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SteamVR 2.14 brings fixes for a Linux memory leak, a Steam Link freeze for AMD GPUs and more (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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The latest stable release of SteamVR is out now! SteamVR 2.14 is a maintenance release focused on fixing up bugs and nuisance issues. Nice to see the Linux fix make it in here, as no doubt that was quite annoying.

Mainly, this is promoting the previous Beta build to stable for all SteamVR users. No doubt plenty more ongoing behind the scenes so that SteamVR is ready for the upcoming Steam Frame device from Valve. I am very excited to get my hands on it eventually to cut the cord with VR but the Valve Index has served me well until now.

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[–] Hazzard@lemmy.zip 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm so absurdly hyped for Steam Frame. Been interested in VR for years, and the right thing has never come along.

  • Google Cardboard VR made me nauseous, with a cheap headset and too low a framerate.
  • I didn't have a PC for a while. PSVR looked great, but I had an Xbox, and no equivalent ever came.
  • Once I did get a powerful PC, Index looked great, but was expensive, and setting up base stations in my living room always felt impractical.
  • Giving Meta a half dozen cameras in my home was never gonna happen.

And now this. High quality, PC VR. Super stable low-latency streaming with foveated encoding and a dedicated Wi-Fi 6 dongle. A company I actually trust not to spy on me. Guaranteed Linux and Steam support, given it's designed to work with Steam Machine. Quality inside-out tracking with no fuss. And supports standalone VR as a bonus, not to mention can essentially function as a Steam Deck.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

As crappy as Google Cardboard was, it was pretty dope playing Elite: Dangerous on it before other commercial VR headsets were around, even being a blurry mess where the text was illegible.

[–] wdx@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

honestly looking forward to how good the Frame will work streaming Elite from Linux

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

From what I have been reading, I kinda expect the same as using a Quest 3 with Virtual Desktop, but perhaps with less lag or hiccups and almost assuredly better fidelity because it might not have to reduce quality for bandwidth. The dedicated wireless hardware is gonna be nice.