{"id":45527,"date":"2026-04-09T07:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45527"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:51:09","slug":"steam-just-added-support-for-apple-vision-pro-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45527","title":{"rendered":"Steam Just Added Support for Apple Vision Pro Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            <span class=\"block sm:inline\">We may earn a commission from links on this page.<\/span>\n    <\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<hr class=\"custom-gradient-background my-6 h-[6px] max-w-[75px] border-0\"\/>\n<p>The Apple Vision Pro is taking another step toward becoming the killer VR gaming device we all know it could be. <a href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/app\/353380\/discussions\/7\/806847328212494915\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"open in a new window\" rel=\"noopener\">Valve recently announced <\/a>that it is adding Steam Link, an app for Vision Pro that will let users wirelessly stream Steam games from their PC or Mac to their headsets. Steam Link will allow streaming up to 4k and includes a panoramic mode with an adjustable screen curve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pogoClear mb-12 mt-10 rounded-md border-2 border-gray-100 py-7 shadow-xl md:py-6\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/cc.lifehacker.com\/v1\/otc\/06ZVRiLmglGs4QA6plTXzTC?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzdcs.link%2FaD85xb&amp;template=News&amp;module=shop-card&amp;element=offer&amp;item=offer-btn&amp;position=1&amp;element_label=Apple+Vision+Pro&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2Ftech%2Fsteam-added-support-for-apple-vision-pro-gaming%3Futm_medium%3DRSS&amp;short_code=https%3A%2F%2Fzdcs.link%2FaD85xb\" data-commerce=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored\" data-parent-group=\"affiliate-link\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" class=\"cursor-default no-underline\" data-ga-click=\"data-ga-click\" data-ga-module=\"shop-card\" data-ga-element=\"offer\" data-ga-item=\"offer-btn\" data-ga-label=\"Apple Vision Pro\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between px-7 text-black no-underline md:flex-nowrap md:px-8\">\n<div class=\"order-2 mt-5 h-auto w-full md:order-1 md:mt-0 md:hidden\">\n<div class=\"flex aspect-video items-center justify-center\">\n                                            \n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"order-2 ml-2 hidden w-32 shrink-0 items-center md:order-1 md:ml-0 md:flex\">\n<div class=\"flex aspect-video items-center justify-center\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-0 max-h-full max-w-full rounded-md\" src=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/imagery\/articles\/01KNQ7XWDZ426NT9671RBWKYVJ\/images-1.fill.size_autoxauto.v1775676327.jpg\" alt=\"Apple Vision Pro\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s a huge caveat though: Steam Link will not stream VR games, so you won&#8217;t be playing <em>Half-Life: Alyx<\/em> or any other Steam-based VR or AR games on your Vision Pro. At least for now. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-install-steam-link-on-your-apple-vision-pro\">How to install Steam Link on your Apple Vision Pro <\/h2>\n<p>Steam Link for iOS is currently in Beta, with no word yet on when the full version will be released, but getting into the Beta is painless: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Go to the App Store on your Vision Pro and Install <a data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-template=\"News\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" data-ga-element=\"offer\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-event_label=\"TestFlight\" href=\"https:\/\/zdcs.link\/QK8WpD?pageview_type=Standard&amp;template=News&amp;module=content_body&amp;element=offer&amp;item=text-link&amp;element_label=TestFlight&amp;short_url=QK8WpD&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com%2Ftech%2Fsteam-added-support-for-apple-vision-pro-gaming&amp;event_label=TestFlight\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"open in a new window\">TestFlight<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Make sure you have a game controller paired to your Vision Pro and your wifi is fairly fast.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In your Apple Vision Pro, <a href=\"https:\/\/testflight.apple.com\/join\/Cye7Gfyy\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"open in a new window\" rel=\"noopener\">click on this link<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be guided through the rest of the set-up process.