For Mixed Reality
I owned the original Oculus Rift and upgraded to the Meta Quest 3. It was a big leap forward for me.— TRACKING —Gone are the days when you had to have fixed sensors in your room with a fixed play area. Now, you can bring this anywhere and play wirelessly, with or without a computer. Just the fact that I don’t need sensors is a win. The tech packed into this can detect your surrounding environments quickly and easily. It even tracks your hands and you can navigate with just your hands using gestures similar to an iPad/iPhone.— SCREEN —The screen is a big improvement over previous generations, including Meta’s Pro model. The colors are vibrant, the sharpness is perfect, and getting your head in the sweet spot is much easier. I advise using an app to measure your eye distance (like Eye Measure), and then you can adjust the lenses to suit your exact eye distance for optimum viewing comfort.— STORAGE —I got the 512GB because I was torn about their pricing model. I didn’t want to underdo it so I spent the extra money so I had more space, even if I didn’t know if I would need it. Frankly, 256GB would’ve been perfect for me personally at the moment.— WIRELESS PLAY —The games runs off the headset—if you buy games from the Meta Quest store. They do run more expensive and the sales are okay when they’re there. If you have been buying VR games on Steam, you can run them wirelessly with SteamVR as long as your computer’s graphics card is compatible. You can also physically connect a USB-C cable to a computer to play your games.— GAMES —Games feel like an elevated Nintendo 64 at the moment. The tech is there, we just need higher-quality textures and more AAA games when the masses start pouring in. Most games seem to have a stylized polygonal quality to them, and few games are going for a realistic look. Currently, I would say the quality of games is good enough for where the technology is at the moment in terms of the processing power that’s in the headset at this price point.One of the great things is Asgard’s Wrath II is included free with purchase and this is one of those games that takes full advantage of this headset’s capabilities. You also get a 6-month free trial of Quest+, which is two pre-selected curated games per month for as long as you’re a member; you lose those games when you cancel, but if you subscribe again your library will be there.— APPS —Besides games, you can use different apps with this. I use Virtual Desktop to access my 3D movie files on my computer, plus other media I have. I can also access my SteamVR games this way as well. Then there are media consumption apps like Amazon and Netflix. Explore and you’ll find useful things to install.— MIXED REALITY —This is part of the future of gaming, baby. Having a big play space at home combined with a mixed reality game is one of the most fun experiences to have. This is also similar tech in Apple’s Vision Pro. There are a couple of free games included, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds in this growing game category.— BATTERY —The battery lasts on average about two hours. For me, that’s great because I generally get a little dizzy before that period so the headset will die before I get fully nauseous. VR dizziness is a real thing and I advise that if you start feeling some type of way, to stop sooner rather than later. I would build up your brain’s tolerance to VR slowly. If you get dizzy, start timing how long it takes. Take a day off and try to add 10 minutes or so in the next session, until you can go longer.If you are one of the lucky few who are not affected by dizziness, you can plug this into a wall while playing and it will charge while you play. In theory, you could play non-stop with the right cable and charger.— SUMMARY —If you haven’t gotten into VR yet, try it out in the stores. If you like it, then definitely get the Meta Quest 3. If you’re unsure, you could wait for a price drop hopefully around Christmas of 2024.

O Quest 3 tem uma imersão muito boa! Com certeza a realidade virtual só está começando mas já vale estar nela desde já. Claro que há muitas coisas para serem melhoradas como, por exemplo, os videos 360° no Youtube que alguns ficam borrados mesmo com a qualidade mais alta; a loja da Meta passar a cobrar em reais e não em dólares pelos jogos e apps; outros fatores que podem ser superados durante o uso do aparelho mas que precisam ser desenvolvidos em versões posteriores. Enfim, muito bom o produto, apenas o preço que deveria ser menor conforme a conversão do dólar para o real.

Even though it’s the most expensive and mostly unnecessary purchase I ever made in my life, it still is the best purchase I’ve made till now.I’m writing this after a 1.5 week of using this and till this day I’m just exploring it as there’s so much to do in it and using it.Starting off with the order and delivery:Using the ICICI bank credit got me 4,000 rupees off from the total cost and delivery was done in 1.5 days from the seller from Chennai to Bangalore. Arrived in very safe packaging with no crack or dent on the box from Delhivery. 👍🏻Opening up the box carefully gives you all the things mentioned in the product. Started it off just like the tutorials mentioned, completed the profile setup and the rest of the settings configurations.Pros:I’ve tried almost everything it can do to this point with it, when it comes to generic work/ productivity, entertainment, games etc.The product is remarkable for what it can do. The performance is top-notch, no log whatsoever anywhere, visuals are stunning in the apps and movies. Connectivity with bluetooth and controllers is seamless. Pixel spreading is done fantastically on the pancake lenses. Everything is quite sharp as well. It gives you dozens of settings as well to configure the product according to your liking.Many visual experiences will leave you in awe. Batman: Arkham Shadow and Asgard’s Wrath: 2 being the most powerful examples of he point. The sound via the built-in speakers is very immersive as well. UI is quite well built and is easy to access everything but there’s a lot of improvement required to make it customisable although the Spatial app makes the UI just like Apple Vision Pro but at a cost. More updates will hopefully fullfill these requirements.Cons:It is so much fun to play around/ work and watch multimedia in it that you feel like the 2 hr battery run time isn’t even close to enough. So I would recommend everyone to get a power bank with similar Ampere and Wattage attached to it to extend your juice.Connectivity of it with PC wirelessly to use your PC in the headset still lags even with the v69 update with my laptop. But I’m sure the link cable, which I haven’t tested yet, will solve this problem for PCVR games and general multitasking work.Most of the fun and useful apps in the Meta Store are still paid and some are paid even if you activate your 3-month Meta Quest+ trial.None of the above are the cons of the product itself.Conclusion: The product and my experience with it has been fantastic and still there is much to explore. If you are happy with spending the price, you would be very happy with the product as well! Thanks!

If you use it across the range of apps available it’s life changing. Seriously. It adds dimensions to what you thought was possible whether it’s work play or relaxation. Well worth the price.