TL;DR: Valve launched the Steam Frame VR headset with an Arm-based Snapdragon chip, aiming to run Half-Life: Alyx natively and streamed from PC. The new hardware features a "Frame Verified" status for optimized games, while rumors suggest two upcoming Half-Life titles supporting PC and VR cooperative play.

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[–] 100 points 11 months ago (27 children)

If the price for their device isn't too high, I might actually finally own a VR headset.

There's no way I'd ever buy something from Meta. All the other devices are way too expensive and compliated to set up. This new Valve Frame is going to be perfect.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (7 children)

    I reeeeaaaally hope they do something like how microsoft and playstation purposefully sell their consoles at a loss ( I think it was 360 and ps3 ). One can dream.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    No. They've told LTT and Gamers Nexus that these will not be loss leaders. They want to make hardware sustainable for themselves

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Yeah. You can sell 'pure consoles' at a loss and make it up with games sales. This is basically a mini PC that you could reinstall the OS and use for any purpose. Selling it at a loss would be crazy.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    100000% it would be crazy. If I remember correctly, the xbox one and ps4 weren't really sold as loss leaders, that or they were priced closer to their manufacturing cost.

    I have been thinking, I don't think it really matters to them what the consumer does with their machine. I mean, at the end of the day, you're still gonna be buying steam games simply for the service.

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  • [–] 46 points 11 months ago (14 children)

    They haven't said the final price, but they've said it will be cheaper than the index, so definitely the under $1000.

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  • [–] 28 points 11 months ago* (5 children)

    The Index was $1,000.

    If we’re playing by The Price is Right rules, I’ll guess $899.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    If we’re playing by The Price is Right rules, I’ll guess $899.

    I'll guess $900.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    I thought they said they are aiming to at least not be more expensive than the Index? So 1000 USD might still be in the ball range, but it might very likely be less expensive.

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  • [–] 0 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I wonder if they'll have a package with base stations? I know it doesn't need it, but it might make for a better experience for those who do want it.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    afaik the steamframe doesn't have the IR detectors required to work with lighthouse based tracking.

    trying to use both (steamframe optical track and lighthouse) would be.... interesting

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