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Xbox Game Pass App Quest VR Vs Quest Browser vs Virtual Desktop (Review/impressions)

Shadowmask72
Honored Visionary
Here's the video of it in action:
 
 
So I thought I'd give this a try considering it's something that is quite easy to do without actually having the app, to the point where I am wondering what's the point at this stage? In the video, I compare the Xbox Game Pass App with simply loading the same Xbox Game Pass via the Quest Browser. How does it compare to playing natively Xbox Game Pass games via Virtual Desktop and what's the best type of games to play using cloud gaming in VR.
At best, there is no point even if it's free, however there is a ton of potential here if Microsoft and Meta can add some neat additions such as:
 
  • Different rooms
  • Customizable rooms
  • Trophies that can be placed in the rooms
  • Invite others into your unique room for entertainment meetups even if they don't have Gamepass sub
  • Allow others to join room to watch you play
  • Allow others to interact in VR with your unique objects in the room
  • Basically social options in VR using the game pass app.
 
If you're going to use Xbox Game Pass in VR on Quest, then Virtual Desktop has the most options which I hope Microsoft/Meta will take note of. It's a nice addition at present for those who don't want to mess with the Quest Browser, but is extremely limited in options rn.


System Specs: MSI NVIDIA RTX 4090 , i5 13700K CPU, 32GB DDR 4 RAM, Win 11 64 Bit OS.
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***Merged***

Announcement post here: https://communityforums.atmeta.com/t5/Announcements/Xbox-Cloud-Gaming-Beta-Is-Here/ba-p/1114996

 

This is just fantastic.  I actually think the medium sized screen is as big as I'd want to go.  We need more games on there - I understand it's only Beta but this is the way to go and I can finally see the end of physical consoles.

Anybody else using it?  Nice to take a break from playing VR games.

Big PC, all the headsets, now using Quest 3

Ah sorry @Shadowmask72  , didn't see this post and just posted on the Talk VR channel (now merged).

I love it - I'm thinking of the masses not those fiddling around with Virtual Desktop.  I'm thinking of those who want all of their entertainment on 1 headset, those who think iphones and ipads are great because "there's an app for that".

I was surprised there aren't more rooms like you said - hopefully some of your ideas will happen over time but yeah, finally it looks like Microsoft and Meta are getting things done.

Big PC, all the headsets, now using Quest 3