The 120Hz refresh rate option for the Oculus Quest 2 will soon become a fully-fledged functionality thanks to Meta. Although a specific date hasn't been determined yet, the VR headset adjustment is most likely to appear in the upcoming Oculus Quest 2 update. When it does, the setting, which has been selectable for about a year, will become a default option. The information was revealed in a post that John Carmack, a consulting CTO at Oculus VR, shared on Twitter. 

Games and experiences that support 120 frames per second will appear considerably less flickery thanks to the 120Hz refresh rate, which will enhance player immersion and lessen the motion sickness that some games can bring on. Why wouldn't you want the 120Hz refresh rate option on all the time given the advantages it offers? 

The Oculus Quest 2's 120Hz refresh rate functionality has been approved, but are there any good reasons to stick with the status quo? However, when you increase the refresh rate of your Oculus Quest 2 to 120Hz, its processors have to work a little bit more to produce frames. As a result, other aspects of the games you're playing may suffer because your Quest 2 can only devote so much of its resources to maintaining a buttery-smooth frame rate. 

Additionally, the additional work your Quest 2's processor is doing will reduce the amount of time the VR headset's battery lasts. In-game immersion duration between charges will decrease if you play games at 120Hz as opposed to a framerate that is lower. However, even if the 120Hz option becomes the default setting, most games won't truly support 120Hz playback. Even many of the top Oculus Quest 2 games, like Meta-owned Beat Saber, don't let you play at that high a framerate. Notable exceptions are Superhot VR and Echo VR. 

Though there's a chance other developers will incorporate the feature now that it's out of the testing stage and offer higher framerate versions of their VR experiences.