It’s kind of a shit sandwich right? The only reason the quest is so cheap and advanced is because Facebook is sinking container ships of money into the project expecting an eventual return on investment when they own the VR internet.

I picked my headset up of after not using for 3 months, it immediately did a firmware update, then made me re-link it. I had to re-install the meta app on my phone. I wouldn’t be shocked if they just stop working eventually if they can’t call home. They’re also tolerating sideloading at the moment. you can’t count on that being a permanent thing.

You could do a Vive XR. It’s pricier and has a smaller store and is missing some of the extra tracking features but it would get the job done, it has a nice display too. The other option would be using a Valve Index and a PC. The games look and work better off real hardware.

Alternatively, you could unlock your unit from Facebook jail, set up a Facebook account just for quest usage. wipe an old phone and dedicate it to quest usage. They can’t stop you from using a barely used account to operate the quest.