Steam Hardware

Hard disagree, but if you're enjoying it then more power to ya.

Disagree strongly. My trusty old 65" LG C1 is considerably better for 2D games than any VR headset I've tried. It has better colors, deeper contrast, brighter HDR, higher resolution, higher refresh rate. (And before you say something about the spyware, my LG has never had an internet connection so I don't worry about it.)

If you usually game on an older, smaller IPS or TN monitor (less than 30"), I can understand why you would say something like like this. In that case a VR headset would be a major upgrade for you, just from the increase in perceived display size, along with a better refresh rate & response time. But if you have a decent-sized gaming OLED, then it's no competition. The gaming display wins every time over most VR hesdsets.

For me, the only thing I use my VR headset for is for VR porn and VR games. Everything else gets enjoyed on the TV.

Gonna need my keyboard for satisfactory

I understand the appeal, but the discomfort of prolonged headset wearing and the lower detail adds up, idk. But my experience is limited to the index, which is much heavier than the frame

Two monitors is hard to beat. One for satisfactory modeler and one for satisfactory

Edit: there are mods out there to make satisfactory an actual vr game btw

I'd be interested to hear if you're still doing this a year from now. I'm a huge VR nerd, to the extent that when I first got VR in like 2019 I didn't have even the slightest inclination to play anything non-VR anymore and I gave away my consoles. I didn't go back to any flat-screen gaming for over a year. The meta quest has actually had multiple ways to do pretty solid remote desktop for years now, and I also have a dongle that lets me connect any HDMI source and play on a massive virtual screen. I've used these things a couple of times, but I always prefer just using a normal screen or TV. I have a headstrap that makes my VR headset very comfy and I have no problem playing for hours at a time, but for flat screen gaming, I don't want to have to wear something on my head. I've seen many people expressing excitement for using the steam frame this way, but I have to assume it's mostly people new to VR and they probably won't stick with it, but maybe I'm wrong.

If you didn't know we also have an active satisfactory community, we'd love to have you!

!satisfactory@lemmy.world

I really enjoy streaming games to my Frame, but I'm not big on using the controllers for flat games. The Steam Controller + Steam Frame combo is excellent though

it sucks because after I got my deck I was hoping for a next gren of vr like this but then my resources dried up while concurrently tech components exploded in cost. this was something I was going to get.

Awesome setup OP!

Quick PSA to anyone reading, "XR" glasses like the Viture or XREAL offerings paired with an awesome project called breezy-desktop (https://github.com/wheaney/breezy-desktop) also provide an excellent experience, and the glasses can be found for around $300-400. I played a decent amount of STALKER 2 with them and it was great.

Even in the early days with a Vive, I found games like Crypt of the Necrodancer and Hollow Knight to be weirdly immersive in VR mode.

I think it's the blocking out of the outside world that did it for me, plus who cares about the old screen door effect when it's pixel graphics?

Iirc, there is also a way to play old emulated games in a made up 1990s bedroom on a CRT in VR, but I can't remember how.

(And on the topic of emulation, I also wonder if they ever made progress on the emulated Dolphin VR games? Star Fox was a fantastic experience but was still a bit glitchy a decade ago.)

Satisfactory doesn't have a VR mode? Kind of surprising, VR modes are easy AF to do.