#virtual-reality | Linus Tech Tips | Page 73

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 10:46 PM

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I'll look for him 👀

fathom sigil Oct 13, 2020, 10:46 PM

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Ok man ima head off so enjoy your G A M I N G 🌜🌛🌜🌛

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 10:46 PM

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thanks bruv

fathom sigil Oct 13, 2020, 10:46 PM

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Wtf is this curse

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I can't delete it

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Whew there we go

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Alright cya 😂😂

gloomy crater Oct 13, 2020, 10:47 PM

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the m o o n

fathom sigil Oct 13, 2020, 10:47 PM

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The moon said "😂🌛😂🌛😂🌛😂🌛😂"

gloomy crater Oct 13, 2020, 10:48 PM

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so ya know how I said I sold my quest to afford the index

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I sold it to my mother

carmine wharf Oct 13, 2020, 10:48 PM

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when people say they have the oculus rift which one do they have

gloomy crater Oct 13, 2020, 10:48 PM

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that makes me picture the CV1

carmine wharf Oct 13, 2020, 10:48 PM

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ok

gloomy crater Oct 13, 2020, 10:50 PM

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anyways I had to teach her how to use it but now she's apparently been playing beatsaber for an hour

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 10:51 PM

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wow i am typing in vr

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technology!

carmine wharf Oct 13, 2020, 10:51 PM

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pc or standalone

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 10:51 PM

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pc

carmine wharf Oct 13, 2020, 10:51 PM

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bruh boring

fathom sigil Oct 13, 2020, 10:51 PM

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Peepee c

carmine wharf Oct 13, 2020, 10:52 PM

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wonder when oculus is gonna add color passthrough to their headsets

fathom sigil Oct 13, 2020, 10:52 PM

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Colour* 😳😳 regional language, gotta love it

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Is it really that easy to kill a chat? Man I'm just too good at it

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 10:59 PM

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is link not full res yet? just went back to native quest and it looks sooo much better

gloomy crater Oct 13, 2020, 11:00 PM

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I think it depends on what you're doing

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and the link can't do 90hz yet

sullen linden Oct 13, 2020, 11:02 PM

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is link not full res yet? just went back to native quest and it looks sooo much better
@harsh niche no its not

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its still locked to the first quest settings

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that makes me picture the CV1
@gloomy crater oh my god yes doesnt the quest hmd look like a modified cv1 hmd

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not the strap the hmd

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when people say they have the oculus rift which one do they have
@carmine wharf if they say just rift they're probably talking about the cv1

gloomy crater Oct 13, 2020, 11:04 PM

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the CV1 looks like a more blocky quest

sullen linden Oct 13, 2020, 11:04 PM

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yes

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but the hmds look similar right

gloomy crater Oct 13, 2020, 11:04 PM

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yeah

sullen linden Oct 13, 2020, 11:04 PM

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ive had two in a room and they looked similar

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like the fabric on the sides and the strap adapter

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or hook on point

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im in the rift home
@harsh niche Im proud of my rift home

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 11:05 PM

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@harsh niche no its not
@sullen linden thanks

sullen linden Oct 13, 2020, 11:05 PM

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even though I sold it to a friend

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 11:05 PM

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lmao

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i have nothing in mine except for a couch that's half in the floor and 2 lightsabers... somewhere

sullen linden Oct 13, 2020, 11:06 PM

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I have like a rug

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a couch

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a

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stump coffee table

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a armchair

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a hug flatscreen

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thats on the left

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 11:06 PM

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any idea why in VD it says my bandwidth is 192mbps? that's my actual internet speed, it shouldn't be the connection to the headset

sullen linden Oct 13, 2020, 11:06 PM

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in the middle a huuuge animal skin carpet

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any idea why in VD it says my bandwidth is 192mbps? that's my actual internet speed, it shouldn't be the connection to the headset
@harsh niche because virtual desktop can be used for a wireless link to the headset

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it uses 5 ghz wifi to do so

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or over ethernet

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anyway I have two monitors in the corner

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pipes sticking out the wall

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this projector display in the back

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same wall as the fireplace

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and a jellyfish tank

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and an arcade machine

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in my oculus home

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 11:08 PM

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wow

sullen linden Oct 13, 2020, 11:08 PM

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Yes I love it

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Ill get the quest 2

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arrange all my furniture the way it is in oculus home and use the thumbsticks to adjust so when I sit on my virtual couch I sit on ym real couch

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 11:09 PM

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nice man

sullen linden Oct 13, 2020, 11:09 PM

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yeah I have big amibitons

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and thanks

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 11:09 PM

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im gonna try out a game now cya later

sullen linden Oct 13, 2020, 11:09 PM

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cya

fathom sigil Oct 13, 2020, 11:10 PM

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any idea why in VD it says my bandwidth is 192mbps? that's my actual internet speed, it shouldn't be the connection to the headset
@harsh niche that's interesting and slightly worrying because my internet is like 5 mbps. When i get mine I'll confirm this

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Ok for real I'm sleeping now gnight lmao

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 11:38 PM

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bah

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it's so blurry when using the link cable im just going to use vd

carmine wharf Oct 13, 2020, 11:41 PM

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its more blurry over vd

harsh niche Oct 13, 2020, 11:42 PM

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no it isn't

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vd is full res

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the link is still quest 1 res

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also vd is 90hz

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link is only 72

gloomy crater Oct 13, 2020, 11:45 PM

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bro. I gotta say

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the beatsaber multiplayer kinda trash ngl

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If you aren't familiar with the beatmap the other players choose, there's nothing you can do. You just gotta fail out and then disconnect. There's latency issues that have been causing me to miss notes that I know I hit / would have hit if it were solo. You can't spectate players because the 3rd person tracking is bad and it looks like they're not hitting any notes / their arms are flying all over the place randomly. You can't find a game in progress like ever. You have to join up in the middle of someone else's game and wait for the song to end. And the moment I hit first place and was doing well on a beatmap I actually know, I got disconnected with a client error.

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So, multiplayer getting added broke all my mods, and the multiplayer itself is trash. Guess I'ma be playing HLA, VRchat, and FNAFVR for a week until they fix the mods

regal breach Oct 14, 2020, 12:19 AM

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I don't quite understand why you would want multiplayer in beat saber

gloomy crater Oct 14, 2020, 1:44 AM

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idk, if you're confident in your skills and have a competitive kinda personality, I guess I understand why you would want to play against your friends or randos

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but with how bad the experience is right now, it's not even really good for that

flat pawn Oct 14, 2020, 2:12 AM

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Just play in the beat saber vrc world /s

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Honestly though that might be more fun compared to whatever that thing you described is lol

gloomy crater Oct 14, 2020, 2:48 AM

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plus the 'customizable avatars' are kinda cringe

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right now I've been experiencing everything through a foggy glass bottle because I don't have the money for lenses for my index and I need my contacts for other stuff

fathom sigil Oct 14, 2020, 7:50 AM

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Bruh

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It says it comes tomorrow, yesterday

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Then it says this

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Might as well buy from ali express smh

fathom sigil Oct 14, 2020, 8:08 AM

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Yeah I'm honestly quite upset about this. i was so excited to get it all tomorrow, but not only am i waiting an additional week but I'm also not getting the elite strap. Does anyone know of any mods for the regular one what would add some sort of counterweight? I have rubber reusable zip ties and a power bank, would that work?

coarse forge Oct 14, 2020, 10:06 AM

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@fathom sigil you could go on amazon and and buy a cheap 3rd party strap for probably alot lower and get in within 3 days

fathom sigil Oct 14, 2020, 10:13 AM

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True, don't know of any yet though

coarse forge Oct 14, 2020, 10:15 AM

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idk how the quest 2 feels but it cant be that bad

fathom sigil Oct 14, 2020, 10:25 AM

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The basic strap is designed to be as cheap as possible. Thrill said it was getting uncomfortable after ~30 mins

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That's not ideal for someone who wants to play a lot

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There's one thing there that may help it's a band that goes across the top of the head, ear to ear sort of. Might help, especially with the counterweight of a power bank

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arctic kindle Oct 14, 2020, 11:11 AM

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I've been trying to get the sound in star wars squadrons VR to work for over an hour now. When I am in star wars squadrons i can hear the audio from it but as soon as i toggle on VR mode the sound just goes away.

fathom sigil Oct 14, 2020, 11:13 AM

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Did you disable all audio output devices except your heasdet?

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Or set it to default in both recording and output

arctic kindle Oct 14, 2020, 11:14 AM

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I set My headset to default in windows and then in the Oculus home app I set the default sound to "Windows Default"

fathom sigil Oct 14, 2020, 11:14 AM

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Squadrons may be attempting to hook onto a different audio device

arctic kindle Oct 14, 2020, 11:15 AM

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I'll try disabling all other audio devices....

fathom sigil Oct 14, 2020, 11:15 AM

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Which headset you using?

arctic kindle Oct 14, 2020, 11:18 AM

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The Oculus Rift

fathom sigil Oct 14, 2020, 11:26 AM

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Right, if that didn't work above then idk

coarse forge Oct 14, 2020, 12:31 PM

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ive never had a problem like that with mine only it deciding to make its self my recommended mic

harsh niche Oct 14, 2020, 2:56 PM

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Yeah I'm honestly quite upset about this. i was so excited to get it all tomorrow, but not only am i waiting an additional week but I'm also not getting the elite strap. Does anyone know of any mods for the regular one what would add some sort of counterweight? I have rubber reusable zip ties and a power bank, would that work?
@fathom sigil velcro would be better cuz you can detach it and use it for other things, and when you want to charge it you can take it off

fathom sigil Oct 14, 2020, 3:03 PM

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The zip ties are easily reusable. But I'd say velcro would be better, you're right

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 3:27 PM

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I wonder if the psvr 2 will have half life alyx on it

rustic garnet Oct 14, 2020, 3:49 PM

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Nolol

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 3:56 PM

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why not? ps4 isnt powerful enough for it but ps5 probably is, and valve says they want open VR for everyone

harsh niche Oct 14, 2020, 3:56 PM

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it is made for pc

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and it's pc "exclusive" or whatever isn't it

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 3:57 PM

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no..?

