2023-11-13 13:18:26
Valve discussed its upcoming plans in the field of virtual reality during an interview covering the Steam Deck OLED, an interim update to the original Steam Deck.
During an interview on le Steam Deck OLED, Valve recently hinted at its future plans for virtual reality (VR). This mid-generation update to the original Steam Deck features improvements like a larger HDR OLED screen with a 90Hz refresh rate, Wi-Fi 6E, an improved cooling fan, and extended battery life thanks to a 6nm APU revision and larger battery.
Certainly, this video game development company has confirmed its work on a new VR headset over the years. But no specific product has been officially announced or revealed yet.
During an interview with Tested’s Norm, Valve representatives hinted that learnings from the Steam Deck might influence VR hardware. They emphasized the importance of working with an APU and the miniaturization of computers. Furthermore, they discussed synergies between the Steam Deck and VR teams. They also mentioned le streaming sans fil. And that suggests that Valve’s next headset might support wireless VR on PC, perhaps via a dedicated hardware adapter.
Valve Hires Computer Vision Engineer to Support Virtual Reality Headset
Although Valve appears to be focusing on PC VR, comments regarding “working with an APU” and “miniaturization of computers” hint that the headset might have an autonomous capacity.
In what appears to be the most obvious demonstration of the headset’s skills yet, last year Valve released a job offer. The latter aims to recruit a computer vision engineer. The recruit will be responsible for contributing to the design, production and support of a virtual reality headset intended to serve millions of customers around the world.
The job description detailed the intended functionality of the headset. To mention only the interior monitoring, the passage of the camera, the understanding of the environment, eye tracking and manual tracking. However, it should be noted that Valve might have changed or eliminated some of these features during development. He might even decide to cancel the product at any time.
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