{"id":670739,"date":"2026-09-03T17:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/670739\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:48:14","slug":"steam-link-for-quest-adds-wired-usb-c-streaming-in-public-beta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/670739\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam Link for Quest Adds Wired USB-C Streaming in Public Beta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valve has pushed an update to the Steam Link PC VR streaming app on Quest that finally includes the ability to play games via wired connection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As first spotted by data miner and serial leaker \u2018Luna\u2019 (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uploadvr.com\/steam-links-latest-public-beta-adds-wired-usb-support-on-quest-headsets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UploadVR<\/a>), Valve\u2019s Steam Link app for Quest rolled out its 2.17.8 public beta update, finally bringing support for wired USB streaming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s the full patch notes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adds initial support for USB streaming.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>USB streaming can be used without WiFi by opting into the Steam Client Beta.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Fix loading spinner flickering when framerate in game is low.<\/li>\n<li>Fix case where wrong framerates could show in SteamVR Settings.<\/li>\n<li>Latency improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To access the feature, you\u2019ll need to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/5841245619310585\/release-channels\/1384342058948532\/?token=K8iihIS6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to the public beta <\/a> on the Horizon Store for Quest, opt into the SteamVR beta branch, and opt into the Steam Client Beta. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To select the SteamVR beta branch, open your Steam library, right click SteamVR, select <strong>Properties<\/strong> in the context menu. Select the <strong>Game Versions &amp; Betas<\/strong> tab on the left. Select <strong>Beta \u2013 SteamVR Beta Update<\/strong> and choose the beta option, as seen below.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/steamvr-beta.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231834\"  \/>Courtesy Valve<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opting into the Steam Client Beta is also simple, requiring you to click on <strong>Steam<\/strong> in the upper left of the main menu, choose the <strong>Settings<\/strong> menu. On the <strong>Interface<\/strong> tab under <strong>Client Beta Participation<\/strong>, select the dropdown menu. Select the <strong>Steam Beta Update<\/strong> from the drop down list and then restart Steam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Valve hasn\u2019t specified exactly what sort of USB-C cable you should use, however our best bet is to follow Meta\u2019s lead: link cables should be USB 3.0 or greater, and users should look for cables no shorter than five meters (~16.5 ft) for comfort. You can find plenty that fit the bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=vr+link+cable&amp;crid=3GTAA9K180IR7&amp;sprefix=vr+link+%2Caps%2C433&amp;ref=nb_sb_ss_p13n-expert-pd-ops-ranker_ci_hl-bn-left_1_8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">over on Amazon for as cheap as $17<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This comes as Meta is looking to go toe-to-toe with Steam Frame, which is rapidly nearing its release date and (possibly more important) and price reveal. To boot, over the past weekend Meta released an update for Quest 3 that\u2019s effectively <a href=\"https:\/\/roadtovr.com\/quest-3-update-boost-refresh-rate-240hz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">boosted the headset\u2019s refresh rate up to 240Hz<\/a>, notably much higher than the 144Hz experimental refresh rate promised by Steam Frame.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Notably, the leading VR desktop app Virtual Desktop\u00a0just got an update that takes advantage of Quest 3\u2019s higher refresh, now supporting up to 144 FPS via PC VR wireless streaming.<\/p>\n<p>PC Minimum Requirements for Steam Link<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 A computer running Steam and SteamVR<br \/>\u2022 Supported OS: Windows 10 or newer<br \/>\u2022 Computer GPUs: NVIDIA (GTX970 or better)<br \/>\u2022 Wireless Router: 5GHz Channel, Wi-Fi 5<br \/>\u2022 Headset: Meta Quest 2, 3, or Pro<\/p>\n<p>Recommended<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Computer Processor: Intel Core i5-4590\/AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better<br \/>\u2022 Computer Memory: 16 GB RAM<br \/>\u2022 Computer GPUs: NVIDIA (RTX2070 or better), AMD (RX6600 or better)<br \/>\u2022 Network: Broadband Internet connection<br \/>\u2022 Wireless Router: Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6E<br \/>\u2022 Computer using wired network connection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Valve has pushed an update to the Steam Link PC VR streaming app on Quest that finally includes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670740,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[260],"tags":[18,19,17,82,286,287,288],"class_list":["post-670739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-virtual-reality","tag-eire","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtualreality","tag-vr"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117208371637794478","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}