Updated
Updated · Steam Deck HQ · Jul 17
Valve Upgrades SteamVR Beta 2.17.4 With Quick Access Menu and In-Game Overlay
Updated
Updated · Steam Deck HQ · Jul 17

Valve Upgrades SteamVR Beta 2.17.4 With Quick Access Menu and In-Game Overlay

3 articles · Updated · Steam Deck HQ · Jul 17

Summary

  • SteamVR Beta 2.17.4 now lets users open achievements, community guides and notes inside VR games through an expanded Steam dashboard.
  • The update also adds a Steam Deck-style Quick Access Menu with notifications, volume, brightness, battery status and a new slider for environmental and camera brightness.
  • Valve paired the interface changes with practical fixes, including a Steam Link frame-drop issue, an OpenXR event bug and Linux stability and error-logging improvements.
  • The changes benefit SteamVR broadly—including Meta Quest users—and add to signs Valve is polishing software ahead of the expected Steam Frame launch later this year.

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