Oculus Quest owners will soon be able to play Oculus Rift games on their VR headsets via a software download called Oculus Link, Oculus announced at its recent Connect 6 livestream.
Oculus is the leading brand in VR at the moment. The company is consistently working to innovate upon the technology to allow users more immersive and higher-quality experiences than ever before. The Oculus Rift is one of the best VR headsets around and when Oculus released the Quest, VR gaming took another leap forward. The Quest allows an immersive experience on a standalone headset, promising quality games to go along with it. It has delivered on those promises so far, but with room to grow.
The Rift is capable of playing more extensive games than the Quest because the Rift currently requires a connection to a powerful computer that allows it to run these games. But with the introduction of the Oculus Link, gamers will soon be able to play these more extensive Rift games on the Quest, which typically requires no computer.
Oculus Link is a new update coming to the Quest that will allow users to plug in their headsets into computers. This will give them the option to play Rift games, which weren’t available to the Quest before. As the Quest is largely a portable headset that provides full immersion without being tied down to cords, this gives the Quest even more versatility. Ultimately, this sets the Quest up as the essential headset in the VR gaming world.
It’s unclear what Oculus has planned for the Rift going forward, especially given the Quest’s portability option. VR fans may find the Quest to be a superior option now that it can play games that were formerly for the Rift only. With the introduction of Oculus Link, the Quest is essentially the Nintendo Switch of VR headsets and should be considered the new standard going forward.
Oculus continues to be the leading innovator within the VR world. The company also recently announced a hand tracking update set to come out next year that will essentially enable a person’s hands to become the controller. This will be another huge step in VR and an important one in the mission to build the deepest level of immersion possible. Now with the announcement of Oculus Link and the implication of the Quest’s positioning as the go-to VR headset, the brand is in a better place than ever to continue to innovate and progress VR going forward.
