Unreal Engine 4 gets SteamVR support in its latest update

Valve’s virtual reality platform gets a shot in the arm from a top engine.

Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4 now officially supports Valve’s SteamVR headset platform. This move will let developers use Epic’s powerful (and free) engine to create experiences for what many are calling the new frontrunner for virtual-reality platforms, even over Facebook’s Oculus platform. This lets Epic reach even farther into the virtual reality market, one which research firm Digi-Capital says could reach $150 billion by 2020.