Valve introduced that it’s delivery SteamVR 2.0 in beta at present.

In a ready assertion, the corporate mentioned that it sees SteamVR 2.0 as “the primary main step towards our purpose of bringing all of what is new on the Steam platform into VR.”

The information arrives on the precipice of a busy week for VR. Meta will host its annual Join occasion in just some days, the place it’ll share extra particulars on Meta Quest 3, its newest standalone headset delivery this fall.

This is Valve’s overview of the SteamVR 2.0 beta:

Customers who decide into this beta will discover a brand new UI with a lot of added options:

– Many of the present options of Steam and Steam Deck are actually a part of SteamVR

– Up to date keyboard with help for brand new languages, emojis, and themes

– Integration of Steam Chat and Voice Chat

– Improved Retailer that places new and well-liked VR releases entrance and heart

There’s additionally restricted further particulars on bug fixes and driver adjustments additionally included in SteamVR 2.0 accessible right here.

Valve says that is “just the start of SteamVR 2.0’s journey.” The corporate will use the beta to “iron out the kinks” in preparation of full launch, stating it’ll have “extra to share within the coming weeks and months.”

To check out SteamVR 2.0, customers might want to decide into each the Steam Consumer Beta and the SteamVR Beta.

Valve has been engaged on SteamVR 2.0 for a variety of years now, initially stating on the finish of 2019 that customers may “count on to see” a launch in 2020.

We additionally know that Valve is engaged on one other headset of some type – because of job listings and feedback from Valve CEO Gabe Newell and an interview with product designer Greg Coomer. There’s additionally been some proof that the headset could possibly be powered by a consolized PC.

Is Valve Constructing A Consolized PC To Energy Its VR Headset?

Quite than a totally standalone headset, is Valve constructing a consolized front room PC able to powering wi-fi VR?

Notably, in 2019 Valve revealed data on its Index VR headset on the exact second Mark Zuckerberg took the stage to announce new VR headsets from Fb. Valve picked that second to announce the specs and open pre-orders for its PC VR headset, upstaging the reveal of each the Oculus Rift S and authentic Oculus Quest.

With SteamVR 2.0 beta going reside at present and extra Quest 3 particulars coming at Join, we cannot be the one ones questioning if historical past will repeat itself 4 years later.