{"id":406354,"date":"2023-09-18T08:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T13:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/?p=406354"},"modified":"2023-09-18T08:34:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T13:34:55","slug":"you-can-now-play-portal-2-in-vr-thanks-to-a-mod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/you-can-now-play-portal-2-in-vr-thanks-to-a-mod\/","title":{"rendered":"You can now play Portal 2 in VR thanks to a mod"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;ll likely never see a third entry in Valve&#8217;s puzzle magnum opus. But that&#8217;s okay, because <em>Portal 2<\/em> is a magnificent beast that maybe doesn&#8217;t need improving on. However, one way it <em>can<\/em> be improved a little bit is with virtual reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As spotted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dsogaming.com\/mods\/portal-2-vr-mod-is-now-available-for-download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DSO Gaming<\/a>, modder Gistix has released an early version of their <em>Portal 2<\/em> mod that makes the game compatible with VR headsets. You can download it right now from <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Gistix\/portal2vr\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GitHub<\/a>, with version 0.1.5 having released just a few hours ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Portal 2 VR Mod First 20 Minutes (Releasing Today!)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nQZ601kEDFI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s still a work in progress, but it at least gives you a chance to take on the test chambers of Aperture Science in a more immersive environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-glados-would-approve\">GLaDOS would approve<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a VR headset, the embedded video above gives you an idea of what it would be like to play the game using one. Perhaps it&#8217;s not the same as actually playing it, but it offers a glimpse into Gistix&#8217;s mod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t specify which headset in particular it&#8217;s compatible with. Presumably it will work with any device you plug into your PC, so long as it meets certain requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The question of whether there&#8217;ll ever be a <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/original-portal-co-writer-urges-valve-to-start-making-portal-3\/\">Portal 3<\/a><\/em> has been on people&#8217;s minds for years now. We know that Valve has a tough time breaking out those third installments, so seeing <em>Portal 2 <\/em>in VR may be the closest thing we&#8217;ll find for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Look up at the ceiling&#8221; is so much easier in VR mode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":868,"featured_media":406356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"article_type":"","ub_ctt_via":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"[]","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[19112,2284,2932,19173,208,20501],"internal-label":[],"invoiceable_action":[],"article_type":[23116],"coauthors":[{"id":868,"display_name":"Andrew Heaton","user_nicename":"andrew-heaton"}],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/portal-2-wheatley.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","author_info":{"display_name":"Andrew Heaton","author_link":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/author\/andrew-heaton\/"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/portal-2-wheatley.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406354"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/868"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=406354"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":406371,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/406354\/revisions\/406371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/406356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=406354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=406354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=406354"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=406354"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=406354"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=406354"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=406354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}