Valve is bringing Steam Link, its local network game streaming app, to Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset, allowing Vision Pro users to play traditional games from their Steam library wirelessly from a nearby Mac or PC.
We say “traditional games” because it’s important to clarify that this doesn’t stream virtual reality games, just the kind of games you’d play on a traditional 2D screen, like a computer monitor or TV. That said, this could lay the groundwork for VR games in the future. But to be clear, Valve hasn’t made any announcements about support for SteamVR games on the Vision Pro.
Previously there were Steam Link apps for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. Users can sync controllers to those devices and play Steam games over the local network, not just games from other Apple devices, but also from Windows or Linux gaming PCs.
It has been possible to do this in Vision Pro using third-party tools like ALVR, but this is a much simpler and more proven path to the same destination.
If you want to try it, you can register. via TestFlightApple’s platform for distributing preview apps before they appear in the App Store. Valve says The current version of the app “allows you to stream resolutions up to 4K and allows you to dynamically adjust the curve of the screen in widescreen mode.”
Us he complained about the Vision Pro’s limited ability to connect to external gaming and media devices or access mixed reality content outside of Apple’s walled garden when we reviewed it at launch a couple of years ago. Since then, that situation has worsened noticeably. improvedalthough it is not always as simple as in competing headphones.
