Valve brings Source 2, virtual reality, and Steam Link announcements to GDC 2015
Valve has been busy at GDC 2015, announcing further plans today to jump into the virtual reality world, while also unveiling Steam Link and Source 2.
Valve has been a busy body at this year’s Game Developers Conference, which officially marks the Steam platform's 13th birthday. Not only did it reveal plans for a VR Headset, which HTC is building with their cooperation, but Valve also had a few more tricks up its sleeve.
The first new device announced was Steam Link, a product which will plug into a TV or other monitor and allow users to stream their Steam games from their PC. The Steam Link will support 1080p resolution at 60Hz and rolls out on shelves in November for $49.99. The device will automatically detect other computers hooked up to the same network running Steam. For an extra $49.99 you can pick up a Steam Controller to go with it. Many partners like Alienware and Falcon Northwest are slated to release Steam Machines around the same time. These devices will run for the same price as a typical gaming console, however, they’ll provide a higher performance.
The second big announcement is the upcoming release of Source 2, Valve’s newest video game engine. Along with this news Valve announced that they’ll be shipping Source 2 to developers for free, as well as offering a special Vulkan-compatible edition of the Source 2 engine.
Probably the biggest news release of the week for Valve, however, was its step into the VR world with partner HTC and an upcoming VR Headset called the Vive. Alongside this new VR tech Valve announced the creation of a VR input system, as well as a room-scale tracking system called Lighthouse. The developer has also stated that Lighthouse will be freely available to all hardware manufacturers who are interested in the tech.
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replyJosh Hawkins posted a new article, Valve brings Source 2, virtual reality, and Steam Link announcements to GDC 2015
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I think they're all modified source engine 1 if I'm not mistaken.
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CSGO and Dota 2 still use the latest Source 1 Orange engine. Valve will be rolling out the Source 2 version of Dota 2 sometimes soon. I think in the coming month or so.
L4D3 is still in dev on Source 2.
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Vulkan is the openGL low-level api, equivalent to AMD's Mantle.
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So something else that will never get used :/
Although if it's built into Source 2 it might actually.-
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Nm, I thought it was a Valve only thing.
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Whoa source 2! And yeah, what's Vulcan?
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New OpenGL standard
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If there is any justice in this world we will get a Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines sequel.
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ha! ...now im sad
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I know D:
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100% more 2
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Apparently lots of streaming and no load screens.
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aka pop-in, missing textures, and hitching. AWESOME!
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At the time we published this article there was no information of what new features were included in Source 2, hence why they weren't included here. I'm sure we'll have something up as soon as we have some solid information. :)
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.WAD file support
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That requires Source 3. Sadly, Valve never makes a version 3 of anything :(
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colored lighting!
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I hope a better toolset is coming. The old school editor with Source has a lot of catching up to do.
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Latency on my WiFi is 1ms. Or you mean TV latency?
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Uhh, Portal 3 ?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2HeKO-UivI&t=154
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Looks like it!
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umm I really think portal is the worst game for vr
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Top comment from Total Biscuit: "You might want to learn the difference between a tech demo and a sequel, it's a useful talent to have in this line of work"
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Valve issued a statement to PCGamer that is it NOT related to Portal 3 and it simply a tech demo.. http://www.pcgamer.com/valve-has-not-announced-portal-3-with-a-vr-demo/
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