r/SteamFrame

These video's were recently added to the Steam Store assets

https://cdn.steamstatic.com/store/steamframe/welcome_videos/01-unboxing.mp4

https://cdn.steamstatic.com/store/steamframe/welcome_videos/02-fitcomfort.mp4

https://cdn.steamstatic.com/store/steamframe/welcome_videos/03-ipd_adjustment.mp4

https://cdn.steamstatic.com/store/steamframe/welcome_videos/04-sign_in.mp4

https://cdn.steamstatic.com/store/steamframe/welcome_videos/05-wireless_adapter.mp4

https://cdn.steamstatic.com/store/steamframe/welcome_videos/06-ergonomic_accessories.mp4

https://cdn.steamstatic.com/store/steamframe/welcome_videos/07-installing_controller_handstrap.mp4

https://cdn.steamstatic.com/store/steamframe/welcome_videos/08-installing_headstrap.mp4

Good afternoon! I just watched all the videos for the unboxing + setup and I'm so excited! It feels like we are very close to a release and I have the money set aside right now to purchase it!!

Now's the scary part. Does anyone have an idea as to how steam is going to fight against scalpers?

Do you think they are saying this in an overly simple way to keep the set-up video simple? Since Valve prefers you use their store and apps?

In the screenshot, it shows they are already inside the main OS while logging in and not in a walled-off start page like Meta. Maybe it will be possible to access the Linux desktop and install programs however we want without Steam logged in? Or maybe the Linux desktop is blocked behind that page.

Personally I feel if I am "required" to use an account authenticated from their servers to use my device it isn't "my computer". Valve's other hardware doesn't force this so it would be a major disappointment to me.

Quote is from the set-up video: https://cdn.steamstatic.com/store/steamframe/welcome_videos/04-sign_in.mp4

Is that icon the default everyone will see when not logged in?

We’ve all speculated about the price of the steam frame but how much do you think the ergonomic kit will cost? We’ll only know for sure when it’s released. However, we’ve seen the kit in the video so I can make an estimate and budget accordingly.

Considering the recent post about the videos, I think its safe to say the Frame is in fact, very soon. However I didn't see anything about the battery hotswap strap as a part of the videos.

Hopefully it hasn't fully been scraped as that would really suck, but even if it is just getting delayed, that would also somewhat suck and people will have to live with the 2-3 hours (on a good day lets be honest) that you will get from streaming and even less standalone for an unspecified period of time before it becomes available.

There is a reason battery straps are as popular as they are for standalone headsets. Maybe we will see something about this too in the coming days but for now can anyone share if there have been any additional leaks about this that I might have missed?

I have had Steam for years, but I've only had a Mac. I don't know much about VR, and in trying to figure out online how much the computer itself is involved with the Frame, I've come up short of an answer. Would having a Mac matter at all? Would it make it not worth it? It's a MacBook Pro with an Apple M1 Pro Chip running Tahoe.

Thank you in advance!

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My issue is as follows: I had access to old oculus cv1. I remember using it with steam vr without bigger issues on windows years back.

Today i wanted to dust it off on my proxmox install (its debian 13 running KDE with some extra steps), and it seems theres no way to connect the hedset with steamVR app? App stands upp, but asks for headset to be plugged in.
It is in, orange light slowly flashing if my face is not in the headset, but no new screen is detected, and no power gets to the displays themselves.

Why cant steam VR "read" or even detect, oculus CV1 without a wrapper app at all?

i haven't been following the steam frame for a while because i knew it wasn't going to show up any time soon but now that we actually have people reviewing it some things just dont sit right with me. sure there is a lot of good things about it like not needing a tether cable and being lighter but the controllers not having a chargeable battery unless you buy recharable ones yourself seems like a massive downgrade to me, sure you can quickly replace them if they die but im not going to be in VR for long enough for that to matter, im guessing its good for those who spend hours in VR but im a casual VR user and usually only play for a couple of hours at a time so a plug in controller seems like a better option, i have never had a index controller die on me mid game.

next the cameras, light house tracking with the base stations seems better overall in my opinion plus one of the main reasons why i chose an index over any other headset is because it didn't use cameras and valve having a better reputation over all. so not having that available as an option for tracking is a big blow to my consideration of actually buying one, would probably rather buy another index if that was still possible then to buy a steam frame for loss of these two things alone.

idk maybe im thinking to hard about it. by all other metrics its an upgrade but these two things are a big deal breaker for me. maybe some 3rd party would be able to fix these issues idk. just feels limiting based on how i want to use VR.

idk what are your thoughts on this.

Upwards to nine updates for lepton! Seems like there's some pretty big movement happening behind the scenes. Very reminiscent of just before the launch of the steam machine

Absolutely no way this thing Launches on a Wednesday right? Right?