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wraggster
February 25th, 2015, 23:01
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/4a2f8a051238e4269cea48fe38ca4387/201605262/steamvr-icon-outline.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/25/is-this-outline-actually-valves-steamvr-headset/)Valve only just announced plans to bring a "SteamVR hardware system" (http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/23/steamvr-valve-virtual-reality-gdc/) to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, and now we might have our first look at it. The sleuths at SteamDB (https://twitter.com/SteamDB/status/570484374841520129) have dug up this outline of a headset on the Steam Universe signup page, and it looks a bit different from anything we've seen from the likes ofOculus (http://www.engadget.com/2014/09/20/oculus-rift-crescent-bay-vr-headset-hands-on/), Samsung (http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/17/samsung-gear-vr-review/) or Sony (http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/19/project-morpheus-hands-on/). A year ago (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/17/this-is-what-game-devs-are-saying-about-valves-prototype-vr-har/) developers said that Valve was working with hardware with a higher resolution and refresh rate than what Oculus had at that time, but things could be different now. We'll be waiting until next week for confirmation (that three cables = Half Life 3, of course), but this may be the first accessory for your next Steam Box. Oh, and remember that Steam Controller (http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/23/valves-steam-controller-thumbstick/) with the added thumbstick? Today the Steam Client beta got an update (http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/204123701429610834) with support for the new controller -- see you at GDC 2015!
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/25/is-this-outline-actually-valves-steamvr-headset/