Can You Play Vr Games Without Vr

A VR developer simply released a new platform that allows Oculus Rift owners to admission SteamVR content without using SteamVR itself.

Developer Campbell Suter released what'southward called 'OpenComposite' for free on GitLab over the weekend. Currently, Rift users can access any VR content on Steam, only it'll need to run through SteamVR and not the headset's own platform. With OpenComposite, Rift can treat Steam content as native Oculus apps.

For many people, this likely doesn't hateful much; it'due south pretty easy to transition between SteamVR and native Habitation titles from inside the Rift (Home even shows previously-played SteamVR games in your library). However, for users that have had issues with SteamVR (some of which are speaking upwardly in the platform's Reddit thread), this solution could help them circumvent that may have prevented them from playing Steam-sectional VR games like Skyrim and Payday 2.

Accept note that in that location are still many SteamVR games that will use interfaces not yet accounted for by OpenComposite, though. This platform doesn't have a virtual keyboard, for instance, then yous'll still need to use SteamVR in sections of games that utilize such a characteristic. No incertitude you'll discover other bugs and incompatible games as yous explore (details for reporting them are on the GitLab page).

Withal, this is an early on version of the platform and so expect improvements to be made along the way.

Update: This was originally named OpenOVR and has since been renamed OpenComposite. Nosotros've updated the story with the new name. We've likewise adapted the headline.

Jamie Feltham

Jamie has been covering the VR industry since 2014 having come from a gaming and technology groundwork. While he loves games, he'south well-nigh interested in experiential VR that explores narrative, human being connection and other such themes. He's also the host of Upload'south VR Showcases, which yous should definitely spotter.

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