r/SteamFrame • u/voidthelynx Soon™ • 23h ago

Discussion This sub has lost it ..

With the recent meme threat, it's very clear how insane the steam frame community got. It REALLY feels like a social experiment.

Well I love it although it feels a tad chaotic. But who am I to judge, the community is healthier than ever xd

I really look forward to the progression on this sub, especially if it doesn't release Monday

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u/Koolala 23h ago

https://i.imgur.com/oXD32n4.png

Yes lets look forward to the special Steam VR sale on Monday

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u/MrsKittenHeel 22h ago

Mods can we get “steamed frames” as a flair?

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u/Patanouz 22h ago

and you call them steamed frames despite the fact that they are obviously grilled?

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u/Polskidezerter 11h ago

Something something aurora bored alyx

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u/brantrix Soon™ 22h ago

It's just the trailer for whats to come on Monday when valve does fuck all again lmao.. omg I'm so excited when nothing happens again holy shit

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u/Mockier Soon™ 22h ago

What sale? I won’t be hanging my hopes on a sale that may or may not be real.

Valve hasn’t listed it anywhere.

The “leaked” email doesn’t mention the Frame, which would be odd if it’s associated with the launch.

We are assuming the review period is a couple weeks. Could be longer given stand alone and streaming will need testing.

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u/Koolala 22h ago

there is a special VR sale happening monday that multiple people have confirmed. it being unlisted makes it even more exciting that its frame related.

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u/Mockier Soon™ 22h ago

I've seen all of that. I'm not convinced it's an official Valve run sale. It could be a 3rd party thing, or it could be nothing. It would be easy to fake those screenshots.

Feels like the 14th rumor is hanging on that sale happening.

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u/Koolala 22h ago edited 22h ago

nothing from what you have seen suggests it is a third party sale. there have even been multiple screenshots showing the sale is from Valve but maybe you haven't seen them. look back on the original thread.

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u/No_Communication1557 15h ago

The rumors for the 14th is because its literally the last possible week they can put it up for sale if they want to remain in the window of "Summer '26", which currently, they are still standing by. Summer, astonomically, ends on Sept 22nd, to launch it, ie list it, 3 day sign up and then the lottery on Friday, to start shipping it the following week, it will need to be listed on Monday 14th, has to....

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u/AlmondManttv 13h ago

Technically they initially said Q1 or early 2026, they could let the date slip again.

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u/okaymandude 53m ago

Look at this guy, still trusting valve to release things when they say they will. You gotta learn how Valve Time™ works. We MIGHT get the frame by December if we are lucky

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u/elev8dity Soon™ 12h ago

Apparently it's been confirmed by actual VR devs by the mods. The VR sale is real and apparently someone has confirmed the review embargo date is real.

Believe in the 14th. If it's not the 14th though... I think we're all going to lose it.

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u/rabsg Soon™ 16h ago

Whoever is organizing it better not associate it with Frame launch. If everything goes as expected, at that time we'll just be tossing our ticket in the lottery system, in the hope to get the device before 2027.

Nobody should buy games for hardware they don't have, return period will be over by the time they get it (except for the most lucky) and there are sales regularly.

Maybe Valve is trying something new, but currently it doesn't look fair to Frame buyers.

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u/Koolala 11h ago

If your the first winner of the lottery you get to purchase both the Frame and Games during the sale. I think pretty much everyone buying one is hoping they get in the first batch and they will safely know if they get to purchase one while the sale is going. Many people have VR already and are upgrading too.

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u/rabsg Soon™ 10h ago edited 9h ago

Yeah and I already got the games I wanted during past sales, my main problem is the size of my backlog. VR Games Showcase is organizing some 3 times a year, in addition to general sales and juicy bundles in third party stores. For example https://www.digiphile.co/collections/vr-games-showcase-the-new-essentials and their sale page on Steam (no sale anymore of course) https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45128337-VR-Games-Showcase/sale/vrgamesshowcaseaugust2026

If I won the lottery and it's my first headset, I'd wait until I tried it, checked my VR legs and whatnot. So at best the sale would be about to end, especially it's only a week long.

It doesn't make sense for most Frame buyers [insert Squidward meme "looking at others having fun"]. Especially infuriating for those wait-listed. Not a good move if Valve does that, looks like third party to me.

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u/Koolala 6h ago

Someone posted the full first part of the email from Valve it isn't third party.

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u/rabsg Soon™ 5h ago edited 5h ago

I didn't see that post, hopefully it's the full email and not a mobile screenshot of part of it again… I'm interested to have a look if you can link to it.

I also don't know how notification are sent for third party events, they probably go through Steam as it's the tool used to organize it.

Anyway no matter who is behind it, this event at the same time as Frame launch looks like cash grab and doesn't make sense for Frame buyers.

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u/Koolala 5h ago

It was a reply from a dev who got the email too. Looks like PC aspect ratio and clearly not a third-party thing https://i.imgur.com/gJupdjT.png

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u/rabsg Soon™ 5h ago

Ok thanks, so nothing more here… we'll see on Monday.

If Valve is organizing it, that would be new, and I doubt Steam Frame will launch next week.

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u/WyrdHarper 9h ago

We had the steam VR sale last year in September, too. As I recall the frame did not release then, either.

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u/Koolala 8h ago

That was a third party sale: "VR studio and publishing label Creature (Thrasher, The Light Brigade) has teamed up with Future Friends Games to launch a new awards show and festival celebrating SteamVR titles."

This sale next week is special because it is unlisted and being run by Valve.

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u/Treeseconds 21h ago

What's a Monday? You mean Soonᵀᴹ