Valve’s Steam Frame is here, and I’ve had one for a week. Standalone Half-Life: Alyx, a dedicated PC VR streaming dongle, a Linux desktop, and a $1,059 price tag. Here’s everything I could test before launch.
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In this video, we unbox the Steam Frame and share our impressions after a week with Valve’s new VR headset. We cover the Steam Frame price and reservation signups, comfort and the forehead mark, the LCD display and field of view, PC VR streaming with the wireless adapter and foveated streaming vs Quest 3 with Virtual Desktop, standalone performance including Half-Life: Alyx running without a PC, black and white passthrough vs the Arcturus RGB camera, the controllers with finger sensing, battery life, and everything else we could test in a week’s time.
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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 The Steam Frame is here
01:05 Price & reservation signups
02:02 Unboxing & accessories
04:04 Design, IPD, FOV & comfort
07:46 Audio & microphone
08:50 Setup
09:33 Display
11:09 PC VR streaming & foveated streaming
14:18 Standalone, Half-Life: Alyx & desktop mode
19:39 Passthrough & Arcturus color passthrough
23:21 Controllers & tracking
25:44 Battery & what I can’t tell you yet
26:46 Final thoughts
Disclaimer
The Steam Frame review unit, power supply and Ergonomic Accessories Kit were provided by Valve. The Arcturus Vision Camera was provided by Arcturus. This video was not sponsored. No review direction was received, and our opinions are our own. Description may contain affiliate links.
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