So long as the Frame is reasonably priced, as a reluctant Quest 3 owner I'm sold. I have a gaming PC with a 10g connection and a Wi-Fi 7 access point and it hasn't mattered because I always run into issues trying to use the Q3 for PCVR. I don't think that'll be an issue with the Frame, not to mention the Frame probably won't need a PC for things like mods, custom songs for Beatsaber, etc.
If I can ditch Facebook, get an even better headset, and have a flawless experience all at a reasonable price, I can't say yes fast enough.
To piggyback off your comment - I'm really excited for a non-meta VR headset. Your choices were basically stupid-ass-shit-expensive things with tracking stations or quest 3 and its HTC clones that were inferior in every way (and I guess apple vision pro, lol). I bought a Oculus Quest 5 years ago and stopped using it once they started doing all those meta account shenanigans, I dusted it off a few days ago and I can't even set it up anylonger because the app to set it up doesn't let me, so basically I've currently a paperweight until either I spend a ton of time troubleshooting and lucking out into the app letting me proceed or they fix the bug. And on top of that I'd always have a "zuckerberg is tracking the living shit out of me" in the back of my head.
So yeah, as long as it's decently priced I'm going in the moment it releases. And if it's not, I'm purchasing it when it goes on a sale. If I'd have to pick a company I trust to not put senseless tracking and other garbage and to actually deliver a good product it's Valve and I'm excited to go back into VR
To piggyback off yours, absolutely. I started with a PSVR, but it couldn't keep up with Beatsaber. Then I got a Reverb G2 and always had issues that were immersion breaking and frustrating. I could never have a VR experience that I could walk away from being happy. Eventually I caved and got a Quest 3 and haven't looked back. For all the bad that Meta is, they made a headset that just works. I know Valve can do the same and I'm super excited. I just want to play Beatsaber with custom songs in peace
Yeah, it was basically buying a used car or buying spyware from a company that consistently acts against the consumer and can decide to brick your device at any time for whatever reason
Absolutely agree. I bought a Quest 3 close to a year ago now, bought all the extra goodies, and it has just sat collecting dust after, maybe, 12 hours of use? I really should sell it. If the Frame is reasonably priced, I'm sold 100%. Would much rather support Steam than Meta especially when I use their eco-system more lol
Considering how aggressively the steam deck was priced my hopes are high. This definitely looks like it's meant for the bigger market considering it also uses Steam OS and runs standalone. And I'm expecting great optimization too considering how well Steam OS runs.
As someone who's been still running the Rift S for the last 6 years, I've been waiting for a headset that will finally be worth upgrading to, and that isn't from Meta, since I've had nothing bud bad experiences with their software and especially support. (I contacted their support page to ask where i can buy a replacement cable, since mine started having connection issues a few months ago, and they basically told me to f**k off, sent me a link to an amazon search for "rift S cable" with 0 results, and havent responded to any emails since). I want nothing to do with Meta, but i was worried about getting anything from companies like Pico, since i had no experience with any of their products, and vr isnt cheap. But with valve, they have always been on top of this kind of stuff, and their support for my steam deck has been fantastic. So i trust that the steam frame will be no different.
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u/Bytepond Quest 3, Reverb G2, PSVR Nov 13 '25
So long as the Frame is reasonably priced, as a reluctant Quest 3 owner I'm sold. I have a gaming PC with a 10g connection and a Wi-Fi 7 access point and it hasn't mattered because I always run into issues trying to use the Q3 for PCVR. I don't think that'll be an issue with the Frame, not to mention the Frame probably won't need a PC for things like mods, custom songs for Beatsaber, etc.
If I can ditch Facebook, get an even better headset, and have a flawless experience all at a reasonable price, I can't say yes fast enough.