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Play Steam VR games on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro

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  1. [3]
    moocow1452
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    Awesome. Would love a Steam Link Web Client so that I could just get a website client for say a console that I do a lot of couch gaming on and would love, love, LOVE to be able to pipe my Steam...

    Awesome. Would love a Steam Link Web Client so that I could just get a website client for say a console that I do a lot of couch gaming on and would love, love, LOVE to be able to pipe my Steam Library too.

    6 votes
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      vord
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      I agree, though I'm looking at setting up the app on LibreELEC for doing remote play togethers. If you're using Windows for your host, give Parsec a try. They have a web client.

      I agree, though I'm looking at setting up the app on LibreELEC for doing remote play togethers.

      If you're using Windows for your host, give Parsec a try. They have a web client.

      1 vote
      1. moocow1452
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        I never had good luck with Parsec or moonlight , least not with my Xbox.

        I never had good luck with Parsec or moonlight , least not with my Xbox.

        1 vote
  2. derekiscool
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    If the rumors of the "Index 2" being a wireless headset and direct competitor to the Quest are true, this would definitely look like a prelude and tech test to prepare for that release. Very smart...

    If the rumors of the "Index 2" being a wireless headset and direct competitor to the Quest are true, this would definitely look like a prelude and tech test to prepare for that release. Very smart move if that's the case - get most of your beta testing out of the way before even announcing the product

    4 votes
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    teaearlgraycold
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    How is this different than the Oculus app's Air Link?

    How is this different than the Oculus app's Air Link?

    3 votes
    1. Macil
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      When playing Steam VR games using Air Link, you have both the Oculus PCVR overlay and the Steam VR overlay available on different controller menu buttons, and people commonly report the...

      When playing Steam VR games using Air Link, you have both the Oculus PCVR overlay and the Steam VR overlay available on different controller menu buttons, and people commonly report the performance isn't as good as playing Oculus PCVR games with Air Link. Using Steam Link should cut out the redundant UIs and help performance when playing non-Oculus PCVR games.

      4 votes
  4. BeardyHat
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    Exciting! My wife and I just bought a Quest 2 around Black Friday because Amazon had a nice deal; haven't actually used it yet, since it's a Christmas gift to ourselves, but I haven't wanted to be...

    Exciting! My wife and I just bought a Quest 2 around Black Friday because Amazon had a nice deal; haven't actually used it yet, since it's a Christmas gift to ourselves, but I haven't wanted to be tied to the Facebook ecosystem, so I've been thinking of just keeping most of my purchases to Steam.

    I did end up buying a 20' cable for the PC, but we'll see how this works.

    2 votes
  5. [2]
    Carrow
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    Have folks had success with steam link? I've only used the Tizen app, so maybe it's just that one that's garbage like every other Tizen app, but even with the TV and PC hard wired to the router,...

    Have folks had success with steam link? I've only used the Tizen app, so maybe it's just that one that's garbage like every other Tizen app, but even with the TV and PC hard wired to the router, there was severe lag and video quality issues.

    2 votes
    1. zod000
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      I had great luck with the Steam Link hardware (when wired), even for fairly twitchy FPS games. I stopped making use of it once I got the Steak Deck and dock, but I would think that most capable...

      I had great luck with the Steam Link hardware (when wired), even for fairly twitchy FPS games. I stopped making use of it once I got the Steak Deck and dock, but I would think that most capable smart TVs would be able to do it as well. It could be that the Tizen app isn't good, or maybe I have overestimated the hardware performance in these TVs.

      1 vote
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    1. Macil
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      The maps are built for specific songs. There are programs that can autogenerate a map for a given song, though they're a bit uninspired usually.

      The maps are built for specific songs.

      There are programs that can autogenerate a map for a given song, though they're a bit uninspired usually.

      2 votes
    2. [2]
      moocow1452
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      There are automated tools for side loading but one of the best options is to go to https://Moonrider.xyz and play the maps in WebXR, no beatsaber required. But with actual beatsaber, you'll want...

      There are automated tools for side loading but one of the best options is to go to https://Moonrider.xyz and play the maps in WebXR, no beatsaber required. But with actual beatsaber, you'll want to get https://bmbf.dev/ and it can set you up with everything you need.

      2 votes
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        1. kfwyre
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          You can get maps through Beat Saver or Beast Saber. The beatmaps come paired with the song files. It's been a while (years, actually) since I've sideloaded maps on a Quest, so it might have...

          You can get maps through Beat Saver or Beast Saber. The beatmaps come paired with the song files.

          It's been a while (years, actually) since I've sideloaded maps on a Quest, so it might have changed in the interim, but after setting up BMBF, you would pull up those sites in a browser (in the headset) and add songs.

          3 votes
  7. moocow1452
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    Unfortunately it doesn't look like it's working with Linux out of the gate, at least not with Chimera on my box.

    Unfortunately it doesn't look like it's working with Linux out of the gate, at least not with Chimera on my box.