Potentially long-rumoured wireless headset
A new patent filing might offer the first look at designs for Valve’s next VR headset, a rumoured standalone device codenamed “Deckard”. Thefiling, made last year and published this past week, describes a head-mounted display with a rear housing, and the mechanisms by which that display could be adjusted. It’s not thrilling stuff - but it is further confirmation that Valve continue to work on designs for VR hardware.
The Valve Index remains the currentgold standard of VR headsets, but it’s an expensive kit that needs to be wired up to a PC to work. I’d love a standalone headset from Valve, although it would be interesting to see how they maintained quality or what they sacrificed, and what a high-res wireless headset from Valve would cost versus the subsidised price of the Meta Quest 2.
