Oculus Quest 2 is the best virtual reality headset for Beat Saber and it’s on sale now


The Oculus Quest 2 has been the best value so far when it comes to VR gaming. It has phenomenal tracking, doesn’t need to be connected to a PC, and has a huge library of games. It’s also the best VR headset you can buy if you want to get into Beat Saber, one of the best VR games out there (as well as a fantastic exercise tool). However, the biggest reason to jump on the VR train with a Quest 2 is the fact that it’s hundreds of dollars cheaper than its competitors. The Quest 2 normally starts at $ 299.99. Oculus recently doubled the amount of storage on the base model (from 64GB to 128GB) and, for a limited time, they’ve further improved the deal if you buy two.

Last day to buy an Oculus Quest 2, get a second for $ 100 off in the Oculus Store

Buy 1 Oculus Quest 2 Headset, Get A Second For $ 100 Off

Today is the last day to take advantage of the exclusive Quest 2 promotion from the Oculus Store. If you buy an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset at the regular price of $ 299.99, you can get a second at a $ 100 discount. Oculus Quest 2 has always been an attractive purchase from a VR point of view. For comparison, the HP Reverb G2 and HTC Vive Cosmos cost $ 600 and the Valve Index costs $ 1,000.

On a personal note, I own Oculus Quest 2 specifically for Beat Saber. I bought the original Rift CV1 headphones in 2016 and have since clocked 400 hours on the Beat Saber. As a gamer who values ​​tracking fidelity and controller ergonomics above all else, I was a firm believer that nothing could match the Rift’s 3-sensor setup. I skipped the Rift S and the original Quest for that reason. Vive, Index, and Reverb G2 were just too expensive for me, as I only play Beat Saber and little else (the exception is Half-Life Alyx, which is an exceptional game). When Quest 2 came out, I was happy with my Rift, but the price had me intrigued. I bought it expecting to be disappointed, but I was wrong.

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In my opinion, the Quest 2 has a superior follow-up over my Rift 3-sensor setup. While on the Rift I was able to get at least an “S” on every Expert + song on the official Beat Saber tracklist (including all DLC), on the Quest 2 I was able to get an “SS” and / or full- I combo most of them. If you have played Beat Saber for a while, you probably know that the official song list is very limited and you will want to download the thousands of modified songs available on the internet. I bought the Oculus Link cable so I can play all my modified songs that I have accumulated over the years (I have almost 1,000 songs downloaded). As of now, it works perfectly with Quest 2’s full native resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, and no noticeable lag. It also allows me to play my copy of Beat Saber’s Rift without having to purchase a separate copy for Quest 2. Today I play exclusively in PCVR mode.

The Quest 2 and controllers are definitely heavier than the original Rift and Touch controllers, but I was able to get past that after a couple of days. To be perfectly honest, buying a VR headset to essentially play a game is still an expensive proposition. In my defense, it was and still is my preferred form of exercise. I’m a pretty lazy guy when it comes to exercise, and I’ve tried to break that habit by shopping for equipment at home like a pair of adjustable dumbbells, a power tower, and a fancy rower, but Beat Saber is really the only form of exercise I go to. I come back again and again. So if you are like me and looking for a VR headset specifically for Beat Saber, in my opinion there is no other headset to consider.

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