What Happened
Valve is bringing Steam Link, its local network game-streaming app, to Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset, allowing Vision Pro users to play traditional games from their Steam library wirelessly from a nearby Mac or PC.
Why It Matters
We say "traditional games" because it's important to clarify that this does not stream VR games—only the sorts of games you would play on a traditional 2D display like a computer monitor or a TV.
Key Details
- That said, this could lay some groundwork for VR games sometime in the future.
- But to be clear, Valve has not made any announcements about supporting SteamVR games on the Vision Pro.
- There were previously Steam Link apps for the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.
- Users could sync controllers with those devices and play Steam games over the local network—not just games from other Apple devices, but also from Windows or Linux gaming PCs.Read full article Comments
Background Context
Valve is bringing Steam Link, its local network game-streaming app, to Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset, allowing Vision Pro users to play traditional games from their Steam library wirelessly from a nearby Mac or PC. We say "traditional games" because it's important to clarify that this does not stream VR games—only the sorts of games you would play on a traditional 2D display like a computer monitor or a TV. That said, this could lay some groundwork for VR games sometime in the future. But to be clear, Valve has not made any announcements about supporting SteamVR games on the Vision Pro. There were previously Steam Link apps for the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Users could sync
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Source: Ars Technica – All content – Original Link
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