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i dont believe they've ever said its supposed to be pc exclusive

sullen linden Oct 14, 2020, 4:33 PM

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nno u™️

iron knoll Oct 14, 2020, 4:34 PM

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who here has a Valve Index?

sullen linden Oct 14, 2020, 4:34 PM

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@sand pewter Does

iron knoll Oct 14, 2020, 4:34 PM

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@sand pewter how long did it take to ship to you?

sullen linden Oct 14, 2020, 4:34 PM

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He said it said 8 weeks

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then 4 weeks

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then 2 weeks

iron knoll Oct 14, 2020, 4:35 PM

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mine is on the shipping status as i recently was able to pay for my order

sullen linden Oct 14, 2020, 4:35 PM

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the shipping times chanegd in a day

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oh ok

iron knoll Oct 14, 2020, 4:35 PM

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i waited like a good 2 months to just make the order

sullen linden Oct 14, 2020, 4:35 PM

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I would wait till he comes back online

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and dang

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wow

iron knoll Oct 14, 2020, 4:35 PM

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yeah it feels like that long lol

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im expecting it to not take long since im in the USA and processing and prep for shipping dident take long

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but im upgrading from the oculus rift lol

gloomy crater Oct 14, 2020, 5:21 PM

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I got a valve index but it's used

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However, I did try to order one back in August. Jumped into the queue and it still isn't ready yet

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I'm probably gonna give my spot in line to someone else

flat pawn Oct 14, 2020, 5:40 PM

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half life isn't a pc exclusive

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there are console versions

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half life 1 was on ps2

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half life 2 was on 360 and ps3 through the orange box

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it's possible alyx could come to ps5 psvr

soft hound Oct 14, 2020, 5:43 PM

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I have my doubts

harsh niche Oct 14, 2020, 5:43 PM

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it's easier said than done

flat pawn Oct 14, 2020, 5:45 PM

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the argument that "half life is a pc exclusive" at least holds no water towards alyx psvr

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the index is a big factor in their decision surely

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 6:01 PM

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im fairly sure they could put alyx on the ps5, but whether its worth the hours to port it over and if they think its worth the sales is a different question

inner oak Oct 14, 2020, 6:05 PM

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good vr games to pplay ?

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 6:26 PM

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half life alyx

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beat saber, job simulator

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superhot vr

trim kiln Oct 14, 2020, 6:27 PM

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Does someone have a good guide on how to extend your vr cables, my pc is sitting in another room and it would be so nice not building a vr only pc, 10 meter would be nice, im running a rift cv1 with 3 sensors and a kinect. Thanks in advance ithonk

noble kestrel Oct 14, 2020, 6:28 PM

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good vr games to pplay ?
boneworks

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 6:43 PM

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Does someone have a good guide on how to extend your vr cables, my pc is sitting in another room and it would be so nice not building a vr only pc, 10 meter would be nice, im running a rift cv1 with 3 sensors and a kinect. Thanks in advance:ithonk:
@trim kiln High end, active extensions for each of the cables (except the power cable, that you can just plug in closer to your actual Playspace)

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Bet option would be to go with fiber extension cables, but those add a significant cost (usually around 90-100$ for a 10m fiber extension). You can go with copper extension, but even there's still the philosophy, the higher the price, the higher the chance it'll work. My recommendation with USB 3.0 copper extensions are the ones from Ugreen then have a Micro-B plug at the female end for additional power (highly recommended to be plugged in on 10m cables or longer)

agile abyss Oct 14, 2020, 6:49 PM

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Got the Samsung odyssey + today. Really enjoyed the time I have used it but I need to get a headstrap

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carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 6:49 PM

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awesome

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 6:50 PM

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Noice

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Really not a bad choice for a first headset imo (especially if you want to avoide the FB factor)

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 6:51 PM

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if i dont update oculus after the 1st of january 2023, can i still use oculus account?

agile abyss Oct 14, 2020, 6:51 PM

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I can wear it with my glasses but it's a little bit difficult to put on

flat pawn Oct 14, 2020, 6:52 PM

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you won't be able to play without the update most likely, pensivewobble

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that is unless they can overturn that decision before then

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 6:53 PM

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You can still use an Oculus account even after 2023-01-01. You just wont be able to use any sort of Multiplayer, wont be able to purchase new games, and have the chance of loosing all your purchases with a re-install of your PC

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And they potentially lock down the ability of use Oculus Headsets with SteamVR after that date, but I'm not 100% sure on that

flat pawn Oct 14, 2020, 6:54 PM

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won't be able to use any sort of multiplayer

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does this include stuff on steamvr

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oh I didn't read the second paragraph

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 6:54 PM

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Technically not, since SteamVR MP is using a different account

flat pawn Oct 14, 2020, 6:55 PM

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true

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 6:56 PM

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Considering Facebooks direction, I can imagine that they'll require a Facebook login to use Oculus headsets with SteamVR. Just because they can...

trim kiln Oct 14, 2020, 6:57 PM

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Thy @haughty thistle

dry umbra Oct 14, 2020, 7:05 PM

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https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/1316442181167722496?s=21

Kyle Torpey (@kyletorpey)

good illustration of why bitcoiners think facebook's libra project is lol (or will be lol if it ever exists)

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wut

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 7:06 PM

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That sounds like typical Facebook behavior to me

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And that's why you should always avoid any service that requires real names (unless it's actually about your person like with dating sites and job platforms)

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 7:15 PM

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that right there is why i will be selling my quest if the facebook requirement is determined to be legal by the eu

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even though i live in the us

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 7:16 PM

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I'm really on the fence whether I should keep my quest, and just repurpose it as a paperweight, once I can't use it anymore, or whether I should sell it instead, and cut my losses...

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 7:16 PM

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sell it now

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 7:16 PM

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The last purchase I did for it was VD, and I've barely used it since xD

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 7:16 PM

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the worth is only going to go down, the only reason i keep my quest around is because its my only headset right now

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i wonder if ill be able to wear xm4's over the index strap with the speakers off

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or if it would even be practical to do so

agile abyss Oct 14, 2020, 7:19 PM

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wait and see if some can hack it so you don't need facebook

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 7:19 PM

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Just use the Index with the included Speakers. You're probably not going to fit any Over ear headphones anyways. For me the headstrap on the Index is too close to the ears for anything to fit

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 7:19 PM

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well im not gonna use it once i get my index anyway

sullen linden Oct 14, 2020, 7:20 PM

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Facebook suco

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 7:20 PM

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i actually might use it but ill decide then

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cuz my dads house doesnt have a pc so i could play beat saber there

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 7:20 PM

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wait and see if some can hack it so you don't need facebook
@agile abyss Prolly not going to happen. FB is not releasing the Vendor Package for the Quest, so custom Roms aren't possible (besides the fact of the missing bootloader unlock methode) and there's probably no way around the login requirement on the first boot

carmine wharf Oct 14, 2020, 7:20 PM

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until facebook requirement at least

agile abyss Oct 14, 2020, 7:21 PM

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wow

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dam

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i need a new keyboard

haughty thistle Oct 14, 2020, 7:23 PM

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If FB did ship the Q2 with an unlocked bootloader, installing a custom rom would still be pretty difficult. Without the Vendor Package Source, Custom Roms are borderline impossible.
I've been involved in a development effort for the Honor 6 back in the day, and Huawei only released a Strip-Down variant of the Vendor Sources. The Rom ran like $hit, many features of the phone weren't even detected, and that was with some sort of Vendor sources.
Usually companies are required as per GPL to release their Vendor sources, but some somehow find a way not to...

agile abyss Oct 14, 2020, 7:38 PM

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that sucks

gloomy crater Oct 14, 2020, 8:19 PM

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I genuinely feel that moving out of the country might be a possibility in my future. I like freedom land, but if somewhere else has free health care, I'd be willing to give up my right to keep and bear arms. Specifically, if there's even one country that rules the facebook account requirement for oculus devices illegal, like how germany might, It would give me grounds to seriously consider moving there / adding it to my list of potential places to move

flat pawn Oct 14, 2020, 8:19 PM

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the new medal of honor game coming up is an oculus exclusive right?

gloomy crater Oct 14, 2020, 8:19 PM

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I believe so

flat pawn Oct 14, 2020, 8:21 PM

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I've only ever had my rift s

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in the future if I decide to move away from oculus so I don't have to deal with FB on my next headset

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it's possible to play oculus exclusives on other hardware or no?

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revive or something?

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would I still need to have that fb account to even get my hands on the game? regardless of which headset I'd have

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I've also never gotten anything from the oculus store lol only steamvr

gloomy crater Oct 14, 2020, 8:25 PM

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yes

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yes revive works for playing oculus exclusives on non oculus headsets, yes you will still need that fb account since it's still played through the oculus desktop app

flat pawn Oct 14, 2020, 8:36 PM

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so if I do decide to ditch oculus and not merge w/ facebook

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I'll only be able to play MoH for 2 years

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-_-

agile abyss Oct 14, 2020, 9:42 PM

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@flat pawn its not an orculus exclsive

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its on steam

flat pawn Oct 14, 2020, 9:46 PM

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oh good

regal breach Oct 14, 2020, 9:55 PM

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https://twitter.com/kyletorpey/status/1316442181167722496?s=21
@dry umbra They're gonna get taken to court so quickly (and lose) in Australia over this.

Kyle Torpey (@kyletorpey)

good illustration of why bitcoiners think facebook's libra project is lol (or will be lol if it ever exists)

outer ember Oct 15, 2020, 12:22 AM

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Does Facebook care if they lose in Australia?

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Not like it’s a million dollar lawsuit

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Would cost more in legal fees to pursue for the litigant than its prob worth

regal breach Oct 15, 2020, 12:35 AM

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uhhh... no, it'd be millions, it'd be chased by the ACCC.

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Consumer would have to do fuck-all.

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Also yay, my USB3/USB-C cables just arrived. Now just need to wait on a headset...

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 2:46 AM

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honestly if facebook gets enough $hit from people around the world they might take away the account requirement

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but that is a small chance

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:46 AM

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They wont

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 2:47 AM

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ok

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 3:28 AM

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bruh steamvr is having a seizure

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i use the desktop viewing thing in oculus home and it's fine

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but I launch steamvr and my pc drops to like .5 fps

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reinstall of steamvr and re-pair on oculus fixed it

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nvm still terrible

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getting "steamvr had an error"

agile abyss Oct 15, 2020, 3:51 AM

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Steam vr home on my Samsung odyess was terrible when I tried it for the first time today quickly disable it

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Don't know what's going on with it

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 5:39 AM

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@agile abyss was it constantly freezing and 1 fps and like double picture?

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there was an update yesterday so maybe that had something to do with it

haughty thistle Oct 15, 2020, 5:49 AM

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Unlike Oculus and WMR Home, SteamVR Home usually doesn't Autoscale the graphics settings according to your Hardware, and SteamVR Home isn't the easiest, but also not the hardest to run...

