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Steam Link Is Now Available On Meta Quest VR Headsets
Users of Meta Quest 2, 3 and Pro are now able to wirelessly play Steam VR games through Steam Link enabling a true cable-free experience compared to previously having to use a wired connection for SteamVR games on the Quest. Steam Link On Meta Quest Valve shared the update yesterday…
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SteamVR 2.0 Is Officially Here With A New UI and Many Added Features
Valve has officially shipped the Steam VR 2.0 update to all users which has introduced a big step into improving the VR experience for Steam users with an updated UI and several new and improved features. SteamVR 2.0 The new update to SteamVR acts as Valve’s first step into better…
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SteamVR 2.0 Is Now In Beta Ushering in The Start of Many Improvements In VR
Today Steam has released SteamVR 2.0 in Beta marking the first major step towards many new improvements with VR on Steam. SteamVR 2.0 Beta The Beta for SteamVR 2.0 introduces a new UI with several new features including most of the current features of Steam and Steam Deck being introduced…
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Bigscreen Beyond The World’s Smallest VR Headset
Bigscreen, behind the VR app of the same name, today unveiled Bigscreen Beyond, the world’s smallest VR headset. Weighing just 127 grams and measuring less than 1 inch at its thinnest point, Beyond has an unprecedented form factor that is 6X lighter than competing VR devices. Beyond features ultra-high resolution…
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HP Reverb Virtual Reality Headset: Pro Edition Unveiled
Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) Based Headset HP is announcing their new HP Reverb VR headset, compatible with Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) and Steam VR. Although this is not entirely for gaming as this is a “Professional Edition” headset targeting commercial VR applications. The Commercial VR segment is expected to grow…
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Varjo VR-1 Headset Offers Hi-Res VR Experience for $5,995
“Human-Eye Resolution” VR Finland-based Varjo has begun shipping their new VR-1 virtual reality headset. It features a super high-resolution center panel with an ordinary screen for peripheral vision. Varjo calls this a “Bionic Display” screen. The main “context” screen has the same resolution as the HTC Vive Pro, which is…
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LG Patents Anti-Screen-Door Effect VR Technology
LG is not sitting back and letting the competition get ahead in VR technology. In a US patent application granted last week, it appears the the South Korean company has technology that combats the “screen-door effect” of VR screens. The screen-door effect refers to the annoying experience in VR where…
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Apple Brings SteamVR and HTC Vive to the Mac
One of the biggest drivers in the tech industry right now is virtual reality. VR has been making waves with some analysts pointing to the new medium as reinvigorating PCs and consoles. So far, Apple’s Mac PCs have been left out of the playing. This is due to relatively underpowered hardware…
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Futuremark Releases New VRMark Virtual Reality Benchmark
With VR gaming starting to pick up, its grown increasingly important to have benchmarks to determine VR performance. While Steam has its SteamVR benchmark test, Futuremark also announced their VRMark earlier in the year. After spending a couple more months in development, the Finnish company has now released their latest addition to…
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Steam Will Let People Make SteamVR Peripherals Royalty-Free
Virtual Reality has become the latest craze for gamers and technological enthusiasts alike. With the ability to become part of their game, virtual reality brings us closer to the action and one of the main contributors to gamers in this technology is Valve. SteamVR lets gamers easily download and play their…
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Face the Void of Space as Adr1ft Launches on Vive
For a while, Vive users who have wanted to immerse themselves in the weightlessness of space have been out of luck, but finally, Adr1ft is launching for the Vive. Originally a launch exclusive for the Oculus Rift, the space survival game had its Steam VR release delayed since May in…
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HTC Will Bundle Vive With VR Optimized PCs
Last month, Valve released their SteamVR performance test to check if systems were ready for SteamVR and the HTC Vive. Needless to say, many potential VR users probably found that their systems wouldn’t be able to run VR games that well. Fortunately for those folks, HTC is stepping with Vive…
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Half Life 3 File Names Found in SteamVR Performance Tool
Yesterday, Valve released a performance utility which measures your system’s readiness for SteamVR. This tool scans your PC’s hardware configuration and provides a simple grading to inform the user about VR requirements in an easy to understand manner. The application contains various strings referring to Half Life 3 and could suggest the…
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Valve Releases SteamVR Performance Test Utility
SteamVR is a virtual reality platform developed by Valve which offers an immersive 360 degrees full room experience and designed with the HTC Vive in mind. This incredible feat of technology uses laser-bases positional tracking and a detection system to prevents users from walking into physical objects in their environment.…
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Minecraft May Be the ‘Killer App’ for Microsoft’s HoloLens
While the hype is still going into virtual reality, we shift focus for a bit and try to look at what augmented reality has to bring too. Microsoft just demoed how its HoloLens gear deals with augmented reality and used Minecraft as a game example on stage at E3. Though…
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