A way to request if running in Standalone vs Streamed?

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5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
ar-vr-xr

Research direction

Start by reviewing Steamworks.Net's IsSteamRunningOnSteamDeck() and the OpenXR utils and OpenVR options mentioned in the issue. Done means determining whether a VR-specific standalone-versus-streamed query is feasible and documenting or implementing an agreed approach.

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Description

We're making Windows builds targeting Proton, and we're trying to find a way to tell if the device is running standalone (vs streamed/running on a desktop) so we can ensure graphics settings are put at a default that makes sense for a standalone device.

We're currently exploring using Steamworks.Net's IsSteamRunningOnSteamDeck() as a workaround, but given the new upcoming hardware it'd be nice to have a VR specific call for this.

I'm unaware of any other way to accomplish this functionality currently, through the OpenXR utils or through OpenVR.

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