> Steam Frame starts at $1059 I see no price in the linked page. I only see "This item is not available for purchase in your region." (Still waiting for the Steam Deck...)
What country?
He's from Brazil, as am I, and I got the same message.
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#392Hacker News should be all over this device. They won't lock it down like the Meta stuff. Go ahead and install BeOS on it.
Is that confirmed? Arm devices tend to be awkward to install your own OS on in general. E.g. look at Android phones. I mean Valve definitely are very open-source friendly but I wouldn't just assume.
They don't specifically say you can install your own OS but they have similar wording on the Steam Frame page as their other systems:
> Just like any SteamOS device, install your own apps, open a browser, do what you want: It's your PC.
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#393Earlier quoted context omitted.
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!
For the Quest 3 for example, you can get a Bobovr halo strap that has replaceable magnetically connected battery packs. If you have at least two, you can just swap them when one runs out and by the time the second one is empty, the first one is charged.
IIRC Valve is going to release something similar in a couple months & I am sure there will be other accessory developers chiming in as well. :)
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#394Earlier quoted context omitted.
Being able to comfortably sit back / lie down and work is an interesting proposition. The Apple Vision Pro is too bulky and expensive to carry that whole category on its own, they need an 'Android equivalent'. But I think Apple messed this up by creating an absolute patent minefield (some 5k patents for AVP features iirc).
Wow imagine we can have masses of people lie back and work. Think of how small we could make the cubicles
You know those drawers they have at morgues?
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I’m shocked that this is performant enough to work in practice. Isn’t the timing window for VR responsiveness extremely tight?
They are using foveated streaming where they track where your eye is looking and only stream that part at full resolution. They also have a dedicated wifi stick that directly connects to the frame in addition to using your normal wifi network.
I was more concerned with the latency than the bandwidth.
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#396It's SteamOS on ARM64 platform, which means now you can run PC games on phone chips, definitely should be a revolution product.
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#397I know everyone is singing the praises of the Steam Frame's wireless capabilities but honestly, I just want my wired VR experience back. I had a Rift 2, Reverb G2, then Quest 2 and eventually Quest 3. Despite the Quest 3 having a resolution similar to the G2, it looked more like the Rift 2 than the awe inspiring G2. Wireless gaming never looked as sharp and streaming over USB was also a very poor experience, with inp…
> Wireless headsets also _suck_ for simulators and productivity - where a battery only adds weights and a wire is not noticable. you could... just plug it in? unless the frame cannot be used while charging, but i haven't seen anyone claim that.
The USB-C port for charging is on the battery itself; their store diagram doesn't show if the battery itself can be disconnected for power passthrough.
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#398Earlier quoted context omitted.
Doesn't wearing a headset in public have antisocial "Glasshole" vibes? Honestly, people who cowork in public already give me the ick. Maybe immersing yourself in a headset is just a physical manifestation of the digital immersion that is already plaguing public spaces.
Im not too familiar with the term Glasshole, but on long dark plane rides, if I want to use my laptop I feel like a lighthouse, even with lowest screen brightness. If I look like a dork with it on while doing some light gaming or movie watching, that is an OK price to pay to not disturb others around me. But if you are talking about just general out in public, then it absolutely gives dorky vibes. On the train, or in…
I put my laptop in dark mode on a flight. Further, you could add one of those privacy screens for more
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#399Half-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.
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#400Half-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 spent 5 min in Alyx and almost vomit :(. Mean while i can play beat saber all day.