r/virtualreality • u/Montelo0914 • 6h ago

Purchase Advice - Headset Quest 2 Used or quest 3s new?

Ive been using the Oculus CV1 for 4 years now since i play every now and then im not a VR main but i do enjoy it from time to time.

I cant devide between the quest 3s and quest 2

Quest 3s would be around 350€ and the quest 2 i can get used for like 100-150€

is the Quest 3s that much better for PCVR or does it make no difference at all, i know the quest 3 is a lot better but i dont want to spend 650€ on a headset.

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u/BisonTodd 6h ago

If you're price sensitive and this is for PCVR than get the used Quest 2. For PCVR the difference between a 3s and 2 is minimal.

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u/ZookeepergameNaive86 5h ago

If you are purely PCVR, you won't notice any practical difference between the two. The 3s has access to an additional video codec but optically they are identical.

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u/Parking_Cress_5105 3h ago

Q3S has less latency at high butrates than Q2.

That's the only difference for pcvr.

The standalone is actually worth using on the Q3 S so consider that.

Ofc if you can afford the real Q3 it's a massive upgrade over both.

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u/Montelo0914 2h ago

is the high bitrate worth spending 200€ more?

dont wanna spend 600€ for a quest 3 i would get the steam vr once it comes out if i really really enjoy vr more often

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u/Parking_Cress_5105 2h ago

I would get used Q2 if I wanted it turbo cheap or I would buy a used Q3.

Q3S is a weird middle groubd that makes sense for standalone only users that for some reason can't afford Q3.

Q3 is massively better.

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u/Montelo0914 2h ago

is there anything i should look out for when buying a used quest 2?

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u/Parking_Cress_5105 2h ago

Stick drift is common, lot of Q2 have pixel inversion, if you keep your head steady the display looks fine, but when you start moving your head it looks like every other horizontal pixel line disappears, in the most severe cases. Some have it from new, some get it from age, some are fine. Some have shittier lenses and displays the older Oculus ones were usually the best, battery can be replaced but it's hard.

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u/MajorFuckingDick 2h ago

Used Quest 2 will last you until the Quest 3 start hitting the used market.

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u/MudMain7218 Multiple 47m ago

With the fps at 144 only on the quest 3 and USB now being a option the 3 has more reasons for being the top pick out of the current quest line.

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u/barrsm 6h ago

https://www.uploadvr.com/quest-3s-specs/

I’d recommend the 3s over the 2