A:Answer Heyyyy! Welcome to the club. I myself just worked and scraped together enough money to get one. A few key points of this over the production version that was recently dismissed. The 64GB version is replaced with the 128GB version for no additional consumer cost. It also will come with a silicone cover now. Previously no cover shipped, and the facial interface is known to have caused facial irritation and rashing and things to a few people. I highly suggest spending money to get a new facial interface from VRCover if you get the headset. I also suggest getting a new strap for the headset. The Oculus Elite Strap could do but has a record to snap after use, so I personally am gonna mod mine out once I get it with a more expensive HTC deluxe audio strap. Also, I suggest getting something with that strap as a counterweight. I would say a battery bank would be worth it since the Quest 2 only lasts 2 hours of play-time before needing charging, which gets progressively worse as it is a Lithium-Ion battery that degrades over time. Although when starting to use the device for the first time it is suggested to play only 15 minutes the first day, 30 the next, and work yourself up until comfortable. Play simple, and probably free games as you get used to the device and gain your "VR Legs" as people call it.
For the ORIGINAL QUESTION. It is said that it will release August 24th. Although it is noted that the BestBuy site currently is saying the 23rd of August.
Happy Questing!
