<s>
The	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
virtual	O
reality	O
(	O
VR	O
)	O
headset	O
developed	O
by	O
Reality	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
now	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
13	O
as	O
the	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
then	O
rebranded	O
as	O
the	O
Meta	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
in	O
2022	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
company-wide	O
phase-out	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
brand	O
after	O
the	O
rebranding	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
as	O
Meta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
refresh	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	O
with	O
a	O
similar	O
design	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
lighter	O
weight	O
,	O
updated	O
internal	O
specifications	O
,	O
a	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
higher	O
refresh	O
rate	O
and	O
per-eye	O
resolution	O
,	O
and	O
updated	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
controllers	O
with	O
improved	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
can	O
run	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
standalone	O
headset	O
with	O
an	O
internal	O
,	O
Android-based	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
or	O
with	O
Oculus	O
Rift-compatible	O
VR	O
software	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
as	O
an	O
incremental	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Quest	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
changes	O
faced	O
criticism	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
stock	O
head	O
strap	O
,	O
reduced	O
interpupillary	O
distance	O
(	O
IPD	O
)	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
requirement	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
log	O
in	O
with	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
headset	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Application
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
uses	O
the	O
Qualcomm	O
Snapdragon	O
XR2	O
SoC	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
derivative	O
of	O
the	O
Snapdragon	O
865	O
designed	O
for	O
VR	O
and	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dual	O
OLED	B-Device
displays	I-Device
of	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Quest	O
were	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
singular	O
,	O
fast-switch	O
LCD	B-Device
panel	I-Device
with	O
a	O
per-eye	O
resolution	O
of	O
1832×1920	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
refresh	O
rate	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
120	O
Hz	O
(	O
an	O
increase	O
from	O
1440×1600	O
per-eye	O
at	O
72	O
Hz	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
uses	O
striped	O
subpixels	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
PenTile	O
matrix	O
;	O
this	O
arrangement	O
improves	O
image	O
clarity	O
by	O
reducing	O
the	O
screen-door	B-General_Concept
effect	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
runs	O
operating	O
system	O
software	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Source	I-Application
Project	I-Application
(	O
AOSP	O
)	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
conduct	O
first-time	O
setup	O
,	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
running	O
the	O
Meta	O
Quest	O
app	O
must	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
additional	O
accounts	O
to	O
be	O
logged	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
headset	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
accounts	O
to	O
share	O
purchased	O
software	O
between	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
experimental	O
APIs	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Passthrough	O
feature	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
internal	O
operating	O
system	O
was	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
10	I-Application
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
Meta	O
announced	O
that	O
all	O
new	O
Quest	O
apps	O
would	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
target	O
API	O
level	O
32	O
(	O
Android	B-Application
12.1	I-Application
)	O
by	O
June	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
included	O
controllers	O
with	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
are	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
controllers	O
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
supports	O
all	O
games	O
and	O
software	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
first-generation	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
existing	O
titles	O
can	O
be	O
updated	O
to	O
support	O
higher	O
graphical	O
quality	O
on	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
apps	O
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
SKUs	O
differentiated	O
by	O
storage	O
capacity	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
64	O
GB	O
model	O
priced	O
at	O
US$299	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
256	O
GB	O
model	O
(	O
replacing	O
the	O
original	O
Quest	O
's	O
128	O
GB	O
model	O
)	O
priced	O
at	O
$399	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
64	O
GB	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
128	O
GB	O
model	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
rebranding	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
as	O
Meta	O
,	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
brand	O
began	O
to	O
be	O
phased	O
out	O
;	O
the	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
began	O
to	O
be	O
referred	O
to	O
"	O
Meta	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
"	O
in	O
promotional	O
materials	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
Store	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
"	O
Quest	O
Store	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Oculus-developed	O
community	O
platforms	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
Horizon	I-Protocol
)	O
took	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
Horizon	O
"	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2022	O
,	O
newer	O
production	O
runs	O
of	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
hardware	O
now	O
carry	O
the	O
"	O
Meta	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
"	O
branding	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
logo	O
replaced	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
Meta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meta	O
aired	O
a	O
commercial	O
for	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
and	O
Horizon	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
,	O
"	O
Old	O
Friends	O
,	O
New	O
Fun	O
"	O
,	O
during	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
LVI	O
in	O
February	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
citing	O
increased	O
production	O
costs	O
and	O
to	O
"	O
enable	O
