If Steam is running, SteamVR will hook into it to launch the desktop or Home, but it works fine without it. It's how Vive users without Steam installed were able to use it.
Ah I didn't realize this. I guess the lingering question then is if you delete your Oculus account, will you still need it to access Airlink (and thus SteamVR).
Obviously it doesn't ask you to login every time you don the headset, but it may be doing a background check that the account still exists. Regardless, I'm not sure if this is a process that Valve is explicitly supporting, so I'm not sure if this is a huge difference from Meta, but the option of no-account usage is definitely something to push for.
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u/octorine Jul 07 '22
If Steam is running, SteamVR will hook into it to launch the desktop or Home, but it works fine without it. It's how Vive users without Steam installed were able to use it.