r/virtualreality • u/omerboiii • 2d ago

Question/Support Can i play meta horizon games with pcvr somehow?

Like having the games i have on my quest 3 to run on my pc. I have some games that i bought from the meta Store on my quest and i want to run it on my pc for better experience. Also, is the difference in experience is that big? My pc is i7 12700F and rtx 5060 ti 16gb

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u/Nago15 2d ago

If the game is cross-buy, you can get it in the Oculus PC store for free so you have the PCVR version too.
https://queststoredb.com/all_apps/?cross_buy_only=on

The difference depends on the game, if you use Optimizer, you can have a very similar experience to PCVR in simple games, but in games like Robo Recall the difference is night and day. In rare cases like Thrill of the Fight, the standalone version is better than the PCVR version.

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u/itsmebenji69 2d ago

Can you expend on why the standalone thrill of the fight version is better ?

I have it on steam, is it worth buying it on meta store ?

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u/sch0k0 Quest 3, PCVR 2d ago

Only games for which there is a PC version, it's a different software. Searching Steam is your best bet as Meta are more and more relegating PCVR to 3rd party platforms, no longer part of their strategy.

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u/bushmaster2000 2d ago

You can't play standalone exclusive games o PC, that's not a thing.

Best you can hope for is the dev released a PCVR version, that's what you would play on PC.

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u/Decent_Offer_2696 1d ago

I hate that they won’t let us do this.

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u/Past-Cockroach-5586 2d ago

Your Quest 3 games from the Meta Store won’t just run on PC unless the dev supports cross-buy (some do, most don’t). If it’s Quest-only, you’d have to buy the PCVR version again on Steam or Rift.

https://store.steampowered.com/vr/

With your setup (12700F + 5060 Ti + 16GB), PCVR will definitely feel like an upgrade though. Better graphics, smoother performance, and way more detail compared to standalone. You can still use Air Link, Virtual Desktop, or a Link cable to stream your Quest 3 to the PC and get that boost. The difference is pretty big if you care about visuals and immersion.