Valve is bringing its local network game-streaming app Steam Link to Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset, allowing Vision Pro users to play traditional games from their Steam library wirelessly from a nearby Mac or PC.
We say “traditional games” because it’s important to clarify that this doesn’t stream VR games – only games you play on a traditional 2D display like a computer monitor or TV. That said, this could lay some of the groundwork for a VR game at some point in the future. But to be clear, Valve has made no announcements about supporting SteamVR games on the Vision Pro.
Steam Link apps previously existed for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. Users can sync controllers with those devices and play Steam games over the local network — not just games from other Apple devices, but also from Windows or Linux gaming PCs.
It’s possible to do this on Vision Pro using a third-party tool like ALVR, but it’s a much more direct, tried-and-true path to the same destination.
If you want to try it out, you can sign up through TestFlight, Apple’s platform for distributing pre-release apps before they’re listed on the App Store. Valve says the current version of the app “allows streaming up to 4K resolution, and allows you to dynamically adjust the curve of the display in panoramic mode.”
When we reviewed it at launch a few years ago, we complained about the Vision Pro’s limited ability to connect to external gaming and media devices or access mixed reality content outside Apple’s walls. Since then, that situation has clearly improved, although it’s still not always as straightforward as it is on competing headsets.
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