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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Is there a way to get SteamLink on Quest without signing into Meta or using their shitty app?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

When will we get linux compatibility?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You need to sign into meta yes, which sucks, but it might be possible to keep the headset offline. It would mean no steam link but sideloading (and thus piracy) is easy as hell on quest.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean you can't stream from a PC at all without signing into a meta account I'm pretty sure, so it's not like it changes anything.

Actually idk if you can do anything with the headset without signing in?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I mean you can't stream from a PC at all without signing into a meta account.

I can and do. I don't have a Meta account.

Actually idk if you can do anything with the headset without signing in?

Yes that's my concern but I was hoping someone would have hacked it by now just enough to make it functional for SteamVR without Meta services.

Or ideally a whole different OS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Huh, didn't know that, what are you using to stream? Cuz if I remember correctly the meta app forces you to login.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why would I need a Meta account to stream from my PC?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Because the oculus PC app forces you to login before you can use it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

You don't need an Oculus PC app to stream from your PC. You just use Steam. Or any number of other options like Moonlight.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wasn't talking about streaming your screen I was talking about streaming VR games

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Okay but I've run into a lot of electronics that won't let you do absolutely anything without creating an account first. Is that not the case here?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah but I think you need to have a developer account and be logged in to sideload.