With the advent of the Quest Link, which allows to (at some extent) play Rift games on the Quest, it's high time we got a Rift version of cross-compatibility.

The Rift is a powerful VR headset, capable of playing many things the Quest can't alone, but the one thing that is bugged is the lack of cross-playability, especially Rift to Quest. A number of Quest users love to play multiplayer games, but, even when there is a Rift version, Rift users most likely can't play with Quest users.

The Rift users paid a high premium to have a VR headset, both in PC power plus the unit itself, but slowly Rift users are being left behind, with more support for the cheaper Quest, and without the capability to play with other users, the Rift is becoming more and more a dead unit. Therefore I suggest a new approach.

Design, via update or download, a "Quest player," that allows Rift users to log into Oculus as if they are on the Quest, and play the Quest version of the games, letting their powerful PCs do the work of the Quest hardware. The benefit to this is you keep Rift users, and they can join in with Quest users in online gaming, from Arizona Sunshine to Elven Assassin. Also, it would open up a new set of apps that are available for use, including Go compatibility to play apps like Netflix, or go around the world with friends via Wander.

Sep 17, 2020, 0:36 PDT

I am rift s owner of which I got my rift s in late July of this year with the plan of devlopeing games and experiences with it, I thought that this device only just year old would serve me for such purpose for the next five years or so, I am deeply unhappy that only two months on and you have discontinued both models I had plan to build for.
I don't have the money to replace this item as it was the kindness of my family who scrimp and saved to get me the handset as I wouldn't have had the money to get such a device myself.
I am absolutely horrified that this has happened, I now have a headset that will not live up to such a time line, and would have to fork out an additional £299 for the updated model, of which I don't have such a fund for.
I am beyond livid, due to press releases giving miss leading information in regards to the replacement product being a step down from the quest as a quest light, however this seems to be a quest pro, superseding both quest and rift s.
I feel that some compensation is in order, this is not exceptible behaviour for a market leader to discontinue two perfectly good products in less then two years.
This will once again be a massive setback to myself and the project I am working on, one would of hopped that this would have not have been the case with a company such as Facebook and oculus.

Add the ability to use a keyboard hot-key instead of the Oculus button on the handcontrollers for accessing Dash and Passthrough. Also make it possible to move the pointer and click on buttons inside Dash with the mouse so we dont need to use the handcontrollers. If you dont add the mouse support it would be enough with the Oculus button and a couple of the other buttons on the controller so Dash could be used with those keyboard shortcuts togeather with moving the pointer dot with the head.

Make note of the following:
There is no flightsimmer with a Rift S that wants to use the handcontrollers, they are just a major annoyance. Probably no racingsimmer want them either.
No one wants the handcontrollers in their cockpit build I can assure you.
Thankfully its possible to use the X button on a Xbox controller as the Oculus button. But since it must be a very simple thing for you make it possible to use the keyboard and mouse for these things and you can not possibly have missed out on this feedback before I can only interpret that as that you have taken an active stand against doing so. It is a statement that you do not wish to have simmers as customers, we are not your desired target group, your products are intended only for Beat Sabre and similar other games. Although I think the headsets optics, tracking, price and everything is very good I can not see myself upgrading to another Oculus headset in the future because Im simply not wanted as a customer. The fact that I had to build a buttonbox for my cockpit out of the circuit board from a old Xbox controller that I had to buy on Ebay to avoid using the handcontrollers for these functions is just to insulting so it does not make up for the product otherwize beeing very good. My wired buttonbox requires no batterys like your handcontrollers either so I dont have to worry about that.

You will not be able to make me switch from flightsims to Beat Sabre even in you remove the ability to use a Xbox contoller for the Oculus button which I assume is just a matter of time. I will switch brand of headset before that.

i have spent countless hours trying to fix an issue with support for a rift s that i purchased 3 months ago. I was told all the troubleshooting steps and this took hours of back and forth of emails and live chat to be finally told we have a specialist looking into your case wait 5 business days we will get back to you. If any small company would do such a thing the backlash would be insane but bigger companies permit themselves outrageous waiting times to return a product or refund. I was severely unsatisfied with support and i am stiff waiting for this to be resolved. I will be telling people to stay away from this company solely on customer service experience. This was my ticket number #1868909 Look into it freely.

I have the Rift S and I’m trying to use Next VR or Oculus Venues for it. I bought it a month ago so I can’t return it at this point. Why would you guys not make these applications available for all of your headsets? Oculus Venues is only available for the original quest. And Next VR is available for the Oculus Go. I have seen multiple people complain about this issue and other issues related. Please release an update making these softwares available, and when you release an application for any Oculus device why make it available to only one device? NBA literally sponsors you guys on their court, yet barely anyone can watch the games in VR. This is very upsetting since I paid $400 for this, and I can’t even switch it out or return it so I can watch the games. Which switching it out doesn’t fix the problem that the software should be available on all of your platforms. I'm angry but mostly just wish I could watch the NBA in VR like I was hoping.

I feel that after the announcement that Quest will have the option of using PCVR, this has made the Rift S a much worst value.

I and many other Rift S users would instantly exchange our Rift S for a quest and gladly pay for the Link since it gives you more versatility and the option of PCVR and wireless. The improvement that the Rift S has over the quests are not worth the price of admission. Four months after launch and I deeply regret buying a Rift S.

The Rift s is simply not worth 400 usd on the current market and a price drop is not gonna fixed disgruntled customers who feel betrayed by Oculus/Facebook.

https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/ijg083/riftsretentionknobfix/
https://imgur.com/gallery/SsKjdmG
https://youtu.be/UQe3P0ZraII
problem with retention knob -- headstrap will not stay tight. the slightest force or movement released the strap.
This is not normal. The knob should be clicking when turned and thus adjusting the length of the headband. When you stop turning the knob, the strap should stay in the same position and not move on it's own.

I tried to find a solution to this online but i only found more people with the same problem.

the knob in the ratchet system has 3 prongs that push outwards and interact with teeth on the inside of the geared circle. These prongs prevent it from moving until you manually turn the knob - the act of turning pulls the prongs inwards detaching them from the teeth making it possible to adjust the head band.

There is a problem with the original design because it doesn't have any springs, just molded plastic that loses its flexibility over time and doesn't provide enough tension to push these prongs outwards.