Before you possibly can really play, there are some things you want to do. Here are some suggestions for getting the whole lot arrange, as a result of the Quest interface isn’t at all times the simplest to navigate.

Set your boundary. The last item you need whereas taking part in is to run into an object in your room whereas basically blindfolded. Your Quest will information you thru the method of organising your boundary. Roomscale helps you to draw a play area to maneuver freely, Stationary if you’re standing nonetheless. But what when you transfer areas? Or wish to play a recreation sitting down as a substitute of standing up?

To change your boundary, press the Oculus button in your proper controller (it is the one simply beneath the joystick). This pulls up the menu on the backside of the display screen (you solely have to do that if the menu is not already displaying up). From there, when you hover over the clock, you possibly can select the Quick Settings panel. Then select Guardian. If you decide Stationary, you simply need to hit affirm and also you’re all set. If you decide Roomscale, it’s going to information you thru drawing a brand new Guardian boundary.

Buy the video games. To purchase video games for the Quest, you solely actually have one possibility: The Meta Quest Store. But there are 3 ways to do it. Regardless of which possibility you decide, you want to have a fee methodology on file (bank card, debit card, or PayPal). The browser methodology is the simplest technique to enter these particulars.

1. Browser: Log in to the shop. From there, you possibly can both sort the secret into the search bar on the highest proper or click on “Apps & Games” to browse. Once you’ve got chosen a recreation, there’s a blue button on the best of its data web page that lists its worth. Hit that and it will immediate you to buy.
2. App: Download the Oculus app and log in to your account. Click on the Store button on the underside left and, as with the browser steps, you possibly can both scroll by way of or seek for a selected title. Once you’ve got clicked on a recreation, the app makes use of the identical button with a worth system on the backside of the display screen. Just click on on the button, evaluate the fee particulars, and hit buy.
3. Headset: With the headset on, deliver up the underside menu once more. The Store icon is the orange one with a bit procuring bag. Click on this, and you’ve got the choice of looking by way of video games or search. Once you’ve got picked a recreation and are its data web page, hit the blue button on the best with the value marker to buy.

Note: If the sport is free, the blue button will say “Get” reasonably than itemizing a worth. And if you are going to buy the sport through a browser or the app, you’ll nonetheless must obtain it in your headset. See the subsequent step for directions.

Download and entry your video games. Once you’ve got bought a recreation, you want to obtain it. If you bought it by way of the Store in your headset, the obtain ought to mechanically begin. Once it is performed, the button will change to “Play” so you possibly can bounce proper in.

If you bought the sport through the browser or app, head to the Store in your headset and seek for the sport. The retailer will listing it as “Purchased,” however if you click on on its data web page the blue button can have modified from itemizing the value to saying “Download.” Hit that and it’ll mechanically present you the obtain’s progress bar.

To entry all your video games—each bought and downloaded—deliver up the underside menu bar by hitting the Oculus button on that proper controller. From there, click on on the “Apps” button on the best (the one with the 9 dots). This will present you all your purchases, and you may filter to see simply those which can be put in or those that are not. Click on the sport’s icon and it ought to load proper up.

Recenter your display screen. Occasionally, you will discover that your display screen is now not centered the way in which you need it. Maybe you took off your headset to examine your cellphone or drink some water, or perhaps you are in-game and wish to change your orientation. To do that, hit the Oculus button on the best controller, then enter the Quick Settings menu by clicking on the left the place it exhibits the time. Underneath the Wi-Fi is a button that claims “Reset View.” Click on this and it’ll immediate you to maneuver your head to the place you need the display screen to be, then hit affirm as soon as it is in the best spot.

Check your battery life. When totally charged, the Quest’s battery usually lasts round two hours. If you are undecided how a lot juice your headset has left, hit the Oculus button on the best controller to deliver up the underside menu. On the left, beneath the clock, is a bit battery icon that provides you a tough gauge of your cost. If you click on on it, it brings up the Quick Settings display screen. In the highest left is the precise proportion, in addition to that of every of your controllers.