Powered by Steam VR on Valveās Source 2 engine, Alyx is set for release in March 2020 and will be compatible with multiple PC -based VR headsets, Valve announced on Thursday. The game, which Valve insists is not a spin-off but āthe next partā of the story, can be pre-purchased for $59.99 and is free for owners of the Valve Index VR
With the latest VR headsets hitting resolutions as high as 5K, but its Game Ready driver ushers in DLSS support for nine new titles. as weād love to see DLSS in Half Life: Alyx.
Half-Life: Alyx's Compatible VR Headsets Below is a breakdown of each VR headset that supports Half-Life: Alyx, via The Verge . Keep in mind that these headsets will only support the game if the PCs they're paired with meet the aforementioned minimum system requirements. Related: Valve Reveals The Biggest Challenge Of Half-Life 2's Development
Once you have done that, launch Half-Life: Alyx and load a savegame. Put your headset on your forehead so that it still renders the in-vr view. Look at your monitor and see if your GPU or CPU run at 100% load. Your CPU will most likely be the one that bottlenecks your performance.
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That said, Half-Life: Alex will be free for anyone who owns a Valve Index, making it the best option out of the supported VR headsets. Meanwhile, Half-Life: Alyx is also supported on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality. Other headsets like the Oculus Quest may also be supported, though there's been no explicit confirmation.
The Quest 2 is the entry level choice and supports PCVR via wireless or cable link, so yes it will play Alyx so long as your system is up to it. It doesn't have the build quality or comfort of the Index but if you find you like VR you could always sell the Quest 2 on and upgrade to better headsets later.