TL;DR: Valve launched the Steam Frame VR headset with an Arm-based Snapdragon chip, aiming to run Half-Life: Alyx natively and streamed from PC. The new hardware features a “Frame Verified” status for optimized games, while rumors suggest two upcoming Half-Life titles supporting PC and VR cooperative play.
Man next year is going to be another good VR year.
I’m here for it.
I hope my old PSVR model (the second revision that came for the PS4) is the one that causes dizziness (thus blocks the enjoyment) whenever I try VR gaming… Because it is a technology that I truly don’t want to miss 😅
I know there are some workarounds to get your VR legs and such, but I honestly think I am broken.
In case you haven’t tried, the 2 biggest “vr hacks” for motion sickness are:
Have a small circular rug that’s a different texture than the ground its on, so you can feel when you step off of it.
And have a single, small, directional fan aimed at you (not overhead.)
Those 2 help keep you grounded and oriented without taking you out of immersion.
But, some games just suck and the locomotion isn’t smooth, and can’t be saved.
I haven’t tried the rug trick, gonna check it out.
The worst feeling for me is when the character jumps or falls (fall would be the accurate term).
Ive been out of the loop, what made this year good? Anything notable?
Steam Frame, Arm Proton, and Linux VR on steam.