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The Steam Frame comes at a strange time for VR specifically and computing generally. Developed over seven years since Valve’s previous entry, the Valve Index, it attempts to solve many of the problems that have plagued both PCVR and on-device VR units like the Quest 3. On a hardware level it is more expensive than…

TL;DR: An early ShortCircuit video leaked Steam Frame details: a $60 Ergonomics Accessories Kit, AA-battery controllers (≈40 hours), included wireless 6GHz adapter, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 running SteamOS with FEX x86 emulation, sharp display with edge fringing and monochrome passthrough, and unconfirmed reports Valve plans a native Half-Life: Alyx build. Voice: Hassam NasirSpeed 0:00 /…

A growing consensus among Valve followers suggests the Steam Frame release date is nearly here. After a first impressions video of the VR headset leaked on September 12th, a dataminer made another discovery. An email indicates the pre-order reservation system will randomize entries on September 17th.

The Steam Deck is an excellent and robust handheld gaming platform. Granted, the ROG Ally is cheaper, but the Steam Deck offers a better user experience, especially thanks to its trackpads. But what if you wanted to use the power of trackpads without shelling out $99 for a Steam Controller? Just use (or buy) an…

Rumors point to a Steam Frame release date as soon as the week of September 14th. It’s widely expected that Valve will use a reservation system, as with the Steam Machine and Controller. New evidence hints buyers could claim the VR headset on a first-come, first-served basis. If the company opts against a lottery, it…

The mechanism is the one Steam Deck has used since 2022. Valve’s compatibility team tests a game, then writes a category number and a set of result tokens into the app’s public metadata, where anyone can read them through Steam’s app info API. Category 3 is Verified, the tier Valve markets as Great on Frame.…

Today’s Cosmos update for No Man’s Sky adds support for eye-tracked dynamic foveated rendering on SteamVR, providing a performance boost for the game ahead of the release of Valve’s eye-tracking supported Steam Frame headset.

Millions of Steam users have found themselves locked out of certain store pages following a new policy change.

Uh oh. Steam achievement lists for a smorgasbord of unreleased and unannounced PC games appear to have leakedler Stranger Than Heaven, and Thief: The Dark Project Remastered have all seemingly had their trophies blabbed by the leak, with more imminent releases like Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve also…

Part of ourSteam Frame hub. See also therelease date tracker, theprice tracker, theSteam Frame vs Quest 3 comparison, and theGreat on Frame verified games list.