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"the-state-of-gaming-on-the-apple-vision-pro\">The state of gaming on the Apple Vision Pro<\/h2>\n<p>At launch, the Apple Vision Pro had <a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/tech\/apple-vision-pro-is-one-of-the-worst-headsets-for-gaming\" target=\"_blank\">few choices for gamers<\/a>, but that&#8217;s been steadily changing over the last month or so. First Apple announced support for <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.nvidia.com\/topics\/ai\/xr\/cloudxr\/apple-platforms\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"open in a new window\" rel=\"noopener\">NVIDIA CloudXR<\/a>, and now Steam, giving users two legitimate ways to game on the Vision Pro, but the Holy Grail of gaming, native PC VR games like <em>Skyrim VR<\/em> and <em>Boneworks,<\/em> remain out of reach unless you use a <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/alvr-org\/ALVR\/wiki\/Installation-guide\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"open in a new window\" rel=\"noopener\">hacker-y workaround<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"pogoClear relative my-10 border-b-[1.5px] border-t-[1.5px] border-dashed border-black py-5 sm:my-14 sm:border-0 sm:py-0\" data-ga-click=\"\" data-ga-template=\"News\" data-ga-module=\"openweb_widget\" data-ga-element=\"openweb_scroll\" data-ga-item=\"openweb_scroll_midpage\" x-data=\"{&#10;         commentsCount: null,&#10;         hasComments: false,&#10;         async fetchCommentsCount() {&#10;             try {&#10;                 if (window.openweb &amp;&amp; typeof window.openweb.getMessagesCount === 'function') {&#10;                     this.commentsCount = await window.openweb.getMessagesCount('01KNQ7XWDZ426NT9671RBWKYVJ');&#10;                     this.hasComments = this.commentsCount !== null &amp;&amp; this.commentsCount &gt; 0;&#10;                 }&#10;             } catch (e) {&#10;                 console.warn('Failed to fetch comment count:', e);&#10;             }&#10;         }&#10;     }\" x-init=\"fetchCommentsCount()\" x-cloak=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-fit items-center gap-x-3 bg-white px-5\">\n<p>            <span class=\"text-sm font-medium text-black\"><br \/>\n                What do you think so far?<br \/>\n                <button class=\"ml-1 font-semibold text-brand-green underline hover:text-brand-green-700\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Comment section trigger\" onclick=\"window.openweb.scrollToComments('01KNQ7XWDZ426NT9671RBWKYVJ')\" x-text=\"hasComments ? 'Post a comment.' : 'Be the first to post a comment.'\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>While there has been no announcement from Apple, enabling low latency tools like Cloud XR and opening Steam to Vision Pro may be leading to the next logical step: supporting OpenVR and\/or SteamVR. The Vision Pro&#8217;s M5 chip certainly has the power to handle the frame-rates of AAA VR games, and Apple Pro users, I&#8217;m sure, would at least like the option of playing top-tier games on their face computers. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n            var facebookPixelLoaded = false;\n            window.addEventListener(\"load\", function() {\n                document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", facebookPixelScript);\n                document.addEventListener(\"mousemove\", facebookPixelScript);\n            });\n            function facebookPixelScript() {\n                if (!facebookPixelLoaded) {\n                    facebookPixelLoaded = true;\n                    document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", facebookPixelScript);\n                    document.removeEventListener(\"mousemove\", facebookPixelScript);\n                    window.zdconsent.cmd.push(function() {\n                        ! function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                            if (f.fbq) return;\n                            n = f.fbq = function() {\n                                n.callMethod ?\n                                    n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n                            };\n                            if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                            n.push = n;\n                            n.loaded = !0;\n                            n.version = \"2.0\";\n                            n.queue = [];\n                            t = b.createElement(e);\n                            t.async = !0;\n                            t.src = v;\n                            s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                            s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n                        }(window,\n                            document, \"script\", \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js\");\n                        fbq(\"init\", \"37418175030\");\n                        fbq(\"track\", \"PageView\");\n                    });\n                }\n            }\n        <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/tech\/steam-added-support-for-apple-vision-pro-gaming?utm_medium=RSS\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We may earn a commission from links on this page. 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