After I tried Half-Life: Alyx streaming from a PC to Valve’s new Steam Body VR headset, I used to be blown away; due to 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 may run video games regionally. Whereas I didn’t get to check taking part in Half-Life: Alyx that means, based mostly on feedback Valve gave to different publications, it looks like Valve is optimistic that it’d have the ability 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 great standalone expertise as properly,” Valve told Digital Foundry. And according to UploadVR, “Valve representatives suppose they’ll get Half-Life: Alyx working performant in standalone, however they’re not promising it but and it’s clear there’s nonetheless loads for them to do.”
Fingers crossed Valve finds a technique 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 taking part in it standalone.