Is Valve working on a standalone VR headset?

(Pocket-lint) - The Valve Index is simply a coagulated favourite among PCVR fans but similar other almighty VR headsets, it requires a decent gaming rig successful bid to run. 

That mightiness beryllium acceptable to alteration though arsenic it seems that Valve whitethorn beryllium moving connected a caller standalone headset that doesn't request to tether. 

YouTube transmission big Brad Lynch has discovered clues successful Valve's patent applications that look to notation a code-named instrumentality referred to arsenic "Deckard". 

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According to the research, Deckard has seemingly gone done aggregate interior iterations and is besides referenced successful SteamVR's publically disposable code. 

There are references successful the SteamVR codification that person been discovered which notation to options for a "standalone strategy layer" which whitethorn beryllium a hint that the conception headset is intended to beryllium tether-free. 

Ars Technica has besides been talking to sources who person confirmed that Valve has astatine slightest 2 VR headsets successful the works. One of which whitethorn beryllium susceptible of moving successful a wireless mode overmuch similar the Oculus Quest 2 and yet moving SteamVR games. 

The sources person noted that the institution has had occupation with inside-out tracking and has had to bring successful immoderate extracurricular help. 

Of course, astir of this is rumour and speculation astatine this point. With the upcoming motorboat of the Steam Deck, Valve is nary uncertainty dedicating its existent precious resources to fulfilling those orders. Any caller VR headset that's successful the works is apt to beryllium a portion disconnected yet. 

It would surely beryllium bully to spot a caller standalone VR headset look arsenic nonstop contention to the Quest 2. 

Writing by Adrian Willings. Originally published connected 29 September 2021.