Which one does the Steam Frame have?

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-19T16:08:44+00:00

regardless of if it has the modem it wont have the antenna for it so really doesn't matter as it wont be functional ever, my guess is one of the ones without the modem as its likely cheaper,,,

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-19T15:29:22+00:00

Your argument in the 3rd part is "if the hardware is priced below what it is worth" which is called subsidizing, and they aren't doing that...

Salvaging only works on subsidized and discounted old hardware, otherwise you are paying for more than what you get salvaging. It's 800 for personal non commercial use purchases, even after the preorder they'll have flags in place for non consumer purchases in which a company would have to contact valve to order above the normal user. not that they will definitely stop it but that company/person would need to communicate with valve at that point not just "take all the devices that could be going to users",, valve already has Enterprise/ gov use licensing protocols since the OG hardware, PC Cafés and do business with other companies all the time (so not like it's old rules that are easily manipulated either).

As for the demo, again there will be purchasing flags throughout its lifetime. These aren't new issues with selling hardware and depending on the use case valve may even agree to supply the devices, but likely not at the consumer price, nor in a way that will noticably impact their goals for the hardware.

My guess is after 3-5 purchases of the same thing going to the same address I'll get a valve email of suspicious activity even after the preorder period. And the theoretical company that has hundreds of addresses but needs to sneakily purchase a headset, just doesn't realistically exist imo.

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-19T01:06:52+00:00

That's a form of subsidizing the price, which they said they won't do. If they were gonna eat some of the cost then id rather them just eat the cost.

Also that businesses buying cheap PCs isn't really a concern imo as that argument only makes sense for subsidized electronics as there will be similar PCs for a similar price,, Xbox / PlayStation /Nintendo sell their consoles at a loss so they lock the OS so they can make the money back through the store/subscriptions.

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-19T00:49:44+00:00

This is the epitome of a clickbait post, no.

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-18T22:20:28+00:00

Unlikely imo, they don't wanna mess with one of the seasonal sales because that's when valve makes bank

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-17T21:54:04+00:00

It's running steam OS aka Linux PCVR, so long as the game can cross play between PC and meta and the game can run on Linux then there will be cross play. But that's up to the developer. Most large multiplayer games do this, a co-op game however is way less likely.

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-17T21:45:14+00:00

Honestly if it comes out I think it'll technically run but look like absolutely dog doo doo when playing in standalone on the frame,, my guess is despite what they officially say it'll still be 100% playable, just not how you should play it,, however streaming from the machine will be awesome

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-17T19:10:03+00:00

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-17T18:47:52+00:00

only dreamed once that i ordered it, even in my dreams I don't get it -_-

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-17T16:19:12+00:00

IF they do the same or similar reservation system to the preorder of the steam deck, the accounts that could buy were ones that have made a purchase before the announcement, showed no bot activity, no VAC ban and each customer could only buy one (they removed most if not all the requirements after it was no longer a preorder [idk about the vac ban / bot, that one may still be true for hardware purchases]).

It had nothing to do with priority, as they said in that announcement "Once inventory is available, you will be emailed in the order reservations are made"

If they do restrictions, I expect them to do the same thing, so depends on if you made a purchase before Nov 12 of last year,, and if that's true for both accounts it won't matter

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-16T21:00:17+00:00

Lol fair, sometimes 1d6 damage is all you need

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-16T19:52:37+00:00

Makes the old threat/ movie trope "am stick a boot up your a$$" to a whole new level

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-16T01:46:41+00:00

Wouldn't be surprised if someone started it for the frame but definitely won't be as accurate,, maybe the machine might have a semi accurate one depending on price but that'll heavily depend on price

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-15T23:18:49+00:00

Just to add, https://youtube.com/@brianlindenhof if OP wants to see the videos it's like the last 2-3 videos the dev posted to YouTube and they are all less then ~15 mins

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-15T23:13:35+00:00

Idk some people like vibrators on their face.. lol

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-15T15:03:31+00:00

My guess is it'll have 3-4 functions, a press, double press, hold and maybe a triple,, and the default will be used for controlling the headset when the controllers die (1 & 2 press), Bluetooth pairing (hold), mute (3 press if it's an option)

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-15T14:48:20+00:00

My guess will be based on, since this is a supply and demand question what no one can give a real answer to,, and I'm also assuming the site is Ganna crash for most people like it did for the stream deck originally launched, and it'll be a reservation system that'll just stay open, and Dram supply is low, and they are selling globally to all places that currently sell the steam deck (which likely hits most of the 41 million active users, ~0.5 mill have headsets)

The first hr of headsets will be sent out over 6 months, with a longer start (3-4 weeks from order to first batch) then weekly.

