Oculus Quest 2 vs Playstation VR - Which is BETTER?

Oculus Quest 2 vs Playstation VR - Which is BETTER?

- Hey guys, Metal Jesus here. Now, recently I picked up the brand new Oculus Quest 2. And the reason why I did that is because I end up spending way more time playing and enjoying the PlayStation VR over the last couple of years, way more than I expected to. And so I was really curious to see what sort of the latest and greatest would be, so I bought the Quest 2. So for this video, I thought it might be kind of fun for me to compare the pros and cons of each and maybe help you decide which one

you should get. Let's take a look. (video game cartridge clunking) (upbeat rock music) All right, so to compare these two I'm gonna break it down into categories. I'm gonna compare the hardware, the controllers, the ecosystem, and setup. And then, of course, the games. Starting with the hardware. The attractive part of the Quest 2 is its all-in-one design. Meaning that you don't need a computer, you don't need a console to use the Quest 2. This is really huge, you guys, because one o f the most

annoying things about the PlayStation VR, from the beginning, is that you have to have a tethered to a PlayStation 4 to even get it to function. It needs a PlayStation 4 to play. Which is, frankly, really cumbersome, really annoying. So it's nice that the Quest 2 just doesn't have any wires. However, that all-in-one design on the Quest 2 does come at a cost and that is battery life. It's not great on the Quest 2. And that's because the battery's gotta fit in that visor al ong with the entire

computer and everything else. And so, you really only get about two hours of gameplay. And honestly, that goes pretty quickly, especially when you are in an awesome game. So, I would love to see that improved, if possible, in the future. Another big comparison between these two VR headsets is the resolution that they're displaying stuff at. So the PlayStation VR has a resolution of 1080 by 960 pixels per eye, where the Quest 2 has 1832 by 1920. So, as you can see there, it is a huge upgrade in

visual quality, per eye, using the Quest 2 Not super-surprising considering it is obviously a couple years newer, but the end result is everything looks so much clearer. That screen door effect that you would get in the PlayStation VR is practically gone when using the Quest 2. It is noticeably better. And by the way, guys, I should probably mention that the way I'm capturing and showing gameplay footage in this video is vastly different depending on the different headset. So, with the

PlayStation VR, I'm actually using a external game capture device, basically capturing the output from the PlayStation 4, which is why it looks a little bit bigger. But a game capture is built into the Quest 2, and what it does, it actually captures just one of the eyes. And so that's why it looks a little bit narrower. So just be aware that that's kind of what's going on here. The next thing I wanna compare between these two is the com fort level wearing these VR headsets on your head. Now, the

PlayStation VR I feel is extremely comfortable, and it's been that way since day one. It just goes on. It's really well balanced. It doesn't hurt your head or give you a headache after a couple hours. At least, that's been my experience and people that I know who have used it. But that has not been my experience using the Quest 2 out of the box. And there may be several reasons for that. I think one of the obvious reasons be ing, again, that it's an all-in-one solution, meaning that there is, I

assume, a printed circuit board in there, as well as a heavy battery, all in that front visor. So it's not balanced when it goes on your head, like the PlayStation VR. And out of the box, it kind of digs into your forehead a little bit. I was actually getting a bit of a headache, which is something I never got using the PlayStation VR. The other thing being is that it comes with a pretty cheap and chintzy fabric strap, when you buy it stock, you know, out of the box. It's not great. It doesn't

provide a whole lot of support to your head. And so many people recommend that you get the optional Elite head strap, but get this, it's 50 extra dollars. Wow, that is painful to the wallet and frankly, a little expensive. But I did it and I have to admit it is worth it. So, if you find yourself really loving the Quest 2, but it's you're dealing with that cheesy fabric strap that comes with, you might consider upgrading, I guess. And so now let's take a look at the controllers and this is my

first time messing around with the Quest 2 controllers that come in the box. And I have to say, actually, they're nicely designed and they work really well, even though they look a little bizarre with that circle on the top there. But I guess it uses it for motion tracking and distance tracking when you have the headset on. Plus, they have all the buttons and controllers that you want. And the batteries in there actually lasts forever. So while the visor only lasts for a couple hours, it seems

