Valve wants Half-Life: Alyx to work well standalone on Steam Frame
When I tried Half-life: Alyx streaming from a PC to Valve’s new Steam Frame VR headset, I was blown away; Thanks to the Frame’s dedicated wireless adapter and a neat trick Valve calls “foveal streaming,” I detected no latency as I explored an industrial building and fought crabs.
But the Frame also has an Arm chip inside, which means it can run games locally. Although I haven’t been able to test the game Half-life: Alyx In this way, based on the feedback that Valve has given to other publications, it seems that Valve is optimistic about being able to make the game work well when played standalone.
“Half-life: Alyx is a great experience when streamed from PC to Steam Frame, and we’re looking to make it a good standalone experience as well,” Valve said. Digital Foundry. And according to DownloadVR“Valve representatives believe they can obtain Half-life: Alyx they are performing well in standalone mode, but they are not promising it yet and it is clear that they still have a long way to go.
Fingers crossed Valve finds a way to make this happen. Actually, I’ve never played Half-life: Alyxand if I get a Steam Frame, I would definitely try playing it standalone.