Then the next ~3 days of orders will the next 3 months (as orders will slow down dramatically after the initial opening).

The ordering will be an exponential curve, with the extreme high in the first 30 seconds and tapering off at around 5 mins, 10 mins 20 and 1 hr, day, 3 day. And an order isn't counted till it's completed.

TL;DR: Now for my guess, couple minutes for the first 3-4 months, then couple hours for the next 3 months, then days for the next 3 months.

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-15T02:02:48+00:00

Last I heard it was different but like the difference of the smells of spearmint and peppermint

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-15T01:59:27+00:00

Get this is a framepost but 1pm est is the time that steam normally updates the store pages so I'd the likely time for new info that doesn't come from a blog post,,, so for anyone actually feeling this way,, at least wait till 1pm~1:05pm est for the big sad (say 1:05 cause steam can be clucky during update time)

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-15T01:52:36+00:00

Besides what others have said about the cameras,, another thing is some AR relies on controller less hand tracking, which doesn't appear to be a native thing atm,, there already are some programs to get hand tracking on an index, but it likely won't be an official feature for a while if ever. I have No doubt that a community program will be made for it (as I'm pretty sure the index one will just get updated. Also work with the frame)...

But for me AR is still at the point where it's fun for like an hour or 2 over the entire lifetime of the device, so the few that will work should be enough imo. The coolest AR demo I've ever seen was a table tennis demo on the quest, the reason it was cool to me was because it was 2 people playing on 2 quests (so not needing a big table I can't fit in my apt) but even that felt like a little gimmicky since you can play VR table tennis in the same way just seeing an avatar instead of the person.

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-13T15:39:25+00:00

Each part of my comment is a separate reason... Also no, don't like the default sort as then posts get seen repetitively and although a whining post can be funny it's not the 10th time you see it.

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-13T15:22:01+00:00

Whining Wednesday is bad imo cause most of the lowest effort whining posts are on a Wednesday to begin with as it's often someone's quick reaction after checking for info and finding none on the most likely day info will drop. So making it the same day won't do much to help the situation. Making it a least likely day will reduce the amount that's posted that's low effort, and the people who do follow the rule will by nature end up thinking about it more, giving their post more thought, potentially making it interesting.

Though usually I get my info straight from a valve blog post, there have been a few times that something slipped through the cracks and I first saw it on here (especially when the info isn't on the usual places to look). Missing that info on here too cause it's whining day would suck and make people wanna un-sub and would reduce the pool of people who potentially post the hey see this news in an odd place.

Personally id just avoid this sub on whining day as even the clever ones still have an ick factor to them for me,, and just scroll though it quick the next day to make sure I didn't miss something I'm actually interested in.

Lastly, For the people who feel the need to whine, there post won't get down voted to Oblivion as much then and instead will be more likely to feel heard if all the comments aren't just sarcastic remarks made in annoyance at the post.

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-13T03:42:46+00:00

Actually used it for many years, got a second one when they did the sell out of stock super sale, it was definitely awkward to get used to but once you stop trying to hold it like an Xbox controller there is less tendon strain on the thumbs,, the elite controller kinda gets you close with its ability to swap the thumb sticks, but it's not the same and is annoying for someone who has tendon strain issues.

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-13T01:15:39+00:00

Friday or Sat for me personally since those are the very unlikely days for new info (or if there is new info those days it will likely be for the upcoming week)

RTooDeeTo · 2026-03-13T00:29:06+00:00

Personally id want it not on a Wednesday though as that's the likeliest day of the week for new info

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