Quest Techie: A Night With Oculus Link
Quest Techie is a series of articles to cater to the Oculus Quest “power user” that wants to get more from their device and has a bit of technical savvy to do it.
Since it was announced at OC6, the future Quest Link feature has easily been the most talked about and sought after functionality for the Oculus Quest. The community has been practically rabid for more information, cable specifications and of course, the inevitable release date.
On November 18th, 2019 — Oculus Link was released as a beta product to the Quest community.
What is The Oculus Link?
Before the Oculus Quest, mainstream virtual reality headsets (those not powered by a clip-in phone or device) required a powerful PC and a physical cable tether to that PC; making the VR headset more of a “remote TV for your head” than any sort of stand alone device. Along with that tethered headset, sensors could have been required (up to four) meaning that if you wanted a true, dedicated VR experience you pretty much needed a dedicated room with lots of cabling, cable management and more.
In May 2019, the Oculus Quest became the first dedicated virtual reality headset that required nothing external to play — no sensors, no cables … no nonsense.
