That’s a win for everyone, as Guy Godin, who develops Virtual Desktop, explained to UploadVR: That’s it: no hoops, no developer mode, no SideQuest. If you already own the app, you’ll need to update it. But surprisingly, Oculus did one better and approved the “patched” version for full inclusion in the Oculus Quest store. Virtual Desktop’s developer submitted the “patched” version that can stream Steam VR games to App Labs. Think of it as an official version of SideQuest. Games and apps that Oculus wouldn’t allow onto the Oculus Quest store proper could go to App Labs. But recently, Oculus announced it would open up App Lab as an experimental VR and app game store. You might as well go the free route with ALVR, which needs just as many steps. That’s a lot of work, especially after spending $20 on an app. If you wanted to stream your Steam VR games to your Oculus Quest, you needed to buy the Oculus Store app, unlock your headset with developer mode, then setup SideQuest and use that install a patched version of the app. It did so in the name of customer experience. But Oculus prevented the app from streaming VR games and limited it to just controlling your PC in a VR environment. You could install the streaming app on your PC and then your Oculus Quest VR headset, and as far as the app was concerned, you would have been good to go. Virtual Desktop always had the capability to wirelessly stream SteamVR games, in truth. But with the $20 Virtual Desktop app, that’s not the case anymore. Wirelessly streaming VR games required jumping through hoops with using developer mode and SideQuest. You can connect to a PC with a cable, but that’s inconvenient. But they can’t run high-end games like those found in the Steam Store. Oculus Quests a re some of the best wireless VR headsets you can buy.
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