Next generation VR headsets needs a different kind of connection standard, the industry declares. Enter the VirtualLink standard, a USB-C alternate mode able to provide all necessary power and data through a single Type-C cable and connector.
VirtualLink is developed by a newly formed industry consortium bringing together big names including Nvidia, AMD, Oculus, Valve and Microsoft. So far the consortium is merely announcing its intentions, namely the creation of an "open industry standard" boiling down all VR headsets plugs into a single, thin cable.
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