*** Oculus Quest 2 Owners Thread ***

Sorry if this has been asked - but thinking of picking up one of these and curious how big the file size is for the Quest version of Alyx? Don't want to buy the 64gb version and only have space for Alyx and little else!
 
NF7-S said:
Sorry if this has been asked - but thinking of picking up one of these and curious how big the file size is for the Quest version of Alyx?
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Alyx is on Steam. You don't download it into your Quest, you need to connect your Quest to your PC to play it. Either Wirelessly using Virtual desktop/ALVR or using a USB 3 cable(Oculus Link)
 
melmac said:
Alyx is on Steam. You don't download it into your Quest, you need to connect your Quest to your PC to play it. Either Wirelessly using Virtual desktop/ALVR or using a USB 3 cable(Oculus Link)
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Oh ok, now I'm confused...so do I need anything else to play it wirelessly?
 
In the same boat and remember seeing some larger games being ~8GB and smaller ones 1-3GB. But as I understand, that's just for playing the games standalone on the Quest 2.
 
Ravenger said:
Quest 2 audio is very good - better than Quest 1. Doesn't compare with the Index or G2 but it's a perfectly acceptable sound solution. The biggest issue is sound leakage, so I have to use headphones when my wife is around otherwise she starts compaining.
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i would agree with acceptable....... I also agree about the noise leakage, which is not usually an issue for me but the boss did tell me she could hear everything.

but audio is very good? i cant agree with that.

i like the idea of off ear sound tho even if it is more irritating for other people
 
NF7-S said:
Oh ok, now I'm confused...so do I need anything else to play it wirelessly?
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The Quest/Quest 2 has it's own games and apps. If you check out the Oculus site and go to the store page you will see the list of games/apps it has available. These are all things that run natively on the Quest 2. You don't need a PC to use the Quest this way.

However, you can connect your Quest to your PC if you want to play PC VR games. PC VR games include games that are available for the Rift/Rift S on the Oculus Store and games on Steam. Half Life Alyx is a game that's only available on Steam.

Two ways to connect to your PC.

Wired:

You buy a USB 3 cable compatible with the Quest (Anker is the one usually recommended) or you pay extra for the fibre optic cable from Oculus. You install the Oculus software on your PC. And when you connect the cable to your Quest there is an option to use Oculus link. You will be able to start your PCVR games from there.

Wireless:

Wireless is a bit more complicated. You will need a Router capable of 5GHz. It's preferable to have the Router in the same room as the Quest to get the best latency. You will need to buy Virtual Desktop from the Oculus Quest store. Then you download Sidequest and connect your PC to the Quest using a usb cable. From Sidequest, you install the Virtual desktop Patch. Then all you need to do is run Virtual desktop from your Quest, it connects wirelessly to your PC and you can play any game that you have installed on either Steam or Oculus.

It sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is.
 
doodah said:
Never used them before but worth a consideration if I can't beef up the current WiFi or run a cable. I still want to try the latter and it's an easy run, my only worry is it being a trip hazard as it has to run under and along our bedroom door. A flat Ethernet cable and something to keep it down/flat might do the trick.
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If your carpets are like mine, there is usually space between the walls and the carpet gripper rods. Small enough to force the cables for tidy job.
 
chroniclard said:
For 15 quid are they going to be any better than built in.....:confused:
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I use in ear headphones at the moment (Senheisers), i don't like the leakage, and i prefer to be more immersed

25 mins on beat saber so far

222 calories burnt



ill be doing more later :D

oh and when i switched my Quest 2 on, it said "Bluetooth has stopped working"

i have no BT or Wi-fi now

but controllers are working fine
 
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melmac said:
The Quest/Quest 2 has it's own games and apps. If you check out the Oculus site and go to the store page you will see the list of games/apps it has available. These are all things that run natively on the Quest 2. You don't need a PC to use the Quest this way.

However, you can connect your Quest to your PC if you want to play PC VR games. PC VR games include games that are available for the Rift/Rift S on the Oculus Store and games on Steam. Half Life Alyx is a game that's only available on Steam.

Two ways to connect to your PC.

Wired:

You buy a USB 3 cable compatible with the Quest (Anker is the one usually recommended) or you pay extra for the fibre optic cable from Oculus. You install the Oculus software on your PC. And when you connect the cable to your Quest there is an option to use Oculus link. You will be able to start your PCVR games from there.

Wireless:

Wireless is a bit more complicated. You will need a Router capable of 5GHz. It's preferable to have the Router in the same room as the Quest to get the best latency. You will need to buy Virtual Desktop from the Oculus Quest store. Then you download Sidequest and connect your PC to the Quest using a usb cable. From Sidequest, you install the Virtual desktop Patch. Then all you need to do is run Virtual desktop from your Quest, it connects wirelessly to your PC and you can play any game that you have installed on either Steam or Oculus.

It sounds a lot more complicated than it actually is.
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Wow, thank you so much for this :)
 
bigmike20vt said:
i would agree with acceptable....... I also agree about the noise leakage, which is not usually an issue for me but the boss did tell me she could hear everything.

but audio is very good? i cant agree with that.

i like the idea of off ear sound tho even if it is more irritating for other people
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If you cup your hands over your ears and the speaker arms with your fingers facing rearwards rather than upwards, the sound could almost be called good.
Obviously you'll now need a prehensile foreskin to operate a hand controller.
 
ShiWarrior said:
I use in ear headphones at the moment (Senheisers), i don't like the leakage, and i prefer to be more immersed

25 mins on beat saber so far

222 calories burnt



ill be doing more later :D

oh and when i switched my Quest 2 on, it said "Bluetooth has stopped working"

i have no BT or Wi-fi now

but controllers are working fine
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add on another 1h 27 : 528 calories
 
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