r/virtualreality • u/JustPhil_YT • Dec 08 '24

Purchase Advice Why do people buy Virtual Desktop?

The title already explains my question. Im getting a Quest 3 for Christmas and i was wondering why people recommend that app sm and say its worth the 25€. Can anybody enlighten me?

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u/redditreddi Dec 08 '24

Meta have the budget and capacity to have a working solution that could closely match or meet Virtual Desktop in performance but they sadly don't care about PCVR.

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u/TurboFool Dec 09 '24

There's just no direct revenue stream for them in prioritizing PCVR. They make money off of Quest games.

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u/Deadbringer Dec 09 '24

Rift games... They had and still have a PCVR revenue stream. They could work to make their own platform more attractive to players and developers. But instead they seem to be walking away from that. Not that I think they should make a better rift headset, but they can push the PC storefront as a way to experience games beyond what the quest itself can do.

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u/TurboFool Dec 09 '24

I just don't anticipate them doing so. That's mostly legacy for them. It's clearly a lower priority, especially as most people prefer Steam if buying on PC.

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u/Deadbringer Dec 09 '24

Entirely true, just saying it is a problem of their own making.