SteamVR Beta Updated - 2.2.3
Author: nathan,
published 11 months ago,
If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the [url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/3/]SteamVR Bug Report[/url] forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. [b]Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.[/b]
To use SteamVR Beta, please select properties on "SteamVR" and select the "Betas" tab and select "beta - SteamVR Beta Update"
The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available [url=https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/0E2C-406B-9135-38A4]here.[/url]
[b]SteamVR:[/b]
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[*] The ‘VR Dashboard on System Button’ advanced setting is now only visible in the desktop settings menu.
[*] SteamVR desktop widget Always On Top temporarily disabled while viewing desktop or 2D app in headset.
[*] Fix for dashboard switching to facemouse mode when dismissing theater screen.
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[b]OpenXR:[/b]
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[*] Proper D3D12 swapchain usage flag handling (including UAV support).
[*] Mipmap and sample counts are now obeyed for D3D12 swapchain image creation.
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[b]Steam Link:[/b]
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[*] AMD:
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Recent AMD GPUs with HEVC hardware encoders are experimentally supported:
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[*] RX570 and newer
[/list]Unsupported AMD GPUs - Older cards and cards without HEVC hardware encoders:
[list][*] RX 6400 – No HEVC
[*] RX 6500 XT – No HEVC
[*] Most cards older than RX570
[/list][/list][*] Sharpen image when running at high bandwidths.
[*] Fix an issue where Steam Link could soft-lock above certain bitrates, on particular combinations of AMD GPUs and drivers.
[*] Improve AMD feedback when running on unsupported cards.
[*] Tweak mini graph levels in debug UI.
[*] Added tongue tracking to OSC output.
[*] Reduce verbose logging.
[*] Change way SteamVR detects/attempts to connect to Steam, to avoid issue where SteamVR thinks Steam is gone.
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[b]Steam Link Client:[/b] (Requires both SteamVR Beta and Steam Link for Meta v2.0.2.638 beta enrollment, see below)
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[*] Improved haptic response.
[*] Resolved issue causing black screen in 2D UI while transitioning between activities.
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To fully utilize the updates to Steam Link in this beta version of SteamVR, you must join the Steam Link Public Beta channel for the Meta app. To join, you must install Steam Link to your Meta headset, then you can opt into the Public Beta channel using this link [url=https://www.meta.com/s/1hti7gedQ]https://www.meta.com/s/1hti7gedQ[/url] from your phone, or by using the Meta application on your phone to select the Public Beta channel in the settings for the Steam Link application.