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I had similar performance when I ran my Lenovo Explorer a few years back on a 750Ti. But once BeatSaber was running, the FPS came back to more playable Framerate of 30fps. Still it gave me a headache for the rest of the day xD

regal breach Oct 15, 2020, 7:01 AM

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Woohoo, Oculus Shipped! My cables arrived today, so...

gentle coral Oct 15, 2020, 7:42 AM

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@harsh niche I recommend turning off auto launch steam vr home, for the exact reason @haughty thistle mentioned. Especially as updates to steamvr can screw up steamvr home sometimes.

haughty thistle Oct 15, 2020, 8:20 AM

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Well, I said "usually doesn't Autoscale", mostly because of bad performance experiences in the past. Although recently on my Index I noticed a similar resolution scaling as in HLA, just not as consistent or das switching as in the game

sweet halo Oct 15, 2020, 12:24 PM

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is ltt going to review quest 2

agile abyss Oct 15, 2020, 12:32 PM

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@harsh niche

Sorry fell a sleep. But yeah it was constantly freezing though I didn't get double pictures

acoustic gate Oct 15, 2020, 12:37 PM

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is ltt going to review quest 2
Why wouldn't they

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They reviewed every popular vr headset so far

sweet halo Oct 15, 2020, 12:44 PM

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because they have not reiveiwd it yet

acoustic gate Oct 15, 2020, 12:57 PM

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they've been late on the rift s, so who knows it could come out any moment

agile abyss Oct 15, 2020, 1:02 PM

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If they we won't see it till at least February

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 1:17 PM

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they've been late on the rift s, so who knows it could come out any moment
@acoustic gate Linus did say they were working on a quest 2 review video sponsored by oculus and they're making the review video under the condition that they could talk about the required facebook sign in

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idk if the sponsorship will change what he says

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probably

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 2:40 PM

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Ok, guess I'll just turn off the vr home thing

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:41 PM

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This is getting crazy.... https://www.pcgamer.com/facebook-account-issues-are-rendering-some-oculus-quest-2-headsets-unusable/

pcgamer

Facebook account issues are rendering some Oculus Quest 2 headsets ...

A Facebook account is required to use the Oculus Quest 2, and that is causing headaches for some people.

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50% of the posts on r/oculus are "i just got banned" too

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:46 PM

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so where are all the people who didnt get banned

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:46 PM

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well

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:46 PM

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obviously they wouldnt say anything if its going well

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:46 PM

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<-

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but im seriously worried

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i had no idea about all this mess and somehow i qualify for a ban, but dodged it

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:47 PM

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oh dont worry facebook will only ban you if you appear to be a bot that goes against zucks political beliefs

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:47 PM

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(i made an empty duplicate account but with all real info and name...)

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and according to reddit, this is illegal cuz of.... whatever TOS Facebook thing that i didn't bother reading when i got my new toy

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:48 PM

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well have fun with your $300 white brick in a few days

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:48 PM

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so if a FB bots decides to brick me, it has a reason for that

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yup

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:49 PM

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good news is facebook support is actually kind of competent now

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:49 PM

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i can't even unlink my new duplicate account and link my original FB to my Oculus account now, the button that existed before to do that has somehow disappeared when the Q2 launched

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siigh...

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:51 PM

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i wish you the best of luck

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:51 PM

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thanks ❤️

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:51 PM

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but it seems as though facebook is banning any accounts they can if they believe they wont get ad revenue out of them

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:51 PM

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if i end up with a VR brick i'll just go get my own post on reddit i suppose...

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:52 PM

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quite frankly im not sure what facebook is doing is even legal, bricking devices because they dont allow you to link a second account

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:52 PM

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they won't be getting anymore revenues from my oculus store purchase at least

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i got a couple of games but now that i know the over zealous FB-ban-bots are on steroids i would rather not spend anymore at all

dry umbra Oct 15, 2020, 2:52 PM

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yeah I think that's some garbage right there, someone is definitely going to challenge it

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:53 PM

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so basically everyone has now disproved my worries of facebook spying on me through my headset, but im still not going to buy one because of this mess

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"mess"

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:55 PM

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people say that there is a rule somewhere in Facebook's TOS that doesn't allow for a duplicate account, so technically they wouldn't be bricking my device, they would be bricking the account that i would need to use the device.... which is exactly the same thing 😂

dry umbra Oct 15, 2020, 2:55 PM

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I have high hopes in FB capitulating and providing leniency on their banhammer

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:55 PM

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seriously who reads 380 lines of TOS though, the only thing that the silly box said was "Facebook account required"...

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FB probably wouldn't care unless it ended up in a PR scandal

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and the VR niche... is tiny

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 2:57 PM

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its still sad that companies get away with 1000 line terms of service agreements and put tiny things on the bottom that let them void your account and device for anything

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 2:58 PM

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yup... need a lawyer to register to a social account or buy a VR toy now

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this is ridiculous

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 3:00 PM

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im very fortunate i have an option other than a quest

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i feel very sorry for everybody without a pc, forced to use a facebook account and possibly brick their device

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 3:02 PM

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quite frankly im not sure what facebook is doing is even legal, bricking devices because they dont allow you to link a second account
yeah

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idk where that house document is going or what they're going to do

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 3:03 PM

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i know it will be banned in quite a few places

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the account requirement

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but im worried they wont take the hint, and still force it onto people in the us

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 3:07 PM

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'muricans are pretty serious about that kind of thing... i think that might be one of the biggest hotspot of salt / complaints / legal actions if the waves of bans keep on going

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 3:07 PM

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i dont think you know how many people use facebook here without a second thought

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i know one person in my family who for sure doesnt have facebook

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 3:08 PM

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yeah... but i got a feeling angry americans usually are very vocal

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hopefully it never comes to that anyways

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maybe it's just FB being dumb because of the Q2 launch that brought a whole bunch of "new accounts, duplicate or real" into the platform

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and the bots went crazy cuz they had no idea of "why"

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just saw suddenly a couple thousand new accounts pop up and got into "everiwun gits a ban <3" mode

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 3:11 PM

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its bad timing on their part releasing the q2 before the election, they are trying so hard to get rid of bots they hit a ton of real accounts too

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 3:12 PM

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yeah, imma wait a couple months, and see how it goes before spending on the store just in case

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 3:12 PM

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good idea

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 3:13 PM

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i still technically broke their stupid wall of text TOS with my duplicate FB account for Oculus

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even after that i could eat a ban whenever the bots feel like it, i mean... same IP, same name, same DOB, same everything except for my email address

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it really shouldn't be hard to flag the duplicate account, only a matter of when they switch the auto-ban on the bots for it

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 3:15 PM

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i only spent $20 on virtual desktop

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all of my games are on pc steam

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 3:15 PM

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i think that's the smart way of doing it yeah

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i might do the same as u

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just to be "safe"

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 3:16 PM

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i dont recomend buying all of your games on steam if you want to use the quest untethered ever

ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 3:17 PM

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yeah, that's another issue

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i'll be limiting the oculus store purchase as much as possible anyways

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 3:17 PM

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well i don't really have anywhere else to use it besides my pc room

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and I won't really take it anywhere

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I just hope they bump the res of the link sometime soon, it looks like crap and all of the upscaling I need to make it look less crap is killing my frames

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 4:19 PM

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Wait

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I just saw the oculus thing

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IF i own a cv1 will I be fine

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Cause I heard this is an account isse

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issue

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Not just the new headsets

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 4:20 PM

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I think they are talking about oculus link for the quests

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 4:21 PM

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:/ If I get banned im selling this headset for a reverb g2

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 4:21 PM

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what?

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 4:21 PM

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Nothing I saw what you said after

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But still Im thinking about selling my vr headset later down the line

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 4:22 PM

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you use oculus software for the cv1 right?

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 4:22 PM

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I don't think you can get your oculus account banned for selling it

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 4:22 PM

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Im planning on getting a rtx 3080 soon so why not consider a vr upgrade

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No no

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Like Im tired of facebooks shit

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 4:23 PM

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I'm waiting for the quest 2 I ordered to arrive

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 4:23 PM

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Also Sorta?

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I mainly only use my software to play the games that come with it

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Pretty much just robo recall

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the rest is on steam

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 4:24 PM

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i'm only gonna buy things on the oculus store for mobile quest usage

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other than that all steam

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 4:25 PM

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Mobile vr seems really cool But it still has its limitations

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But im sure later down the line things will get better for it.

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Does the quest ever get hot?

pale orbit Oct 15, 2020, 4:28 PM

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https://www.kitguru.net/tech-news/featured-tech-news/matthew-wilson/oculus-quest-2-buyers-finding-themselves-banned-when-linking-facebook-account

KitGuru

Oculus Quest 2 buyers finding themselves banned when linking Facebo...

The Oculus Quest 2 has officially released and alongside the new headset, new terms and conditions r

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 4:35 PM

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damn that must suck

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 4:37 PM

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I feel really bad for buyers

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who REALLY want to get into vr

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I used to play 15 fps in vr and its crazy how im still interested

sweet halo Oct 15, 2020, 4:38 PM

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15 fps?

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 4:38 PM

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Does the quest ever get hot?
@sullen linden the front does get a little hot, but not the actual inside

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though im just using link and vd for games

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hopefully vrcover for q2 comes out soon cuz the foam thing starts making my face itchy after an hour or two

pale orbit Oct 15, 2020, 4:47 PM

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https://uploadvr.com/facebook-account-quest-paperweight/

UploadVR

David Heaney

Facebook Account Issues Push Some Quest 2 Buyers To Return

False positives from Facebook's account verification system may be leaving some buyers with no choice but to return Oculus Quest 2.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/japo1j/facebook_account_banned_within_10_minutes/

r/OculusQuest - Facebook account banned within 10 minutes, reviewed...

2,611 votes and 867 comments so far on Reddit

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`Got my Quest 2 today and created a new Facebook account with my real name (never had one previously) and merged my 4 year old Oculus account with it. Promptly got banned 10 minutes later and now cannot access my account or use my device.

Sent drivers license photo ID as requested by Facebook and my account now says "We have already reviewed this decision and it can't be reversed." upon trying to login so it looks like I've lost all my previous Oculus purchases and now have a new white paperweight.

Screw Facebook & Oculus. Be warned folks.`

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:16 PM

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@harsh niche you can buy them from the oculus website currently I believe

latent elm Oct 15, 2020, 5:19 PM

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`Got my Quest 2 today and created a new Facebook account with my real name (never had one previously) and merged my 4 year old Oculus account with it. Promptly got banned 10 minutes later and now cannot access my account or use my device.

