Valve announces Steam Frame, Steam Machine, Steam Controller

[Sossij]

Honestly for one Halloween season, I remember watching stuff on Hulu in a virtual room they set up that was very atmospheric and fun. But obviously you are there for the full 3D/VR experience most of the time.

 

[Aurel Guthrie]

What’s the advantage of playing a non-VR game with a VR headset?

I imagine part of it might be immersion. There would be no visual noise past the screen to distract you. To me that's very appealing, though its obviously not a selling point, but it's still a whole VR headset more powerful than the index. To me the option comes across as a very nice bonus.

Also convenience and comfort, I suppose. You could sit on your living room couch away from your computer setup and start playing. For that purpose there's likely not much advantage over using a Steam Deck unless you don't want to play on a tiny screen (I'm personally not much of a fan of handheld gaming)

 

[jolt]

As much as I distrust Windows as an OS, I think I'd trust Steam as an OS even less.

 

[Dire Bare]

As much as I distrust Windows as an OS, I think I'd trust Steam as an OS even less.

Why?

Just like Windows, Steam has iterated on their OS over the years. Do you have experience with their current OS that runs the Steam Deck?

 

[môrgondír]

A PC user could always write their own kernel if they don't care for Windows or Linux.

 

[Dire Bare]

A PC user could always write their own kernel if they don't care for Windows or Linux.

Not the average PC user . . .

 

[SlyFlourish]

I picked up a Steam Deck last year and barely touched my PS5 ever since but I'd totally buy a Steam Box for my TV to have access to all those games. I used to build PCs all the time but now I have other hobbies... So I'd rather buy a single box ready to go for all my Steam games.