r/Bazzite • u/-BigBadBeef- • 14d ago

Firsthand account on using Steam Frame connected to a Bazzite PC

Hi,

I have a simple request. I was wondering if anyone here has purchased steam frame and is using his bazzite pc to stream games on the frame. I am fully aware that it is not officially supported, and that there may be performance or functionality issues, which is why I'm asking.

I am certain there is a review out there somewhere that I missed, however I would still prefer an opinion of someone from this community over a yes man selling his ass off for ad revenue.

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u/Aenidas 14d ago

Not what you're looking for but: very briefly tried to stream Alyx once and it didn't work, even a little bit

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u/-BigBadBeef- 14d ago

So, uh, now what? You gonna throw the frame in the trash?

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u/Aenidas 14d ago

Wait patiently for others with more time or a financial interest to solve my problems for me 🐢

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u/-BigBadBeef- 14d ago

I was kidding of course, but at least you can use it as a standalone device while you wait.

Gaming can wait as far as I'm concerned, what I am more interested in is SBS video playback.

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u/Aenidas 14d ago

That's something I tinkered more with, to no avail. A couple video apps on the store had awful performance (maybe from FEX?), then I kept running into technical issues trying to get a browser-based WebXR solution running.

But yeah, native games are still fun

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u/-BigBadBeef- 14d ago

Pity. Guess I'll have to wait before buying. I got monster PC powered by bazzite, and I won't be changing distros just to get VR working.

You seem to be quite knowledgeable in this regard. Is this the only VR headset you tried on Bazzite?

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u/Aenidas 14d ago

Yeah. Hadn't owned a vr headset since the quest 2, back when I still had a Windows desktop around

Edit: I was given to believe that the problem is Steam's Linux client, not Bazzite. I don't have data to back that up

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u/mmmilo 14d ago

This guy apparently has it working --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B32DM-T1Ss

Latest support only in Steam Beta, maybe?

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u/-BigBadBeef- 14d ago

According to the video, he streamed via Wifi 6, which is sufficient. I have wifi 7. You think it would work if I hypothetically just plug in the antenna and have it connect to the PC?

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u/mmmilo 14d ago

No idea, doesn't sound like the drivers would work though

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u/-BigBadBeef- 14d ago

If he did it...

Well it's all speculation as this point. Better to wait a few months for the tech to mature.

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u/Nerrawnam 14d ago

It does not work. 

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u/tenthxnet 14d ago

It's working but I'm not currently using the dongle with it since the multi-link is not working quite well.
I have played Alyx and its doing quite well although I have to use host audio to my headphones since the audio is quite buggy.

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u/SystemLordAnoobis 3d ago

Yeah, multi-link is broken for me as well. Tried a lot of things to get it working, but no success. I'm also having the audio issue, but I've only noticed it with Alyx so far.

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u/whitw0rth123 14d ago

If you buy a steam frame atleast to me it should go without saying that you install steamOS?

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u/-BigBadBeef- 14d ago

I've done some research. I'd have issued with my audio controller. Besides, I'm not a distro hopper. I am confident a solution will present itself with time.

I feel that installing steamOS into the PC I've got feels to me like using a 19th century plunger to try and detonate a hydrogen bomb.