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mcmount's avatar
mcmount
Explorer
13 days ago

PCVR Connection establishment issues

At this point I’m honestly angry about the current Link connectivity issues.

I have no idea who on the Meta side has signed off on such an unbelievably buggy PC-Link experience in 2025. And yes, I’m running the latest public drivers, latest Meta software, official Link cable, and a 5090-class laptop. I develop PCVR games for a living.

Back in the Oculus era I had zero connectivity issues. Not “less,” not “rarely” - zero. Now? It happens every single time I try to connect.

Here’s the routine:

I start the Meta Quest app. I plug the official Link cable. I power on the headset. And it always shows “PC not detected.” Every. Single. Time.

Then begins the ridiculous dance: unplug, replug, confirm a pointless warning inside the headset, unplug again, replug again… and maybe the connection establishes, or maybe not. It’s completely inconsistent and feels broken at a fundamental level.

Next step? Restart the headset. If I’m lucky, the PC connection appears. If not, it’s back to the cable gymnastics. And before anyone suggests it, no, it’s not the cable. It’s the official, premium-priced Link cable.

As a developer, this is beyond frustrating. I’m wasting time power-cycling the headset and playing cable roulette instead of building VR content. This workflow is simply unacceptable.

Meta developers: whatever has happened to the Link stack since the Oculus days, please fix it. This is not a minor issue, it’s a regression that directly affects creators, developers, and serious users.

2 Replies

  • MetaStoreHelp's avatar
    MetaStoreHelp
    Community Manager
    13 days ago

    Hi there,

     

    We understand you are encountering Link connection issues. We understand how this hinders your experience and we'd love to further investigate, to do so, we encourage you to reach out to us via private messages:

     

    Please select our name to get to our profile page, or click here. Next, click "Send a Message" to privately message us! Please remember, you must be signed into the community first to send us a private message.

     

    We hope to hear from you soon!

  • mcmount's avatar
    mcmount
    Explorer
    13 days ago

    Alright, if you need the logs, just point me to the exact path and the correct logging mode.
    There are multiple locations and tools (Meta Debug Tool, Oculus diagnostics, service logs, crash dumps, etc.), so please specify which logs you actually want, where they are located, and what level of detail you expect.

    Once I have that, I’ll collect them and send them over.