Comment on You can now sign up for the Steam Frame lottery - 256GB model 1049€, 1TB 1279€

Wfh@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Kyrias@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What’s the issue with it?

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  • PonyOfWar@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Streaming from a Linux PC wasn’t working yet when LTT tested it on August 24th.

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    • Quibblekrust@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh shit! That would be a deal breaker for me.

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    • cronenthal@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      When you actually receive one — in a acouple of months — it’ll work.

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      • iamthetot@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I don’t think you’re in any position to guarantee that, and people should not spend $1,000+ on a feature that does not yet exist.

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      • Deconceptualist@leminal.space ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Valve is running the first lottery on Sep. 17 and giving selectees 72 hours to purchase. They tend to ship out hardware pretty fast after that. I think so got my Steam Controller within 5 days of purchase.

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    • TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I find that hard to believe. I’ve been able to stream just fine from Steam to a Quest 2 for months. It’s worked for years if you include using ALVR.

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      • PonyOfWar@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Steam Frame has its own custom streaming hardware and drivers. Other types of VR-streaming working for other VR headsets isn’t really relevant. I’m sure they’ll get it to work soon though, maybe even at launch.

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    • Kyrias@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Through Steam? Hmmm…

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    • gwheel@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I don’t know if that’s a definite, vs not being able to stream from a steam machine specifically. You can already stream from linux pcs to other headsets, so I think the limitation is gamemode right now.

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  • ElectroLisa@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    As of today on Linux SteamVR:

    • desktop preview does not work on Wayland DEs
    • dropped frames cause reprojection errors causing visual stutters
    • dropped frames cause “vsync_to_photon” timing errors thus causing input lag/drunken vision
    • exiting any VR game crashes SteamVR Dashboard and sometimes desktop Steam UI too
    • SteamVR sometimes launches legacy UI with missing features
    • SteamVR frequently fails to launch
    • SteamVR does a partial “silent launch” - no desktop confirmation of VR running, but you see image inside of a headset
    • SteamVR can’t automatically switch audio device to headset speakers, nor supports audio mirroring

    Issues which don’t apply to Steam Frame but are still technically issues on legacy “Linux supported” headsets:

    • Base Station power management does not work (Vive 1.0/Index 2.0)
    • Room preview/cameras do not work
    • Volume buttons do not work (HTC Vive Pro)

    And probably many more issues I’m missing

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    • Kyrias@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oof. That’s a pretty big no from me, dawg.

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    • trashman@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Thank you!
      May I ask, is this from your own experience or other sources?

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• Chingzilla@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I’m following a GitHub issue asking for Linux support information. Hopefully it gets an official response, or at least some community reports as the hardware ships out.

  github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/…/946

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