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AMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 release (www.gamingonlinux.com)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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To be honest, I expected RAM prices would push back the release date. But AMD would know more about than I would.

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[–] 45 points 9 months ago (12 children)

Im really excited for the steam frame. Never had a vr headset personally but have tried it out a few times before with friends and the steam frame is the perfect mix between running linux, being from a company that i trust(more than others) and having the ability to obtain games.... lets say from "less trusted sources". But if some steam games run on it ill actually be buying some that tickle my fancy.

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (9 children)

    SteamVR/OpenXR has been a standard for a long time, so pretty much all headsets can work on the platform (and by extension, there are plenty of vr games that run both on Steam and off of steam using the standard, such as the Vivecraft Minecraft Java edition mod :D). As a happy Valve Index owner for several years I am definitely looking forward to upgrading to the Steam Frame and selling my old headset, although I'm not sure when that'll make sense for me personally (since the index still works and plays games well).

    Oh yeah some recommendations for good VR games:

    • Into the Radius 1 and 2 (STALKER/Metro like experience but VR)
    • Half Life Alyx (the one and only)
    • Pavlov VR/Contractors (if you like Counterstrike/Battlefield style gameplay)
    • VRChat (meeting so many cool people and exploring some crazy worlds)
    • Way too many good mods that bring VR gameplay to desktop games (best ones are Vivecraft and SPT VR in my current experience)
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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (6 children)

    I just got into VR and I recently tried Ace Combat 7 in VR... Incredible experience once you have the right setup.

    As for motion controlled VR games, I tried Asgard's Wrath and was pretty disappointed. Synth Riders is always a good time, and Kayak VR is gorgeous, but I'm struggling to find a game that has gameplay more compelling than "shoot here" and "swing your swords wildly."

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago* (4 children)

    Into the Radius and Half Life Alyx would be what you are looking for, along with games like Pavlov VR/Contractors (since you have human opponents).

    Also, use PCVR. Avoid Meta's ecosystem (almost all of their games are shallow AF)

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    I am on PCVR, Asgard's Wrath just happens to be one of Meta's few PCVR games with depth. I just found it to be a slog.

    I'm definitely going to play Alyx soon, but I'm too sucked into VR sim racing at the moment. Le Mans Ultimate and Dirt Rally 2.0 keep me on the edge of my seat at all times.

    I was interested in Contractors and the CoD Zombies maps that people recreated in them, but I haven't gotten around to buying it yet.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Judging by the reviews Pavlov seem to have sorta died because of removed community mod support?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago*

    That's a shame. Pavlov is one of the few games that supports dynamic foveated rendering (DFR) on AMD graphics through Quad Views. I was hoping to test the performance gains after getting big uplifts from DFR in Kayak VR but I don't really want to buy an online-focused game that's falling off.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Ah thanks. I also meant how its a good standalone console in my comment. I tried out beatsaber once for example and i liked it a lot(which is not surprising as i like rythm games) and an apk of that should run on the steam frame and if they release an arm version of it on steam thats even better. Alsl thx for the recommendations ill definitely try them out.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    I highly doubt it's going to be an upgrade to the Index, or at least I hope it isn't. That device is the ultimate premium gaming option, if you can afford it and have the space. I'm assuming this device is going to be targeting a more affordable price. The Index did well for the price, but it didn't sell crazy numbers because it was $1k on top of needing a $2-3k PC. If they actually want to finally push VR, it needs to be much cheaper.

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  • [–] 9 points 9 months ago*

    the ability to obtain games… lets say from “less trusted sources”

    This has been a big reason that I like the Steam Deck that nobody talks about. Which is probably a good thing! It's also led me to get legit games on Steam I otherwise wouldn't have.

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