steam vr with old rift s issue.

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i was trying to get vr working through steam vr with an old rift s, it gives me the launch options but the steam option is
"Launch Launch Directly With Vive in Steam VR Mode"
yes double launches which was odd
even more so because i dont have a vive. steam and meta both report it as a proper rift s.

all in all it would be fine it loads and plays but there is some weird parallax thing going on that is annoying and doesnt exist if run outside steamvr.

did i do a dumb?

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same effect using the openvr implementation with the dx11 exe outside steam. native occulus works normally.

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nobody has this issue?
I seem to remember this working fine the last time i tried it, but that was probably 2019.

granted its not the end of the world, i figured i might just have some setup wrong.

I really wanted it to run openvr through steamvr so i can use some of the off the shelf motion cancellation with my flight sim platform I'm building. (and its nice to be able to pop open a desktop window / camera in view)



not a deal breaker, i'll upgrade the hmd at some point anyway.

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i went ahead and pulled out a valve index, it has no issues with openvr and steamvr. so problem solved i guess.

but the rift s with steam vr acts weird on multiple pc's / configs.

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I have the same problem with a Quest 3 using Virtual Desktop.  Aces High only.  Other games work fine.  I was using Virtual Desktop because Meta Link kept locking up.  I got notification this weekend Nvidia drivers were causing the lockup and to roll my Nvidia driver back to December 2025.  I did so and now can use Meta Link.

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Make sure steam VR has the Rift listed as the current Device.  Go to custom in the advanced setting to make sure your display size is correct.  Auto may be set too high.