Steam Hardware
A place to discuss and support all Steam Hardware, including Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and SteamOS in general.
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Yes, but that's Facebook. What i said was "either deal with Facebook or pay $900+". Neither option is worth it to me for the novelty that VR provides. A Quest 3 at $500 or $300 with a completely open source operating system would already be on my shelf, but it's Facebookware.
VR also isn't worth "tradeoffs" like installing a proprietary streaming tool to kludge the Facebook thing into pretending to be a "standard VR" display. What Valve's offering is something I can completely trust to:
A: not require any hoops to jump through to use with VR-capable software on my computer
B: work with any of that VR-capable PC software instead of requiring one locked down storefront (and the storefront it'll be most compatible with is Steam)
C: work with any Android APK software on device, for the lower intensity VR toys like Beat Saber
D: be compatible with a variety of controllers and peripherals
E: not be connected to Facebook in any way
F: maintain an open source OS so that a community can fully maintain the software even if the original manufacturer abandons support for the device
For those promises, I'd buy in at up to ~$700. No other headset on the market currently fulfills this list for less than $1000.