Virtual Desktop's latest beta release for Quest adds USB support for wired PC streaming, a long-requested feature.

Virtual Desktop has been a popular choice for PC VR gamers on standalone headsets for years, but the connection between headset and PC has always been wireless. Neither it nor Valve’s Steam Link app supports a wired USB connection, leaving wired users relegated to using Meta’s often-unreliable Link application or the some-tinkering-required ALVR.

Virtual Desktop’s new Quest Beta version 1.34.19, out now, changes that. USB support requires the headset to be on Quest OS v2.4 or higher. Users on other platforms like Pico and Play For Dream MR have to add USB Ncm support to use the feature.