Comment by marknutter
4 hours ago
So it connects to your PC via Wifi? I could use this anywhere in my house as far away from my computer as I want?
4 hours ago
So it connects to your PC via Wifi? I could use this anywhere in my house as far away from my computer as I want?
I think it depends on whether or not you have good 6ghz connectivity. The headset comes with a 6ghz usb dongle pluggable to your rendering PC for locales without a 6ghz router or good 6ghz penetration, but due to 6ghz lack of wall-penetrating capability, that's probably going to be more/less line-of-sight. The LTT video [0] does explicitly mention the ability to use either mode of connection though- over your existing wifi network, or via their 6ghz dongle. It's somewhat unclear if the headset would function over a non 6ghz connection (regardless of quality- supposedly 2.4/5ghz VR-over-wifi is pretty rough due to channel congestion and maybe bandwidth limits)
The headset is also capable of being its own renderer, ie, it can do 'mobile' vr games (android apks like on the quest, eg). That functionality wouldn't need a connection to your PC at all.
[0]: https://youtu.be/dU3ru09HTng?t=445 - timestamped at wireless segment
It's both standalone and streaming. It comes with a 6GHz Wifi dongle; 6GHz has low penetration so using it in different rooms is iffy. But if you have a good 6GHz mesh setup it might work?
> But if you have a good 6GHz mesh setup it might work?
That's my experience streaming games to steam deck. I have central 2.4/5/6Ghz AP and 6Ghz-only APs in other rooms. Any sort of wireless streaming at my place is snappy.