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Valve Ported Half-Life: Alyx to Steam Frame After Initially Considering a New VR Game
Valve engineers reportedly explored creating a new VR title for the Steam Frame before undertaking the challenging task of running Half-Life: Alyx as a standalone game on the device. The port ultimately progressed from an initially doubtful proposal to a shipped standalone version.
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Valve considered making a new VR game for the Steam Frame, before tackling the "ludicrous" task of getting Half-Life: Alyx running standalone
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What we know
- Valve initially considered developing a new VR game for the Steam Frame.
- Engineers described making Half-Life: Alyx run standalone on the device as an exceptionally difficult challenge.
- The project advanced from initial doubts to a shipped standalone port.