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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The "SteamBoy" project is now fully working, modder demonstrates Expedition 33 running on it⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Cool project, but nostalgic form-factor aside, I feel like going with a 4:3 screen was a questionable choice. A lot of games either won’t run or will run with letterboxing, further reducing your usable resolution.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Frame deliveries - don't hold your breath⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Which is honestly a pretty smart way to handle things, even if it feels frustrating. Valve doesn’t want to create a larger supply than there is demand for, because they stand to lose a lot of money. If they limit the initial supply they can get an idea of the rate at which people who joined the waitlist (a low effort, zero cost ask) are actually placing an order vs deciding not to. Once they have good data on that rate, they can ramp up production to meet the actual demand.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Frame][Discussion] Recommended FREE VR apps⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d have to look it up but there’s an older one that lets you virtually tour an Egyptian tomb.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Frame controllers track REALLY WELL⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems like your focus is mainly on first-person games with a heavy emphasis on high action multiplayer. Okay. Here are some titles you might want to check out:

  • Pavlov VR
  • After the Fall
  • Payday 2 VR
  • Dungeons of Eternity

  Single player games I think you’d probably enjoy:

  • Skyrim VR
  • Fallout 4 VR
  • No Man’s Sky (technically it’s mutliplayer, but honestly it always feels like a single player game to me)

  If you’re willing to try something a little different, maybe you’d be interested in these:

  • Elite: Dangerous
  • Dirt Rally 2.0
  • VTOL VR
  • Demeo

  There are also a lot of games out there that, while they don’t officially support VR, have VR mods available that work surprisingly well. It’s worth doing some research. If there’s a game out there you really like that you think might be cool in VR, chances are someone else has had that same thought and maybe had the skills to do something about it. I’m currently playing Nuclear Option (a combat flight sim) using a VR mod and it is awesome.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Frame controllers track REALLY WELL⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Give an example of what you think fits that description in a flat game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨OOTL I just found out about the valve Index. Whats the difference between valve Index and steam Frame?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not entirely true. They are connected via bluetooth through the headset, but only for purposes of firmware updates and for the PC to tell them when to spin up/down.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Frame] Nevermind my previous post!⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  There are already a bunch of third-party accessories on the market, like head straps and controller straps. Just search for steam frame accessories.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Frame - What games do you want to play on it?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  The vast majority of games aren’t designed with long-term replay value in mind. Period. That goes for both flat and VR alike. The overall pool of VR games is just obviously smaller, and since many are designed with room-scale movement in mind, you wouldn’t generally be playing them for long periods without getting tired. If you’re looking for VR games that you can spend a lot of time on, I would suggest seated simulation titles that have almost infinite replayability:

  • Elite: Dangerous
  • No Man’s Sky
  • Flight sims like DCS or MSFS
  • Racing sims like Dirt Rally 2.0
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Frame Release⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Are you old enough to remember the retail shortages of gaming consoles when they released in the 90s? People were scalping them out of car trunks back then.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Frame Release⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Information seems to be mixed, but it’s looking like it at least works in some cases: reddit.com/…/steam_frame_confirmed_by_linustechti… I think what’s in question is whether the wifi dongle is widely supported. It might require some manual configuration.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Frame Release⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  A couple months ago, when I posted news about the FCC approval, people were whining that it was going to start at $2K. They didn’t quite hit their initial target of “less than the Index” but I still call this a win.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Frame Release⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  My intended use case is 100% streaming from my PC so the fixed/low storage doesn’t even bother me.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Steam Frame Officially Has FCC Certification To Sell In The USA - Steam Deck HQ⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I see. So you’ve preemptively decided it’s going to be a mess.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Steam Frame Officially Has FCC Certification To Sell In The USA - Steam Deck HQ⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A mess in what way?

