[TulliusCicero]

It is a standalone headset. You don't need a tethered gaming PC or console for the Quest series of headsets.

[schmorptron]

I thought that too, but it seems like you need a tethered cloud PC somewhere at meta to open apps after all.

[TulliusCicero]

Only because there's a bug, seems like. Normally you can turn off your wifi entirely and the headset continues to work fine. Tried disconnecting entirely in a non-standalone headset and see how that works out for you.

Standalone just means you don't need to tether to a PC or console.

[nine_k]

Standalone, but not autonomous.