Gabe Newell can't stop hinting at Valve's next VR HMD!

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0:00 Intro to a Week of Madness
0:41 Gabe Newell and Computer Vision
4:31 Gabe Newell and Standalone PC VR
7:38 Gabe Newell and enthusiast VR
11:46 SadlyItsBradley "Speculation Museum" planned
12:24 Four Megacorps prepare XR devices
13:47 Apple HMD Parts
14:55 Micro-OLED Rant
18:46 TSMC Micro-OLED developments
20:06 Samsung's AR "Hologram" Device
21:53 DigiLens and Holographic lenses explained
25:26 Samsung Device Recap and Patents
26:35 Samsung/Microsoft's new XR Device
27:29 Meta's MiniLED/Micro-OLED Headsets
29:00 XR Parts industry is getting HUGE
30:38 ByteDance Pico/Qualcomm Partnership
31:51 SmartVision's QDEL microdisplay
34:57 PSVR 2 Revealed + Rumored Release Date
38:30 Final Thoughts/Support me!
#VR #Apple #Valve

[@EngineerKappa]

I wince in pain a little every time I hear someone refer to them as "Metaverse devices". Thanks for the update, by the way!

[@KingM119]

Thought I was the only one

[@jacobbarrett1571]

I definitely don't like the idea of that becoming a common term for our headsets

[@StandFastable]

I wanna vomit

[@liamcollinson5695]

I still call mine a quest 2 on purpose because I refuse to accept the whole meta thing

[@pakman184]

"Bombshell of a week" I suppose that's a pretty accurate way to describe the past week..

[@zenitsu2744]

I see you were able to come up with a great name for the news series.

[@SadlyItsBradley]

thanks for watching vrarmrxr

[@theantsaretakingover]

@@SadlyItsBradley vmax reality

[@pumpuppthevolume]

@@theantsaretakingover rrrreality

[@emanuel3617]

@@SadlyItsBradley I feel like a demon tries to come to our realm every time you say that word

[@zenitsu2744]

@@emanuel3617 He's reciting ancient rituals and probably communicating with Zuckerberg's species

[@cate01a]

Cool! And neat that youre still understandable at 2x speed

[@corningt0n]

He just talks that slow

[@tomdchi12]

Literally just watched the IGN interview with Gaben, and when the interviewer asked about wether games or software was being specifically developed for the Steam Deck, Gaben went on exactly the same tangent about machine vision. He said that it doesn't make sense to do anything specific for the Deck because it doesn't do anything different than a PC, but... He then talked about these other capabilities like machine vision, and that would justify developing something that is specific to the added capabilities. I could only think of AR/VR . It doesn't make sense that he would be talking about a camera added onto a Steam Deck. In that other interview, Gaben mentioning Pokemon Go seems to exactly line up with thinking about un-tethered mobile VR. Regarding the price range, in the IGN interview, Gaben said he was surprised that their top price SKU is in the highest demand, which should point Valve towards the "enthusiast" market going forward.

[@420_FORTNITE]

Awesome news Brad! Thank you for putting in the effort

[@sebdotjpeg]

Brad, great show and that VRchat world is such a great idea! Top work m8

[@Efretpkk]

Hey Brad, just wanted to say, I am really enjoying the latest videos. Keep it up!

[@wcoulliette]

Awesome news segment. I learned quite a bit about displays from you.

[@cazzie9598]

thank you so much for the subtitles it helps a lot

[@Steam_VR]

39 minutes of brad talking about interesting stuff? Heck yeah

[@JohnDoe-rs4fl]

Thanks for the unique long-form video. It gives a better perspective than "Meta destroyed by new partnership!" and click bait like that. Probably my favorite VR KZbinr atm. The two new series have been great.

[@sunshinehappyfuntimes]

Thank you Brad, great video! Lookin forward to seeing you hit 100k soon!

[@VinTheHero]

I like the VRChat world idea a lot. Good stuff Brad.

[@endaoconnor]

I was lucky I was in the first wave of Q1 got to buy the steamdeck last friday, will have it next day or two.

[@SadlyItsBradley]

Congrats! Hope you enjoy it! (I hate you)

[@petemoss3160]

this is a good content platform, loving the data dumps with analysis.

[@garrisonwalter]

Early congrats on 100k Bradster!

[@gridvid]

Thanks... please keep spreading the news. I subbed ;)

[@robertweekes5783]

Bro you’re about to hit 100k, you’re popping off! Great job dude, keep up the killer content 😎👍🏼

[@josalt]

Great video

[@TotalGAMIX]

love your videos

[@mikkusu]

Here is one for the algo! Keep up the good work VR trooper!

