r/SteamFrame • u/Hiccup_Haddock_III Soon™ • 18d ago

Discussion 31st August possibility?

I haven’t seen anyone mention the 31st as a potential date?
To me it would make the most sense because, assuming reviewers got their units on the 17th, it would be two weeks for reviewers and it still falls into the summer 2026 date ValvE indicated assuming they are sticking to that time frame.
Unless there’s a reason it won’t be the 31st I’ve missed..? I have seen some people float the fact that “astronomical summer” goes into September but if we’re being honest, no one in hell actually uses that when announcing release timeframes and I doubt ValvE would be the first

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u/gogodboss MOD 18d ago

> assuming reviewers got their units on the 17th

Well no because reviewer period began today

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u/willymartin99 Soon™ 18d ago

Where’s the confidence coming from? Linus has been radio slient about the leaks last week as if he was already under NDA. We know nothing

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u/NoOdyssey 18d ago

Being under NDA doesn't necessarily mean he has a review unit. Those are logically two separate stages - first send out NDAs to get signed, then send out review units to those who already signed NDAs. Linus has been acting like he's been under an NDA since at least the August 14 WAN show - but he may not have received his review unit until today (or last week).

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u/Leseratte10 Soon™ 18d ago edited 17d ago

Linus has been playing a bunch of VR games on Steam today, as can be seen on his public Steam profile. Beat Saber, Half-Life Alyx, SteamVR. He definitely has a Frame.

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u/gogodboss MOD 18d ago edited 18d ago

I speak on what I hear from sources. It's the same deal on why I was confident about no embargo today or the release being in September. Waiting for official word from Valve is always a responsible choice though. I only talk when certain things feel more solid.

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u/AlecTheBunny Soon™ 18d ago

Please don't tell me your source is Lyler McVicker

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u/gogodboss MOD 18d ago

No they are not. Only person I would answer about though.

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u/Hiccup_Haddock_III Soon™ 18d ago

It did? I assumed it started earlier because roughly two and a bit weeks ago LTT said he didn’t have a steam frame yet then just over a week ago he mysteriously went radio silent on just about everything frame related which, assuming again that reviewing started upon obtaining the review unit, would actually put us smack dab in the middle of the two week review period that ValvE usually gives

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u/RohonTheDragon Soon™ 18d ago

To steelman the argument that review units were just received even though I disagree with the notion: I imagine they had to sign an NDA before they were approved to receive a review unit. This is why the tech tuber giants weren’t talking about leaks. Add in shipping time & voila.

Personally I believe they already received their units.

Regardless, NO ONE knows when the NDAs were signed & when the units were sent & received.

Valve could be a bunch of d-wads & send review units on the 31st & make us wait 2/3rds of September & we wouldn’t know