Starting this week with the launch of hand tracking,
Oculus Quest owners no longer need controllers to operate the standalone VR headset.
Facebook calls the feature “Hand Tracking” and it uses the on-board cameras to identify the movements of your fingers and hand without held controllers. It will be available in the ‘Experimental’ section of the Settings in update V12, which is rolling out this week.
This is a firmware update, no new hardware is required. In fact, less hardware is required.
For the first time, Quest owners will be able to demonstrate some basic functionality of the standalone headset to friends and family for the holidays in 2019 without Oculus Touch controllers.