[@adamiksgaming9935]

Thanks for your Time brad I need a new headset bad. Im still rocking the HTC vive from 2016 with TPcast wireless system

[@Dindonmasker]

40 mins... time to sit back relax and enjoy. :)

[@rickaron7593]

Wow Brad you gave me psvr2 hope for this year.

[@InventingThings]

Oh im so hyped to see his vrchat world

[@syneydesign]

Yeah Im not even surprised it's a new exciting project!

[@JeremoSinc]

good job getting this shirt bradley

[@yoplait3256]

I use room view 3d all the time on my vive to eat food or drink beverages occasionally while in vr, it's actually really handy if you are creative.

[@LacklusterFilms]

Not sure if it's just me but whenever I try to use room view it takes forever to load

[@bassemb]

29:30 I'm worried this is only going to increase fragmentation in VR. But maybe that's necessary at this stage. It's easy for me to want one or two big VR OSes/ ecosystems, like we have with iOS and Android, but I think this stage of the VR tech lifecycle is more comparable to the end of the massive brick cellphones and the beginnings of the early 2000s with its lots and lots of cellphone manufacturers, each with its own OS, software, and strategy, until eventually one or two major players emerge. Or maybe I'm trying too hard to make a comparison.

[@CognitiveBarry]

openxr tho

[@MrPDTaylor]

I love Lego

[@JawKnee86]

I use Room View 3D every time I wear my Index. I have three kids and two dogs so it's handy to be able to swap to it quickly whenever I suspect somebody might be in my play space. It's also just really nice to have it show automatically when you get too close to your room boundaries. I even happen to have it set up to look exactly the way your example did. I guess I'm crazy or weird lol. Oh yah, it also comes in clutch when you're trying to take a drink.

[@SlackerCast]

Love the content and thanks for the longer form content. Very much appreciate the amount of effort you put into your research and your obvious dedication to the topic

[@mawhiuk]

Great video. Love that I can rely on you for keeping on top of VR news and development.

[@jamesgardiner2869]

Dream of AR that can transform my drum kit (computer layout) into a cockpit that still cognifies my responsibilities to not spill the coffee but makes a surreal haptic environment for senses to engage my content.

[@ShadeDraws]

Hi Brad. I'm... GLAD that you're bringing us VR news.

[@22oreos]

GLaD *If you know, you know*

[@robertweekes5783]

3:00 there’s a trippy metal band called *Arcturus* \m/

[@PremortalVR]

Must be very exciting for Gaben

[@cate01a]

Interesting you officially work with thrill, looking at the investment page And nice informational vid as usual

[@ilco31]

kinda think the steamdecks higher-tier pre-order is selected more often due to the need to be reserved /long wait time /and or linux user hype

[@Sky.Lukewalker]

The psvr2 probably not being pushed to next year is great news! Hope that's true

[@krzysiekj2522]

Im soooo glad I did not watch this vid during night time. My eyes would burn as if I were staring at the sun directly :D

[@jimrat92]

Yo have non anime shirts?!!?! That right there is the biggest news of the video lol Also love the 4k quality uploads.

[@ItsMeLuke69]

Hi Brad I'm Luke

[@pareak]

0:06 This sound so funny 😂

[@loxachi1291]

Regarding BCI, friend of mine got his BCI interface working with OSC in VRC. Reads relaxation and concentration from just two electrodes and uses that data to move the tail and ears. If he can do this with only two electrodes it bodes well for the project objectives of Project Galea.

[@spookykid666]

I always picture SadlyItsBradley as Bighead off of Silicon Valley. Get him a big gulp in his hand :P

[@blizado3675]

Thanks for the video. And yeah, I also don't believe in that Q1 2023 PSVR2 launch rumor.

[@Rhomagus]

They only got red working for the nano led? That's no problem. Consumers have been hungry for a Virtual Boy 2 for some time now, ever since it was so popular in the late 90s. The future is now!

[@PRiMETECHAU]

Volumes a bit low, and English subtitles baked on. Best to use the Sub/CC option in YT for that. I had my hopes on the DecaGear1 but that appears flushed down the toilet so I have no VR at all and probably won't have VR for quite some time because I don't care for Facebook or Tiktok options. (and I don't like wired options, plus Index is inflated here)

[@orionishi6737]

Imagine Pokemon Go...but on steroids. Like Arceus style landscapes overlaid... the Pokemon can hide behind things. You see them roaming around. You actually see your ball in your hand and have to physically throw it.

