Quest 2/3

[Teites]

So, my Rift S gave up after about 3 years of constant use a few months back.
I decided to stop playing VR then, but now I really miss playing this game.
I was wondering how well this game runs on a Quest 2 or 3 via the new Steam Link feature.
Anyone have some experience with that?

[DeadlyKittin]

runs fine from my experience on the Q3, maybe a bit of blurry-ness on the sides of the screen but hardly noticeable

[Teites]

Originally posted by DeadlyKittin:

runs fine from my experience on the Q3, maybe a bit of blurry-ness on the sides of the screen but hardly noticeable

Thanks!

[Chef Heizer]

No

[princexsnorlaxx]

I personally would recommend just buying and using a cable because It would require a wired connection to your router and pc otherwise which, I'm not sure is convenient. The quest 2 and 3 are good choices but I would recommend the 3 because of the slimmer size. Hopefully this is helpful. Also I think that your Rift S either gave up because of wear and tear or because of the newer models. Either way the Quest 2 is a good option either way due to it being a cheaper, yet reliable option (If you can handle the larger weight). If you don't like the strap, get a new one online. Hopefully this helps :)

Also I'm a quest 3 user so I don't have much expierience with the quest 2 other than using my friend's once and it runs pretty good. I would recommend either one depending on your budget. The Cable is a must unless you already have a wired connection to the router. I don't so I can't speak for the quality of steam link. Kinda sad tho.

[Rivo]

Works fine! But it depends on your internet. Mine sometimes lags, but it works fine after all on my quest 2. I highly recommend using from your wifi if u dont have any cable! :)

[Espionage724]

Originally posted by Elyas M´Börek:

So, my Rift S gave up after about 3 years of constant use a few months back.
I decided to stop playing VR then, but now I really miss playing this game.
I was wondering how well this game runs on a Quest 2 or 3 via the new Steam Link feature.
Anyone have some experience with that?

If you're used to the low latency of Rift S, you aren't replicating that on any Quest. Most people don't mention anything with latency on Quest and I've seen screenshots of people doing 70ms latency with VR somehow, so YMMV. Quest 3 apparently can't do 120Hz over Link (Dec 2023; Meta still can't handle PCVR dev), whereas Quest 2 can today.

I've had a Rift CV1 and Quest 2 didn't compare for immersion (I'm sensitive to latency). I've had over 100 hours of B&S and it was my favorite game on Rift CV1, but I couldn't get back into B&S no matter what game update, PCVR nor Nomad, Link/ALVR/VD/Air, RX580/6600XT/RTX3060, and ended up drifting off VR in general. I know what good low latency is, and no Quest model can provide it for me (). Going from CV1 to Quest 2 ruined my VR experience, put me off VR, and Quest 3 doesn't do anything to change the inherent issue of Link adding more unavoidable latency (encode/decode) than any native PCVR headset. Rift S is a native PCVR headset with low latency.

I'm convinced most people doing PCVR with Quest don't have reference with a real PCVR headset and unknowingly settle for mediocrity. Some dollar store headphones probably play audio fine, but I doubt you'd return to them after some $400 Beats :p

[Captain Flappy]

Originally posted by Espionage724:

Originally posted by Elyas M´Börek:

So, my Rift S gave up after about 3 years of constant use a few months back.
I decided to stop playing VR then, but now I really miss playing this game.
I was wondering how well this game runs on a Quest 2 or 3 via the new Steam Link feature.
Anyone have some experience with that?

If you're used to the low latency of Rift S, you aren't replicating that on any Quest. Most people don't mention anything with latency on Quest and I've seen screenshots of people doing 70ms latency with VR somehow, so YMMV. Quest 3 apparently can't do 120Hz over Link (Dec 2023; Meta still can't handle PCVR dev), whereas Quest 2 can today.

I've had a Rift CV1 and Quest 2 didn't compare for immersion (I'm sensitive to latency). I've had over 100 hours of B&S and it was my favorite game on Rift CV1, but I couldn't get back into B&S no matter what game update, PCVR nor Nomad, Link/ALVR/VD/Air, RX580/6600XT/RTX3060, and ended up drifting off VR in general. I know what good low latency is, and no Quest model can provide it for me (). Going from CV1 to Quest 2 ruined my VR experience, put me off VR, and Quest 3 doesn't do anything to change the inherent issue of Link adding more unavoidable latency (encode/decode) than any native PCVR headset. Rift S is a native PCVR headset with low latency.

I'm convinced most people doing PCVR with Quest don't have reference with a real PCVR headset and unknowingly settle for mediocrity. Some dollar store headphones probably play audio fine, but I doubt you'd return to them after some $400 Beats :p

On the flip side to your argument, Quest 2 is what brought me back to VR, Freeing myself from the tether that I had with the CV1 and Rift s is what kept me playing VR. that cable was horrific, I could never play any games freely as I would always notice it. not immersive in the slightest.
Quest 2 playing games wireless may not be prefect, but it's by far the most immersive way I have ever played VR due to the actual freedom of movement and increased fidelity over the older Oculus headsets.
I would never go back to a tether (apart form for games that I can play sitting down, as it makes no difference)