SteamVR 2.0 is now out with an upgraded keyboard and better Steam integration

Although Steam has become almost synonymous with PC gaming over the past few years, another platform that Valve also offers is SteamVR. The virtual reality (VR) ecosystem is now almost a decade old and is quite mature in terms of features and support, even though the underlying technology has probably yet to reach the mainstream. Now, Valve has released SteamVR 2.0 with several important updates.

SteamVR 2.0 focuses more on creating feature parity between the VR platform and its Steam and Steam Deck counterparts. Valve says that “most of the current features” of the latter two are now available through its latest update. This should improve stability on its devices, and the company is also proposing changes that will make it easier to ship new Steam features to SteamVR more quickly.

Along those lines, SteamVR 2.0 introduces better integration with Steam Chat, Voice Chat, and Steam notifications. You can also take advantage of the updated Steam Store UX with more emphasis on VR titles that are more suited to the platform. In addition, the keyboard is now much more advanced with support for two-cursor typing, along with new emojis, themes, and languages.

There are tons of other small improvements in this update, such as bug fixes, smoothing of the laser pointer, fixed dashboard styling, and improvements to driver settings and Index Controller firmware. Additionally, specific updates have been made to the SteamVR experience on Windows, Linux, and Meta platforms. You can read the full changes in Valve’s announcement post here.

You can make sure you have the latest version of SteamVR by updating your Steam client this way Steam > Check for client updates. If you run into any issues, be sure to log them in the SteamVR bug report forum along with the system log for better tracking.