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Steam Frame starts at $1059

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Re: Steam Frame starts at $1059

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Post by esskay »

nine_k wrote: post #150
tapoxi wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This machine runs Linux, it comes with KDE. This is the open Apple Vision Pro alternative that you can use as a real computer. It comes with a black and white passthrough camera but you can add on a 5K color one. There's ongoing work for a full Plasma XR mode, so you aren't restricted to a "virtual desktop" experience: https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8671

So it may be a good wirk machine to use during long flights, with a compact wireless keyboard. Unless you fly first class, using a laptop on a plane is painful.

Also only possible if you've got a power outlet (Surprisingly even today many long haul flights do not) as its only got just over an hour of battery life.

Re: Steam Frame starts at $1059

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Post by hamdingers »

haunter wrote: post #173

Great news: SteamOS running on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, ARM64 Bad news: I'm poor. Just wish I had pocket money for niche products like this.

> Great news: SteamOS running on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, ARM64

Bad news: It's trapped in a VR headset and not a pocket-size steam deck

Re: Steam Frame starts at $1059

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Post by krinchan »

sporp wrote: post #16

Half-Life Alyx is the greatest gaming experience I have ever had the pleasure to witness. I now occasionally VR golf. It's a steep price for a niche with not a lot of games.

Idk. After having THREE Quest 3s brick themselves within the extended warranty period, I really want an alternative. I can do normal cardio but rhythm games like Beat Saber and more are just such a better time of knocking out a decent hour of cardio several times a week for me. Beat Saber is more easily modded on PC and while the number of games I play is really low, this is worth it for me.

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Post by CobaltFire »

pjerem wrote: post #180
vallerie wrote: post #11

I do hope Valve's work on ARM64 for this, alongside improvements to performance in Honeykrisp, make for a dramatically better experience with Linux on Apple Silicon Macs. They're very lovely devices with big GPUs, and I would love to (one day when ram prices go back to normal!) repurpose my M3 Max as a under TV Steam Machine when I upgrade.

fwiw, I’m already playing windows games on my Retroid (Android ARM Snapdragon) console and it’s already really good at least compatibility wise. I mean, you can comfortably play GTAV on this thing and it’s powered by a smartphone processor. Your dreams are going to become true.

I use my RP6 (and RP5 previously) quite a bit. Its amazing what those devices can do nowadays.

Re: Steam Frame starts at $1059

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Post by JoshTriplett »

> Reservations are currently not available for customers who have not made a purchase on Steam before Mon, April 27, 2026.

As someone who made a purchase on steam (that I can't even play) after the release of the Steam Machine, but before the release of the Steam Frame, in the hopes that the date would be later, I am disappointed that they used the same date, such that that purchase still does not unlock the ability to order.

Re: Steam Frame starts at $1059

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Post by rwz »

I've never been interested in VR headsets and am not very educated about it.

Can someone explain why you'd want to actually run things on it instead of having a much lighter screens-and-headphones-only unit that plugs it into a more powerful machine that renders things for it? What's the benefit of having to strap all this extra hot hardware and batteries to your face.

Is it just about it being wireless? Surely there are wireless protocols that can stream high-bandwidth videostreams from your PC to VR goggles.

Not trying to be snarky or facetious, but genuinely curious.

Re: Steam Frame starts at $1059

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Post by esskay »

kakacik wrote: post #56
njovin wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Everyone is missing maybe the biggest point - this isn't just a VR device. You can run some/many (depending on your library) of your regular Steam games on a 'flat screen' inside the VR environment, which makes this much more like a SteamDeck with a giant private screen for a lot of people.

How long is that comfortable? For sure not couple of hours in 1 go

Valve thought of that. Its got a 1 hour battery life and you have to wait 3-5 hours for it to charge back up!

Re: Steam Frame starts at $1059

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Post by esskay »

kikkia wrote: post #15

If use for solely VR Gaming, and you don't care a ton about the privacy aspect, it is a hard sell against a new or used Q3. However, for myself personally I love the idea of it as a device I can tinker with and have full control over. I would love to also replace my laptop with it while traveling. Especially with a small wireless keyboard it has a good chance to replace my laptop for tinkering/gaming on the go. With…

> hard sell against a new or used Q3

That depends. Having had a Quest 2 and dealt...nay, put up with with Meta and their god awful ecosystem you couldn't pay me to touch another one of their headsets. I'll take an open linux based one over a Q3 any day. That alone makes the price difference worth it to me. Throw in the foveated streaming and the vastly superior quality and latency of streaming and it makes for a fairly decent offering.

Re: Steam Frame starts at $1059

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Post by two_handfuls »

rwz wrote: post #186

I've never been interested in VR headsets and am not very educated about it. Can someone explain why you'd want to actually run things on it instead of having a much lighter screens-and-headphones-only unit that plugs it into a more powerful machine that renders things for it? What's the benefit of having to strap all this extra hot hardware and batteries to your face. Is it just about it being wireless? Surely there…

To be clear, you don't have to run things on it, you can stream wirelessly from your PC.

An advantage of a standalone unit is you can take it with you, or for people who don't already have a gaming computer.

You're also asking why not have it plug to a more powerful machine. The answer for that is simple: wires get snagged and pulled on, in practice it's a poor experience (remember, you cannot see the wires when you are wearing the headset).

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