like the batteries in the controllers actually lasts for weeks or months. It's very impressive. Now, when it comes to the PlayStation VR, well, you have a couple options here. So, obviously, you're gonna be using the PlayStation 4 controller, which is great. And obviously, I love it. It works really well in 99% of the VR games. However, there are a handful of PlayStation VR gam es out there that either support or will require the motion controls. And you see them here, these were originally

launched for the PlayStation 3 and they work. But they're not as good or as ergonomic or as nice looking, I think, as the Quest controllers. And then the other thing I wanna mention is that the Quest 2 actually supports controller-less control, i.e. just using your hands. And I had no idea it did this when I ordered the Quest 2, it was definitely a surprise and a re ally cool feature. Now, I'll be honest, it's not great. It's not perfect, but it does work. As you can see here, it's actually

tracking your individual fingers in real-time, and then there's gestures that you can use to move windows around, select things, launch things, bring up the menu, stuff like that. This is definitely gonna be the future one day. It's so trippy and so cool. You'll have to try it now. Now, let's go ahead and talk about the ecosystem and also some of the set up. So when it comes to the PlayStation VR, obviously, I mentioned that you have to have a PlayStation 4 to even use one. And of course, there's

a bunch of wires, that's kind of annoying. But, you know, you get over it, you get used to it. But when it comes to the ecosystem, when you actually have the visor on, well, it doesn't feel very special at all or really designed for VR 'cause you're just essentially getting the regular PlayStation 4 interface. You know, it feels tacked on bec ause it really is. It's nothing special. Again, the PlayStation VR came out after the PlayStation 4 was already released and so, you know, it's just a part

of that ecosystem and a part of that operating system. And the reason why I mentioned this at all is because when I put on the Quest 2, I was blown away by how immediately it transported you into another world. And that's where everything that you do, using that device, exists. It's so much fun to explore. And it's more than just games because you have things like a virtual movie theater where you can watch movies, TV, and even trailers, but you're sitting in an environment like a movie

theater with complete strangers, or you can actually host a private party with friends or family. Immediately, I was just, again, blown away by its entire experience. It kind of reminds me of that a little bit of what Sony tried to do on the PlayStation 3 with their Home app. Do you remember that? That was their graphi cal interface that they kind of advertised that people would be launched into, and you'd hang out and watch movies or play games and stuff like that. Well, the Quest 2 is doing

that. And so when it comes to setting up the Quest 2, you have the ability to map out a Guardian space, or basically like a fence within your game room or your living room or your bedroom or wherever you're playing, essentially so that it can track in real-time and give you feedback in case, you know, you'r e gonna bump into something or step out of bounds. Now, what's interesting about the Quest 2, is that you have a pass-through mode, which allows you to look through the cameras on the front of

the visor, into your real-world space. Now, it looks kind of fuzzy and black and white, and it actually doesn't allow you to video capture that part of it just yet. So what you're seeing here actually is my recreation of what that looks like with the visor on. But it's super handy because, again , the Guardian fence so that you don't bump into anything. Plus, at any time you can just double-tap the side of the visor, the headset, and you can go into that mode. So if someone's calling you, you can

actually quickly look at your real phone. If you wanna pick up like a remote, or you just wanna check the room to see you're in the correct space, or maybe the dog walked in, or your wife, or whatever. It's really nice that it has that. However, there is one huge gotcha when it comes to the Quest 2 and setup, and that is, it requires, it requires a Facebook login. (vinyl record skipping) Yep. So, that really sucks, and it may be a deal killer for some people out there. You know, Oculus is owned

by Facebook. And I guess in the past they said that they would never require a Facebook login. But, of course, now with the Quest 2, they do require you to have one for some reason. Honestly, it's stupid. It's annoying. I don't like it either. But you know, you have to ki nd of weigh the pros and the cons. And so for me, I wanna use the Quest 2, so I'm using my Facebook login. As to how big of a deal that is, well, that's gonna be up to you. Moving on to the games, well, the PlayStation

