The developer leading the push to make PSVR 2 compatible with PC VR games says they’re working on a SteamVR driver that aims to bring unofficial SteamVR support to Vision Pro, controllers and all.
You may have heard earlier this week that independent programmer Zhuowei Zhang had installed a modified version of Wi-Fi PC streaming app ALVR on Vision Pro, which gave users the first look at SteamVR compatibility.
Now iVRy, a project dedicated to bringing SteamVR support to officially unsupported headsets such as PSVR 2, says they’re turning their gaze to Vision Pro as well.
Coming Soon. pic.twitter.com/dUrVuXuc62
— iVRy (@iVRy_VR) February 7, 2024
Since iVRy’s announcement yesterday, Valve has actually approved the iVRy Driver for Vision Pro, a paid app that the creator also hopes to offer through Apple’s App Store.
There’s no word on when we can expect it. It may take a long time before it’s fully functional. As UploadVR notes, it could be a few months. The team has stated in they are adding support for Quest Pro Controllers to iVRy Driver. However, this will require Quest 2/3 to act as an ad-hoc
control hub. The software also supports other controller ecosystems, such as SteamVR (aka Lighthouse) tracking, which critically requires not only its own base stations to run, but either a headset to work as a controller hub, or a special dongle to bypass that need, doesn’t support them natively.
That said, iVRy for Vision Pro isn’t exactly promising a plug-and-play experience. If you want to play Half-Life: Alyx (2010) a post on Xon this $3,500 device, you might as well buy a separate SteamVR-compatible headset (Quest 2/3/Pro or Pico 4). Valve Index. You’ll be left waiting and will also need to be passionate in kitbashing VR eco-systems.