Steam has
Half-Life: Alyx (PC VR Digital Download) for
$23.99.
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Note, Steam account and client application required to purchase/play this title (
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Product Features: - Single Player
- Requires a compatible virtual reality headset to play.
- Visit the Steam VR Support section here for more info.
- "Half-Life: Alyx is Valve's VR return to the Half-Life series. It's the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity's only chance for survival."
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You'll need to download the Oculus App on PC and login. I merged my Oculus with Meta. Unsure how this works if you haven't done that yet.
On the same Quest2 settings page (right side), you should be able to connect via Quest Link. From there, you gain desktop access to your PC, where you would lauch PC VR games.
That said, depending on how your PC/Network is setup, you might have to toy around with it and there may be a process to link AirLink to PC, but it was fairly straight forward when I did it last
I set up my rig to run Returnal, Hogwart's, etc. with all bells and whistles and bought the VR kinda as a lark, and to play HL Alyx,
I could not care less about those other games while I explore what's available on VR. This will pass but man what a fun diversion. I'm sure I will regularly revisit games and fitness apps that have replay in mind but there is a limit to quality PC gamer grade content available, on the order of 30 or so games from what i can gather, none of which are better than HLA.
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Tiny details like shaking a soda bottle with realistic fluid physics inside make the experience magical.
Playing HL Alyx wirelessly over Oculus Air Link [meta.com] on the Quest 2 is a miracle of computing. You can even connect using a long USB cable and access all of the Steam VR titles on your desktop.
As pointed out by quietbob, the quality and quantity of Alyx mods available on Steam Workshop is outstanding. I highly recommend C17YSCAPE [steamcommunity.com] and LEVITATION [steamcommunity.com]
If latency isn't too bad, I think I might pick up Alyx. Heard too many good things about it.
Yes, I could research it, don't feel like it right now
Yes, I could research it, don't feel like it right now
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If latency isn't too bad, I think I might pick up Alyx. Heard too many good things about it.