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The next big software upgrade for Oculus Quest 2 includes key enhancements, particularly for people who pair their VR headset with their PC.

The teased 120 Hz support is now available for developers and players on the Oculus Quest 2, and Air Link may allow you to stream PC VR games without a cable.

Shortly after the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, a software update enabled Oculus Link, allowing the headset to be hooked up to a PC to play VR games. Now, Oculus Link is getting another upgrade, removing the need for a cable at all. Today Oculus has announced Air Link for the Quest 2, which will arrive as part of the Oculus v28 software update on PC and on the Quest 2 itself. At first, Air Link will be an “experimental” feature, so there may be some early issues that will get ironed out over time. Air Link gives Quest 2 owners the option of playing PC VR games wirelessly using a strong Wi...

Wireless PC VR gaming with Quest 2 Oculus Air Link, as it's being called, will allow Oculus Quest 2 owners to play Oculus Rift compatible games wirelessly, without needing to be tethered directly to a gaming PC. This means you'll still have the joyful experience of gaming in VR wirelessly, but be able to play a much wider catalogue of games.  Oculus Air Link will be an experimental mode for the Quest 2 to start with and you'll need to be running v28 of the software both on your PC and on the Quest 2 in order to use it. Then you can access PC VR games over Wi-Fi.  

(Credit: Oculus) The Oculus Quest 2 is getting a killer feature for PC VR fans: the ability to stream games from a desktop rig to the headset without a cable.  Currently, you can play PC VR games on both the Quest 2 and the Quest 1 through Oculus Link, which requires an applicable USB-C cable to run the VR experience from a PC to the headsets. But the cable can break the VR immersion. It's also a bit of a drag. In a worst case scenario, you can accidentally trip over it, or move too far and rip it out of your computer.