According to recent import records, Valve seems to be gearing up for the imminent launch of Steam Frame. As spotted by XR analyst Brad Lynch, Valve has imported a large number “virtual reality devices” to its US-based warehouses, which can be none other than its long-awaited Steam Frame standalone VR headset. As per the public […]
  • volore@scribe.disroot.org
    72·
    1 month ago

    this, this right here is the thing I’ve been dying for, I could give two shits about the gabecube but please god do not let them fuck this up/let this not be exorbitantly expensive. It’s a reasonably powerful linux machine I can strap to my face with cameras and an expansion port on it, I can think of many cool things I’d like to do with that, and many more things more intelligent people than I are going to come up with and make directions or kits for.

    • Asafum@lemmy.world
      41·
      1 month ago

      I’ve been waiting years to get a VR set… I’ll never touch meta anything and I’ve been waiting for valve to release an update to the index… Finally they do and we have this fucking ai driven ram crisis to contend with… I just hope they don’t sell out instantly

    • Grimy@lemmy.world
      111·
      1 month ago

      This is also what I was waiting for but it’s going to be just below 1000$ I think.

      • Thunderbird4@lemmy.world
        11·
        1 month ago

        Their “priced below the Valve Index” comment had me ready for a $900 to $1,000 price initially, but after the Steam Deck price hikes, I’m worried it will be $1,200 or more. I’m really excited for it, but I will have to draw the line somewhere, price wise.

      • iamthetot@piefed.caEnglish
        51·
        1 month ago

        I’ll eat my hat if the Frame is under 1000 USD. And 999 don’t count.

  • krypto@lemmy.mlEnglish
    413·
    1 month ago

    I just want this to push devs to crack the meta headsets wide open. Unlock the bootloader, let me flash SteamOS. I don’t want new hardware but I do want to be free of meta and the quest is the only thing keeping me there, even if it’s with a throw away account.

    • SkyezOpen@lemmy.world
      21·
      1 month ago

      Fucking please. I have an index but bought a quest for my wife to be able to play with me and meta support is far and away the WORST support experience I have had in my entire life. It’s comically bad. Also steam link with the quest is rough, and I fucking refuse to give meta any money for games so it’s basically shelved at the moment.

  • Doug@piefed.socialEnglish
    101·
    1 month ago

    I was about to say I don’t need this, I’ve already got the Index, but I just know they’re going to release another Half Life installation shortly afterwards that’ll be a slightly better experience on the Frame, in which case my fomo will likely pull the trigger for me.

    • ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world
      61·
      1 month ago

      I already sold my index in anticipation of the frame. Removing the tether and being able to run games without a pc were all that it took to convince me.

        • ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world
          21·
          1 month ago

          I fully understand that, and I still have my gaming pc if I want to boot up intensive games. The primary pain point with the index was when I was using already using the PC it was attached to and someone else wanted to play beatsaber or something else for a quick session (usually not super demanding games to play run)

          With the frame you’ll easily be able to move to a different room and play standalone, or move to another gaming pc with a single dongle instead of having to deal with the base stations and headset power, USB, and display connections.

      • IamSparticles@lemmy.zipEnglish
        21·
        1 month ago

        I mean, you can do that now with a Quest 3, but I’m hoping the Frame will be a less fiddly experience, since that is the intended use case. Meta have gone out of their way to make PC gaming less friendly on their devices.

              • IamSparticles@lemmy.zipEnglish
                1·
                1 month ago

                With a Facebook account tied to a throw-away email. I don’t use any of the apps other than Steam Link and Virtual Desktop (the only app I have ever purchased through the quest store). I actually found ways to delete/disable a lot of the apps that send back telemetry/user data. I would still prefer a non-meta headset, but they aren’t getting much, if anything, out of me as a user.