Comment on Steam Frame is Poised for Launch as Units Begin Reaching the US
Doug@piefed.social 6 hours 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 3 hours 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.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
It’s supposed to be limited in capability compared to streaming from a separate pc fyi
ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I fully understand that, and I still hav my gaming pc if I want to boot up intensive games like half life alyx. 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.
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.zip 3 hours 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.
ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
That would involve giving Meta my money.
IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
I bought one used, so technically I didn’t give them any money ;)