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Steam News13 April 20262mo ago

SteamVR Beta Updated - 2.16.3

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue.

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What changed

0 fixes1 addition6 changes0 removals
  • Compatibility
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • Performance
  • Server
changedIf you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here . Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here . SteamVR:
addedAdd protection from hangs in vrserver on exit.
changedSpeculative fix for Varjo headsets not having a display.
changedOn Linux, pick the best GPU for VR and streaming rather than using first enumerated device. In particular, the NVIDIA open drivers enumerate in a different order and would not get selected before this change.
changedOn Linux, work-around to enable 240 MBit/s streaming on NVIDIA cards.
changedReduce performance overhead of Timing Debug Window.

SteamVR changes

changedIf you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here . Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here . SteamVR:
addedAdd protection from hangs in vrserver on exit.
changedSpeculative fix for Varjo headsets not having a display.
changedOn Linux, pick the best GPU for VR and streaming rather than using first enumerated device. In particular, the NVIDIA open drivers enumerate in a different order and would not get selected before this change.
changedOn Linux, work-around to enable 240 MBit/s streaming on NVIDIA cards.

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues. The Steam Link for Meta Quest FAQ page is available here. Anyone can opt into the SteamVR Beta. Instructions are available here. SteamVR:

  • Add protection from hangs in vrserver on exit.

  • Speculative fix for Varjo headsets not having a display.

VRLink:

  • On Linux, pick the best GPU for VR and streaming rather than using first enumerated device. In particular, the NVIDIA open drivers enumerate in a different order and would not get selected before this change.

  • On Linux, work-around to enable 240 MBit/s streaming on NVIDIA cards.

  • Reduce performance overhead of Timing Debug Window.

  • Adjust packet timings to reduce latency spikes.

Source

Steam News / 13 April 2026

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