Steam Hardware

My intended use case is 100% streaming from my PC so the fixed/low storage doesn't even bother me.

Unless you're using it entirely as stand alone I'm not certain of needing the 1TB version truthfully.

Less than the index once you account for inflation.

The index would cost 1300$ in today's money, give or take.

Cheaper than expected given the economic hellscape

I expect this is why the accessories are so expensive. The ergo kit really should not cost that much, but they may have just increased the price of that so they could keep the base price of the Frame itself lower.

Super sour about the not included PSU. Hate it about the smartphone market, too.

I have like 3k of these things, so personally I'm very happy to not have to spend another $30 on a worse one that's just going to get chucked in a drawer anyway.

For me at least I don't use any of my original usb device chargers. I have a GaN charger with 2 cables by the sofa and one by my desk.

Same here, I did love that the gamers nexus video opened with a comparison of the terms and privacy policy of meta and valve just to show how buying a Quest may be cheaper but it costs a lot more than the money you exchange for it.

I can almost guarantee you that if valve doesnt get it working, someone will via moonlight, ALVR, and/or WiVRn.

The amount of work that has gone into the Monado/XRizer/Envision/WayVR stack is phenomenal and gaining momentum.

Last year’s announcement trailer for Valve‘s new hardware mentioned that Steam Machine would be a great option for streaming games to Steam Frame. So it‘s pretty safe to assume that Linux support for streaming is coming.

Given how much valve has been advertising running the steam frame with the steam machine if it doesn't already work now it will be a priority to make it work. I trust valve's fairly consistent marketing more than a leak

Information seems to be mixed, but it's looking like it at least works in some cases: https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality_linux/comments/1welkhs/steam_frame_confirmed_by_linustechtips_to_not/
I think what's in question is whether the wifi dongle is widely supported. It might require some manual configuration at first.

Your liver grows back. Just saying.

A couple months ago, when I posted news about the FCC approval, people were whining that it was going to start at $2K. They didn't quite hit their initial target of "less than the Index" but I still call this a win.

According to the Ars review, the 1.5 hour battery life is when running games on the Steam frame itself. Battery life is supposed to be a lot better when streaming from a PC I believe.

Also all lithium batteries slow down charging speed a lot as they get closer to being fully charged, so taking 3 hours to charge doesn't mean that it can't charge faster than the battery drains. I'm sure it can just do power passthrough to power the headset indefinitely.