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SteamVR 2.0 Beta Is Here (steamcommunity.com)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by jayandp@sh.itjust.works to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

There were hints yesterday, but today it's official. Valve has started over hauling SteamVR, using the SteamDeck and Big Picture improvements as a basis. More to come.

This makes the likelihood of a new VR headset, possibly even stand-alone, more likely than ever.

Press Release:

Greetings! Today we are shipping SteamVR 2.0 in beta. We see this is as the first major step toward our goal of bringing all of what’s new on the Steam platform into VR.

Users who opt into this beta will notice a new UI with lots of added features:

· Most of the current features of Steam and Steam Deck are now part of SteamVR

· Updated keyboard with support for new languages, emojis, and themes

· Integration of Steam Chat and Voice Chat

· Improved Store that puts new and popular VR releases front and center

This is just the beginning of SteamVR 2.0’s journey, and we’ll have more to share in the coming weeks and months as we collect feedback and work on the features mentioned above. This beta will give us a chance to iron out the kinks as more and more people try it out. As with all betas, this means SteamVR 2.0 will get better and better as we prepare it for its eventual full public launch.

To try out the new UI, opt in to both SteamVR Beta and the Steam Client Beta.

Instructions for Steam Client Beta:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/276C-85A0-C531-AFA3

Instructions for SteamVR Beta:

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4F5E-AD22-7402-2EAD

Thanks!

-The SteamVR Team

EDIT: Pictures:

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[-] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 18 points 9 months ago
[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 points 9 months ago

You could still edit them in.

[-] jayandp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Sync isn't letting me for some reason. Edit option for my OP isn't appearing.

EDIT: Jerboa worked. Weird.

[-] anonymoose@lemmy.ca 9 points 9 months ago

GIMME THE INDEX 2! GIMME GIMME GIMME...

[-] Redex68@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Ok so it's basically certain then that the leaked codenames for new Valve hardware are gonna be VR related (guessing a new headset). They even confirmed that a new SteamDeck isn't going to be released any time soon.

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 9 months ago

need an Index 2

[-] Surreal@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

I hope it fix the critical errors

[-] RiQuY@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, I also want that someone fix errors like this: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/7041

[-] javasux@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

I wonder if they've fixed the Radeon 7000 bug where you have to manually set the latency compensation

https://www.reddit.com/r/ValveIndex/comments/14nhnp5/7900xtx_steamvr_motion_sickness/

[-] SaltyLemon66@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

I went from a 2060super to 7900xt and VR is worst on 7900xt lol. AMD said they fixed it in last driver but that's bullshit. On the steamVR home hub it's stuttering. Looks like it can't sync to the refresh rate of the display and it's dropping frames. Only game that works ok is beat saber for some reason. Butter smooth 144fps

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago

Can we finally have nordic layout virtual keyboards?

[-] Edgelord_Of_Tomorrow@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Keen to see what Brad and friends dig up

this post was submitted on 26 Sep 2023
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