Upgrading software to VBS (Vive Business Streaming)

Introduction

We are making a key upgrade to our software solution to improve the quality of the player experience and improve system stability.

We will upgrade from our streaming software solution from ALVR (Air Light VR) to VBS (Vive Business Streaming), focusing on performance and future compatibility.

Release notes

Upgrading our Streaming solution from ALVR to VBS comes with many improvements to the Gen 3 system, including:

Improved Streaming Bitrate:

• Visual fidelity of all games has been improved, whilst also improving average frame rate thanks to a higher bitrate allowance.

Improved Player to Player communication latency:

• VBS uses more efficient networking, reducing the time between player to player communications within all experiences.

Unlocks future compatibility:

• VBS is developed and supported by HTC, allowing for future HTC software and hardware compatibility. VBS also supports OpenXR, which replaces SteamVR in our software stack.

This update to VBS has some changes to how headsets behave in standby and active states, for more information visit this article.

If you have any questions or have feedback, please contact our Client Services team at [e-mail]