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Interesting that Valve isn't looking for royalties here. Any speculation as to what the strategy behind this release is?

by d4mi3n 10y ago

yodon 10y ago
Valve looks to be using VR to grow Steam as a platform
randyrand 10y ago
yes, notice it is steamVR tracking not openVR tracking. They likely have a clause you need to make a steam game to get access.
- berberous 10y ago
  Q. Can I sell my product wherever I want? Do I need Valve to approve my product? A. Yes, you can sell your own products wherever you want. No, you don’t need Valve’s review and approval to ship your product, but you do need to comply with the license to be able to use our technology, brands, names, or trademarks. Source: http://steamcommunity.com/app/507090/discussions/0/360671247404603033/ http://steamcommunity.com/app/507090/discussions/0/360671247...
haydenlee 10y ago
Valve makes money selling software. The more accessories on their system (SteamVR) the more software will be sold.
drak0n1c 10y ago
They probably want this tech to benefit robotics and other autonomous research.
carlosdp 10y ago
Valve isn't looking to be in the hardware game in the long-term, with the exception of expediting new technology like they have done with HTC and the Vive for room-scale VR. They want as many room-scale capable devices on the market as possible because they are confident most of those games and such are going to be sold on Steam. They are not locking down the tracking technology (although in the short-term, you still need HTC Vive base stations, but that's just for now) and the OpenVR standard can be implemented by anyone and there are already integrations not just for the Vive and Rift (with SteamVR), but also OSVR.
aaronsnoswell 10y ago
Own the platform.
- leoc 10y ago
  More to stop Oculus from dominating VR with its own platform and blocking out or disadvantaging Steam. Valve was very friendly with Oculus until the Facebook acquisition (or maybe shortly before).
Raphmedia 10y ago
As an Oculus user, based on Valve work for the VR community, I will very likely move to the Vive for GEN II.
- madaxe_again 10y ago
  And there it is - you are the strategy. They're pushing for an open vr ecosystem, as they realise both that it's important to the medium as a whole as it encourages experimentation through greater access, and equally importantly, they realise that that matters to you. At this point they're setting up a playing field where oculus will be pretty much compelled to put down their dreams of platform and exclusivity, and all will benefit, particularly the guys who run the ubiquitous game marketplace. Oculus can have a glorious future as a hardware manufacturer, which is where they started, too.

Interesting that Valve isn't looking for royalties here. Any speculation as to what the strategy behind this release is?

by d4mi3n 10y ago

Interesting that Valve isn't looking for royalties here. Any speculation as to what the strategy behind this release is?

yodon 10y ago

Valve looks to be using VR to grow Steam as a platform

randyrand 10y ago

yes, notice it is steamVR tracking not openVR tracking. They likely have a clause you need to make a steam game to get access.

berberous 10y ago
Q. Can I sell my product wherever I want? Do I need Valve to approve my product? A. Yes, you can sell your own products wherever you want. No, you don’t need Valve’s review and approval to ship your product, but you do need to comply with the license to be able to use our technology, brands, names, or trademarks. Source: http://steamcommunity.com/app/507090/discussions/0/360671247404603033/ http://steamcommunity.com/app/507090/discussions/0/360671247...

haydenlee 10y ago

Valve makes money selling software. The more accessories on their system (SteamVR) the more software will be sold.

drak0n1c 10y ago

They probably want this tech to benefit robotics and other autonomous research.

carlosdp 10y ago

Valve isn't looking to be in the hardware game in the long-term, with the exception of expediting new technology like they have done with HTC and the Vive for room-scale VR. They want as many room-scale capable devices on the market as possible because they are confident most of those games and such are going to be sold on Steam. They are not locking down the tracking technology (although in the short-term, you still need HTC Vive base stations, but that's just for now) and the OpenVR standard can be implemented by anyone and there are already integrations not just for the Vive and Rift (with SteamVR), but also OSVR.

aaronsnoswell 10y ago

Own the platform.

leoc 10y ago
More to stop Oculus from dominating VR with its own platform and blocking out or disadvantaging Steam. Valve was very friendly with Oculus until the Facebook acquisition (or maybe shortly before).

Raphmedia 10y ago

As an Oculus user, based on Valve work for the VR community, I will very likely move to the Vive for GEN II.

madaxe_again 10y ago
And there it is - you are the strategy. They're pushing for an open vr ecosystem, as they realise both that it's important to the medium as a whole as it encourages experimentation through greater access, and equally importantly, they realise that that matters to you. At this point they're setting up a playing field where oculus will be pretty much compelled to put down their dreams of platform and exclusivity, and all will benefit, particularly the guys who run the ubiquitous game marketplace. Oculus can have a glorious future as a hardware manufacturer, which is where they started, too.