Is Asus building a computer that turns into a home gaming console to power its wireless SteamVR headset?
Are companies like Valve planning to build TV consoles equipped with wireless virtual reality (VR) capabilities? Youtube user SadlyItsBradley and data miners on his Discord discovered a new AMD APU in the Linux driver and found clues in the Steam driver. Additionally, there was a long-forgotten leaked image of Valve's headquarters that suggested this might be the company's plan. For Valve, this may make more sense than standalone consoles. Thanks to SadlyItsBradley for pointing us to the evidence.
Valve is definitely building some kind of virtual reality (VR) headset
Valve has previously confirmed that it is working on a new VR headset. In December 2021, more than a year after the release of Index, Valve president Gabe Newell said the company was "investing heavily in new helmets."
In October 2022, Valve posted a job listing for a computer vision engineer to help "support millions of customers around the world" and provide built-in tracking, camera pass-through, environmental understanding, eye tracking, and hand tracking. Prototyping, launching and supporting VR headsets. Most recently, in December 2022, Valve product designer Greg Coomer told a Korean gaming news magazine that the company had recently been "working on a new VR headset" and that there were "several projects underway" within the company. .
But will it be powered by a TV console?
The Steam Deck portable TV host uses a custom AMD APU...
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