According to a Review by Ars Technica, the 10% weight saving comes from the flimsier headstrap.
I also think Facebook is kind of admitting they messed up the headstrap, if they have to sell a proper one separately.
I also think Facebook is kind of admitting they messed up the headstrap, if they have to sell a proper one separately.
I don’t agree that selling an improved headstrap is admitting “they messed up the headstrap”. They had to reduce costs to hit $300 to appeal to the mainstream casual market. I think it’s awesome they are finally offering a premium headstrap for those of us who want comfortable VR and are willing to pay a bit extra for it.
All they've done is forced the consumer to pick between portability but a bad user experience or no-portability, $50 cost, and a basically acceptable one.
At least the Quest 1's headstrap was basically passable, this isn't.