Oculus

Raised as a usability problem by 42 people on Hacker News over 12 years (2013–2024), in 37 threads.

People raised many different problems with Oculus, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 42 complaints

Battery warning sticks around too long and can't be dismissed when a controller dies2024-07-21
Settings are hard to find after a break, and misconfiguring has no easy reset2024-03-15
Passthrough mode is hard to enter and exit; tapping the headset works about half the time2024-02-14
Can't size popout windows directly; must resize them on the full desktop view2024-01-31
Account linking/merging step is incredibly complicated and confusing, must be repeated until it works2024-01-12
Base stations, wires, visible pixels and clunky controllers make the experience awful to use2023-07-09
Forced update prompts and Meta account migration make launching a game take ages2023-06-21
Sharing play to a TV takes many steps across several devices and unclear menus2023-04-28
Extra charges and items missing from order page, hard to resolve or see what happened2023-03-06
Confusing account terminology and login choices risk creating an empty account and losing purchases2023-01-07
Headset slides down and rests on face instead of forehead, requiring constant readjustment2022-11-05
Headset is bulky, heavy and causes headaches, making use an unpleasant chore2022-10-28
Syncing PC screen is awkward, with VR features like boundaries getting in the way2022-09-03
Cameras and play area must be reconfigured each session, making it unpleasant to use2022-08-24
Constantly removing headset to switch between code, Unity and modelling apps is tedious2022-08-07
Getting a working build set up was so frustrating the commenter gave up2022-06-08
Text away from the center of view is blurred, forcing constant head rotation2022-02-24
Search returns irrelevant results and gifting availability is unpredictable, with excessive scrolling2021-12-26
Must sign in, hunt for a hidden setting, and Oculus software always launches2021-09-28
Multiplayer matchmaking is horrible and lacks cohesive friends lists2020-10-25
Site is ridiculously slow to load for mostly static text and images2020-09-18
Cannot remove account without giving a phone number2020-08-19
Developers had to create a Facebook-linked workspace account just to access documentation2020-08-18
Sideloading apps requires a developer account, device serial-based OSIG key generation, and hacking keys into APKs2020-07-02
Connecting Quest to SteamVR over WiFi is convoluted, takes hours, and keeps changing.2020-05-24
Pressing buttons with hands in the air is hard; tapping fingers to click is awkward2020-01-16
Using Touch controllers to move the yoke is frustrating2019-10-07
Tethered to a PC with wires and a 1-2 minute setup every time2019-07-29
Software can't detect USB topology, so the headset sometimes stops working until reboot2019-03-21
Controller tracking is lost when the fireplace interferes with lighthouses, pulling user out of experience2019-03-20
Tracking breaks randomly and setup takes up to 20 minutes2019-03-20
4K virtual screen too large; far areas unreachable without moving the window with controllers2018-12-17
Setup requires repeated waiting on Steam updates and restarts before anything works2018-09-26
Page loads too slowly to wait for2018-05-01
Video frames tied to scrolling, so scrolling the page takes hundreds of wheel turns2018-05-01
Page is glitchy and laggy in Firefox2018-05-01
Rift needs a matching primary monitor for 75Hz, forcing awkward display switching and judder2016-05-29
Long policy page in an iframe hijacks the mouse scroll wheel2016-04-02
Focusing on HUD elements inches from the face is difficult and painful2016-01-18
Repeated vague 'Something went wrong' errors block placing an order2016-01-06
Could not find the buy button on the site2015-06-11
Video delay over 100ms makes manual flying very hard to control2013-07-26