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I've been waiting for something like the Quest for a long time, and I think it's great. Heads up for those who are considering hooking it up to SteamVR, though

I've been waiting for something like the Quest for a long time, and I think it's great. Heads up for those who are considering hooking it up to SteamVR, though-- while I did get it working over my WiFi six months or so ago, it was a lot of hassle to even load up the environment so I stopped messing with it in hopes the experience would improve. After reading lots of good things about such alleged improvements, last night I tried again. The whole convoluted process had changed enough that even after a couple hours of tinkering I couldn't get it to work. I also somehow temporarily hosed the HDMI audio out on my gaming PC, which was very stressful as this is how my S.O. and I watch all our shows together on a daily basis. So if you don't have a lot of patience for possibly hours of fruitless/destructive screwing around (which probably won't work the same way in a few months), maybe try to wait until you can find an Oculus Link cable or 3rd party substitute. My two cents to save you what I went through.

wlesieutre 6y ago
What are you using for SteamVR over wifi? I've had pretty good luck with Virtual Desktop, but you have to buy the store version for a license and then sideload the alternate builds with Steam support since Facebook are being dicks about it. The official story was "not up to their quality standards" but it works just as well as Link for me. I did read recently that Link has gotten less picky about USB cables, it'll even run without being able to confirm USB3 speeds. Quality is probably impacted.
- glenneroo 6y ago
  According to these tests[0] the new update allows to even run Link over the included USB 2.0 cable without any quality degradation (even Half Life Alyx was fine). [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3CfhT7qXxI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3CfhT7qXxI
  - wlesieutre 6y ago
    Neat! Unfortunately my included charger and cable were eaten by the charger gremlins. I have a shorter USB-A to USB-C cable (from CHOETECH) that works for seated experiences. If I want something farther, Virtual Desktop. Haven't been doing much PCVR with it either way though, compared to how much time I've spent in Quest native games.
- slfnflctd 6y ago
  Well, I got it working late last summer-- yes I used Virtual Desktop and used Sidequest to load the PC side of it, and I got it working well enough to play some No Man's Sky. It was great, but it involved a lot of steps and taking the headset off & putting it back on for parts of it, and was just too much friction. I tried to do the same thing Saturday when I should have been spending time with my family-- used all the latest software, followed newer updated guides... and could never get SteamVR to recognize my headset (although Virtual Desktop and Sidequest both did). Since I've already spent too much time on it and I can't afford Alyx yet anyway, I have decided to wait until later and try with come kind of Link cable. Preferably one that doesn't cost $80.

wlesieutre 6y ago

What are you using for SteamVR over wifi? I've had pretty good luck with Virtual Desktop, but you have to buy the store version for a license and then sideload the alternate builds with Steam support since Facebook are being dicks about it. The official story was "not up to their quality standards" but it works just as well as Link for me. I did read recently that Link has gotten less picky about USB cables, it'll even run without being able to confirm USB3 speeds. Quality is probably impacted.

glenneroo 6y ago
According to these tests[0] the new update allows to even run Link over the included USB 2.0 cable without any quality degradation (even Half Life Alyx was fine). [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3CfhT7qXxI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3CfhT7qXxI
- wlesieutre 6y ago
  Neat! Unfortunately my included charger and cable were eaten by the charger gremlins. I have a shorter USB-A to USB-C cable (from CHOETECH) that works for seated experiences. If I want something farther, Virtual Desktop. Haven't been doing much PCVR with it either way though, compared to how much time I've spent in Quest native games.
slfnflctd 6y ago
Well, I got it working late last summer-- yes I used Virtual Desktop and used Sidequest to load the PC side of it, and I got it working well enough to play some No Man's Sky. It was great, but it involved a lot of steps and taking the headset off & putting it back on for parts of it, and was just too much friction. I tried to do the same thing Saturday when I should have been spending time with my family-- used all the latest software, followed newer updated guides... and could never get SteamVR to recognize my headset (although Virtual Desktop and Sidequest both did). Since I've already spent too much time on it and I can't afford Alyx yet anyway, I have decided to wait until later and try with come kind of Link cable. Preferably one that doesn't cost $80.