A couple weeks ago VR Cover released a brand new Fitness Facial Interface design for the
Oculus Quest 2. Of course it isn't only a fitness accessory but it can be used for VR
gaming in general as well. Just about 2 months ago I made a video about this VR Cover Quest 2
Replacement Facial Interface and I really like it. In fact my family and I have been using it
exclusively since we bought it. As it turns out someone at VR Cover saw that video and
liked it enough they contacted me and offered to send me their new Fitness Interface to try
out. I'm sure you can guess that I accepted their offer and they sent one over to me.
Now I want this to be 100% clear. VR Cover did NOT pay me to make this video.
They simply sent me the interface to try out and to give my honest opinion of what I think of it.
Ok, now that we've got that out of the way; let's open this guy up and see what we've got.
The first thing on top of everything else is the new facial interface piece itself. And
right away I can see some things they've changed from my other VR Cover interface. The first thing
I noticed is the light leakage guard here at the nose. When I compare it with the previous design
it's roughly the same size, maybe a little bit bigger, however the new design is much simpler.
Removing this guard was always simple to do but inserting all the little plugs back
into their slots to put it back on is a little tricky. The new design just uses
two little pegs. Push the guard onto the pegs like so and you're done.
The other difference I noticed is all the venting here on the interface. The previous
design does have some venting but once the interface is attached to the Quest 2
you can see here that things are actually pretty well blocked off and you don't
really get much air flow over and around the lenses. If you've ever had a problem
with the lenses fogging up while in VR then increasing the airflow here can really help.
As you can see, this Fitness interface has a good amount of venting here on the top as
well as on the underside of the headset when it's installed. This should allow some cool,
fresh air to enter through the bottom vents and the hot air to escape out the top.
As I handled the new interface I also noticed that rather than being fully made of rigid plastic,
like the previous design, the outer edge is made of a flexible rubbery type of material.
Their old design was already really comfortable feeling to me and I'm guessing this additional
flexibility is only going to enhance comfort further. Next in the box are the foam pads.
Just like their other facial interfaces it comes with two different thicknesses of pads
only these pads are thinner than the ones that came with my other interface.
The thicker pad in the fitness set looks to be about the same thickness as the thinner pad
from my other interface and the thin pad is... well... really thin.
I'm really curious to try this one out to see how it feels and to see what getting
my eyes just that little bit closer to the lenses will do for the field of view?
Both pads in the Fitness set are made of the same super soft foam and PU leather
material as the pads that came with my other VR Cover interface and feel
really, really nice on your skin. And unlike the sweat sponge on the stock interface the PU
leather doesn't soak up moisture at all so you can easily dry it off when sharing your
headset with friends and family members and you don't have to share in each others face sweat.
Beneath the padding is a nice set of lens covers to protect your Quest 2's lenses from
dust and scratches and to also protect the LCD screen from accidental exposure
to direct sunlight. Beneath that are the installation instructions
and then some disposable hygiene covers
and finally a microfiber cloth for cleaning your headset lenses.
As I began installing the foam pad onto the interface I noticed another
little change VR Cover has made.
To install the pad, the easiest way is to fold it in half like this and then place the center
of the top portion of the pad onto the center of the interface and then follow it around each side
sticking the pad to the hook and loop fastener. Yah, that's the generic term for Velcro.
On the previous design there was nothing to indicate the center of the interface
you just had to do your best to eye ball it. The Fitness Interface
however has this indentation here to help you accurately align the pad.
Before attaching the interface to my Quest 2 I wanted to check and
see if it was compatible with the glasses spacer
that comes with the Quest 2 because my other VR Cover interface is NOT compatible.
Good news for all you Quest 2 users out there that wear glasses.
The Fitness Interface IS compatible with the stock glasses spacer.
I first tested out the Fitness Interface by firing up Resident Evil 4 and the thinner pad
is noticeably not as comfortable as the thicker pad in my opinion. It wasn't uncomfortable by
any means, but personally I prefer the little extra cushion the thicker pad provides is all.
As for how it affected the field of view?... I honestly can't
say for sure if it made a difference really.
When I switched from the stock interface to a VR Cover interface for the first time
I definitely noticed the field of view was better using the VR Cover interface. Going from the
standard thickness VR Cover pad to the thin pad however I don't know that I notice much difference
on the Quest 2 so it looks like VR Cover has pretty well maximized the Quest 2's field of view.
It was then time to try and work up a sweat and see how the new Fitness Interface compares
with my old VR Cover. I fired up some Beat Saber,
cranked the difficulty up to Expert and tried my best to keep up.
I spent about 30 minutes using my old interface followed by another
30 minutes using the Fitness Interface and I can say I totally felt a difference.
I've personally never had any problems with the lenses on our Quest 2 fogging up
in the five and a half months we've owned it so I can't speak to how the Fitness Interface
helps in that department but I can say there is a noticeable difference in temperature.
Thanks to the venting the Fitness Interface feels much cooler on my face. There were literally
times I could feel cool air flowing through which is something I've never
experienced with my old interface. It felt nice and even a little refreshing.
As of the making of this video, sadly, the Fitness Interface is only available in Dark
Grey and Black, so no fun colors to help you customize the look of your Quest 2.
But based on the color selection available for their other Facial Interface sets
those of you watching this video at some point in the future
may find you have some additional color options to choose from.
Just like their other facial interface sets VR Cover sells the Fitness set for
29 US dollars and if you'd like to pick one up I've placed a link to VR Cover's
website in the video description where you can check them out.
Full disclosure, it is an affiliate link meaning VR Cover does pay me a small commission
for anything you buy through my link but there is no additional cost to you.
Ok.. that's it. Have a good one.