

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 470ĭisplayPort (Cosmos) / HDMI (Vive / Vive Pro) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 290 Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290 Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon RX 480 Below, for example, are the minimum specifications for all of today's mainstream PC-based VR headsets: However, just because Half-Life: Alyx works with every VR headset going doesn't necessarily mean your current PC will be able to run it. It has three different movement options, too: teleporting (with a small fade-out as you move from point A to point B), "shift" (which involves a smooth zoom between different points), and continuous where you use the analogue stick on your controller to run or walk.Īs a result, you really don't need to spend loads of money on a fancy pants VR headset in order to play it, as Valve have sensibly covered pretty much every option currently available. Half-Life: Alyx also supports all manner of different play styles, including room-scale, seated or standing up, and works regardless of whether you've got finger-tracking controllers or older trigger-based ones. Oculus Quest (but only via Oculus Link).HTC Vive / HTC Vive Pro / HTC Vive Cosmos / HTC Vive Cosmos Elite.Half-Life: Alyx VR headset compatibility: Half-Life: Alyx will run on any VR headset that's compatible with SteamVR, which means you can use the following VR headsets to get your Half-Life VR fix and gaze longingly at its iconic environments and rather nifty reload animations: You can read more about the game's performance in my Half-Life: Alyx VR performance article, which examines how Half-Life: Alyx runs on different VR headsets as well as what kind of experience its minimum PC spec offers versus a more powerful one, but for now, here's everything need to get your PC Half-Life: Alyx ready. To help you make sure you've got everything you need, I've put together this Half-Life: Alyx PC requirements list, detailing exactly what components you need to get Half-Life: Alyx running as well as all the different VR headset specs it's compatible with. To find out more, read my How to pay Half-Life: Alyx on Oculus Quest guide. The good news is that you don't need an expensive Valve Index headset to run it, as Half-Life: Alyx can be played on practically every VR headset under the sun, including cheap Windows Mixed Reality devices, and even the Oculus Quest if you connect it to your PC via a link cable. If you're looking forward to Half-Life: Alyx as much as we are here at RPS (it's one of our most exciting games of 2020, don't you know), then you'll want to make sure your PC is prepped and ready to play it come its big release day on March 23rd.
