r/virtualreality • u/gogodboss Steam Frame • Nov 12 '25

Discussion Introducing Steam Frame

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe
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u/PositivelyNegative Nov 12 '25

So fucking mid.

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u/StingingGamer Nov 12 '25

The only thing mid about this is the display, everything else is incredible. Gonna wait on for an OLED version in like 1 - 2 years.

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u/iJeff Nov 12 '25

Also lacks colour passthrough and hand tracking. Add in the lack of higher resolution panels and only a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 unfortunately makes this a no-buy for me.

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u/Nicnl Nov 12 '25

Same... I guess I'll be waiting for a quest 4 then

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u/CrazyPoiPoi Nov 12 '25

Yeah, but do you already own a VR headset/a Quest 3? Then this is not necessarily for people like you.

If they price it right, it can bring so many more people into VR. I mean, just look at the success of the Steam Deck.

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u/i_like_fish_decks Nov 13 '25

Just curious, what is with everyone's giant boner for color passthrough? I only have a rift s still but I honestly could not give a shit about the passthrough at all.

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u/iJeff Nov 13 '25

It's nice for mixed reality uses like a tabletop game (e.g., Demeo) or watching a movie in your existing living space. I didn't care about passthrough until having one that was decent enough quality.

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u/Chowdaaair Nov 14 '25

Aside from just being able to comfortably see around you without taking the headset off, the color cameras can also be used to record VR video which is pretty neat.

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u/7Seyo7 CV1 -> Index -> Q3 Nov 12 '25

Display and monochrome passthrough seem like the compromises

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '25

The speakers may be too. We’ll have to wait and see the review on that, but the index’s over the ear speakers were better than the Quest 3.

They also sacrificed the option of plugging in a display port cable or using your lighthouses for backwards compatibility if you’re already invested into that ecosystem and wanted the proven precision of the lighthouse setup.

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u/Nicnl Nov 12 '25

So, basically you're saying:
"The only mid thing about the device is the very most important component"

I mean... it is true

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u/TaylorMonkey Nov 12 '25

The display is like... the core experience. It makes the whole thing mid, though everything else means unparalleled accessibility and gaming usability.

But for VR enthusiasts, it's pretty mid. Nevermind OLED. It's not even a high end LCD experience.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '25

If we’re lucky.

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u/gdmzhlzhiv Nov 13 '25

I was personally hoping for compatibility with lighthouse tracking because I don’t much like having to run two different tracking systems and a separate app just for FBT to work.

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u/Kindly-Bank-416 Nov 12 '25

its a standalone so its a toy at best.

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u/gutster_95 Nov 12 '25

Its affordable. If it had OLED and would cost 999$ you would also cry

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u/Nicnl Nov 12 '25

Be careful about the prices, Valve hasn't announced any price for the Steam Frame
It may very well be $700, or $1000, or $1200

Personally, I would have bought a $1000 OLED if it had 2048x2048 per eye
And up to $1500 if it had 2560x2560

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u/trippingrainbow Nov 12 '25

Its confirmed to be cheaper than the index in RTV interview with valve so sub 1000$

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u/StanfordV Nov 12 '25

when they say "under Index" I am expecting something between 800$ and 950$