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Microsoft via eBay [ebay.com] has the HTC Vive Cosmos Elite VR System for $599 with free shipping. MSRP is $899.

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  • Lighthouse tracking - base station 1.0 provides up to 160 sq. Feet of play space for those that demand the best in Vive VR gaming.
  • Crystal-clear graphics - see the virtual world through a 2880 x 1700 combined Pixel resolution. All-new LCD panels reduce the distance between Pixels, minimizing the screen-door effect.
  • Flip-up design - go easily between reality and virtual reality with the flip-up design, without disrupting your VR journey.
  • Vive port - Get the most out of VR with Infinity. Enjoy unlimited access to hundreds of VR games, apps, and videos.
  • Vive reality system - Vive reality system lets you navigate seamlessly between virtual experiences. Discover new content, launch titles from your library, play a video, or browse the web.
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AkujunkanX
12-02-2021 at 09:35 AM.

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12-02-2021 at 09:35 AM.
Worse resolution than the Quest 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Com...adsets.png

Worse refresh rate: Quest 2, 120hz in PCVR mode, 90hz for the Cosmos Elite.

Quest 2 is wireless out of the box to your PC. Vive needs another adapter to become wireless that costs more than the Quest 2 itself.

The Quest 2 is half this price... who is buying this useless piece of hardware?
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juvenescence
12-02-2021 at 09:40 AM.
12-02-2021 at 09:40 AM.
Quote from cyciumx :
Worse resolution than the Quest 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Com...adsets.png

Worse refresh rate: Quest 2, 120hz in PCVR mode, 90hz for the Cosmos Elite.

Quest 2 is wireless out of the box to your PC. Vive needs another adapter to become wireless that costs more than the Quest 2 itself.

The Quest 2 is half this price... who is buying this useless piece of hardware?
Competition is always a good thing, and there are some people out there willing to pay a premium to not have to use Facebook's product. FB is 100% eating a loss selling the Quest 2 at that price because they expect to make it back in the long term with software. HTC doesn't have the ecosystem to prop them up like that.
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UniqueCatfish530
12-02-2021 at 11:10 AM.
12-02-2021 at 11:10 AM.
Quote from juvenescence :
Competition is always a good thing, and there are some people out there willing to pay a premium to not have to use Facebook's product. FB is 100% eating a loss selling the Quest 2 at that price because they expect to make it back in the long term with software. HTC doesn't have the ecosystem to prop them up like that.
The Facebook/Meta account requirement is being removed. Additionally, you can either sideload games onto it, or still use it with your computer...meaning you could play everything through Steam/Epic etc. if you'd prefer. If you have the PC for this, then it makes more sense to buy the Quest 2 IMO.
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juvenescence
12-02-2021 at 11:14 AM.
12-02-2021 at 11:14 AM.
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The Facebook/Meta account requirement is being removed. Additionally, you can either sideload games onto it, or still use it with your computer...meaning you could play everything through Steam/Epic etc. if you'd prefer. If you have the PC for this, then it makes more sense to buy the Quest 2 IMO.
Last I checked, they announced that you don't need the Facebook account to be linked, but not sure about Meta. That being said, it's still Facebook's product since they own Oculus, and some people(not me) care enough about that connection to not want their product because they don't want to support FB in any way, shape, or form.
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AkujunkanX
12-02-2021 at 11:34 AM.
12-02-2021 at 11:34 AM.
Quote from juvenescence :
Competition is always a good thing, and there are some people out there willing to pay a premium to not have to use Facebook's product. FB is 100% eating a loss selling the Quest 2 at that price because they expect to make it back in the long term with software. HTC doesn't have the ecosystem to prop them up like that.
Not wanting the FB connection and paying more for less doesn't sound like competition to me.

I know FB tries to vet fake accounts from real ones, but its not that hard to take a few photos from the internet and make a fake profile. Which is worth the effort monetarily speaking as you get store credit for being referred by someone else in your FB friends list.

That said, could all be moot soon anyways if they take that requirement away completely.

To each their own, I guess.... but with the relative ease to make a fake account, get free credit to buy stuff and you get a better system for less - it's hard to respect anyone's decision to go for this Vive.
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beermanair
12-02-2021 at 03:03 PM.
12-02-2021 at 03:03 PM.
Quote from cyciumx :
Worse resolution than the Quest 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Com...adsets.png

Worse refresh rate: Quest 2, 120hz in PCVR mode, 90hz for the Cosmos Elite.

Quest 2 is wireless out of the box to your PC. Vive needs another adapter to become wireless that costs more than the Quest 2 itself.

