Okay I did my homework, and it seems when you connect to a computer to stream you get a tab to the desktop of the computer as well as full steamvr access, pretty neat. It does not work on linux wayland though
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CatLikeLemming@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I’m curious, can you access your PC via the Steam Frame, or just stream games specifically? Like, say I wanna mod a game, can I deal with the modding client and such on my PC via the in-VR menu like on my Index, or do I need to go to my PC for that and use the passthrough? Similarly, can you use it with your PC while in a voice call, or do you need to install the voice call application on the frame itself?
Or in other words, is it only possible to use as an entirely separate device that can exclusively stream games via Steam’s streaming feature, or can you couple it with your PC more directly, like a wired HMD?
Krafting@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Krafting@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I don’t really know, all my PC are Linux only and streaming the desktop or even showing the desktop never worked, so I cannot really test that… Also I wasn’t able to really use the streaming features for the same reason, but it’ll get better and then I will be able to test all that
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 3 weeks ago
I’m not OP and don’t have my Frame yet. But since you have a full Linux desktop in it at your disposal you can use whatever remote desktop software you like to access your PC.
CatLikeLemming@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I mean yeah, but a native solution would be significantly more pleasant. I honestly don’t care for the Steam Frame’s standalone qualities at all, so taking those losses on the convenience of a traditional PCVR headset would be unpleasant.