Sent drivers license photo ID as requested by Facebook and my account now says "We have already reviewed this decision and it can't be reversed." upon trying to login so it looks like I've lost all my previous Oculus purchases and now have a new white paperweight.

Screw Facebook & Oculus. Be warned folks.

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imagine getting everything; elite strap and all, just to be hit with this

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:26 PM

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that would suck

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 5:31 PM

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new pc

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small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:32 PM

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wrong chat?

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 5:32 PM

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no its my new vr pc

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:32 PM

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ok seems legit

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 5:32 PM

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should i wait for reverb or get a oculus quest 2

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:33 PM

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idk i just ordered a quest 2 last week

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i have no experience with the reverb

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 5:34 PM

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oof

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are you planning on using link

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:35 PM

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yes

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for the most part

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 5:36 PM

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yeah im hyped for ilysia

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:36 PM

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idk what that is

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 5:36 PM

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bruh

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:37 PM

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or I just don't recognize the name

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 5:37 PM

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its a new mmorpg coming out

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:37 PM

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yeah i haven't heard of it

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 5:37 PM

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look at youtube

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:37 PM

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ok

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 5:49 PM

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@harsh niche you can buy them from the oculus website currently I believe
@small lava o yeah

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$30

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idk if it comes with 2 covers and the light blocker tho

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like it does from the vrcover thing itself

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:51 PM

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only 1 but does have light blockers

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 5:51 PM

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nvm it might, it shows 2 different sizes

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(s)

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might cop that

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 5:52 PM

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yea it's only 1 but does have the light blockers

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 5:53 PM

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how do you know it's only one

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wait is it different from this one? https://vrcover.com/oculus-quest-2/

VR Cover

JayVR

The New VR Cover Facial Interface & Foam Replacement for Oculus™ Qu...

The easy to clean VR Cover facial interface helps you get the most out of your time with the new Oculus™ Quest 2.

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:00 PM

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idk

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they're probably the same just on vr cover's site it's a 2 pack

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also it's not released yet

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:02 PM

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yea

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I think ill wait for the official vrcover one because i don't have a lot of money right now

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and it's probably going to be a better deal and faster shipping

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:03 PM

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maybe

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:07 PM

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Hey I juste bought the Oculus Quest 2 and Im not able to get it working with the cable it came from for pcvr

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It is supposed to work but I have a black screen

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but my controllers are being tracked

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:08 PM

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you can see your controllers but nothing else?

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the cable it came from for pcvr
@ashen ferry and what do you mean "the cable it came from for pcvr"

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:09 PM

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No in the vr headset its black and I only see the guard boundary but on my pc I see the controllers

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:10 PM

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try opening steamvr?

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:10 PM

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I mean Im using the charging cable USB-C to USB-C that is suposed to work

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for PCVR

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:10 PM

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it is not

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:10 PM

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try opening steamvr?
@small lava I tried and same

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:10 PM

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the original quest 1 cable does

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the quest 2 does not

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:10 PM

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Oh really?

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:10 PM

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yeah

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:10 PM

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Because its having data transfer but no images

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:11 PM

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it can still sideload stuff just not do link

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:11 PM

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Oh

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:11 PM

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I recommend virtual desktop

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it's pretty amazing

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totally worth the $20

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:11 PM

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can't you get it for free via sidequest?

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:11 PM

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no

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sidequest is just for the streamer

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:12 PM

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Yeah I ruined myself with the VR headset so If I will do PCVR its via the Cable bcs my internet is so bad and I cannot acces the router from my room

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:12 PM

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you need the actual app on the quest for receiving video

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:12 PM

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So I would only buy a cable

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:12 PM

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you need 3 pieces: PC application (streamer), Quest sideload (streamer for location n stuff), and Quest app (receiver)

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So I would only buy a cable
yeah third party ones are like $20

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what gpu do you have

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:13 PM

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@harsh niche could you refer me a good one that is about 3 meters?

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:13 PM

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just go to walmart and get a cheap cable

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:13 PM

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what gpu do you have
@harsh niche RTX 2060 Max-Q

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just go to walmart and get a cheap cable
@small lava And if it doesnt work??

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:13 PM

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o

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:13 PM

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try returning it

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:13 PM

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No thanks

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:13 PM

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you can get the cable i have since you have 20 series, aka a usb c port on the back of your gpu

gray aurora Oct 15, 2020, 6:13 PM

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3 meters plus, type c to type c, and 5gbps+ is ideal

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Lots of motherboards have type c too

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:14 PM

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@harsh niche Yeah my laptop have it and support DP

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:14 PM

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0893RJHYV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:14 PM

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I checked before purhasing the VR

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:14 PM

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does oculus link actually work with the vr link port?

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:14 PM

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that's the cable I have

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yeah

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lol

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:14 PM

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does oculus link actually work with the vr link port?
@small lava I didnt bought it bcs its 80$ XD

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:15 PM

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it's the motherboard usb c ports that sometimes don't work

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:15 PM

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0893RJHYV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@harsh niche Thx man

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:15 PM

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np

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btew

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btw*

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it works

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BUT

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:15 PM

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But what?

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:15 PM

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at the moment link is not the full res, so it looks kinda bad

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it will get full res and 90hz in the near future tho

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:15 PM

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I meant the port on the back of the 20xx gpu's

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:15 PM

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that's why I like virtual desktop, full res AND 90hz right now

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I meant the port on the back of the 20xx gpu's
@small lava yeah it works, that's what I'm plugged in to

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:16 PM

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Yeah but you know I dont really care for now Its my first time Really enjoying the VR World

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:16 PM

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cool

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:16 PM

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Never could before

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:16 PM

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good point

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:16 PM

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I am personally perfectly fine with 72 hz anyway

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:16 PM

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yeah honestly

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i mean I can tell the difference, and 90hz is very nice and buttery, but it's not like I constantly notice it when using 72hz

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:17 PM

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The nice thing about it right now its I didnt bought the Quest 1 when it was still available and the Quest 2 juste got out XD

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Juste like poeple with the 2080 XD

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i mean I can tell the difference and 90hz is very nice, but it's not like I constantly notice it when using 72hz
@harsh niche Yeah When youre in game event without VR you can tell the difference if you search for it but after a couple minutes of playing youre just playing you dont see it

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:18 PM

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yeah

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:19 PM

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@harsh niche What is youre VR headset?

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:19 PM

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Quest 2

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:19 PM

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Ok

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Mine I bought it yesterday In store

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:19 PM

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64gb with the elite strap

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:19 PM

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Was the last 64 Go

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Gb*

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:19 PM

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I got mine on tuesday from a bestbuy

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:19 PM

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I actually got it at a Bestbuy LOL

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:20 PM

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woop

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:20 PM

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I asked for it and the lady came with a 256 Gb..... I asked if they had 64 Gb bcs I dont have enough money for the 256, she said no

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.....

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Then she searched again because I said on the website it was saying, Still available

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And it was hidden in a top shelf in the backstore XDDD

small lava Oct 15, 2020, 6:27 PM

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Mine is supposed to arrive on Monday because I pre-ordered directly from oculus

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:27 PM

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Oh ok

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@harsh niche
https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/Oculus-transfert-données-vitesse-compatible/dp/B083VY4B7F/ref=sr_1_20?__mk_fr_CA=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&crid=1527B0SOZR80U&dchild=1&keywords=oculus+link+cable&qid=1602787055&s=industrial&sprefix=Oc%2Cindustrial%2C146&sr=1-20
Do you think this one would be ok?

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This one for me is cheaper bcs theres no shipping price and delivery in one day

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bcs of prime

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:41 PM

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if you want a shorter cable

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here

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:41 PM

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No not a shorter one

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:42 PM

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o

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https://www.anker.com/products/variant/powerline-10ft-usb-c-to-usb-30/A8167011?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=anker_google_pla_us_1_a8167011-20&utm_term=anker_google_pla_us_1_a8167011-20&gclid=CjwKCAjw5p_8BRBUEiwAPpJO6z56qovA6TAUX8S1chBC43iUhEwq_H0p1srI-JR5_kaT0ommKQ6NixoCeC4QAvD_BwE

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this one is 3m

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im worried about your usb c port

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:42 PM

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Why

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:42 PM

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idk if it's from the GPU or from the motherboard, if it's from the motherboard a lot of the times it doesn't work

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:42 PM

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Its a 10Gb DisplayPort USB-C

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:43 PM

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this one is usb a to c so it would work either way

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im talking about your laptop's connector

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:43 PM

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Check Asus Zerphyrus G14

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:43 PM

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also it's the one oculus recommends

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eh

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do whatever

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just make sure you can return it if it doesn't work

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:43 PM

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Yeah youre website doesnt load

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:43 PM

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amazon is good about that

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:44 PM

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Ok thanks for the advice

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 6:44 PM

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you have to give it a minute idk what's up with it

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 6:44 PM

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ok

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@harsh niche Here Im not sure to understand it (Im not really good in English some times, Im french)

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Its about my laptop

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 7:05 PM

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Oh then you should be good

ashen ferry Oct 15, 2020, 7:10 PM

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Ok thx

gloomy crater Oct 15, 2020, 8:24 PM

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so good news, my alt facebook account hasn't been banned yet

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I think it's because I only use it on systems that don't have adblock, and I message people with it fairly often, so I guess they think it's legit enough to let it be, plus it's generating ad revenue so they're letting it slide

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in other good news, my sister got her quest 2 today. and in even more good news, we just got the green light on a plan to get my sister a VR capable PC in a matter of weeks

gloomy crater Oct 15, 2020, 8:56 PM

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There I go stealing people's luck again : /

flat pawn Oct 15, 2020, 9:14 PM

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yeah how dare you

dry dove Oct 15, 2020, 9:33 PM

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Still waiting on the Index 😥

gloomy crater Oct 15, 2020, 9:43 PM

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@dry dove what stage of buying are you in

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queued, ordered, or shipped

dry dove Oct 15, 2020, 9:53 PM

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Queued

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 9:56 PM

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Have a nice 7 week wait

sullen linden Oct 15, 2020, 10:07 PM

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Oculous software moment

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harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 10:20 PM

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what are you doing?

gloomy crater Oct 15, 2020, 10:24 PM

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they're using the desktop feature but the oculus guardian is stupid

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 10:40 PM

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no but like wat are they doing on the desktop

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somethin with animations

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so many keyframes

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my brain can not handle

regal breach Oct 15, 2020, 10:40 PM

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Yayyyyy. It wasn't supposed to arrive until next Wednesday.

