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Steam Frame Reportedly Coming with a Copy of 'Half-Life: Alyx' for Free (roadtovr.com)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/virtualreality@lemmy.world
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As first spotted by VR analyst and Valve watcher Brad Lynch, Valve appears to be actively working on the backend of Steam Frame’s store page, which now includes evidence the company may be giving away a copy of Half-Life Alyx to anyone who purchases a unit.

Lynch showed off a number of strings containing the following snippets: ‘AccountHardwarePromotions’, ‘HLAlyxPromoButtons’, and ‘Frame Alyx Promo’ among others, suggesting the $60 game will be bundled with Steam Frame as a part of a special promotion.

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[–] 24 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Ok but when will the Frame release?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    Pure speculation but the game Gunman Contracts was planned to release the same date as the Frame and while they said they won't now, September 10th seems a good date for the Frame too but we will see hahah

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    • [–] 14 points 2 months ago

    Was hoping we'd get Alyx 2

    Just saying.

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    [–] 9 points 2 months ago

    I was really hoping they would be giving away something new with it. I already own Alex from the Index I bought.

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    [–] 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I bought Alyx when it was on sale for cheap, but still don't have a headset I can play it on. And judging by the price of the steam machine, this headset is going to cost a fortune.

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

    Hi me from last week!

    I also was super curious about VR but didn't want to spend a ton of money (I also have really strong prescription glasses and was worried about how I'd handle it).

    I ended up buying on ebay a second hand Oculus Quest (2019 version) because they've made progress in de-Meta-ing and unlocking the bootloader.

    $200 later, and I've been playing Alyx with some initial struggles, but overall it's been great.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Hello again.

    When you first said Occulus, I was going to reply that that's a hard nope from me. But then I kept reading and had no idea people were working on unlocking it and getting Meta's crapware out of there. I'll have to take a look - thanks friend!

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    • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    So they are trying to sweeten a price that will likely come as a shock to many. Not a good sign.

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

    It came free with the Index too.

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    • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    So I could see face hugger crabs come at me in VR? Hurray!

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    [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    So no hl3 :(

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    [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    I already have Alyx. Can I get a free copy of Bad Rats instead?

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