I wouldn't blame you if you had absolutely no interest in checking out the Oculus Quest. VR's reputation isn't exactly great, after all.

The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, which require powerful PCs, can be too cumbersome. Mobile VR doesn’t offer the same immersive experience. VR is far from dead, but it's nowhere near mainstream, either. What VR needs is a hero.



After spending a week with Facebook's latest VR headset, the Oculus Quest, I really think it could be VR's knight in shining armor.

The Oculus Quest is the VR headset I wanted from the start. It's standalone and wireless, meaning it doesn't require a connection to a PC or a smartphone to work, and it supports precision room-scale tracking without external sensors.

Setting up the Oculus Quest is quick and easy. Most importantly, the VR experiences — most of which are games — are finally ready for prime time. With 50 launch titles, the Oculus Quest has plenty of immersive content, such as the addictive Beat Saber, to dive right into.

Hardcore VR users will brush off the Quest because it doesn't pump out the most photorealistic graphics or erase the "screen-door effect" with a higher resolution display, but none of these things really matter.

The Oculus Quest is convenient, immersive, and extremely fun — exactly what VR needs to succeed.