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Programmer Joe

13 Jan, 2014 @ 2:52pm

How to try SteamVR

Edited to add:
NOTE: These instructions are out of date. Please find the latest instructions here.

As of the most recent Steam Client Beta steam now supports an experimental VR mode. If you
own an Oculus Rift dev kit you can try it out by starting Steam with "-vr" on the command line. Then press the Big Picture button to enter Big Picture + VR mode.

The first time you run you may need to do the following:
1) Run Steam in the desktop client without the -vr option
2) Find "SteamVR" under "Tools" in your library. (If you don't have it installed, install it.)
3) Bring up properties on SteamVR and opt-in to the "Beta Update" beta. Let the update download.
4) Quit the Steam Client again and start it with -vr

Please use this forum to provide feedback on VR mode.

Edited to add: This feature is currently only supported on Windows. Linux and OSX support are on the way.

Last edited by Programmer Joe; 5 Sep, 2014 @ 10:59am

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Jimo

13 Jan, 2014 @ 2:58pm

Neat.

python

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:02pm

So I started the Steam Beta Client with the -vr parameter and launched Big Picture mode but there is no VR at all, just the regular Big Picture UI. Anyone else having problems?

GermanDarknes has SteamVR

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:03pm

I can confirm this, no VR mode at all.

IM ACTUALLY A CRATE has SteamVR

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:03pm

I've done exactly as you have posted here yet Big picture mode is still launching normally. My rift is working fine and works in other games.

thetaylors09 has SteamVR

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:04pm

Not that it adds any more data to this problem, but I've run steam via the command prompt with the -vr tag (after restarting from the latest update) and no luck with vr big picture mode

Last edited by thetaylors09; 13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:04pm

Xolzec

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:07pm

Yep doesn't work.

jayohthree has SteamVR

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:10pm

no dice here, either.

Sno

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:13pm

Same, aint working.

Tallcat

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:13pm

Doesn't work.

Stas pwns

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:14pm

steam://run/250820/

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IM ACTUALLY A CRATE has SteamVR

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:16pm

Originally posted by Stas pwns:
steam://run/250820/

This is just openVR, which in itself is just oculus's configuration utility. We're trying to see the new VR mode added to big picture.

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Stas pwns

13 Jan, 2014 @ 3:19pm

Originally posted by IM ACTUALLY A CRATE:
Originally posted by Stas pwns:
steam://run/250820/

This is just openVR, which in itself is just oculus's configuration utility. We're trying to see the new VR mode added to big picture.

sry misclicked, tallcats fault-.-

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