Virtual Desktop update adds Quest 3 support and VRChat face/eye tracking capabilities for Quest Pro

Virtual Update just got a major update to get the most out of Quest 3 and Quest Pro.

Since 2021, the Quest headset has had a built-in feature called Air Link, allowing it to function as a wireless PC VR headset, but since it was first launched in 2019,Virtual Desktop by Guy GodinThis feature has always been available and his app is frequently updated with new improvements, making it the first choice for many PC VR users.

Based on its new Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset, the latest update for the Quest 3 adds support for the AV1 video codec, reaching speeds of 200 Mbps using the HEVC codec, and support for 120 Hz settings using Godlike quality settings. and the ability to use super-resolution upscaling at any quality setting.

AV1 is only supported by NVIDIA RTX 40 series and AMD Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs, but provides better image quality at the same bitrate. Godin says it also produces more stable frame times, meaning fewer issues when moving around in VR, but is slightly more demanding on the GPU than other codecs.

For normal non-VR monitor streaming, the Quest 3 will also render virtual environments at a "higher resolution."

"This is definitely the best wireless PC VR headset yet," Godin told us.

But this update isn't just for Quest 3 users. for QuestPro, it also adds forwarding face and eye tracking from the headset to the PC version of VRChat, a long-requested feature by users of the social VR platform. The latest major update, released in June this year, also added support for the headset's local dimming feature, so Virtual Desktop now takes full advantage of Quest Pro's unique capabilities.