Virtual reality has always been a medium of immersion. We don; ˜t just want to see a new world; we want to touch it, interact with it, and feel our presence within it. For years, VR controllers have been our primary bridge to these digital realms and with the launch of the meta quest 3s controllers, that bridge has become a seamless extension of our hands. The new Touch Plus controllers are not merely an iteration, but a revolution in tactile feedback and ergonomic design. But hardware is as good as the software that supports it.
I have been tracking VR for over a decade, and I have seen many different peripherals claim they would provide a major breakthrough. In the case of the Quest 3’s controllers, the difference this time around is that the promise is already being fulfilled. Developers are using the unique aspects of the controllers to craft experiences that are more seamless, more believable, and utterly mind-blowingly immersive.
This is not just a straightforward list of Quest 3 games, but rather a carefully selected guide to those which highlight the leap in space and time captured by the Touch Plus controllers. We will look at the games that truly erase the boundary between a plastic device and the real feeling of drawing a bow, casting a spell, or reloading a weapon under extreme pressure.
What is a Set of Meta Quest 3’s Controllers Touch Plus Differently from Others?
Before getting to the games, it is important to appreciate the Touch Plus controllers and what puts them in a category of their own. They bring major advancements that, in aggregate, significantly enhances the interactivity of the VR world compared to the previous generation devices.
The Freedom of a Ring-Free Design
Undoubtedly, the most significant facelift of the controllers is the elimination of the large tracking rings on the Quest 2 controllers. While playing Beat Saber or reloading in Population: ONE, I can’t even begin to count the number of times I’d accidentally clack my old controllers. The ring-free design, which uses advanced on-controller infrared LEDs in tandem with the headset’s cameras, makes the meta quest 3s controllers more pleasing in form and function. Such designs move beyond just the visual appeal and tackle the more intuitive aspects of hand movements, and therefore, less clutter and more convenience in virtual reality.
TruTouch Haptics: Touching In On The Reality
This is definitely the coolest update. In the example above, the controller with “TruTouch’ Breakthrough Haptics is not simply rumbling: it is creating the subtle hiss of a pulse burst, the grumble of a closing vault, the scritch of a stone wall, and about twenty types of other sandpaper, selectively arriving at other levels of micro-sandpaper hiss. This tech lets designers layer various inputs and modalities into interactions to make them feel more real.
Different Touch Control And Precision
With the new sensors and the new algorithms, tracking the controllers with the new meta quest 3s has become very accurate. This is very important for strategy and skill based games like, shooters, puzzles and various other creative games. Plus, with the new capabilities, the pointers represented by the controllers can be used freely anywhere to simply touch and interact with menus and other objects. This might be a pretty basic advancement, but it does make the line of where the controller begins, and instinctive hand tracking ends, a lot more blurry.
The top showcase: Games That Max Out the Meta Quest 3 Controllers
Let’s discuss the experiences that take this technology to the next stage. These games do not simply function with the Quest 3; it feels as if they were custom-made for it.
Red Matter 2: A True Masterpiece of Haptic Artistry
The ‘Red Matter 2’ perhaps makes best use of the signature TruTouch haptics. Already a graphical wonder on Quest 2, the haptics of Meta Quest 3 haptics are game-changing. Every surface you touch with a multi-tool has a separate ‘haptic profile fingerprint’ as it were. Scanning an object that has a pulse sends haptic feedback through your touch console. The team at Vertical Robots has created a world that you not only see; you also touch in multiple ways. Red Matter 2 world is a feat of ingenuity and craftsmanship. Haptic feedback isn’t just a gimmick. With the accessories designed for the Meta Quest 3 controllers, the ‘Red Matter 2’ experiences become a new level of spatial engagement. The spatial complexity of the accessories and the dexterity needed in the game puzzles where small objects and components are aligned feels incredibly satisfying to the player.
Assassin’s Creed and the VR Experience: Stepping into the shoes of an Assassin
Assassin’s Creed Nexus is the first VR title from Ubisoft. It does an extremely great job at character immersion and using the controller’s different features. The haptics are expertly designed. During the entire game, you experience the satisfying ‘snit’ of the hidden blade as you extend and retract the blade, parry a sword with an enemy’s sword, and even experience the tension of a bow as you draw and release the bow during an archery segment of the game. It is easy to forget you are a VR player and regain master assassin status. You could play as a master assassin with the right frame of mind. Virtual Reality allows you to throw knives and duel enemies in a fast paced environment, while keeping the action and responsiveness evenly balanced. Thesis needed.
