After I tried Half-Life: Alyx streaming from a PC to Valve’s new Steam Body VR headset, I used to be blown away; because of the Body’s devoted wi-fi adapter and a cool trick Valve calls “foveated streaming,” I didn’t detect any latency as I explored an industrial constructing and fought some head crabs.
However the Body additionally has an Arm chip inside, which means it could run video games domestically. Whereas I didn’t get to check enjoying Half-Life: Alyx that means, based mostly on feedback Valve gave to different publications, it looks like Valve is optimistic that it’d be capable to make the sport run properly when performed standalone.
“Half-Life: Alyx is a good expertise when streamed from a PC to Steam Body, and we’re trying into making it a very good standalone expertise as properly,” Valve instructed Digital Foundry. And based on UploadVR, “Valve representatives suppose they will get Half-Life: Alyx operating performant in standalone, however they’re not promising it but and it’s clear there’s nonetheless rather a lot for them to do.”
Fingers crossed Valve finds a option to make it occur. I’ve truly by no means performed Half-Life: Alyx, and if I get a Steam Body, I’d undoubtedly wish to strive enjoying it standalone.