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The $299 is just the up front price. You might end up buying stuff like
>rechargeable batteries for controllers
>better head strap
>powerbank to play over 2 hours in one go
>oculus link cable for low reaction time multiplayer games


Other than that the Quest 2 is pretty solid headset. Wireless makes things much more immersive and the latency from wireless is bearable. It's definitely a good introductionary headset and if you find out you need something else you didn't take a massive financial hit after you flip it.

I wouldn't recommend anything else than Index or Quest 2 as a starter headset as everything else is either shit, end of life, obsolete or has only niche advantages.