Quest 3 - PC question.

[karmazyn1]

Friends I want to upgrade my oculus 1 VR headset but have some questions.
- can quest 3 be connected to PC and play PC games?
- can quest 3 play VR titles with PC VR graphics or will it be limited to quest 3 processing power
- when quest 3 is connected to a PC will it charge itself?
- so quest 3 will have its own games and be capable of playing games like half life alyx?
- I need to upgrade my VR but index pro2 is too expensive and psvr2 will lock me with sony ecosystem and I am not ready for this.
- why something called link cable costs £ 89.99?


Plz help.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

https://www.zdnet.com/article/meta-quest-2-vs-meta-quest-3

The LINK Cable is needed to play VR games from your PC.
However the $80 or so is from META; you can buy the same cable from different brands on places like Ebay and Amazon for $20.

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Hi I can actually help answer this. I have the Quest 2 and pre ordered the Quest 3.


TLDR yes you can.


You have 2 options.

1.

USB 3.0 to usb c cable

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08T251P8D(I bought this one 2 years ago)

If you cheap out some games may have issues on connection, but no need for that overpriced Meta version cable.


2. The Meta Quest store sells an app called Virtual Desktop. If you have a modern wifi system, you can use it to connect to your pc and play games or watch movies wireless from your desktop. The farther from the wifi source, the slower the connection.

https://www.vrdesktop.net/ You will need to download the streamer app for the pc(free) and then buy the app for the quest. Any apps you own on Q1 or Q2 will carry over to the Q3.


I strongly recommend buying the cable(get a long braided one) for movement accessibility if your connected to the pc

[karmazyn1]

Awesome. Cheaper cable is a blessing.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Not USB 3.0 though make sure the USB Cable you purchase for VR is rated for USB 3.2 Gen1

Quest 2 just so happened to only support 3.0

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Not USB 3.0 though make sure the USB Cable you purchase for VR is rated for USB 3.2 Gen1

Quest 2 just so happened to only support 3.0

Good catch thanks for the correction 223am, im slipping lol

Originally posted by karmazyn1:

Awesome. Cheaper cable is a blessing.

Just dont go too cheap, the super cheap ones wont charge well, wont transfer data well and have most likely been the cause of those quest 2 burn outs you see.

[karmazyn1]

Originally posted by ToothlessRaider:

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Not USB 3.0 though make sure the USB Cable you purchase for VR is rated for USB 3.2 Gen1

Quest 2 just so happened to only support 3.0

Good catch thanks for the correction 223am, im slipping lol

Originally posted by karmazyn1:

Awesome. Cheaper cable is a blessing.

Just dont go too cheap, the super cheap ones wont charge well, wont transfer data well and have most likely been the cause of those quest 2 burn outs you see.

Awesome guys, this is very helpful. I could spend up to £ 34.99 for the cable but just dont want to spend £ 89.99 meta wants for official one.