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submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by dragnansia@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

Hello,

I search a good gaming laptop and a VR heaset to play some game like Beat Saber, but the VR headset need to be easily movable, and the laptop not to heavy.

I'm going to use it to play with friends on some event, or when I moving for my jobs.

Thanks 🫡

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[-] Atemu@lemmy.ml 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

VR is pain enough as is; adding a Laptop with weird GPU setups into the mix is going to be even more pain.

Oh, this is the Linux gaming community. Multiply the pain by 10.

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 21 hours ago

My SurfaceBook 2 runs Beat Saber well using Quest 2 and Steam Link. It has a GTX 1060, if that helps. Huge grain of salt because I have not tried it since switching to Linux.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

The official Steam Link app doesn't work with Linux as the streaming source right now. So you need to use something like ALVR, which I was told is quite hit and miss.

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 19 hours ago

Damn, that's unfortunate. Is that even the case with the Vive or other headsets?

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 points 19 hours ago

No, Vive and Index work ok on Linux, but they are not mobile like the OP asked for since they require base stations.

[-] okwhateverdude@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

If you get a Quest 3, it should play those kinds of games stand alone, no problem. No gaming laptop required. If it is going to be a more graphically intense game, or the games are only on Steam or whatever (so needs Steam Link), you are going to need a gaming laptop with a discrete GPU (released from the last 3-4 years). To do the wireless link, you'll need a wifi6 capable access point/router, and wifi6 capable chipset in the laptop, or a dongle, or a gigabit ethernet cable from the laptop directly plugged in into the access pointer/router.

[-] dragnansia@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

I want to play Beat Saber with mod and I prefer to use a computer for this.

[-] poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Currently there is no such thing unless you count the Quest3 which is very badly supported under Linux.

[-] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 1 points 21 hours ago

I like the quest 3. Quest 2 is fine as well

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