Steam Frame Release

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• Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  VR playing people - how much space do you need to use it? I have a place behind my PC where i can stand and move my arms around with hands out (barely) but that’s about it. Feels like I should wait till i get a bigger gaming area to think about getting anything like this.

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  • Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You can play games like X4 or Elite Dangerous, which don’t need a okay space.

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  • tehmics@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    As long as you can reach out in all directions without hitting anything, you can do stationary VR and/or just use in-game locomotion (aka, move with analog stick or teleports.) Stuff like Beat Saber, pistol whip, racing sims, flight sims, any kind of cockpit game is fantastic here.

    I started Half Life Alyx in a similar space to yours, just the area behind my desk with my chair pushed in, teleporting for movement (analog movement makes me motion sick, that’s why teleporting is a popular workaround), but I found myself wanting to strafe and lean around corners.

    So I moved my PC to the living room and had a ~20x11 foot space to play Half Life Alyx in, with my couches stood up on end and pushed the the wall. I ended up walk 20ft > rotate 180 > walk 20ft for almost the entire game and it was amazing. My feet were sore by the end, though.

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    • Whirling_Ashandarei@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This is what I’d prefer, so may just need to wait. Also I barely have time to game currently so this is probably just not a wise purchase for me atm.

      Ah well, eventually.

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  • RaoulDook@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Valve recommends “For Room Scale VR, you will need at least 2m x 1.5m (6.5ft x 5ft) of free space.”

    I set mine up in the living room with a little bit larger area, about 6 x 8 feet and it’s plenty

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  • Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    The bigger the space, the more enjoyable the experience.

    If you can move around your hands while not hitting anything, it is the bare minimum for roomscale VR. There are a lot of games that require only 180° turning.

    But cockpit games like racing space sims should be more than fine.

    And because it has wireless streaming, you can also use it in a different room if there aren’t too many walls blocking it.

    It is also a standalone headset, so you can use it outside on its own as well.

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• voidsignal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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  • pucker4676@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Our Valve Index has been going for many years. I’ve put a considerable amount of money into it, but that happens with children.

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  • Linktank@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Have you ever even used a VR headset? They’re fucking amazing.

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  • Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Is that why they have a lottery system to order one? Because the demand is just so low?

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  • psx_crab@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    nobody gives a fuck about that

    dev literally still making games for VR

    Valve made half life on it

    Just because techbros stop pushing it doesn’t mean niche product cannot still exist.

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• Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’ve had a Quest 1 for years and it’s starting to show its age. I’m excited to get this as my new headset.

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• AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Well, considering all thats an incredible price. Youre getting 16 gigs of ram in it, thats actually like half of its price 💀. This is very heavily subsidized, theyre not making a penny of of it. Still as i said before im looking for a car right now and a used car is about 5 steam frames so i dont think i will have money for it for a while. Whelp. Also i have to tune up the car so thats prolly another 3k…

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• tacosanonymous@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If I didn’t have an Index and a ton of games that I’ve already played hundreds of times, I’d get this. The amount I play VR at this point doesn’t justify the $1200 expense.

  Also, I thought the options were 1TB or 2TB.

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• iamthetot@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  CA$1,529 for the 256gb, without hand straps. Gonna pass.

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  • CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    $1859 for the 1tb. I’m good lol

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    • iamthetot@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Before tax.

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• Varesti@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Can’t wait to see how much better these get in a decade or two. I still don’t really feel like it’s advanced enough for me to give up on regular screen gaming, but it seems pretty cool.

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  • perviouslyiner@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Needs some games where depth perception is important. Like, american truck simulator is a good start, but maybe construction simulator where you need to operate a digger arm?

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• Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wow. I was looking forward to one but I’m skeptical about the standalone mode.

  I want to play games like No Mans Sky in VR but I don’t think that’s possible. My only gaming PC is a steam deck.

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  • Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It really is meant to primarily be a PCVR headset

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• iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Can the smaller model be upgraded at a later time? Is the internal storage upgradeable?

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  • NoDignity@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Doesn’t look like the internal storage can be though it does have a microSD slot.

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    • iturnedintoanewt@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Thanks! Sigh…From experience with the Steam Deck, internal storage is quite a lot faster than even a really good microSD.

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