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Inspiring
May 24, 2023
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I can’t play multiplayer games

  • May 24, 2023
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I am having trouble playing multiplayer games. I join a multiplayer game and it will kick me from the lobby but not the actual game from 5 to 30 seconds of being in the lobby. I tried doing a factory reset, deleting and reinstalling the game and restarting my oculus. The same will happen when I’m on a call with my friends. Please help.

Best answer by mocke2023

Sorry for the late reply. My vr is all working now. I don’t know how it happened but the day before, I downloaded another game and the next day it was working. I don’t know why that would change anything. It just started working again randomly. Thanks for all your help.

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MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
May 24, 2023

Howdy there, mocke.2023! Not to worry, we'll be happy to assist you in determining what's preventing you from connecting and playing with your friends. We'd like to jump in and assist you in getting his resolve as quickly as possible. It appears that what you're experiencing is related to your internet connection. As a result, we'd like to provide with some suggestions that have worked in the past.

 

  • Restart your Wi-Fi system
  • Disconnect your headset and reconnect it back to the Wi-Fi
  • Have your headset and Oculus app forget the Wi-Fi network and reconnect
  • Unplugs your Wi-Fi and leave it sit for about 5 minutes and then plug it back in
  • Make sure that both your headset and the device you use the Oculus app on are both connected to the same Wi-Fi network

Please let us know how it goes so, we can determine if any additional steps are required.

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New Participant
December 8, 2023

Some of these methods aren't useful and disconnecting our oculus from. The wifi and hitting the forget button isn't exactly a good suggestion as some of us don't own the wifi we use. Pls provide useful methods

AliceinVRworld
Honored Contributor
December 14, 2023

Hey there! It seems you're talking about Wi-Fi that is not yours and I don't want to be rude but it would be ideal to have your own personal Wi-Fi. Other than that if the Wi-Fi is with your family try doing the steps support has provided. 

We are all mad here.
MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
May 25, 2023

Hello there! We're keeping an eye on you and wondering if you're still having issues when playing online. If you do, please let us know, and we'll be more than delighted to continue assisting you.

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New Participant
March 26, 2026

I can’t play online games like vrfs and gorilla tag

Honored Contributor
March 26, 2026

ali23_3mohammad Unfortunately Ali, none of the people here have been blessed with the power of telepathy or other psychic skills. You need to explain your problem in more detail. 

mocke2023Author
Inspiring
May 28, 2023

Nothing has worked for me and I don’t think it’s my internet. Please reply and help me out.

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
May 28, 2023

Hello there! Is this happening whether you play in standalone mode or when you're connecting to the PC, and is it happening with a specific app? Please let us know so that we can better understand the issue you're experiencing.

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mocke2023Author
Inspiring
May 29, 2023

Hi, I am not connected to a pc so I’m guessing that I’m using standalone mode and  I only play gorilla tag but I can’t call my friends like I said and it happens in gorilla tag as well so I’m guessing that it is happening in different apps. I’m not 100% sure though.

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
May 29, 2023

Hey mocke.2023, just to make sure that it has nothing to do with your internet capabilities have you done any troubleshooting to your network? Were you able to try a different game to see if it was just one that was causing you problems? Also, if you haven't already, could you check the speed of your network using a computer or your phone? Do you have a 2.4GHz or 5GHz network? Do you have many devices connected to the same network as this might cause the capabilities to slow down? These are some ideas to think about in the future, however rebooting the router and making sure you have a solid network will solve multiplayer issues 90% of the time.

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mocke2023Author
Inspiring
May 30, 2023

I tried a different game that uses multi player. It did the same thing as Gorilla Tag and when I’m on a call with my friends. My internet is 5Ghz. I tried rebooting the internet and this hasn’t changed anything. 

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
May 30, 2023

Hey there, mocke.2023. Thanks for reaching back out and giving us a heads-up about what you have done. We understand how inconvenient this may be for you, so we'd like to share some steps to make that happen.

 

Have you done a reboot of your headset or a factory reset? If you have not, please do the following:

 

To restart your headset:

  1. With your headset on and powered on, press and hold the power button on the right side of your headset until you see the Power off screen.
  2. Select Restart. Your headset will turn off and then turn back on.

If you're unable to restart your headset:

  1. Press and hold the power button for at least 10 seconds. This will manually turn off your headset.
  2. Wait 30 seconds.
  3. Press and hold the power button until your headset turns back on.

 

To perform a factory reset using your phone:

  1. Open the Meta Quest app on your phone.
  2. Tap Devices in the bottom menu.
  3. Tap the headset connected to your phone.
  4. Tap Advanced Settings.
  5. Tap Factory Reset and then Reset.

To perform a factory reset using the headset:

  1. Turn off your headset.
  2. Hold the power and volume (-) button on your headset down simultaneously until the boot screen loads on your headset.
  3. Use the volume buttons on your headset to highlight Factory Reset and press the power button.
  4. Use the volume buttons on your headset to highlight Yes and press the power button.

 

Please let us know how it goes so we can determine if any additional steps are necessary.

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mocke2023Author
Inspiring
May 31, 2023

I have tried restarting my headset and nothing changed. I have done a factory reset before you recommend it and no change.

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
May 31, 2023

If you haven't already we suggest contacting your internet provider to see if there is any limitation in your usage. Also, try a hotspot or maybe going to a friends house and trying a different network. As problems like this are directly influenced by your internet connection. 

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mocke2023Author
Inspiring
June 4, 2023

I haven’t solved the problem but I am going to a friends house with my vr and I will see how that goes. I will update you once I have tried that.

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
June 5, 2023

Ok, mocke.2023! We'll be waiting for you to let us know how it goes so we can determine if any additional steps are required. Please feel free to reach out if you have any other doubts or concerns we'll be more than delighted to continue assisting you.

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New Participant
January 5, 2025

even tho this was like 2 years ago, it started to happen to me! It’s happened in the past when i first got it but i tried to play on it today and it wouldn’t let me! HELP PLEASE

New Participant
June 27, 2025

My friend has the same problem. He bought the *used* meta quest 2 headset last month as well, but he has had major issues with multiplayer games. He can't play ANY multiplayer game, for example Rec Room is stuck in logging in screen and Population: One is stuck in loading screen. He can, though, play offline games and his internet works perfectly fine. 

Have you fixed the issue yet?