One of the coolest features of the Quest 2 is that it's wireless and you don't need a gaming
PC in order to use it. But at the same time there are some really cool VR games
that are not designed to run natively on the Quest 2. Which brings me to another really cool feature
of the Quest 2 and the reason you're watching this video. Even though the Quest 2 is designed to be
a stand alone VR device it also has the ability to be paired with a gaming PC and play PC VR games.
The first way to do this we're going to take a look at is through what is called Oculus
Link. This requires the use of a high speed USB 3 cable. The USB port on the Quest 2
is a type C port, so your cable must have a type C connection on at least one end. Oculus sells their
Link Cable for 80 US dollars and it's 5 meters long and has USB type C connections on both ends.
The thing I like about their link cable is the 90 degree end that plugs into the Quest 2 which
allows you to easily route the cable back over your shoulder. This cable is really expensive
though and from what I've seen online you can get much less expensive cables on Amazon and
other online retailers that work just as well and have a type A connector on the opposite end
which all computers should have; unlike the type C port. Once you have your USB
cable, you plug one end into your Quest 2 and the other end into one of your PC's USB 3 ports. You
can now power on your Quest 2 and as you put the headset on you should see a notification asking if
you want to allow your computer to access data on the Quest 2. Click on Allow and then you'll
be prompted to create your Guardian Boundary and it will then boot into the Quest 2 menu.
You then need to go to your computer and download and install the Oculus App. I've
linked the download page in the video description to make it easy for you to find and install it.
Once you've got the Oculus app installed to your PC you need to open the app and pair your Quest to
with it. It's been awhile since I've done this so I don't remember if it will automatically
prompt you to do this this or not but you'll need to Add your Headset and you just follow
the on screen instructions to get your headset set up. Once it's all set up all you need to do
now is put your headset back on and it may pop up automatically asking if you want to enable Oculus
Link to which you would simply click on Enable but if it doesn't then you'll click on the time here
in the Quest 2 navigation bar and you should see this option here that says Oculus Link.
Click on it and you'll then be dropped into the Oculus PC interface where you can browse the
Oculus PC store, see games in your Library and even interact with your PC's desktop.
So yah, if you have some VR games you purchased on Steam you can launch Steam VR from here and then
run any of your Steam VR games all from the comfort of your Quest 2 headset.
While using Oculus Link is really cool the main thing that sets the Quest 2 apart
from most other VR headsets on the market right now is the fact that it's wireless and you don't
have to have a cable dragging around behind you to potentially trip on or get tangled up in. Well
that is where Oculus Air Link comes in. Air Link allows you to ditch the Link Cable and instead
stream your PC VR games to your Quest 2 using your home networks 5GHz wifi! To use Air Link
the first thing you need to do is connect your gaming PC to your router with an Ethernet Cable.
You then want to connect your Quest 2 to your homes 5GHz wifi network. Just like with the Link
Cable we need to have the Oculus application installed on our PC and it needs to be open
and running. As of the making of this video Air Link is still a Beta feature on the Quest 2 so
to enable it you'll need to go to the settings in the Oculus app on your PC and go to the Beta tab
and then toggle Air Link on. You now need to put your Quest 2 on and
in the navigation bar you want to click on Quick Settings which is where it displays the time here.
At this menu you want to click on settings here in the upper right which will bring up
the settings menu. On the left here we need to scroll down to Experimental Features...
as you scroll through the Experimental Features you should see a toggle for Air Link. Switch that
on and you'll get this notification going over the requirements for Air Link to work properly.
Click on Continue and now you should see this. Oculus Air Link not connected. Click on Oculus
Air Link and you should then see a Window similar to this listing your PC as an available computer.
Click on your computers name, then click on Pair and you should see a notification saying
your Quest 2 is now connected to your computer which will then give us this option to finally
Launch Air Link. Click on Launch and you'll then be dropped into the Oculus PC interface
just like when we were using the Link Cable. All the same functionality exists here using Air Link
only now you're running completely wireless. And just FYI for the best connection
it is recommended you set up your play area as close to your router as you possibly can.
In my opinion using Air Link to play PC VR games on the Quest 2
is definitely the way to go. For games where you're sitting down like in a
flight simulator or something... having a cable connecting you to your PC is just
fine. But when you're playing something where you're on your feet and looking all
around you... nothing can quite compare to being completely wireless. This is exactly what I think
everyone has been wanting for PC VR since headsets like the Rift and the Vive first launched in 2016.
If you've reached this point in the video and do not already own a Quest 2... what... what are you
doing? Expand the video description, click on my Amazon store link and get yourself one now!
If you found this video helpful, I think you know what to do. And if you're interested in checking
out some of my other Quest 2 videos those are on screen now. Go ahead and give one of them a click