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ripe saffron Oct 15, 2020, 10:45 PM

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mendoGasm

regal breach Oct 15, 2020, 10:49 PM

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Guess I should... buy BeatSaber then?

gloomy crater Oct 15, 2020, 11:11 PM

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well. good bye brethren. After halloween I won't be able to play any VR until the RX 6000 series launches

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 11:19 PM

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why

gloomy crater Oct 15, 2020, 11:21 PM

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Basically, I'm gonna be upgrading my system, but in order to do so, I'm gonna have to temporarily downgrade it until the new parts come.

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I'm gonna be switching from a 3600 + 5700XT to a 3900x + RX550

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I'm using the money from my old parts to buy the 3900x and an RX6000 card, but ofc the RX6000 series won't be out for a while, so I'm stuck with a temporary card until they launch

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and because the RX550 definitely won't be able to push frames to a valve index, I won't be able to play VR for a few months

carmine wharf Oct 15, 2020, 11:25 PM

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Those of you with an index here, when you ordered it did it require a signature? And did it come with an extra card board box around it or just the index box itself? I'm worried about it being stolen or it getting wet since it will be snowy season

harsh niche Oct 15, 2020, 11:25 PM

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RX550
still better than my first gaming laptop

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that one had either an rx460 or rx480 I can't even remember

soft hound Oct 16, 2020, 12:17 AM

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@carmine wharf It didn't require a signature when they delivered it, and the Index box is shipped inside of another, standard cardboard box

carmine wharf Oct 16, 2020, 12:17 AM

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Ok cool and cool. Thanks

regal breach Oct 16, 2020, 1:12 AM

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Yayyy. Now I can watch Dan Andrews press conferences in VR.

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regal breach Oct 16, 2020, 3:22 AM

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Oh FFS. PC installer has failed installing twice already - after downloading >5GB of installation files each time, and doesn't cache them after each installation so it has to download another 5GB each time it fails.

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Trying for a third time without specifying a different install disk this time, because it failed the first two times I tried to install to G

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'Help center' has no info I can find about installation failures, with the installer giving no error code - how useless.

harsh niche Oct 16, 2020, 3:46 AM

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Installing what

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oculus pc software?

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o yeah

harsh niche Oct 16, 2020, 5:40 AM

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all of my vr stuff has been screwed up since I was in the oculus debug tool and steamvr upscaling menu

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i have to reinstall everything to try and fix it, it was performing and freezing and crashing constantly

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before that, it was working amazingly

regal breach Oct 16, 2020, 5:44 AM

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Yeah, the PC software. From the log:

Process C:\Program Files\Oculus\Support\oculus-drivers\oculus-driver.exe exited with code -1 (failure).

Reaaaal helpful 😦

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A different error when trying to run as admin with Windows Defender disabled:

[Debug] [16/10/2020 4:49:32 PM] Partial uninstall: False
[Debug] [16/10/2020 4:49:32 PM] Deleting directory '\?\C:\Program Files\Oculus'.
[Debug] [16/10/2020 4:49:32 PM] Deleting directory '\?\C:\Program Files\Oculus\CoreData'.
[Debug] [16/10/2020 4:49:32 PM] Deleting directory '\?\C:\Program Files\Oculus\Downloads'.
[Debug] [16/10/2020 4:49:32 PM] Deleting directory '\?\C:\Program Files\Oculus\Manifests'.
[Debug] [16/10/2020 4:49:32 PM] Deleting directory '\?\C:\Program Files\Oculus\Software'.
[Error] [16/10/2020 4:49:32 PM] Error setting up Oculus directories: Daybreak.Core.Io+IoException: Error creating directory 'C:\Program Files\Oculus'. ---> System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: Access is denied
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Daybreak.Core.Io.CreateDirectory(Nullable1 transaction, String path) at Dawn.Setup.CreateOculusDirectoriesStep.CreateDirectories(Nullable1 transaction, Boolean movedSoftware)
at Dawn.Setup.CreateOculusDirectoriesStep.InstallImpl()
[Debug] [16/10/2020 4:49:32 PM] Install 'Dawn.Setup.CreateOculusDirectoriesStep' failed.

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Next attempt - manually/forcibly create the 'Oculus' directory and give away as many full-access privileges as possible.

regal breach Oct 16, 2020, 6:32 AM

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After trying a bazillion things I seem to have found one it works: Run the app from the windows start menu as administrator (not from run, not from right clicking it on the disk, who knows why it would be any different).

regal breach Oct 16, 2020, 7:11 AM

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sigh. it's just problem after problem. Can't get SteamVR displaying to headset.

haughty thistle Oct 16, 2020, 9:02 AM

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Just another reason not to buy Oculus: https://www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/jbu2w9/buying_a_new_headset_cus_my_velcro_is_bad/
The Velcro on your Headset broke? Too bad you gotta buy a new one

r/assholedesign - Buying a new headset cus my Velcro is bad

37,599 votes and 887 comments so far on Reddit

fathom sigil Oct 16, 2020, 9:22 AM

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that one had either an rx460 or rx480 I can't even remember
yeah well that's better than my first, 750 1gb 😂

regal breach Oct 16, 2020, 9:23 AM

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these youngins with their first card being a 750, geez.

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Somewhere I think I still have the first card I saved up my own money for, a Diamond Viper V330 - a PCI Riva 128 card.

ripe saffron Oct 16, 2020, 9:51 AM

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oh dear

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https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/jbxucw/facebook_has_blocked_my_account_oculus_says_its/

r/oculus - Facebook has blocked my account, oculus says it's not th...

141 votes and 99 comments so far on Reddit

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so this is what oculus support feels like mendoLUL

fathom sigil Oct 16, 2020, 10:12 AM

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Somewhere I think I still have the first card I saved up my own money for, a Diamond Viper V330 - a PCI Riva 128 card.
@regal breach i did also save up myself

carmine wharf Oct 16, 2020, 12:10 PM

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We should almost have a separate channel for oculus oopsies

ripe saffron Oct 16, 2020, 12:12 PM

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#techdrama ?

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🔥 mendoGasm

carmine wharf Oct 16, 2020, 12:13 PM

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Lol

ripe saffron Oct 16, 2020, 12:14 PM

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although i feel like intel and nvidia would more often than not be the main topics in there 😂

carmine wharf Oct 16, 2020, 12:15 PM

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Whats wrong with Nvidia?

ripe saffron Oct 16, 2020, 12:15 PM

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paperlaunch with a grand total of 100 graphics card ?

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(almost not exaggerating....)

carmine wharf Oct 16, 2020, 12:16 PM

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That was weeks ago

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The news has moved on

ripe saffron Oct 16, 2020, 12:16 PM

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yeah and u still cant get one nowadays

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mendoLUL

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"It just works!*" Jensen Huang

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as long as u manage to get one

fathom sigil Oct 16, 2020, 2:32 PM

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It just ~~has stock~~ works

devout pilot Oct 16, 2020, 7:37 PM

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bruh imagine being able to offord a quest 2 at the current moment sense you got a regular quest before couldnt be me

flat pawn Oct 16, 2020, 7:40 PM

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you won't have to deal with fb logins for 2 years

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and your headset is still awesome

gloomy crater Oct 16, 2020, 8:46 PM

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I sold my quest 1 to a family member. From what I've been told, she's been playing classic rock songs on beatsaber for a week

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And my sister just got a quest 2 but doesn't have her PC yet. I'm tryna finish that before Halloween

ashen ferry Oct 16, 2020, 9:35 PM

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@harsh niche Hey, I just received my cable, I ran the cable test and its saying its compatible.
The problem is I have no images and I only have the Guardian showing in my VR

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I ran the test a few times and it says that it is compatible

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And now I just received a not working properly notification

gloomy crater Oct 16, 2020, 9:40 PM

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what port are you using

ashen ferry Oct 16, 2020, 9:42 PM

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Usb A 3.1

gloomy crater Oct 16, 2020, 9:44 PM

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weird. I used to get that error when trying to use a USB C 3.2 port, but never with a USB A port

ashen ferry Oct 16, 2020, 9:45 PM

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Did you fixed it or just bought another cable?

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Because the weird part is that its Compatible

gloomy crater Oct 16, 2020, 9:46 PM

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I have a USB C 3.0 expansion card so that's what I normally used

ashen ferry Oct 16, 2020, 9:46 PM

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gloomy crater Oct 16, 2020, 9:48 PM

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very strange. no link updates that have to be installed?

ashen ferry Oct 16, 2020, 9:49 PM

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Thats what happen when I click the oculus link button from the oculus Quick Actions

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very strange. no link updates that have to be installed?
@gloomy crater I dont know

harsh niche Oct 16, 2020, 9:50 PM

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which cable did you get?

ashen ferry Oct 16, 2020, 9:51 PM

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https://www.amazon.ca/-/fr/gp/product/B01MZIPYPY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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Finally I choosed a USB A

harsh niche Oct 16, 2020, 9:52 PM

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idk man that's the oculus recommended cable so chances are it's something with your pc

ashen ferry Oct 16, 2020, 9:52 PM

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Ok?

harsh niche Oct 16, 2020, 9:52 PM

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try different ports and reinstalling oculus software stuff

gloomy crater Oct 16, 2020, 9:52 PM

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do you have 3.0+ front panel connectors

harsh niche Oct 16, 2020, 9:52 PM

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he's on a laptop...

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:/

gloomy crater Oct 16, 2020, 9:53 PM

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Ö

ashen ferry Oct 16, 2020, 9:53 PM

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I have USB 3.0+ on my laptop

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all of my USBs

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It is working on the Desktop PC of my friend but not mine

sullen linden Oct 16, 2020, 11:18 PM

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Try going into Device Manager

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Usb controllers

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Power management

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and disable allow the computer to turn off this device to save power if you want

regal breach Oct 17, 2020, 12:00 AM

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@harsh niche Hey, I just received my cable, I ran the cable test and its saying its compatible.
The problem is I have no images and I only have the Guardian showing in my VR
@ashen ferry Join the club, let me know when you figure this out. I spent >6 hours trying to solve this last night.

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So I'm on a Gigabyte X570 (3700X), the 4 I/O shield ports are USB 3.2 Gen 1 from the CPU and the two front panel ports are also on the controller, which are USB 3.2 Gen 1. Same results from both, I get 2.6-2.8gbps tests from any of those ports. Tried disconnecting all other USB devices too.

