The Quest 2 no longer has Oculus logos but Meta forgot one big thing

The Quest 2 no longer has Oculus logos but Meta forgot one big thing

What you need to know

The Meta Quest 2 rebrand is almost complete, with new Quest 2 headsets shipping out with the Meta logo in place of the old Oculus logo.The Touch controllers feature the Meta logo on the halo ring, but the home button still shows the Oculus logo.Meta announced the rebrand from Oculus Quest 2 to Meta Quest 2 back in October 2021 following the company rebrand from Facebook to Meta.

If you’ve bought a brand new Quest 2 headset in the past few days, you might have noticed a shiny new logo on the headset. That “blue pretzel,” as it has been called on social media, is the Meta logo and has been put in place of the Oculus logo that was originally present back when the headset was known as the Oculus Quest 2 (opens in new tab).

Some astute users on Twitter (opens in new tab) quickly discovered that all the Oculus logos have not yet been replaced, though. The most notable exception is the home button on the right controller which, according to official documentation (opens in new tab), is still known as the Oculus button.

Oculus logo on the Meta Quest 2 controller

It’s not nearly as pronounced as the mockup we created back in October (pictured at the top of this article), which is certainly a relief to anyone worried about seeing that branding change. Jamie Robertson on Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 community posted a picture of the new box and headset.

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Meta Quest 2 box

Meta Quest 2 headset

Despite the confusion, the Meta Quest 2 is the best VR headset (opens in new tab) you can buy and has sold more than 12 million units to date, eclipsing sales of the newest Xbox consoles since launch.

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The Meta Quest 2 is the easiest way to experience VR. It’s affordable, powerful, and has thousands of incredible games with lots of developer support.

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