The Oculus Quest 2 Goes Wire-Free With Air Link

Do you own an Oculus Quest 2? If so, the forthcoming V28 update will have you foaming at the virtual mouth, as it brings tonnes of neat extra features to the popular VR ecosystem.

Oculus Quest 2 Gets Air Link Wireless Connectivity

Using a VR setup that tethers you to your PC with a wire kinda defeats the object of VR. The ability to move freely without yanking your expensive gaming rig off your desk is important.

Oculus has realized this, and as a result is introducing Air Link in its next update—V28—as confirmed in an Oculus Blog post. This means you can enjoy a range of VR games and utilities without having to stand dangerously close to your valuable gaming monitor or laptop while you flail your arms around inches away.

What Is Oculus Quest 2 Air Link?

Air Link is just Oculus' name for its new native wireless system. Currently, the PC-gaming element of the VR ecosystem connects to the headset via Oculus Link, which is a wired connection allowing you to play PC VR games. The issue being it forces you to connect to your PC physically in order to use it.

Now, users have a native way to play PC VR games without a wire; Air Link. The feature is still in early development. Oculus says it will be:

... a completely wireless way to play PC VR content on Quest 2 using Wi-Fi, built on the successful Oculus Link streaming pipeline [giving] people more options for accessing PC VR games on Quest 2.

So, you can look forward to connecting your Quest 2 to your PC via Wi-Fi rather than a clumsy cable. Oculus owners should know it still may not be compatible with all gaming rigs. The press release says:

While Air Link is an Experimental feature, not every network and PC setup will be ideal. We’re continuing to improve Air Link’s performance and compatibility for different configurations, but in the meantime, check out our guide for best practices, known issues, and to see if your setup should work well with Air Link.

So if you want to find out whether it will run on your setup, you can find out using the Oculus Air Link support page.

What Other Updates Does Oculus Quest 2 Get?

Back in September 2020, alongside the launch of the Quest 2, Oculus also revealed its Infinite Office, which promised "the future of work and productivity on Quest".

Now, Infinite Office is capable of much more. You can import your real-life desk dimensions into the virtual office environment, allowing you to interact with objects physically on your desk, offering you peace of mind in your virtual world via familiarity.

You can also now pair your physical keyboard with the Quest 2. This ensures better accuracy and input as you work in your virtual environment.

It will also delight you to know that the Quest 2 now has a 120 Hertz display refresh rate. There are currently no apps that support 120 Hertz but Oculus says:

... people who turn on this setting will experience 120 Hz performance in apps that choose to support it in the future. Meanwhile, Quest 2 system software will remain at 90 Hz. Oculus Link support for 120 Hz will come in a future release.

So, we've got several updates to park up for later use, then.

Do You Own an Oculus Quest 2?

This news will probably be music to your ears, in that case. With so many advances in VR tech happening as we speak, perhaps we can deem VR as the future of everything.

source https://www.makeuseof.com/oculus-quest-2-wireless-air-link/