Facebook resumes Oculus Quest 2 sale after a month-long halt

Facebook resumes Oculus Quest 2 auction later a month-long halt

The company too bumped upwards the base model'south storage from 64GB to 128GB at no additional cost

Oculus Quest 2

Following an most calendar month-long halt in sales, yous can finally purchase the Oculus Quest 2 again, and this time, the headset comes with extra storage at no additional toll.

Concluding December, a minor number of Oculus Quest ii users experienced peel irritation due to the VR headset's foam cushion gasket, prompting Facebook to halt the headset'south sale. Further, the visitor issued a articulation voluntary recall with Health Canada and the U.S. Consumer Product Prophylactic Committee (CPSC) to supercede the facial cream gasket.

Facebook has sold nearly 4 one thousand thousand Oculus Quest 2 headsets in the United States and about 172,600 in Canada, with five,716 and 758 reports of pare reactions to the Quest 2'due south internal gasket in each nation, respectively.

The look is over. The new 128GB Quest 2 has arrived. With twice the room for games and entertainment, at the same price of $299, more than is definitely more.

Grab yours now: https://t.co/bQjcmxYkvg motion-picture show.twitter.com/8BeblTVomt

— Oculus (@oculus) August 24, 2021

Now, the company offers a new and improved facial foam interface with the headset, allowing Facebook to resume sales. Best of all, the base model'south storage has been bumped up from 64 to 128GB at no boosted cost.

You tin pick upwardly the new 128GB version of the Oculus Quest 2 for $459. There'due south a 256GB variant, besides, but information technology is currently unavailable.

Source: @Oculus