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Just in case, I also tried using a USB2 A-C cable which benched at 350Mbps but same result (predictably)

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I get audio from the USB cable to the headset, and sometimes the controller motion works - but I never get input from the controller buttons.

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 12:08 AM

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Oh weird

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I tried with my friend's desktop and it worked right away

regal breach Oct 17, 2020, 12:09 AM

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same cable, same headset?

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 12:09 AM

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Yeah

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All the same

regal breach Oct 17, 2020, 12:09 AM

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Yeah. I have no reason to believe my issues are hardware related.

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 12:09 AM

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Me neither

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And my laptop is way over the recommanded specs

regal breach Oct 17, 2020, 12:09 AM

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it'll be some BS software driver crap.

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 12:10 AM

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Yeah maybe

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I Hate it

regal breach Oct 17, 2020, 12:10 AM

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I dare say I'm overdue for reinstalling Windows, since I haven't done so for like... 7+ years at least.

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 12:10 AM

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Lol

regal breach Oct 17, 2020, 12:10 AM

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I mean... when I reboot, I'm already at 12GB of RAM used 😄

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 12:11 AM

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No mine is fine

regal breach Oct 17, 2020, 12:11 AM

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but it's just fucked the way the logs show nothing helpful.

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 12:11 AM

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Lol

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I know

regal breach Oct 17, 2020, 12:11 AM

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Like... just give us a fucking error message in the logs as to what the drivers were trying to access when it failed?

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 12:12 AM

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But yeah you are due to reinstall Windows XD

opaque creek Oct 17, 2020, 12:27 AM

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Finally arrived!

📎 IMG_20201016_145504.png

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 12:28 AM

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Guys I did it

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I ordered one

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 12:30 AM

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Wich one?

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 12:34 AM

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Valve Index

regal breach Oct 17, 2020, 12:35 AM

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Finally arrived!
@opaque creek Good luck!

opaque creek Oct 17, 2020, 12:35 AM

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With?

regal breach Oct 17, 2020, 12:37 AM

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It actually working. Not having issues somewhere along the line.

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 12:41 AM

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XD

harsh niche Oct 17, 2020, 12:47 AM

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unlucky

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 12:47 AM

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what

magic cosmos Oct 17, 2020, 12:48 AM

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some usb chipsets used to have a real issue with vr

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 12:48 AM

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oh yeah that

magic cosmos Oct 17, 2020, 12:48 AM

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i had to get a pcie usb card for my vive at the start

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 12:48 AM

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:o

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ok

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Im order a quest 2 in the meantime

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8+ weeks

magic cosmos Oct 17, 2020, 12:49 AM

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ooof thats a wait and a half

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 12:49 AM

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yup

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in everywhere but north america and japan the times are down to under 2 weeks

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and im in north america

magic cosmos Oct 17, 2020, 12:51 AM

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must have a serious backlog in NA still

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 12:59 AM

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yup

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Because NA is mostly first world so

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and Japan well Japan is Japan

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oh btw Im going to an index from a rift cv1

young marten Oct 17, 2020, 1:04 AM

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Most people in NA have waited 12+ weeks or so. I ordered September 2nd and I think I'll be lucky to even get the payment email for the index in December.

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@sullen linden

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 1:06 AM

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Oh god

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I have a friend who ordered August 7th

young marten Oct 17, 2020, 1:06 AM

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some waited 16 weeks but the trend is more 12 weeks now

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 1:06 AM

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and hes expecting a payment email in like a week or two now

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i was gonna go quest 2 but I had a vr ready pc and I just adore those controllers man

young marten Oct 17, 2020, 1:07 AM

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EU is way ahead of NA btw 2-3 weeks for EU.

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 1:07 AM

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IK

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Like evrywhere but na and japan are getting 2 weeks

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or a week or two above

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like bruh

young marten Oct 17, 2020, 1:08 AM

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oh yeah you said that i'm blind

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 1:08 AM

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its ok

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 2:13 AM

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Ok so I COMPLETLY reinstalled the Oculus App on Windows and no luck with it working properly.......
I Googled my problem several time and I found out that I'm not even close to be the only one of having the issue I have... Lots of people asking on Oculus forum for help and no answers from them, some with the Quest 1 and others with the Quest 2

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And some like me have gaming laptops and others have a gaming desktop

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@harsh niche @regal breach

harsh niche Oct 17, 2020, 2:28 AM

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Did you try turning it off and on again

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quest anyway

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 2:29 AM

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Yeah

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 2:31 AM

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is blade and sorcery good?

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Yes

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Especially with Mods @sullen linden

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ok I will get it sunday when I pick up leaves for my dad and get paid $20

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ok

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 2:37 AM

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Help! Just bought Walking dead Saints and Sinners on steam, I'm using the Oculus Quest 2, and when I start the game, I can't get past the Title Screen

I have to "HMD Reset" but I don't have those buttons on my Quest 2 controllers

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 4:29 AM

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so I tried to order an index back in august but they said my order was placed and it'll take 8 or more weeks before I'll be able to pay for it

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well, I got tired of waiting so I bought a used index and now I still have my order waiting for when they're ready for payment

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I wanted to give my spot in line to someone who needs it, but other than just cancelling my order and letting the next person in line have it, I don't really know of a good way to do that other than essentially dropshipping the index to someone

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(i.e. having them pay me the price of the index and then I'll order it and ship it to their address, which is what all those people on ebay selling index preorders are doing, but in this case I'd be doing it for free)

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 4:44 AM

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you cant

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i mean you can ask steam support but all they will say is no

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 4:52 AM

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welp guess I'm just gonna become a scalper and sell my spot in line to whoever will pay me $50 to dropship it to them bc they don't wanna wait /s

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 4:53 AM

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lmao

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 4:54 AM

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in all honesty I'll probably just cancel the order to be done with it. Only thing is that I'll never be able to get the special skins for HLA unless I purchase an index using my account

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 4:54 AM

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actually

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nvm

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i was gonna say something but im dumb so it would take an hour to write out

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 4:55 AM

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ha

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but yeah, since I bought it used, the skins are tied to the account of whoever bought my index. I could probably get a mod to add the skins but I'm only halfway through my third play through of HLA so I'm not really in a hurry to mod it

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 4:57 AM

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what are the index skins in alyx like

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 4:58 AM

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The pistol turns from silver and white to black and brown, the shotgun turns from rusted black to stainless steel silver, and the SMG gets this cool silver and caution yellow

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 4:58 AM

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ok

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i worry about being able to rma easily since i wouldnt have proof of purchase on my steam account if i buy used

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 4:59 AM

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I've heard stories of them RMAing controllers that don't even have the serial number on them anymore bc it wore off

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as long as they know it's their genuine product, it doesn't really matter where you get it

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:00 AM

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uh where is the serial number that its even possible for it to wear off

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:00 AM

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on the inside edge of the controllers

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:00 AM

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..why

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they could just put it on the top of the tracking bit couldnt they?

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wait how does that rub off

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also u should prolly delete that image

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i doubt anything would happen but its theoretically possible for somebody to steal your warranty with your serial number so yeah

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:02 AM

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it's just white paint/whatever marking method they used. and as for how it actually gets worn, people taking off and putting on their controllers by holding their controllers there every day wears it

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that was a picture from google lol

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:02 AM

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oh

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lol ok

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:03 AM

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as for my index in specific, it's highly likely I'll have to RMA it at some point bc I know for a fact that it was bought at launch and left in a box since then, so it's prone to all the design flaws that the early indexes had. like the thumb stick issues and the cable clip breaking off

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:03 AM

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wait they fixed the stick drift and cable clip?

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:04 AM

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not the drift, the issues where you can't stick click at a certain angle. they still drift after a certain amount of time

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:04 AM

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damn how hard is it to make sticks that dont drift

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:05 AM

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as for the clip, some people have said theirs came reinforced, others say otherwise but they might have gotten units from before the fix, idk

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:05 AM

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nintendo and valve must both buy their sticks from the same manufacturer

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:05 AM

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and microsoft

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:05 AM

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whats wrong with microsoft?

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:05 AM

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I own 3 xbox one controllers, and 2 of them have stick drift

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:05 AM

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wait what?

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ive owned an xbox 360 and an xbox one for like 5 years now and none of my controllers have drift

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:06 AM

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oh xbox 360 controllers are great

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and the one controller that doesn't have drift is the one that originally came with my Xbox one. I bought 2 new ones after the first one's bumper broke off, but that first one never drifted

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:06 AM

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the sticks are definitley looser than when i got them, but they definitely arent drifting

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Is this what you have

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gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:08 AM

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something about the xbox one controllers I bought between december of 2016 and july of 2017 at a local gamestop that's now gone out of business, they both have drift issues

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...it's just occurred to me that they may have sold me refurbished controllers in retail packaging.

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carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:09 AM

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yeah thats gamespot for you

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gamestop

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stupid autocorrect

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oh youve got the bluetooth controller

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mines the original xbox one

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 5:12 AM

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Help! Just bought Walking dead Saints and Sinners on steam, I'm using the Oculus Quest 2, and when I start the game, I can't get past the Title Screen

I have to "HMD Reset" but I don't have those buttons on my Quest 2 controllers

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:12 AM

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hold home button?

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recenter in steamvr settings?

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:13 AM

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normally performing an HMD reset is an option in the steamVR menu, like on index, but maybe it means restart your HMD as in turn it off and back on again? I feel like I'm too tired to be helpful right now so I'm gonna sit this one out. sorry

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:15 AM

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@gloomy crater theres like 3 or 4 different models of xbox one controller and you can tell them by the top edge by the xbox button

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so like heres the original i think

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and heres one of the newer designs, with just a slight indent instead of a whole seperate piece of plastic

📎 xbox-midnight-forces-controller-2.png

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 5:21 AM

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It shows the two controllers, with the same two buttons, 3 horizontal lines, I have to hold the left one, and press the right one

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But the right one is the Oculus menu

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:22 AM

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yeah, that first one is what the original controller i had with the broken bumper and no stick drift looks like. This black one and another white one I have both have stick drift, and both were bought from the same gamestop within seven months of eachother, and a year later the store went out of business

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 5:22 AM

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I tried to make it that, I HAVE to hold the oculus button to make the menu pop up

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And it doesn't work with this method either

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:22 AM

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It shows the two controllers, with the same two buttons, 3 horizontal lines, I have to hold the left one, and press the right one
that 'two buttons with the same symbol' thing always happens with oculus on steamVR

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:22 AM

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steamvr recognizes them as the same button its odd

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probably because steamvr only has one menu button

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:23 AM

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It's not taking into account that those buttons have two different functions. It just thinks that both controllers are the left controller, and one of them is mirrored

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:23 AM

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no it can tell the difference between ab and x y

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:24 AM

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so just an issue with this button then. maybe because the oculus button has no function in steamVR

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 5:24 AM

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It says I have to hold the left button, and press the right button, so not on the same controller

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:24 AM

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wdym left button and right button

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 5:25 AM

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Well, left button on left controller, and right button on right controller

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:25 AM

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they have to press and hold the menu button on the left controller, and then tap the oculus button on the right controller

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:25 AM

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Well, left button on left controller, and right button on right controller
@old arrow wdym left and right buttons? you mean the grip sensor?

