New chat tools, a better keyboard, and a new store interface
The new features since the headline is a little too clickbaity
a whole three (3) features! 😱
that definitely sounds like tons to meturning off the /s: at least new chat tools sounds neat, even if they spent most of the article saying what SteamVR is, and not mentioning at all about any specifics beyond what you quoted and them changing the storefront to prioritize VR content while in SteamVR
This makes me more confident that their next hardware release will be a standalone/PC hybrid VR headset to compete with the quest 2/3.
Speculation is strongly leaning toward it not being a standalone device and instead being in the WMR/PSVR space. Possibly coupled with a return of “Steam Machines” for a tv/console experience.
I would still prefer a standalone/hybrid. But with wireless a lot of the need for that goes away. Same with if the Steam Deck is powerful enough for stuff like h3vr and other “standalone” levels of games (and, back of the envelope, it is very much capable of that).
And I think the bigger advantage will likely be to focus on OS agnostic support for the HMD itself since that is kind of a cluster. Probably will still mean everything runs on steamvr (which makes porn apps a bit risky), but will couple well with unity’s cock up and people generally getting pissy if you remind them that “meta” is “facebook”.
will still mean everything runs on steamvr (which makes porn apps a bit risky)
Please tell me there’s a solution 🥺
I never looked into it but what is the risk!? Like can you just use another account like for normal non VR games? Or this about something else?
Oh, I didn’t know you could just use another account
Good to know… For a friend of course
As long as it’s wireless it doesn’t need to be standalone. How many VR users take their HMD outside their home?
It is less about taking your HMD on the go and more about not needing a computer. For a lot of people, having a “gaming rig” is very intimidating. And, as the quest (and steam deck…) have shown, you don’t really need too powerful of a computer to run “basic” vr, but you do need the right ports and so forth.
But also? A lot of people have a complete potato of a laptop that can’t even do that.
For me? Standalone does indeed matter less than wireless. But wireless is expensive radios and power issues. Whereas standalone that I can plug in if I want to play Alyx or something with better visuals? That is my jam
Also: Standalone lets you go to a different room. Whereas you don’t want to get too far away from the radio dongle with a wireless setup. Which gets back to porn apps and maybe wanting a wank in your bedroom instead of the office. Or… having more room to move around when you play Gorn, sure.
Valve are releasing a self contained PC with the wireless built in.
New store interface….???
Deckard stand-alone VR rumors intensify
if deckard turns out to be inside out tracked with a depth sensor to scan the playspace instead of having to manually set it like how quest 3 is said to have soon I will scream
I mainly like that it shows non vr games in the recent games now. It was an absolute pain to navigate and find a flat game, even if I had just played it a minute earlier.
Why play flat games in vr
Bigger screen
Huge degredation in quality
My main use case is that it lets me play laying down in my bed. It’s pretty great for my back.
Ah fair enough, I watch my series like that sometimes.
Cheap steam vr headset anyone?
So when can we try it with a new afordable Steam PC headset?
Pretty sure it’s supposed to launch together with HL3 👍
2014 can’t come soon enough!!
Probably in 10 years when 4k per eye displays cost $2.50 and Wifi 9 can transmit DisplayPort 3 with low latency.
Steam vs Apple future is becoming apparent. This is the kind of competition this market needs.
If Apple actually wants to compete in affordable VR gaming maybe.
Seemingly apple doesn’t want VR gaming at all, so that should be an easy win
DECKARD 👏👏 DECKARD 👏👏