[@shirazull4027]

Finally my weekly dose of Virtual Reality Mixed Reality Augmented Reality Extended Reality News! That aside... Maybe call it VAME or VEMA News Another suggestion is 4R News or News4Reality

[@justsaiyansteve]

The Valve Deckards gonna cost an arm and a leg. And we're going to gladly pay for it. lol.

[@jlepage36]

I don't expect to be able to afford the next Valve headset, but I'm still excited about how they might push the envelope for features that will spill over to other headsets.

[@numbnut1921]

It'll be another 2-3 years before Valve officially release another headset

[@TehJellyLord]

All I know is that my next VR headset will be this “Deckard” device. Hopefully by then I will also have fully upgraded my PC so I can finally have a perfectly smooth PC VR experience… my current PC is great for flat screen gaming, and above the minimum specs for VR, but my experience with VR is definitely nowhere near as good as it could be and I’m tired of using the Quest 2 and Quest Link as the video looks extra compressed and it feels like there a bit of delay in my movements. I just want to play Alyx again (and whatever the next Valve VR game will be that “HLX” game) with no issues.

[@TheCort1971]

well at least you are not wearing a super horrendous shirt this time. I want a varjo aero but if the valve set can compete I will check it out.

[@handlemonium]

Smilegate.......you do seem to live up to that 👍

[@elibeeblebrox1084]

I would be super awesome to see that VRchat world. Keep track of your hits and misses in a fun way. That's what speculation is all about: fun. After all, there would be no thrill in being right if you could never be wrong.

[@mguymario]

I hope Valve can make a wireless HDM BTW Unblink VR is making a laser tracked wireless adapter for the Index witch Valve could collab with them to make there next HMD wireless or make there own version of it.

[@REDxFROG]

The Varjo Aero now allows eyetracking in VRC.

[@SadlyItsBradley]

Ya, thats good! Unfortunately that product doesn't solve my microphone rant, haha.

[@turbobyultra3743]

OMG 0:06 🤣😂

[@Kuratius]

Should've put gabe using laser eyes on the thumbnail if you were going to use that expression.

[@DwAboutItManFr]

Maybe the are using micro QD-OLEDs, samsung is working on this tech and also on VR and the timing makes sense.

[@MusicForHourss]

Great to hear Brad give us the news from a helicopter

[@SadlyItsBradley]

wait is audio bad or something? sounds fine to me? HELP ME UNDERSTAND

[@MusicForHourss]

@@SadlyItsBradley I have the exact same microphone so maybe I am just triggered by it's shortcomings. For me it sounds a bit tin like, but for others it sounds more lifelike. When you move your head away you can hear the microphone go from 30 db to like 15db. I saw on your screen that it seemed like the audio peaks weren't that high. What's the microphone volume on your windows sound settings? After using the thing for over 5 years, i think the sweet spot is around 83 Note: Love the video's and very glad you included timestamps and such! The video's seem well scripted and thought out, so great job! 😎🙌🏻

[@paulbellino5330]

What a Young person like you does not fully understand is Valve has always aimed the bar very high. Back in the days it was even hard to run half-life 1. They want and do push the Computer gaming to its max and see what happens afterward.

[@ozten]

High end Deck SKUs - How much of this was scalpers hoping to flip at the high end?

[@xintian8880]

Hi brady

[@quantumac]

I'd love to see this market to eventually turn into generic independent devices, so I can use any VR device on any OS of my choice (including Linux) and any gaming service of my choice (i.e. like anything but Meta, Facebook, or anything run by "Mr. Data"...)

[@solarisaint1]

Come On Gabe !!! All We Need a 140 Horizontal Oled , 120 mhz , 3400x1400 Coming in At 500 grams ..

[@EricForPresident]

First. Did I do it right?

[@SadlyItsBradley]

WOW. INSANE!

[@zydoglaz]

damn

[@EthnMuller]

bonkers even

[@zenitsu2744]

Hey Brad, I was thinking about what you said about color filters and light emissions for a while. I noticed that in current VR headsets, whenever I enter a dark environment everything looks a lot more accurate and realistic. I often get chills when I randomly look at something in a dark area in Half Life Alyx because it just looks so much more believable for some reason. Would you say this has to do with lenses having trouble emitting light at higher brightnesses, or is it something else? Or is it just me?

