Valve confirmed that it is not presently engaged on a brand new first-party VR sport.
At this time noticed Valve formally announce Steam Body, a “streaming-first” standalone VR headset that is launching in “early 2026”. Whereas the corporate is aiming to make your current Steam library extra useful, this naturally raised the query: following 2020’s Half-Life: Alyx, is Valve creating new VR video games for the headset?
Chatting with UploadVR throughout our current go to, Valve instructed us that it is “not speaking about content material right now.” Nevertheless, Highway to VR says that “a member of the Steam Body workforce” denied that it has any VR content material in improvement, providing what the publication described as a “easy and definitive no”.
Whereas Alyx wasn’t a launch title for the Valve Index headset, the groundbreaking title arrived lower than a yr after launch. Earlier than that, Valve had beforehand confirmed it was creating a flagship VR sport, whereas Steam Body will seemingly depend on current and third-party titles.
Valve Formally Declares Steam Body, A “Streaming-First” Standalone VR Headset
Steam Body has an included wi-fi adapter, and is launching “early 2026”. Learn the complete specs, options, and particulars right here.
As for Steam Body itself, the newly introduced headset makes use of a light-weight modular design and runs a VR model of Valve’s SteamOS, which it beforehand used with Steam Deck. This additionally makes use of an up to date model of the Proton compatibility layer, which means it will possibly run nearly any Linux, Home windows, and Android video games.
For those who’re to search out out extra about the way it runs video games, you possibly can take a look at our hands-on impressions and the {hardware} specs for extra.
Steam Body Fingers-On: UploadVR’s Impressions Of Valve’s New Headset
UploadVR’s Ian Hamilton and David Heaney went hands-on with Steam Body at Valve HQ, attempting each standalone use and PC VR.
