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The $299 Oculus Quest 2 VR headset starts shipping today Facebook’s new standalone headset If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our  ethics statement . The Oculus Quest 2, Facebook’s new virtual reality headset, has started shipping today. The Quest 2 is a cheaper, revamped version of the original 2019 Quest. It’s got the same untethered standalone design but with a new chipset and a big bump in screen resolution and controller battery life. And it’s starting at $299 for the base 64GB model and $399 for a 256GB version, a $100 drop from the original Quest. Quest 2 preorders have been  open since September , and it’s available through  Oculus’ own site  and stores like  Best Buy  and  Walmart , with  a full list of retailers  in Oculus’ announcement post. It was difficult to buy an original Quest over much of the past year, thanks to persistent supply problems, but the Quest 2 still appears to be widely in stock. As  we wrote in September , the Qu