[@tosvus]

Hehe my steamdeck is listed as after q3, october best case lol

[@uku4171]

Minecraft Earth is a much better example than Pokemon Go imo.

[@jacobwingers5206]

0:16 nice wording

[@paulct91]

8:31 - Slightly wrong, that "Experience" was held back a bit due to driving compatiblity with other VR headsets on the market that especially weren't compatible with the Index Controllers special features. Such as the Oculus Rift CV1 exclusive use of Oculus Touch Controllers. That aside keep up the enthusiasm for future experiences in tech!

[@RemotHuman]

Still don't have a headset, but I am interested in this stuff as a thing to be interested in and as a potential future (meta sure seems to think so). And you saying you were going to make a vrchat world instead of a website was interesting to me, since the way you create stuff varies from the internet. In the internet, everyone uses html, css, and javascript to achieve functionality. Website builders exist but it makes no difference to me on my browser if a website was built with squarespace or wordpress or by hand. Wheras in vr you have to go through specific metaverses (ie vrchat, neos), there is not a universal standard and I can't modify the code with extensions like ublock (wouldn't be suprised if you could a bit in vr actually, like I said I'm not in this yet), but yeah I wonder what differences this would imply, like for privacy and social snowballing. I wonder if a universal standard could be developed that is capable of running vr (unlike javascript although look at mozilla's metaverse thing), or alternatively, a browser that can combine worlds from all the metaverses could be developed. Both these things probably have problems with them but anyway Sorry for the random comment lol

[@noireuxsbox2697]

Thank you Brad~ ! Honestly, I would buy a high-end 3k+ Valve headset if I'm able to play high fidelity VR (both "in" meaning eye tracking, FBT... and "out" meaning fps, fov, resolution...) Imagine, dream with me for a second having a high fidelity headset, small form factor (at least less bulky than the Index), fbt not blocked by your warm, comfy, fluffy blanket... Yeah... Would never go for Faceb-... Meta or Apple though, ew

[@SadlyItsBradley]

Your dream is also my dream

[@cate01a]

I mean I'd probably be happy to pay big for a valve vr upgrade but 3000 american bucks?? thats like 5000+ aussie bucks!! For that money you can get a top dollar pc, with a fantastic vr setup, and lots of software nvm 3k usd is like 4k aud and my 5900 3070 pc cost 3600aud, and a cosmos elite setup on special was like 1200aud and thats not even considering the upgrades like lenses, fan and battery mod, and wireless, oh and also importing index knuckles over to australia... damn actually 3k usd for a top valve headset might not be that absurd D: edit oh and you also need to consider computer peripherals, and extra storage down the line, and the expensive software, and if you were to try to get vr accessories theyd cost a shit tonne, wireless, decamove, fbt, facial pads, proper cooling fans, all cost a pretty bloody penny too

[@noireuxsbox2697]

@@cate01a oof yeah, I know how fucked up it is sometimes to receive products in Australia, I had (still sad about it...) an Australian friend that told me about it But yeah, 3k isn't actually mind-blowing (5k would be) I already have a pretty good PC (well, was, i gotta upgrade I'm sitting on a 2060 right now), already have FBT and won't get as far as getting a decamove, i would rather do training on my infinite walking (if I have enough space to do it). Cooling fans not really needed, just gonna leave the window opened as the only times I'm gonna sweat in my VR headset is if I'm playing Beat Saber or dancing so won't be talking while doing that. The 3k price range accounts for wireless as well but since I'll be sleeping with VR, I'm actually okay with tethered (would be great to dance without having to worry about a cable though) When it comes to software, I don't really see what I need more, just SteamVR, OVR ToolKit/Advanced Settings, VoiceMeeter (trying to find a hardware way to do it), VRChat and 3D assets for world/avatar creation is all I need (and i already have most of that)

[@dancormack]

I spent 2k for a Varjo Aero and I love it. So very worth it for what I primarily play (DCS). It does have some negatives which I would happily upgrade to a Valve headset which has the Aero clarity.

[@fleezybaby]

if you had another solution for tracking that wasn't camera based, you have no need for the added engineering to put in cameras, making more space for moar pwr?

[@turbobyultra3743]

16:41 maybe they found a way to change what you just said

[@TA_Naomi]

I got a Steam Deck, so far I like it.

