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- Comment on Frame controllers track REALLY WELL 15 hours 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? 6 days 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! 6 days 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? 1 week 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 2 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 1 month 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 1 month ago:
A mess in what way?
- The Steam Frame Officially Has FCC Certification To Sell In The USA - Steam Deck HQsteamdeckhq.com ↗Submitted 1 month ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 50 comments
- Comment on GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux 1 month 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 3 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 6 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 6 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 6 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 8 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.
- Comment on [Discussion] Happy New Year! What are you playing on your Deck? - Jan 2026 8 months ago:
While my family is on holiday break from school and work, I hooked my deck up to the TV and we’ve been playing our way through Sunderfolk. It’s a tactical RPG. The deck hosts the game and everyone gets to join and control their character with their phone. It runs great.
- Comment on i cant wait to get a steam frame 8 months ago:
One of the lesser known applications for VR is for seated simulation type games. I personally have spent hundreds of hours playing games like Elite Dangerous, Microsoft Flight Simulator, and a few racing titles in VR. The sense of presence from VR makes them far more immersive and actually improves situational awareness.
- Comment on i cant wait to get a steam frame 8 months ago:
The top end Quest 3 has an msrp of $500. They can often be found with a discount or used for less. I paid $300 for mine. That’s a pretty difficult price point to beat.
It actually works very well as a PCVR headset. What you need to understand is that it does not work as a dedicated display like traditional headsets do. You have to run a program on your PC that streams the display data to the headset over either a USB or wifi connection. An app on the headset receives and decodes the stream. There are some tradeoffs involved in doing it that way but it works surprisingly well for many use cases. I use mine over wifi with the third party streaming app Virtual Desktop. It’s shockingly smooth and the display quality is very good.
The next thing you should understand is that the Steam Frame is designed to work in exactly the same way for PCVR. That said, I am hopeful it will be more optimized and a smoother ux than a quest due to Valve’s priority on PC gaming. The fact that they include a dedicated 6ghz wifi dongle should give it a significant advantage in both stability and bandwidth. But I expect it will cost more. Probably a lot more. For my part I will have to decide if the benefits outweigh the price difference.
- Comment on Steam Frame Using Mesa's Turnip Vulkan Open-Source Driver 10 months ago:
Android is already a Linux OS.