After rumors leading up to the announcement, Valve finally unveiled Steam's new hardware lineup: a new controller, a hybrid PC-console called Steam Machine, and a new VR headset — Steam Frame.
It’s been multiple years coming, but Valve has finally unveiled Steam Frame, a standalone VR headset capable of streaming flatscreen and PC VR games wirelessly, and playing them natively thanks to its ...
The PC VR population has been growing ever so steadily over the last four years. Meanwhile, the MacOS population has shrunk and been overtaken by VR. If you were just looking at the percent of the ...
When the Valve Index launched six years ago, it was the gold standard for high-end VR headsets. The landscape has shifted dramatically since then—headsets have gone wireless, processors have grown ...
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TL;DR: Valve launched the Steam Frame VR headset with an Arm-based Snapdragon chip, aiming to run Half-Life: Alyx natively and streamed from PC. The new hardware features a "Frame Verified" status for ...
Why this is important: Valve’s push with Steam Frame represents more than just another VR headset; it’s a statement about where gaming hardware is headed. After years of traditional, tethered VR ...
I know what you're probably thinking – why put out a new VR headset in 2026? Big hit VR games have been few and far between in recent years, but Valve is convinced that there's still an appetite for ...
It's been years since Valve first launched its in-house VR headset, the Valve Index, back in 2019, but the Steam owner has spent the time well developing its new Steam Frame. This standalone headset ...
The Apple Vision Pro is an expensive flop. I haven’t heard anyone mention the Meta Quest in months, despite it getting a new model just last year. I can’t even remember the name of Samsung’s incoming ...