[@noahosborne6454]

remember to take a drink everytime he says "actual" or "actually"

[@a-terrible-fate532]

I would like to eventually get a VR headset and I am leaning toward something like valves standalone VR headset when it comes out. I like the eye and face tracking that project Cambria will have but I don't want to go the Facebook product route unless their future VR headsets blow everyone else out of the water. But standalone VR headsets are the way of the future, I don't want to be wired and rely on base stations.

[@BlatantThrowAway]

Why are the subs hard coded?

[@delicrux]

should gabe be surprised, counsel gammers have a pattern of buying the one with the larger hard drive, and games these days can easily take up hdd space, last valve said dont open the device so with all that said i can see why many just dont want to deal with getting the cheaper unit and upgrading the ssd. i personally considered it, then i remembered all of the weird issues i had with devices over heating due to needing to replace cpu /gpu past and it not having the correct thermal profile/consistency ... arctic silver is not always the answer for cpu paste.

[@0ooTheMAXXoo0]

PSVR2 should be holiday 2022 release... They have basically said so in a roundabout way. They treat it like a console launch, launched PSVR 1 a holiday a couple of years after the PS4...

[@jerrycaddie838]

Also known as Vrarmashaza!!!!! :)

[@gogreengameon2146]

PS5 was revealed on June 10, leaks from the production line occured on June 20. It released Nov 12. We can assume the reveal of PS VR2 means it's entering production and there may be an approx. 5 months wait till it's available. But! If the yield is low due to semiconductor shortages, or if SIE wants more consoles out beforehand, who knows if they still plan to launch Q1 2023. If VR games launch in 2022 with a lack of headsets, gaming software will depreciate rapidly (as they normally do - new digital and physical copies). Therefore recouping costs/profiting (at least from Day 1 software buyers) may take a hard hit. Since software is _virtually_ (😉) where ALL the money is, could a Q1 2023 release look more viable considering these factors? I nearly forgot... The Tobii eye-tracking software procurement (potential) issue. Maybe that's another cog in the machine causing a potential delay?

[@wables2876]

pog

[@Clanps]

i just want an affordable wired pc vr experience

[@jodajackson4489]

I half expect Samsung to to release a product that requires a Samsung Smart TV or phone in some odd bastardized cash grab.

[@jerrycaddie838]

Mini LED Vs Micro Oled-Since Cambreia is supposed to be "Pro top end" so not as good as Oculas, will Oculas 3 "Micro O led" be better then Cambria Mini LED????

[@DASPRiD]

Oculus Rift 3?

[@jerrycaddie838]

@@DASPRiD MetaOculasRiftMega3 Whatever youd like to call it

[@DASPRiD]

@@jerrycaddie838 Isn't the Rift line dead?

[@jerrycaddie838]

@@DASPRiD Your not one for jokes are ya kid...

[@MagnusWendt]

Sorry if you mention this in the video, but I didn't have time to watch the whole thing right now. I would say It makes more sense to develop a headset tethered to your steam deck, then develop a fully stand alone headset. Sure, it *may be* more cumbersome to have a steam deck strapped to your belt, but you don't have to buy basically the same hardware twice. And I say maybe because the headset itself can be made lighter if you move some hardware off your head and onto your hip. The same headset would obviously connect to your PC if you want to go full tether.

[@prowlingtiger2226]

It's unlikely deck can support much in the way of VR fluidly, calling what deckard would be and deck "the same hardware" is kind of silly That's like calling your phone and the oculus quest 2 the same hardware, therefore they should just make a headset for your phone

[@rajgill7576]

What does HMD stand for?

[@SadlyItsBradley]

head mounted displays

[@levoGAMES]

I still lack the mental flexibility to imagine how one would play PC games on a steam deck. Maybe it's just because I don't usually play on consoles or handhelds.

[@singlecellgamer3918]

i guess you could say Digilens can *brag* about those bragg gratings

[@wompstopm123]

the valve index is good enough wish they would make games instead of hardware

[@EmoChipmonkVOD]

Any one else think the meta verse is just what MZ saw on 15 million merits?

[@peanutpomsky520]

woof

[@3d1stp3rs0n]

I would like to have a high-res VR-headset replacing my PC-screen. It should be light-weight so that I can use it for hours. There is no need for stand-alone, I want to use it on my PC. When I think about computer vision and stand-alone, I imagine something like Microsoft's HoloLens. You need to have your real vision when you're outside, the augmented computer information need to be added to your normal vision.

[@DoctorGeek1]

"Also known as VRMRARXR - love it". Yes, it's me, the Doctor Geek. I'm everywhere. So are you. Why is the Metaverse so goddamn small?