With hardware from Apple, Sony, Meta and HTC, the world of VR headsets is growing apace. One of the most looked forward to is the next device from Valve, whose new model is expected this year and could be the most powerful headset for VR gaming. But a new rumor suggests it could be sooner than that.<\/p>\n
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Code-named Valve Deckard (which arguably gives it the best name of any VR headset to start with), the first leaks happened in 2021. A new report from Tech Radar suggests that the late 2025 release date could be brought forward.<\/p>\n
ForbesApple About To Make Unexpected Free Offer To All iPhone 13 UsersBy David Phelan<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cNew details from SadlyItsBradley<\/a> \u2013 a source of several VR hardware leaks in the past \u2013 suggest that Valve could be steaming ahead with production, as the company has been importing the equipment needed to manufacture VR headset facial interfaces,\u201d it says.<\/p>\n That doesn\u2019t sound like the headset will arrive in the coming weeks, of course, but the same source says that Valve has \u201creceived new facial interfaces (not machinery),\u201d which at least indicate that the Deckard is progressing as there\u2019s not much else such equipment could be used for.<\/p>\n More recently, experimental ARM container tools were announced for Steam and an unreleased beta was found to contain a Linux SteamVR Link driver.<\/p>\n