Bought a quest 3 for my lad for Christmas and spent a couple hours setting it up on our computer. He doesn’t know.
He will be keen to play half-life alyx as he got it in the sale without a VR headset and he is hoping Santa brings him one.
So in order to get my head around it thought id set it up.
First. It all seems to work as a standalone device. Super. Nothing seems wrong. No immediate dead pixels etc.
I’ve now plugged it into the computer via a recommended 3rd party cable.
Here is the fun. I only had limited time, so just tried one game that was installed which had VR (portal VR).
It kinda works. If I launch via steam link. It doesn’t work and crashes. Quick google says this is true for everyone, guess it’s an old game and not fixed for all new setups.
I then tried with just Meta Quest Link app. That worked. But I had to change the compatibility of the game to win 7 to sort some elevation issue where I was under the floor.
I really needed to download a modern game to test.
But now the question.
When I logged into his windows account meta quest link would not load. Quick good says registry issues with multiple users. Common issue especially in education labs. Meh
I then bought virtual desktop. Installed under my account but works under his login too.
That seems sublime compared to the other apps (meta quest or steam link)
However. Can I now just remove meta quest link from the PC and Steam Link app from the Quest 3? Steam Link looks good and presume it will work with more modern games.
It all seems overly complicated with all these apps, so hoping I can just use virtual desktop streamer on the computer and the companion app installed on the quest.
He is a smart lad, but it I’m sure it will cause a headache.
Why don’t I try? Time limited and probably won’t get a chance to try again for a week.
I also bought a prismxr so we can get rid of the HMD to PC cable. That all seemed quite simple to setup.
He will be keen to play half-life alyx as he got it in the sale without a VR headset and he is hoping Santa brings him one.
So in order to get my head around it thought id set it up.
First. It all seems to work as a standalone device. Super. Nothing seems wrong. No immediate dead pixels etc.
I’ve now plugged it into the computer via a recommended 3rd party cable.
Here is the fun. I only had limited time, so just tried one game that was installed which had VR (portal VR).
It kinda works. If I launch via steam link. It doesn’t work and crashes. Quick google says this is true for everyone, guess it’s an old game and not fixed for all new setups.
I then tried with just Meta Quest Link app. That worked. But I had to change the compatibility of the game to win 7 to sort some elevation issue where I was under the floor.
I really needed to download a modern game to test.
But now the question.
When I logged into his windows account meta quest link would not load. Quick good says registry issues with multiple users. Common issue especially in education labs. Meh
I then bought virtual desktop. Installed under my account but works under his login too.
That seems sublime compared to the other apps (meta quest or steam link)
However. Can I now just remove meta quest link from the PC and Steam Link app from the Quest 3? Steam Link looks good and presume it will work with more modern games.
It all seems overly complicated with all these apps, so hoping I can just use virtual desktop streamer on the computer and the companion app installed on the quest.
He is a smart lad, but it I’m sure it will cause a headache.
Why don’t I try? Time limited and probably won’t get a chance to try again for a week.
I also bought a prismxr so we can get rid of the HMD to PC cable. That all seemed quite simple to setup.
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