Half-Life: Alyx<\/a><\/strong> without a PC, then this is a real solution, and it works pretty well for most people. The cost is reasonable, and the setup process isn’t too difficult. The performance will vary depending on your hardware and location, so it may work well for you or be completely unplayable depending on your circumstances. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIt’s a shame that you need to pay right from the start, as a 1-2 hour trial would give new users much more confidence that they were getting something that will work for them. It also really grated on me that the first hour of my playtime was largely spent loading my virtual machine, installing the games I wanted to play, and getting over some minor technical challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other major negative is that you must sign up for a monthly subscription to be able to have permanent storage on your cloud PC. If you just buy tokens on a pay-as-you-go basis, you will need to download and install any game you want to play every time you use the service. Whilst the monthly fee is perfectly reasonable, it creates significant friction in attracting new users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My advice would be to try the service for a few hours to make sure that the performance is acceptable and then sign up for the Pluto Drive subscription if you plan to use the service on an ongoing basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you really don’t like the thought of a slightly long-winded setup process and some less user-friendly aspects of the service, you should probably give this option a miss, and just enjoy all of the wonderful content that can be played on your Quest 2 without a PC. If you just can’t resist the urge, you should definitely give it a go and see if you enjoy the experience. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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