Do I need USB C for quest 2?

sgoaty · 6 May 2021 at 12:27

I've read lots of conflicting information online so wanted to ask here.

I'm considering swapping out my CV1 for a quest 2. My VR system doesn't have USB C
(X570 aorus elite)

Do I need that to connect it to a PC or can it connect through a normal USB 3 port?

Just wondering If I need to buy a USB C PCI- E card or not.
Thanks
Scott

sgoaty · 6 May 2021 at 13:50

RevBillyG said:
I'm in the same boat.
From reading up, if you buy a 3rd party link cable, you can choose which USB connector you need.

But other information says that the third party cables can cause problems?

sgoaty · 6 May 2021 at 13:51

Ravenger said:
Also Air Link works just as well as the official link cable for me (at least for most games) so if you have a good 5ghz router you may not need a cable at all.

So air link is officially supported without lots of messing around now?
Thanks

sgoaty · 6 May 2021 at 21:50

Great info thanks guys, any real benefit to getting the 256gb if mostly playing from PC?

sgoaty · 7 May 2021 at 11:14

Looks like the money I'm saving on a fancy cable will be getting spent on the 256gb version :cry:

Ravenger said:
Not at the moment, though if you do get into sideloading, or native apps then 64gb could get a little tight in the future, especially as only 54gb is free, and with multi-accounts even less is usable.

Oculus claim bigger games are on the way, (RE4 for example), and games like Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners use 12gb.

So it's fine now. In the future, maybe not - and you can't expand the memory by using USB drives or SD cards. I can see Oculus retiring the 64gb version and producing a 128gb.

sgoaty · 9 May 2021 at 08:56

I just played robo recall over WiFi ( pc and quest) on a BT smarthub. It was very playable. Not quite a cable experience but not far off. I'm very impressed. I'm glad I didn't buy a rift S now.

Anyone else using airlink without having their PC connected to the router?