Valve has released a SteamVR beta update that brings improvements to streamed image quality to all supported standalone headsets.<\/p>\n
Steam Link is SteamVR\u2019s dedicated streaming app, letting you play your Steam library games on your Meta Quest, HTC Vive Focus, or PICO consumer headset by wirelessly streaming over Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n
Now, in a SteamVR blog post<\/a>, Valve announced the new 2.19.1 beta update brings sharper text, clearer colors, and better detail to VR streaming to those headsets\u2014undoubtedly thanks to the company\u2019s effort to improve Steam Frame\u2019s wireless PC streaming function<\/a>.<\/p>\n Notably, improvements are said to benefit all streaming VR applications, the SteamVR interface, desktop streaming, third-party overlays, and the theater screen.<\/p>\n Additionally, Valve says Steam Link now defaults to a higher recommended render resolution for streamed PC VR, targeting 1.4 \u00d7 the headset\u2019s panel resolution. <\/p>\n Color clarity was also improved, using higher-quality filter to downsample color before encoding, preserving fine colored details, Valve says. You can find the full changelog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n To get the update, users need to opt into the SteamVR beta. To do that, simply follow the instructions below:<\/p>\n With Steam running, navigate to your library.<\/p>\n Right click on \u201cSteamVR\u201d in your library list, then click \u201cProperties\u201d in the context menu.<\/p>\n Select the \u201cGame Versions & Betas\u201d tab on the left.<\/p>\n Select \u201cBeta \u2013 SteamVR Beta Update\u201d<\/p>\n