Asgard’s Wrath 2: The Weight of a God
reminds me of a game because of all the combat it has. It is also very well suited for the controllers of the meta quest 3. Along with the TruTouch haptics, it is able to convey the weight and impact of your weapons really well. An axe, for example, has a very different feel when compared to a sword due to the difference in weight. Hugging a shield comes with a sound and a jolt unlike any cheap vibration, you actually feel a powerful tingle that suggests a bang. At that point, the feedback you get is enough to give you the feedback combat is a process with strategy, not just strategy. In addition, puzzles and immortal heroes are also very direct in their approach to touch which serves to immerse the player in the game.
Dungeons of Eternity: The Feel of the Fight
Dungeons of Eternity is exciting for anyone willing to team up for some action, and the Quest 3 makes these experiences even greater. The haptic feedback feature is particularly impressive. While wielding a shield, a slap of feedback confirms a foe’s blow is successfully blocked. With a mace, the impact feedback against a skeleton’s ribs is a gripping crunch quite unlike the brawl’s sword feedback. Even the feedback of the mace impact against the skeleton’s ribs is unlike the slicing feedback of the sword. While under pressure in a crowded room, the controller precision is crucial for throwing axes and using the bow. The supporters also free peripheral vision to help you and your partner while you are under pressure in a crowded room.
The Last Clockwinder: The Beauty of Precision
The Last Clockwinder is an easy-going puzzler that is heartwarming that tasks you with automating loops of your actions to run a factory. This might not sound like an intense action title, and that is where its brilliance lies. The game is brilliant in its precision, and the Meta Quest 3 s controllers make manipulating and grasping the game’s clockwork fruits and fragile devices a pleasure. There is a satisfying feeling of the gentle click of the automatons you make starting to whir and the subtle whir of a component locking in place. Plug and Play 3D enables players to touch the devices and feel a bond with the mechanical counterparts, which is unique to the complex puzzle game. It is an unexpected, yet satisfying, creative experience.
Other Than Games: The Underappreciated Genius of Mixed Reality
The benefits of the meta quest 3s controllers are not confined to gaming in the virtual reality world. Their accuracy and size are great in mixed reality. Apps such as Pianovision, which projects a virtual keyboard on a physical piano, improves due to enhanced tracking. Creative applications like Painting VR are easier to use because light, ringless controllers feel like a brush, and the top ring doesn’t interfere. Using Direct Touch to navigate the Quest 3 interface demonstrates perfect balance and makes the rest of the operating system feel more natural and responsive.
It’s up to you to decide what to do next
Customer Virtual Reality has advanced with the introduction of the Meta Quest 3 and the Touch Plus controllers. These new pieces of hardware are only the beginning. The more familiar with the technology the developers become, the more useful the technology will become. Meta quest 3 controllers are more advanced than just game controllers. The new controllers represent a paradigm shift in the way we engage with and sense digital environments. Meta quest 3 controllers have redefined the standard of immersion within virtual environments by demonstrating that the best VR is the VR that you can feel.
FAQs
What is the impact of the absence of the tracking rings on the Quest 3 controllers on the precision of gameplay?
The absence of tracking rings on the controllers is indeed an important architectural improvement to both ergonomics and tracking sophistication. The controllers use a combination of proprietary internal sensors and infrared LEDs that are visible to the cameras on the Quest 3 headset and are externally tracked. This AI “inside-out” tracking system is highly advanced and the rest is history. Quest 2 buyers will be delighted to learn that tracking on the Quest 3 is every bit as good (or better) and less prone to occlusion when the controllers are very close to the body or to each other.
In order to make sure that users appreciate Touch’s enraging true touch responsiveness, are controller features exclusive.
Meta’s TruTouch haptics feature would require an adjustment. Old Quest 2 titles will continue to run well on the Quest 3, haptic feedback will remain, and the additional rumble feature is what it was originally made for. Irrespective of the work put in relative to an update, every player that has access to the Meta Touch has the pleasure of the new controller ergonomic design, better stability, ringless controller structure, and numerous other features for every game.
Will I experience a haptic difference in the game for Quest 2 and Quest 3 controllers?
Yes. It can be seen on the more popular titles developed for the Quest 3. The Trutouch touch controllers for Meta V3 feature touch feedback surfaces divided into distinct and diverse textured areas rather than a generalized buzz and rumble from the Quest 2 controller. In titles like Red Matter 2, users are able to feel a touch difference from a smooth metal panel to a rough and rocky surface. It is so much easier to appreciate the virtual world in a more real world context because of the additional layer of sensory information.
Mehar Mozan