VR definitely feels like last generation and, you know, that's because it is. And you really see the difference when you swap back and forth between the two VR headsets. You know, I mentioned it previously, those PlayStation VR games, they look pixelated. And they looked pixelated since the very beginning, but, again, it was doing the best it could at the time. But, man, going to the Oculus Quest 2, yeah, it's noticeably better. However, the PlayStation VR already has a ton of great games

released for it, both first-party and third-party. Now, when I was researching this video I was on Wikipedia trying to figure out exactly how many games were released on each, and they were showing that a little over 600 games were released for Pla yStation VR. But when it comes to the Oculus Quest, both 1 and 2, which the Quest will play, it'll play all of them, there was only around 200 games, so significantly less. And don't forget that there's been some physical releases of PlayStation VR

games, which you see here. Which is great because, again, you're gonna be able to play these five, 10, 20 years in the future. So when it comes to games on the Quest 2, obviously, we're talking about next-generation hardware, so, yes, t hey definitely look better than the PlayStation VR. Plus, what's really cool, is that a lot of those first-generation Quest games are getting updated to take advantage of the new Quest 2 hardware. I also wanna mention that the Quest 2 can be tethered to a powerful

PC if you happen to have one, and then you can use it as a dedicated VR solution for that computer, so that we can run little bit more higher-end VR games like, say, "Half-Life: Alyx". So, yeah, I've been having a ton of fun playing a bunch of games on the Oculus Quest over the last couple of weeks. Now, it is kind of a bummer that the game library isn't as big as the PlayStation VR. And, let's be honest, there are some great exclusives for the PlayStation VR. But that's okay. I mean, the Quest

2 just came out and it'll be interesting to see how well it's received, and maybe more exclusive games will come to it. So as you can see, there is a lot to like about the Quest 2, which isn't really surprising c onsidering that as of the making of this video, well, it's the latest and greatest when it comes to virtual reality. But what is kind of surprising is that the prices between the two are closer than you might think. I certainly was surprised when I looked into it. So the Quest 2 starts

at 299, but I actually paid for the upgraded model at 399 because it had significantly more internal storage. That's important for me because I ended up playing more games on it. Plus, I wanna be able to capture gameplay footage, and they all get stored on that internal storage. So that was kind of worth it and important to me. Now, what's surprising though is that when I looked up prices for the PlayStation VR, well, most of the bundles that I see are anywhere from $300 to $350. Which, again, I

was surprised to see considering that the PlayStation VR has been out for so long. However, a lot of those do come with a game and maybe some controllers. But, keep in mind, though, you do have to already have a PlayStation 4. Now, if you have a PlayStation 4, well, this is a very good solution. It's not the latest and greatest, but, again, there are so many great games for it that I've certainly enjoyed the many years that I've been playing it. And you know, I don't regret it at all. I think

anyone who gets it is probably gonna be very happy. Me, personally, though, it's gonna be hard to go back to PlayStation VR once I experienced the Oculus Quest 2 because, again , it's just a generational leap in that technology. Also, and I mentioned it too, is that the improved technology in here makes me way less motion sick. Not only me but, actually, my wife, Rebecca. Rebecca was barely able to play the PlayStation VR. It made her motion sick almost immediately. Now, the Quest, though, the

Quest 2, she loves. She told me she wants one for Christmas, which is saying a lot because she is not an early adopter when it comes to technology. And so she was r eally impressed with the Quest 2. She loved it. And so I think, actually, it's a pretty awesome system, if you can get past the whole integration with Facebook. That's a little bit of a bummer, but, oh well, what are you gonna do? So, anyways, guys, I'd love to know what you think down in the comments below. Are you rocking VR in some

form? Whether it's the PlayStation VR or the Oculus Quest 2? Maybe something on the PC? Let me know down in the comments below. As always, wanna thank y

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