Topic: steam frame
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Steam Frame vs. Other VR Headsets: Which Is Best?
The Steam Frame is a standalone VR headset that uniquely combines wireless PC game streaming with local gameplay using an onboard Arm processor, positioning it as a competitor to devices like the Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro. It features advanced specs including pancake lenses, a 2160x2160 p...
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RAM Crisis Delays Steam Machine and Steam Frame
A global shortage of memory and storage components, driven by AI industry demand, is causing delays and pricing uncertainty for Valve's Steam Machine and Steam Frame. Valve has officially confirmed it cannot yet provide final pricing or a launch schedule, as it must reassess its strategy due to v...
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Steam's New Handheld Will Run Android Games
Valve has unveiled new hardware including the Steam Frame VR headset, designed to run both VR and standard games while bridging a gap to bring Android games to the Steam platform for the first time. The company is supporting developers by providing a specialized kit to port Android APKs to Steam,...
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Valve Discontinues Index VR Headset Production
Valve has discontinued production of the Valve Index VR headset, signaling a strategic shift toward standalone and wireless VR hardware with the upcoming Steam Frame. The Index, praised for its visual quality and Knuckles controllers, faced challenges due to its PC-tethered design and reliance on...
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Steam Now Supports Android Games
Valve is expanding Steam to officially support Android games and introducing the Steam Frame, a wireless VR headset, marking its strategic entry into mobile gaming. The company is encouraging developers, especially from the Meta VR ecosystem, to bring their Android APK files to Steam for native, ...
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Valve Reenters VR Market with Standalone Steam Frame
Valve is launching the Steam Frame, a standalone VR headset in early 2026 that runs Steam games natively or streams them wirelessly from a PC, combining convenience with a vast game library. The headset features a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, 16 GB of RAM, high-resolution displays, and inside-ou...
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Valve Optimizes Half-Life: Alyx for Steam Deck Standalone Play
Valve is exploring optimizing *Half-Life: Alyx* for standalone play on the Steam Frame VR headset, moving beyond PC streaming to enhance accessibility and convenience for players. The Steam Frame demonstrated smooth gameplay via PC streaming, using a wireless adapter and "foveated streaming" to e...
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Valve Quietly Redefines PC Gaming as Microsoft Pushes Xbox Brand
Valve is creating a hardware and software ecosystem to reduce PC gaming's reliance on Microsoft Windows and x86 architecture, using SteamOS and Arm processors to enable a full gaming experience independent of traditional platforms. The new products, including a compact console, an updated control...
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VisionOS Update Enhances VR Cloud Streaming for Developers
Apple Vision Pro's new visionOS update introduces **Foveated Streaming**, a cloud feature that uses eye-tracking to stream high-quality visuals only at the user's gaze center, reducing bandwidth for VR content. This framework allows developers to stream existing PC or cloud-based VR apps to the h...
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Steam Machine & Steam Frame: Your Top Questions Answered
Valve is launching the Steam Machine, a compact living room PC console running SteamOS for TV gaming, and the Steam Frame, a standalone VR headset, both set for early 2026 to compete with major console makers. The Steam Machine offers performance comparable to or better than the PS5, supports 4K ...
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Steam's Home Console & Apple's $230 iPhone Pouch Revealed
Valve has re-entered the PC hardware market with three new devices: the Steam Machine console, an updated Steam Controller, and the Steam Frame VR headset, all set to ship in early 2026. Apple launched the iPhone Pocket, a minimalist shoulder bag priced between $150 and $230, and expanded its Wal...
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Valve Turns MicroSD Cards Into Game Cartridges
The Steam Deck revolutionized portable PC gaming by offering access to a vast Steam library on the go, with expandable storage via a microSD card slot. Valve's upcoming Steam Machine and Steam Frame VR will feature microSD slots, allowing seamless game access across devices using the same formatt...
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Share Your Steam Games on a MicroSD Card Across All Devices
Valve's new Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and existing Steam Deck allow seamless game library transfers between devices using a microSD card, enabling effortless switching between handheld, living room, and VR gaming setups. The microSD cards, supporting up to 2 TB, offer plug-and-play functionalit...
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Steam Machine Delayed, RAM Crisis to Raise Prices
Valve has delayed the launch of its Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and Steam Controller from early 2026 to the first half of the year due to a severe industry-wide shortage and soaring costs of memory and storage components. The company is struggling to meet its original price targets for the hardwa...
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Xbox's Phil Spencer Praises Valve's New Steam Deck Hardware
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer supports Valve's new gaming hardware, emphasizing that industry growth depends on expanded player and developer options on open platforms. Xbox's senior social marketing manager noted the Steam Machine's resemblance to 2019 leaked images of the Xbox Series S, sha...
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Hands-On With Valve's New VR Kit: Ask Us Anything
Valve unveiled three new hardware products: the Steam Frame VR headset for streaming, the Steam Machine living room PC, and the innovative Steam Controller. The Verge team provided exclusive in-depth coverage and photo galleries from their visit to Valve's headquarters for hands-on experience. Su...
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Valve's New VR Streaming Works With Any Headset
Valve's Steam Frame headset introduces foveated streaming, which reduces latency and bandwidth by adjusting image quality based on the user's gaze, maintaining high resolution where they look. The technology utilizes specialized hardware, including a wireless streaming adapter and eye-tracking ca...
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Valve's Steam Machines Are Back: Everything You Need to Know
Valve has revived its Steam Machines living room gaming strategy, building on the success of the Steam Deck to introduce a new ecosystem including a console, controller, and VR headset. The original Steam Machines launched unsuccessfully in 2015, but Valve persisted and used the Steam Deck's tech...
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5 Mini PCs Under $500 That Beat Valve's Steam Machine
Valve's upcoming Steam Machine, launching in 2026, features high-end AMD hardware for 4K gaming but is expected to be costly and lacks dedicated entertainment apps beyond gaming. Several mini PCs under $500 offer powerful alternatives with modern processors, ample RAM, and extensive connectivity,...
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