You can buy the Oculus Quest 2 again after a break in sales

You can now buy the Oculus Quest 2 again after a break of almost a month in sales to equip helmets with new silicone shells.

Facebook halted sales because the foam portion of the facial interface that shipped with the original Quest 2 headsets caused skin irritation in some users. So, on July 27, the company announced that it would stop selling the Quest 2 until August 24 and that it was participating in a joint voluntary recall with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on the matter. . The CPSC said it has received approximately 5,716 skin irritation incident reports and “approximately 45 consumer reports requiring medical attention.”

If you are a current Quest 2 owner, you can request a free silicone mask to cover the foam by following the steps outlined here.

In addition to the new silicone cover, the base $ 299 model Quest 2 also gets a minimum storage increase from 64 GB to 128 GB. The $ 399 256 GB model is not currently in stock on the website. ‘Oculus, although Facebook says so The edge that he expects availability to start rolling out next week.

Updated August 24 at 12:15 p.m. ET: Added Facebook context on the availability of the 256 GB model.