Quest 2

Quest 2 is a standalone <a href="/facts/Virtual_reality_headset/wzMo56XW">virtual reality headset</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Reality_Labs/jNdVugzg">Reality Labs</a>, a division of <a href="/facts/Meta_Platforms/ylApt16y">Meta Platforms</a>. It was unveiled on September 16, 2020, and released on October 13, 2020 as the Oculus Quest 2. It was then rebranded as the Meta Quest 2 in 2022, as part of a company-wide phase-out of the Oculus brand following the rebranding of Facebook, Inc. as Meta. 
It is an evolution of the original <a href="/facts/Oculus_Quest/MnEIzwsP">Oculus Quest</a> with a similar design, but with a lighter weight, updated internal specifications, a display with a higher <a href="/facts/Refresh_rate/7mGJs7Dz">refresh rate</a> and per-eye resolution, and updated <a href="/facts/Oculus_Touch/eCVDW0ao">Oculus Touch</a> controllers with improved battery life. As with its predecessor, the Quest 2 can run as either a standalone headset with an internal, <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a>-based operating system, or with <a href="/facts/Oculus_Rift/KPIkK62G">Oculus Rift</a>-compatible VR software running on a <a href="/facts/Personal_computer/koaYfNce">personal computer</a>.
The Quest 2 received mostly positive reviews as an incremental update to the Quest, but some of its changes faced criticism, including its stock head strap, reduced <a href="/facts/Interpupillary_distance/T7KGYqdD">interpupillary distance</a> (IPD) options, and a new requirement for users to log in with a <a href="/facts/Facebook/0IhXFR6u">Facebook</a> account to use the headset and Oculus services. The Quest 2 was succeeded by the <a href="/facts/Meta_Quest_3/e2aun26f">Meta Quest 3</a> in 2023, but remained in production as a lower-cost model until September 2024, when it was replaced at the same price point by the <a href="/facts/Meta_Quest_3S/FoYhAGrd">Meta Quest 3S</a>.

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Quest 2