us	O
to	O
continue	O
investing	O
in	O
ways	O
that	O
will	O
keep	O
driving	O
this	O
increasingly	O
competitive	O
industry	O
forward	O
for	O
consumers	O
and	O
developers	O
alike	O
"	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
prices	O
of	O
all	O
current	O
Meta	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
SKUs	O
would	O
be	O
increased	O
by	O
US$100	O
beginning	O
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
concurrently	O
announced	O
that	O
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
would	O
also	O
be	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
headset	O
through	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
as	O
a	O
promotional	O
offer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
presented	O
an	O
"	O
Elite	O
Strap	O
"	O
accessory	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
a	O
ring-like	O
pad	O
for	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
the	O
head	O
and	O
a	O
tightness	O
dial	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
variant	O
with	O
a	O
battery	O
pack	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
strap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
also	O
promoted	O
Logitech	O
headphones	O
"	O
certified	O
"	O
for	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
the	O
G333	O
VR	O
—	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
in-ear	B-Device
headphones	I-Device
—	O
which	O
have	O
shortened	O
cables	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
VR	B-Device
headsets	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Logitech	O
to	O
support	O
their	O
K830	O
keyboard	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Infinite	O
Office	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
keyboard	O
to	O
be	O
detected	O
and	O
displayed	O
within	O
a	O
virtual	O
reality	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Meta	O
unveiled	O
new	O
Touch	O
Pro	O
controllers	O
for	O
the	O
Meta	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
optional	O
accessory	O
for	O
existing	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conclusion	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
argued	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
a	O
"	O
must-upgrade	O
"	O
for	O
existing	O
owners	O
,	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
had	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
overall	O
balance	O
of	O
hardware	O
,	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
price.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
switch	O
from	O
OLED	B-Device
to	O
LCD	B-Device
was	O
shown	O
to	O
produce	O
"	O
crisper	O
"	O
images	O
but	O
more	O
"	O
washed	O
out	O
"	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
the	O
issue	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
processing	O
inconsistency	O
"	O
affecting	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
strap	O
were	O
paused	O
temporarily	O
before	O
going	O
on	O
sale	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Qualcomm	O
stated	O
that	O
at	O
least	O
10	O
million	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
headsets	O
had	O
been	O
shipped	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late-December	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
app	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
complete	O
first-time	O
setup	O
)	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
—	O
implying	O
that	O
Quest	O
headsets	O
had	O
been	O
heavily	O
purchased	O
as	O
Christmas	O
gifts	O
during	O
the	O
holiday	O
shopping	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
has	O
faced	O
criticism	O
over	O
the	O
mandate	O
that	O
users	O
must	O
log	O
in	O
with	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
and	O
any	O
future	O
Oculus	B-Application
products	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
user	O
data	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
collected	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
via	O
virtual	O
reality	O
hardware	O
and	O
interactions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
surroundings	O
,	O
motions	O
and	O
actions	O
,	O
and	O
biometrics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
some	O
users	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
headset	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
being	O
suspended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
described	O
that	O
linking	O
their	O
deactivated	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
rendered	O
the	O
headset	O
a	O
"	O
paperweight	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
suspended	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
all	O
Oculus	B-Application
products	O
in	O
Germany	O
after	O
it	O
faced	O
criticism	O
from	O
the	O
German	O
Federal	O
Cartel	O
Office	O
over	O
the	O
requirement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
Connect	O
event	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
"	O
working	O
on	O
making	O
it	O
so	O
you	O
can	O
log	O
in	O
into	O
Quest	O
with	O
an	O
account	O
other	O
than	O
your	O
personal	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meta	O
later	O
announced	O
in	O
July	O
2022	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
establish	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Meta	O
account	O
"	O
platform	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
explicitly	O
tied	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
social	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
users	O
who	O
transition	O
to	O
Meta	O
account	O
would	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
decouple	O
their	O
Facebook	B-Application
logins	O
from	O
its	O
VR	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
investigating	O
reports	O
of	O
users	O
experiencing	O
rashes	O
and	O
other	O
skin	O
irritation	O
from	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
's	O
foam	O
face	O
pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
identified	O
and	O
reduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
few	O
trace	O
substances	O
that	O
are	O
normally	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
manufacturing	O
process	O
which	O
could	O
contribute	O
to	O
skin	O
discomfort	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
did	O
not	O
find	O
any	O
contamination	O
or	O
unexpected	O
substances	O
in	O
our	O
manufacturing	O
process.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
issued	O
a	O
recall	O
of	O
the	O
face	O
pads	O
in	O
Canada	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
would	O
issue	O
free	O
silicone	O
covers	O
to	O
existing	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
temporarily	O
suspend	O
global	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
these	O
covers	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
with	O
all	O
future	O
shipments	O
of	O
the	O
headset	O
.	O
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