PC VR News & Reviews
The latest PC VR news. In this section you'll find SteamVR reviews, games, and news on Valve's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.
Valve: Steam Deck is a “stepping stone” to Standalone VR
Steam Deck, Valve's handheld gaming PC that launched late last month, doesn't really have the horsepower capable of playing SteamVR games, although Valve chief Gabe Newell calls it a "stepping stone" to what could one day be Valve standalone...
Valve Plans to Offer Replacement Parts for Index via iFixit
Valve will soon offer official replacement parts for its Index VR headset (and possibly other Index products like controllers and base stations) via DIY repair site iFixit.
Valve announced today that it plans to offer official replacement parts for "Valve...
Monthly-connected VR Headsets on Steam Blast Through 3 Million Milestone
The holiday period has consistently been a significant time of growth for VR and holiday 2021 was no different. Largely driven by an influx of new Quest 2 users, VR headsets on Steam handily reached a new record high...
SteamVR Updated to Play Nicer with Quest Headsets
Oculus Quest headsets now account for nearly 44% of all headsets used on Steam, and this clearly hasn't gone unnoticed by Valve. An update to the latest SteamVR beta aims to make the experience easier for new users.
Despite making...
HTC Holiday Sale Discounts up to $300 off Vive PC VR Headsets & Accessories
HTC is doing a week-long holiday sale starting today that is bringing deep discounts to many of its PC VR headsets, as well as accessories such as the Vive Wireless Adapter and Deluxe Audio Strap.
The promo is in effect...
HTC Announces Vive Flow, a Compact VR Headset Focused on Casual Entertainment & Wellbeing
HTC today announced Vive Flow, its latest standalone VR headset. While the company just recently released the enterprise-focused Vive Focus 3, the Vive Flow aims for the consumer market with a compact size and feature-set that HTC has designed...
Apparent Leak Unveils HTC Vive Flow, Including Price & Pre-order Date
An apparent leak in HTC's marketing material has revealed images of the upcoming Vive Flow VR headset ahead of its October 14th unveiling. The headset, which is rumored to target consumers with a casual approach to media consumption, is...
More Than Two Years After Launch, Valve Index is Now the Second Most Used Headset on...
While Quest 2 has certainly soaked up much of the attention as it quickly became the most used headset on Steam, Valve's expensive Index headset has proven its longevity, now taking second place among the most used headsets on...
HTC is Holding a Vive Product Event Just Ahead of Facebook Connect
HTC is gearing up to hold what seems to be a new product unveiling on October 14th, or just ahead of Facebook Connect on the 28th of that month. The company says we'll be hearing about some "big news...
Quest 2 Sees Its First Loss in Share on Steam But It’s Hardly Done Growing
Since the launch of Quest 2 the headset has steadily taken over as the leading PC VR device used on SteamVR, now accounting for about one-third of all headsets being used on the platform. After a month long sales...
SteamVR Update Lets You Float Desktop Windows Inside of Your VR Games
The latest update to SteamVR, version 1.19.7, adds a great new feature which lets you float desktop or application windows inside of your VR games so that they're always in view.
Update (August 20th, 2021): After releasing the new floating...
Asked About Standalone VR Headset, Valve Says Steam Deck Hardware is ‘very relevant to our future...
During a Steam Deck hands-on event, Valve was asked about the possibility of seeing Steam Deck's custom AMD processor in a standalone VR headset. While the company didn't confirm anything outright, they said the Steam Deck hardware could certainly be...
VR on Steam Bounces Back to Nearly 2.8 Million Monthly-connected Headsets
Last month we pointed out a sharp drop in the number of users with VR headsets on Steam according to the latest data from Valve. There wasn't a clear cut explanation as to why. This months data shows the...
The Number of VR Users on Steam Dropped Sharply Last Month, But Valve Isn’t Saying Why
Valve's monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey, which we've been carefully tracking for years now, has been a useful way to gauge how many VR headsets are being used on the platform each month. The latest data shows an...
Facebook Headsets Now Account for More Than 60% of VR Headsets Used on Steam
Facebook's growing grip over the VR space reached new heights last month as the company's Oculus headsets exceeded 60% of the share of monthly-connected headsets used on Steam.
Facebook was already a major player in the VR market before the...