The Quest 2 is half this price... who is buying this useless piece of hardware?

You hit every points out there except that the vive has better latency when it comes to being a wireless pcvr hmd. Also its easier if you want full body tracking and IMO the best VR controller(index controller)

With that being said. Im with you " The Quest 2 is half this price, who is buying this useless piece of hardware"
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12-02-2021 at 03:11 PM.
12-02-2021 at 03:11 PM.
Quote from cyciumx :
Not wanting the FB connection and paying more for less doesn't sound like competition to me.

I know FB tries to vet fake accounts from real ones, but its not that hard to take a few photos from the internet and make a fake profile. Which is worth the effort monetarily speaking as you get store credit for being referred by someone else in your FB friends list.

That said, could all be moot soon anyways if they take that requirement away completely.

To each their own, I guess.... but with the relative ease to make a fake account, get free credit to buy stuff and you get a better system for less - it's hard to respect anyone's decision to go for this Vive.
When I regestered my quest a few days ago, it had an option to not link to FB, but it did say a FB account would be required on Jan 1, 2023. ♀️🤷

I just use a dummy account. F FB!
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12-02-2021 at 03:25 PM.
12-02-2021 at 03:25 PM.
What will happen to the games that I buy using oculus account? If they force us to use fb account later, will those apps still accessible? Has anyone registered oculus quest 2 recently without fb account? I bought it in a sale this week but not yet opened.
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12-02-2021 at 07:59 PM.
12-02-2021 at 07:59 PM.
Quote from ysvsr1 :
What will happen to the games that I buy using oculus account? If they force us to use fb account later, will those apps still accessible? Has anyone registered oculus quest 2 recently without fb account? I bought it in a sale this week but not yet opened.

FB is reversing the requirement of FB account to use Oculus Quest 2. They finally hear what VR users want. Instead you will only need that new meta verse account. 🤣
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CoreyH8836
12-02-2021 at 11:04 PM.
12-02-2021 at 11:04 PM.
Quote from juvenescence :
Last I checked, they announced that you don't need the Facebook account to be linked, but not sure about Meta. That being said, it's still Facebook's product since they own Oculus, and some people(not me) care enough about that connection to not want their product because they don't want to support FB in any way, shape, or form.
If you use an app on your phone\tablet that uses Facebook's (aka Lifelog) data (even if you don't own the app), they already got your data through another app. Those people that you are talking about, are too late to the party, The govt got everything on them and China got everything on their kids using Musical.ly\TikTok. Its a dirty game, but everyone should know by now that governments play it the dirtiest.
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gamingdroid
12-03-2021 at 07:23 AM.
12-03-2021 at 07:23 AM.
Quote from cyciumx :
Worse resolution than the Quest 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Com...adsets.png [wikipedia.org]

Worse refresh rate: Quest 2, 120hz in PCVR mode, 90hz for the Cosmos Elite.

Quest 2 is wireless out of the box to your PC. Vive needs another adapter to become wireless that costs more than the Quest 2 itself.

The Quest 2 is half this price... who is buying this useless piece of hardware?
Major downside of Quest 2 is FaceBook and their locked in platform and spy network, which immediately disqualifies it from consideration. That said, I wouldn't buy Cosmos either.
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12-03-2021 at 07:25 AM.
12-03-2021 at 07:25 AM.
Quote from CoreyH8836 :
If you use an app on your phone\tablet that uses Facebook's (aka Lifelog) data (even if you don't own the app), they already got your data through another app. Those people that you are talking about, are too late to the party, The govt got everything on them and China got everything on their kids using Musical.ly\TikTok. Its a dirty game, but everyone should know by now that governments play it the dirtiest.
I don't have to continue to give them data. They may have my past, but the future is still mine.

Quote from beermanair :
FB is reversing the requirement of FB account to use Oculus Quest 2. They finally hear what VR users want. Instead you will only need that new meta verse account. 🤣
Doesn't matter. You still have to "trust" facebook, which is basically an oxymoron at this point.
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Nootnac
12-03-2021 at 08:45 AM.
12-03-2021 at 08:45 AM.
Quote from cyciumx :
Worse resolution than the Quest 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Com...adsets.png [wikipedia.org]

Worse refresh rate: Quest 2, 120hz in PCVR mode, 90hz for the Cosmos Elite.

Quest 2 is wireless out of the box to your PC. Vive needs another adapter to become wireless that costs more than the Quest 2 itself.

The Quest 2 is half this price... who is buying this useless piece of hardware?
I bought a Quest 2 from that walmart deal and after trying out a few things, I don't know why anyone would want to use any VR headset.
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