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Steam Frame starts at $1059

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Post by Apes »

gunalx wrote: post #210
Apes wrote: post #205

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The real question is why did they release this as a standalone unit for $1049 and then claim they couldn't sell it for less due to the RAM shortage - when that implies they could have released a dumb unit that depends on the Steam Deck or Steam Machine for far less?

If it can do innside out tracking its way more data efficent to have compute onboard. And if you already have a decent amount of compute you can scale it up just a little more to have. a fully standalone unit.

I'm not sure going from less than $50 of RAM and a $50 processor for foveated eye tracking to 16 GiB of RAM ($300) and a Snapdragon 8 ($200) is a "slight bump".

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Post by freehorse »

esskay wrote: post #187
kakacik wrote: post #56

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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!

It is 21.6 Wh capacity and charges at up to 45W, so it should take less than half an hour to fully charge from zero. Not sure where you got the 3-5 hours from?

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Post by c-hendricks »

echelon wrote: post #168
tapoxi wrote: post #134

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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

> https://invent.kde.org/plasma/kwin/-/merge_requests/8671 This is Compiz Fusion [1,] 20 years later. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kR8x5Wb26ew [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lawkc3jH3ws

If only the Steam Frame had a decent pass through mode.

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Post by grahamburger »

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.

I played a few hours of Alyx and, I'll be honest, it started to kinda freak me out. I noticed myself getting a bit of anxiety when putting the headset on to play, and a relief when I took it off to see the real world was still there! I've never experienced something so immersive, but I haven't picked it back up to finish it yet. Someday.

I also still mini golf regularly. It's such a fun, low effort way to hang out with friends and family that we wouldn't otherwise see all that often.

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Post by killingtime74 »

freehorse wrote: post #224
esskay wrote: post #181

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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.

It has a 21.6 Wh battery. You can easily get a power bank 3+ times this capacity, thus can last 4x longer. If anything, I would rather have that weight in my pocket or backpack than on my head, all things considered.

Can't use power banks on many flights now

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Post by thefz »

teekert wrote: post #90
thefz wrote: post #52

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> You can run some/many (depending on your library) of your regular Steam games on a 'flat screen' inside the VR environment I can already run 100% of my Steam games on a flat screen in front of my real eyes

Not cinema size, and not with your poor eyes focused on "infinite". And not any of this on a plane, or a train, or a self driving car, or an RV.

My eyes already show as much as I can see.

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Post by wakamoleguy »

JoshTriplett wrote: post #185

> 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…

Unfortunately, your behavior is identical to what a reseller would do.
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