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grip trigger i mean

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 5:25 AM

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But since the right one is the Oculus menu, I'm stuck

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:25 AM

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oh

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@old arrow remap the right button to something else and try it

gloomy crater Oct 17, 2020, 5:26 AM

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hmm. weird question that might just work, but can you try replacing the right menu button with clicking in the right stick? I'm pretty sure stick click is the auto remap for the menu buttons in steamVR

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at least that's what it changed into for beatsaber

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 5:28 AM

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Remap how? In the steam Vr menu?

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:28 AM

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yeah in steamvr

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the oculus button is ALWAYS recognized by the oculus layer not the steamvr layer

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 5:28 AM

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I tried all the remap presets, and nothing works, but I didn't touch the manual remap

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 5:28 AM

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so if you remap it you should be able to use it as a right menu button

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 6:03 AM

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So

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I can't remap the right menu button

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 6:04 AM

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Fr?

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 6:04 AM

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Yep

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Only the left button I can

carmine wharf Oct 17, 2020, 6:04 AM

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Ok well

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Id look it up for you but I've gotta go to bed sorry

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 6:05 AM

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I looked everywhere and no answers

dapper folio Oct 17, 2020, 6:06 AM

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anyone know what linus uses to play custom beat saber songs, I used to use beastsaber but wondering if there is a better alternative

old arrow Oct 17, 2020, 6:48 AM

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Well, I took a remapping from the workshop so I got out of the Title Screen, but now, I can't move🤦🏻‍♂️

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Tried every remapping from the damn thing, but the left joystick was useless, since the game is set on an HTC vive controller and not on an Oculus Quest 2 controller

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And I can't refund the game since it was a key

ashen ferry Oct 17, 2020, 7:00 AM

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Ok so an update to the case of @old arrow
He finally got it!!!!
In the setting he had to change de movements style and he was in hybrid mode wich is the wrong mode.

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The why I know this is because we are using the same VR Headset XD

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 2:55 PM

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the oculus button is ALWAYS recognized by the oculus layer not the steamvr layer
@carmine wharf get a used vive or an index then use ReVive

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That's what Ima di

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Do

worn elbow Oct 17, 2020, 5:14 PM

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Does anyone know how I can "Cast" from my Oculus Quest 2 "to my PC?"
I tried searching up how I could chromecast from my Oculus Quest 2 to my PC but out of luck trying to find a proper video or Google Extension for my Chrome Browser...

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The only reason why I'm trying to do this is to work my way around live streaming directly to Facebook. Instead I really want is to stream directly to discord.

worn elbow Oct 17, 2020, 5:36 PM

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welp nvm

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_0t593Ql1w&ab_channel=TycoTech

YouTube

Tyco Tech

Cast Oculus Quest to PC WITH Audio WIRELESSLY!!!

In this video I go over how to cast Oculus Quest to PC WITH Audio WIRELESSLY!!! No special hardware needed. This is the PERFECT solution if you're looking to record Oculus Quest gameplay.

This video was brought to you by VirZOOM, the makers of the sweet VZFit VR cycling ap...

▶ Play video

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giving credit for this dude that actually made it work

sullen linden Oct 17, 2020, 10:50 PM

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anyone have boneworks multiplayer mod and want to play?

regal breach Oct 18, 2020, 12:04 AM

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I have still not been able to get link from my pc to headset working 😦

sly falcon Oct 18, 2020, 12:44 AM

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Anyone know if I can use knuckles with my Vive (1.0 stations)

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also while im at it any good games I should get??

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my to buy list is superhot vr, HLA and thats it

soft hound Oct 18, 2020, 1:01 AM

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You can use the Index controllers with the Vive + 1.0 stations, yes

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HLA will come with the controllers

sly falcon Oct 18, 2020, 2:19 AM

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Oh hell yeah

heady knoll Oct 18, 2020, 2:30 AM

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im trying to hotspot my quest from my pc but it gets stuck on obtaining ip address
can anyone help me?

harsh niche Oct 18, 2020, 2:37 AM

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hotspotting from quest to pc for vd works bad

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from the virtual desktop discord

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im assuming that's what you are doing because why else would you want to

distant ore Oct 18, 2020, 3:24 AM

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Haha vr go brr

carmine wharf Oct 18, 2020, 3:31 AM

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It do go brr

gloomy crater Oct 18, 2020, 3:58 AM

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Hey, I'm wondering if someone else has had this issue

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I like to think I'm pretty good at beatsaber, having completed Cirno's Perfect Math Class on Quantum Physics difficulty and Sadistic Music Factory on Pepega difficulty, but for some reason I appear to have suddenly become horrible at it

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For every other game I own, the index has been a godsend. All I have to do is turn on the controllers and be in VR in seconds. But for beatsaber in specific, my skill appears to have plummeted into the ground after switching from quest to index.

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It's like; as soon as I switched to the index, I keep missing notes that I would have easily hit if I were still playing on quest. I don't know what it is about this new headset, but for some reason songs that used to be easy to FC now frustrate me because I will randomly miss every thirtieth note for no discernable reason

sand swan Oct 18, 2020, 6:40 AM

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change the angle of the blade in beat saber's settings

opaque creek Oct 18, 2020, 7:08 AM

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regal breach Oct 18, 2020, 8:59 AM

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HOLY SHIT I found the solution to my Quest black screen issue!

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OBS breaks Vulkan. Install OBS 26.0.2 and it fixes it.

sly falcon Oct 18, 2020, 2:02 PM

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what games should I get for VR

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I have like four and I need more games

gray reef Oct 18, 2020, 3:07 PM

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BoneWorks, HL:A, Beat Saber, Super Hot, Onward, Population One, and FNaF VR are my top picks

echo marlin Oct 18, 2020, 3:20 PM

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Oh god FNaF in VR sounds terrible

gray reef Oct 18, 2020, 3:32 PM

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It’s really fun if you enjoy the franchise, some of the more “traditional” scares don’t get me, it’s mostly the psychological horror of waiting for them to come attack you. Over all, I’d rate the base game a solid 8/10 and the DLC 9/10. It’s one of my favorite VR titles

violet charm Oct 18, 2020, 4:19 PM

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Does quest 2 headset have any hidden or locked tech atm

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That could be unlocked with a future quest 2 headset update

gray reef Oct 18, 2020, 4:19 PM

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Rn it only runs at Q1 refresh and resolution in most games

gloomy crater Oct 18, 2020, 4:51 PM

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Idk if it really counts as 'hidden' but more like, not many people use it. The quest 2 is capable of Wifi 6, but since you have to have an expensive networking setup to utilize it, it pretty much doesn't get utilized at all. But some internal talk shows that if the Wifi 6 standard becomes more accessible, they would look into a build in method to wirelessly stream games from desktop like a rift S, just wirelessly like virtual desktop. and without the latency that virtual desktop can sometimes have with a bad connection

haughty thistle Oct 18, 2020, 5:07 PM

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Well, the latency would still be there, because you know... Wifi being Wifi. The consitency of the Latency might however go up a bit, if the communication happens directly between the PC and the Q2 without any other Network gear in between

sullen linden Oct 18, 2020, 5:11 PM

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It do go brr
@carmine wharf in Onward i go brrrr

sullen linden Oct 18, 2020, 5:27 PM

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Honestly padlov is hit or miss

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one side its gmod but csgo

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otherside you are baby sitting dome kid while you get fuckdc

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fucked

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my snipers

gloomy crater Oct 18, 2020, 6:00 PM

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pavlov on quest wasn't the greatest, so I'm not really eager to pay money to play it on PCVR

dry dove Oct 18, 2020, 6:48 PM

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We've done it boys

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Figured i needed an upgrade cuz the rift s is trash

flat pawn Oct 18, 2020, 7:08 PM

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Hey it's not so bad

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I love mine

gray reef Oct 18, 2020, 7:36 PM

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Nice, Dyno!

harsh niche Oct 18, 2020, 8:06 PM

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why are you getting the link cable that thing is so expensive and you can get a third party one for 4x cheaper that works just the same

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 8:15 PM

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I had a hard time looking for a compatible one

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the length was an issue

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But i found one for 30€

haughty thistle Oct 18, 2020, 8:22 PM

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With third party ones you'd also always have the potential of it not being up to the task, it being stiffer or just plain difficult to attach to the headband. There are fully understandable reasons to get the official link cable, my first USB3 extension cord for Quest Link completely failed on me about a month in (probably because the extender got quite hot after just a 30 minute play session)

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 8:23 PM

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This^

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And the official has its benefits being an optical one

carmine wharf Oct 18, 2020, 8:36 PM

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id buy an official link cable if i wasnt getting an index

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 8:46 PM

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i'll buy the official one if this one doesn't cut it

harsh niche Oct 18, 2020, 8:53 PM

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not being up to the task
what does this even mean

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bandwidth isn't an issue at all, i would bet that the link cable once at full res and 90hz wouldn't even use 1/4 of what my third party cable can do

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 8:53 PM

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All usb-c cables arent created equal

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but like i said, finding a compatible one is the hardest part

harsh niche Oct 18, 2020, 8:54 PM

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if you have a usb c on the back of your gpu that makes it a lot easier

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success rate with the gpu connector instead of the motherboard is a lot higher

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idk why but that's just the way it is

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 8:56 PM

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Pretty much only 20-series nvidia gpu's have the usb c connector in the back, some pascal cards have too but none of the 30-series for example has one

pale orbit Oct 18, 2020, 8:57 PM

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rdna 2 will have it as well

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dunno if they have said anything about VR using it yet however no details

harsh niche Oct 18, 2020, 8:57 PM

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none of the 30-series for example has one
wtf??

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why?

