Quest Pro Controllers Now work with the Quest 2
The self tracking three camera no ring a ling quest pro controllers are now able to work with the quest 2 headset for us pleebs. This ability comes with the new quest 2 firmware update version 47. But if you want to upgrade it is going to cost you a pretty penny at 300 dollars… Yeah… Thats a hundred dollars less than what the headset is going for right now after the price increase and the same price of the quest 2 when it originally launched.
Now of course there are some significant upgrades with the quest pro controllers for example there are 3 separate haptic motors, located in the trigger, thumb and body of the controller compared to the OG quest 2 stock controllers which only has one haptic motor.
The trigger alone gets its own update with a sensor to track finger curling and sliding. There’s also a pressure sensor on the left side of the controller to relay information that creates what meta calls precision grip to know how hard you are holding your controllers. Oh and don't forget the stylus tips that are connected to a pressure sensor at the bottom of the controller to convert your drawings on actual surfaces in the real world into the virtual world.
The $300 pro controller bundle comes with the 2 pro controllers and straps, a charging dock, a power adapter, a charging cable if you don’t want to use the dock, and those forementioned stylus tips. Previously it was announced that the controllers would launch december 6th but as of posting this video they are not available on meta’s site. You can however buy each controller individually for $150 on their own with out any charging accessories, so I guess that means the bundle is a deal?
Are you going to make the switch? Personally I’m holding out for the Quest 3 which hopefully will launch next year with some of these improvements to the controllers at a lower price. I just can’t see the benefit for me personally right now in dropping the cash for these controllers or the meta quest pro itself. Let me know your thoughts in the comments and I’ll catch you in the next quickie.