With over a decade of writing experience in the field of technology, Chris has written for a variety of publications including The New York Times, Reader's Digest, IDG's PCWorld, Digital Trends, and MakeUseOf. Chris has personally written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times-and that's just here at How-To Geek. If a game works with Steam Broadcasting, it'll work with desktop theater mode.Ĭhris Hoffman is the former Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. It uses the same technology Steam Broadcasting uses. There are other tools for doing this, but SteamVR's desktop theater mode is free and integrated into Steam itself. Related: How to Play SteamVR Games (and Other Non-Oculus Apps) on the Oculus Rift You won't see as much detail as you will if you just played the game on your PC's normal monitor. VR technology is still new and needs more time to improve. It's cool to sit in a virtual theater and see your game appear to take up most of your vision. This works a lot like watching videos on a VR headset. Instead, you'll be placed in a virtual theater and the game will play on a giant 2D screen you can see in the theater. This feature doesn't turn any old game into a fully immersive virtual reality game with head tracking. Related: How to Watch Any Video on Oculus Go, Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR, or Daydream