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 8:58 PM

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No use -nvidia

regal breach Oct 18, 2020, 8:58 PM

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I thought from what some had said that some high end 10 series cards had the use connector, but mine certainly doesn't.

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Wait what, 3080s don't have one standard?!

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 8:58 PM

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Nope

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mine doesnt

harsh niche Oct 18, 2020, 8:58 PM

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apparently the "virtual link project is dead"

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but even then

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just put a usb c port like cmon

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we can use it for other things

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 8:59 PM

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Thats the mobo manufacturers job tbh

harsh niche Oct 18, 2020, 8:59 PM

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some cables don't like the ports on some motherboards

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dunno why some have issues and some don't

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 9:00 PM

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Thats the problem with usb-c standard

gloomy crater Oct 18, 2020, 9:00 PM

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Yeah. Asrock USBC ports no worky

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 9:00 PM

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not all the cables are the same

pale orbit Oct 18, 2020, 9:00 PM

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it wouldn't be the ports it would be whatever the controller is being used on the motherboard

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that and cable quality yea

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 9:01 PM

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Not just the quality either, some cables are designed for only charging, some for only display output etc

harsh niche Oct 18, 2020, 9:01 PM

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but ones like the partylink are specifically designed to support the quest that's it's main function

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and it still doesn't work with some motherboards, so sad

plush gulch Oct 18, 2020, 9:02 PM

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Thats why i prefer usb-c to usb-a type cables

harsh niche Oct 18, 2020, 9:03 PM

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my usb c to usb c works fine, i just wanted it over type a because a) i would never use the port on my gpu for anything else and b) it holds the charge better

gloomy crater Oct 18, 2020, 9:14 PM

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I didn't have a C port on my old motherboard, so I literally just bought a SATA powered PCIe x1 expansion card that has 3 type A ports and one type C, so when I upgraded my board to one that had a type C port and that port wouldn't work with the link cable, it wasn't an issue for me

sullen linden Oct 19, 2020, 12:24 AM

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I got my quest 1 128 GB in july can I trade it for quest 2 128 GB?

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 12:26 AM

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there is no quest 2 128gb and no

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oculus doesnt do trade ins. but if you can somehow return it through their support line you can get a quest 2 with it

harsh niche Oct 19, 2020, 12:38 AM

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try to find something wrong with it

ashen ferry Oct 19, 2020, 1:29 AM

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@harsh niche Hey, I sent an email to the oculus support a few days ago and I got a response saying I need to factory reset my Oculus Quest 2 and I did so and still not working, in the email they were saying that they will watch carefully if I send another email and respond to me in the bests delays, well of what I heard of the support and the time I've been waiting for a response now, I see why people hate the support

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The only way Im able to play my Quest 2 on PC is witch my friend's PC

sly falcon Oct 19, 2020, 2:52 AM

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ok so im tryna get knuckles for my VIVE but someone says you need 4 base stations, is this true? or can I just get the knuckles and enjoy

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also while im at it what are your guys' top vr picks I need new games

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beat saber and HHH are getting boring

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I was thinking superhot vr HLA and maybe some revive and vader immortal?

gloomy crater Oct 19, 2020, 3:36 AM

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ok so im tryna get knuckles for my VIVE but someone says you need 4 base stations, is this true? or can I just get the knuckles and enjoy
you need 2 base stations, and 2 of these little USB dongles that allow you to connect the knuckles to the PC

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It's a lengthy process, but with the correct setup, you can pretty much connect any set of controllers to any other headset as long as they're not ISO tracked

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 3:44 AM

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Does valve supply the usb dongles for the knuckles?

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 3:44 AM

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No, you don't need the USBs

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The headset has built in receivers for 2 controllers, which it uses to connect to either the Vive wands or the Index controllers

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 3:44 AM

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Vive headset is compatible with knuckles connection?

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 3:44 AM

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Yes

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 3:44 AM

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Oh sick

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 3:45 AM

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No extra stuff needed, just the controllers and headset

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 3:45 AM

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Do you know what they use to connect to the headset?

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 3:45 AM

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The headset itself

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Nothing else

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 3:45 AM

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I know

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 3:45 AM

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They use 2.4GHz IIRC

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 3:45 AM

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I meant like what signal? Is it some sort of custom thing or

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Ok

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how do some many things connect via 2.4ghz

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like wouldnt 2.4ghz controllers and 2.4ghz wifi and 2.4ghz bluetooth and whatever other 2.4ghz signals are in my house interfere with everything else since its the same frequency?

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yet nothing interferes, its very odd

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 3:51 AM

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If you have enough of them in close proximity, interference will happen, it just takes a lot to do so

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 3:52 AM

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i dont understand how proximity would affect that

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 3:52 AM

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2.4GHz RC radio controllers are rated to be able to handle 40+ at once before noticeable interference

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The signals die out the further they are, so the closer they are together, the stronger they are relative to each other

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Therefore proximity is a factor

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 3:53 AM

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ok, but they are all the same frequency still

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if 2 radio stations broadcast on the same frequency its a garbled mess

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so how do seperate devices figure it out?

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 3:54 AM

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Yes, but radio waves have a very long wavelength, and can travel really far before the signal becomes significantly weaker

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The amplitude of the waves is higher the closer they are, so when there's either destructive, or constructive interference from 2 signals, the effect is much more noticeable

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 3:56 AM

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ok so basically there is interference but its so small it doesnt matter?

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 3:59 AM

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No, for devices like receivers, the signal outgoing to each device is sent in packets, and each packet per device is sent at a different time, so the different signals can be deciphered. As more of the same frequency are running at once, however, these packets can eventually start to overlap, and get mixed up, resulting in the interference

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 3:59 AM

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alright thats cool

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 3:59 AM

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It's easier to interfere with larger wavelengths, such as radio, as there are less packets being sent out at once/less data, so it's easier to override them

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 4:00 AM

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still, wouldnt it be easier to just put each specific frequency as its own thing? like have bluetooth always be 2.5ghz and controllers always 2.6ghz

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dont we already kind of do that for radio and television frequencies?

soft hound Oct 19, 2020, 4:01 AM

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Yeah, I have no clue, I don't work in the radio industry

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02shrug

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 4:01 AM

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lol

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i have tons of devices in my house and it seems to be going fine so

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 4:39 AM

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woah sick, with the new quest update it shows me objects on my floor in passthrough mode

harsh niche Oct 19, 2020, 4:40 AM

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@carmine wharf did it just come out today?

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 4:41 AM

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no

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its showing everything in my room intersecting my play area

harsh niche Oct 19, 2020, 4:42 AM

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weird ive never seen that

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maybe there just isn't anything in my playspace

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 4:45 AM

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Look at that

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Super cool

ebon sparrow Oct 19, 2020, 5:06 AM

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Oh god is that quest

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 5:11 AM

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yes why

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damn i havent updated my quest in a while

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i just now realized they added artificial hands when using the controllers so it feels more natural

flat pawn Oct 19, 2020, 5:18 AM

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What do you mean

regal breach Oct 19, 2020, 5:44 AM

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Who who's gone through the process of setting up Liv - and is it doable without a green/blue screen?

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 5:52 AM

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hey so ive just now realized why my quest is so uncomfortable

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the strap isnt in the right spot, so i redid the fit thing and followed its instructions, but no matter what i do i cannot get the strap to fit on the bottom part of my head like the guide says to

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its always sitting too high up and if i put the strap down where it should be the headset is way too high for my eyes

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ok so

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as it turns out, im just a massive fucking dumbass and thought the top strap was fixed in place. spoiler alert: it is not

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 6:18 AM

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the rift s and quest 2 are lcd displays?

languid sinew Oct 19, 2020, 6:51 AM

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yes

regal breach Oct 19, 2020, 7:45 AM

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hm, trying to find a plugin for beatsaber to let me mark all the utter shite custom tracks so I can delete them.

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ie, the ones that randomly switch between beat and rythym, or try to do stupid shit like reverse blocks to do nothing more than catch you out.

haughty thistle Oct 19, 2020, 8:04 AM

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I just read this article, and yeah, it does make some valid points about Facebook/Oculus customer support due to the current ban wave. If you ever have problems with your Q2 or Facebook account, this is probably how it'll be felt with...
https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/316326-facebook-is-permabanning-oculus-quest-2-owners-for-owning-an-oculus-quest-2

ExtremeTech

Joel Hruska

Facebook Is Permabanning Oculus Quest 2 Owners for Owning an Oculus...

First, Facebook made an FB account mandatory for using Oculus products. Now it's banning new Quest customers who try to activate their own hardware.

versed depot Oct 19, 2020, 10:54 AM

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Is a used HTC vive worth getting for around 200$?

haughty thistle Oct 19, 2020, 12:09 PM

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For 200$, if it includes Light Houses quite a good deal, yeah

glacial bramble Oct 19, 2020, 12:12 PM

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is the original rift still decent or has facebook fucked it over?

haughty thistle Oct 19, 2020, 12:12 PM

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You'd need a Facebook account now, if you don't already got an Oculus account

glacial bramble Oct 19, 2020, 12:12 PM

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damn thats annoying

flat pawn Oct 19, 2020, 1:23 PM

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Are there lawsuits coming for all these unjust bans?

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 1:27 PM

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i really wish passthrough on my quest was better

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its all black and white and sometimes out of focus slightly, and my computer monitor is always super bright so i cant read text

haughty thistle Oct 19, 2020, 1:38 PM

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The pass-through is whatever the cameras capture. It's not really for reading text or something, but more to just get a quick glance into the real world

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Even on the Index, which has full-color passthrough, it's not really all that useful. Blurry AF, and in artificially lit rooms, usually pretty dark too (plus in 50Hz countries, it has a pretty hefty flicker to it)

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 1:46 PM

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if facebook really wants to focus on vr they had better add better cameras

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no clue how they could fix the focus issue without causing nausea though

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also the cameras actually dont show exactly what the headset sees, since you cant see the ir lights in the controllers with it

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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/380830912906002504/767609445478826004/20201018_234535.jpg this was captured with my phone

haughty thistle Oct 19, 2020, 2:29 PM

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The pass-through is already distorted, so it looks more like IRL. I'm pretty sure they use the same algorithm to edit out the IR LEDs

carmine wharf Oct 19, 2020, 2:29 PM

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ok

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hey so chickenbread you have an index and a quest right?

haughty thistle Oct 19, 2020, 2:31 PM

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Yep

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And used to have a Lenovo Explorer, Vive and Rift S

flat pawn Oct 19, 2020, 2:32 PM

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it's impossible to read your phone through passthrough unless it's almost touching a camera lol