Valve, Steam Frame and VR
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Valve’s streaming-focused VR headset has some cool tricks but a few tradeoffs.
Most of what Valve is doing with Steam Frame isn't particularly new. Sony uses foveated rendering for the PlayStation VR 2, and Steam Frame's lenses and audio solutions are, Digital Foundry's Sam Machkovech says,
Valve brings Android and VR apps to SteamOS, marking a major step toward cross-platform gaming with its new Arm-powered Steam Frame headset.
Valve has announced its new wireless VR headset, Steam Frame, will support Android games.
The headset will allow you to play VR and non-VR games through streaming, and games can even be installed directly onto the headset. Now, why is this release important? Well, The Verge managed to get the scoop on how Valve will approach Android developers in order to get games onto the Steam platform.
In case you missed it, Valve announced a load of new hardware this week, including a second stab at the Steam Machine, a Steam controller, and a long-rumored new VR headset called the Steam Frame. But in with the new often means out with the old,