Facebook literally changed its name to “Meta” to reflect its focus on building the metaverse and headsets that transport you to it. This entire rumor is interesting considering how the rest of the industry is trying to take advantage of virtual and augmented realities technologies to create the metaverse - or at least extend it to new territory. According to a Reddit post also reporting about McVicker’s video, Project Citadel will be some kind of hybrid shooter/real-time strategy game and is set to be revealed within the next two years. ValveĪs far as the refocus on the Steam Deck, the company was apparently working on a VR title called “Project Citadel,” but is now reworking the game for the Steam Deck to show off its capabilities. Instead, Valve is focusing its efforts on showcasing the versatility and power of its upcoming Steam Deck portable gaming PC. This is mostly due to the massive success of Meta (formerly Facebook) putting out relatively low-cost headsets under the former Oculus brand and buying out many big VR developers. McVicker points out that most of the company has lost interest in VR completely.

Valve insider Tyler McVicker put out a YouTube video detailing Valve’s plans (or lack there of) for virtual reality.

Valve may be shifting its focus from VR to its already sold-out Steam Deck, according to recent rumors. Fitbit Versa 3Īs interest in the metaverse heats up, many companies are pouring more resources into virtual and augmented reality - except one.

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