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While Valve had anticipated supply for many of those that had ordered the Index in time for the March 2020 release of Half-Life: Alyx, the COVID-19 pandemic slowed production, which left Valve with a reduced number of units available on the release date. [11] As of January 2025, 13.2% of the VR units connected to Steam are Valve Index sets.
Steam is a digital distribution service and storefront developed by Valve Corporation.It was launched as a software client in September 2003 to provide game updates automatically for Valve's games and expanded to distributing third-party titles in late 2005.
OpenVR SDK was released to the public on 30 April 2015 by Valve, for developers to develop SteamVR games and software. It provides support for the HTC Vive Developer Edition, including the SteamVR controller and Lighthouse. OpenVR SDK was an important step towards the release of the first HTC Vive Developer Edition.
With the Index SteamVR headset ($1,000 for the complete package), Valve aims to prove that there's still plenty of room for tethered high-end VR today. And after spending a week with it, I'm ...
Valve Corporation, also known as Valve Software, is an American video game developer, publisher, and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.It is the developer of the software distribution platform Steam and the game franchises Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Portal, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead and Dota.
Oculus Mobile SDK, developed by Oculus VR for its own standalone headsets and the Samsung Gear VR. (The SDK has been deprecated in favor of OpenXR, released in July 2021.) [ 1 ] Tethered – headsets that act as a display device to another device, like a PC or a video game console , to provide a virtual reality experience.
While VR hardware and games grew modestly for the remainder of the 2010s, Half-Life: Alyx, a full VR game developed by Valve and released in 2020, was considered the killer application for VR games. The advent of VR in gaming marks a significant milestone in the quest for fully immersive digital experiences.
Alyx supports all SteamVR-compatible VR headsets, which include the Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Meta Quest and all Windows Mixed Reality headsets. [2] As the gameplay was designed for VR, Valve said they had no plans for a non-VR version. [2] [7] Half-Life: Alyx also supports user mods via the Steam Workshop. [8]