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I installed Cachy OS on my personal machine in February and haven’t looked back. I only booted into Windows once about a week after I made the switch, and that was just to get some passwords from my password manager. There are a few games I can’t play anymore, but I haven’t missed them. One of these days I’m going to back up any important files and wipe the Windows drive completely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Frame is Poised for Launch as Units Begin Reaching the US⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  With a Facebook account tied to a throw-away email. I don’t use any of the apps other than Steam Link and Virtual Desktop (the only app I have ever purchased through the quest store). I actually found ways to delete/disable a lot of the apps that send back telemetry/user data. I would still prefer a non-meta headset, but they aren’t getting much, if anything, out of me as a user.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Frame is Poised for Launch as Units Begin Reaching the US⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I bought one used, so technically I didn’t give them any money ;)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Frame is Poised for Launch as Units Begin Reaching the US⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Questions about the steam frame⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  If you’re using 6GHz for an entire building you’d have to use multiple access points that use a lower frequency backbone (like most mesh routers). 6GHz has a very difficult time with walls. If you aren’t in the same room with the access point the signal strength drops drastically.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Questions about the steam frame⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are different frequency ranges for wifi. Standard wifi uses 2.4GHz, which does a pretty good job going through walls and obstacles. For higher throughput applications, a lot of people choose to use 5GHz, but it tends to get blocked easier, and the signal can drop as a result. The Frame dongle uses a dedicated 6GHz connection to avoid interference from other wifi devices. The higher frequency range means it will be even more prone to blockage. But as long as you’re in the same room with the PC, it should be okay. Maybe an extension cable is warranted to get a clearer signal, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steamworks Development: Steam Machine and Steam Frame Standalone Verified⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A lot of VR headsets have enough room for you to wear glasses while using them, but it can be a little uncomfortable. There are also lots of options out there for corrective lenses that fit headsets. I like the ones from Reloptix.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Discussion] What are you playing on your Deck? - June 2026⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Everything is Crab. A roguelite evolution game where the challenge is to out survive the other creatures. Don’t let the cute graphics fool you. It’s a lot of fun and the challenge ramps up quite a bit as you proceed through the difficulty levels.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For sure. I’ve tried to use various Linux distros as a daily driver several times in the past. But when it came to gaming, I would always run into hardware compatibility issues. Eventually, I would give up since gaming is my most frequent use for my desktop PC. But this time has been incredibly trouble-free. I think the only significant issue I’ve run into is that I had to manually build the xone driver to get my wireless xbox controller dongle to work.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh, that’s cool! I just switched from Windows to CachyOS a few weeks ago. It started out as an experiment to see how usable it would be, since I’ve always run into issues with nvidia drivers in the past. I kept Windows as a boot option, but I literally haven’t booted it in 3 weeks now. Everything just works, and works really well!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  So far things are looking good. I usually spend a week or so trying to get everything working then usually get frustrated and wipe the install. Usually over something like GPU drivers. This time setup went almost entirely without a hitch. Everything (video, audio, input devices) was working on the first full boot. The only thing I ran into was when I tried to turn on HDR on one of my monitors, everything went black. I had to open a terminal to delete a config file and reboot but it has been fine since. Steam and Proton were part of a single package install. I did have some difficulty getting Steam to set up a library folder on a separate mounted partition, but I got it working.

  From here it’s mostly about what games I can get running, and if I need to find replacements for apps I use a lot on Windows, or if Linux versions are available.

  All that said, I’m pretty optimistic so far.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Every few years I dip my toes in the Linux pool to see how things are going. This weekend I set up a separate drive on my gaming rig to install CachyOS. I haven’t had time to try many games yet, but the ones I have tried run really well. This might be the year I actually make the switch away from Windows.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Deck] Make it make sense⁩ ⁨⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, this infuriates me every time I have to use a Mac for something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The sorry state of saving (mostly a rant)⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Yup. And games that save more state-based data often have another problem: when the game gets updated, it can render old save files no longer compatible. There were several games over the years that I never finished because I didn’t want to start over from the beginning after a major update released.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keyboard and mouse suggestions⁩ ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Kind of a silly question if you don’t provide any selection criteria. You can literally use just about any USB keyboard or mouse you want.