So to start off I 100% understand and appreciate that some people are going to be first and others wait, nothing I can do about it but play some of my 400 games.🤷. BUT the humor of approximately 2027 is so good like we can't guarantee it will happen in a window of 365 days. Like technical there's nothing saying it couldn't be early 2028 so it kinda feels like there saying in the next 500 days we will send you a steam frame 😜.

Anyways I'm pretty sure I'm supposed to say something like overpriced go buy a meta headset make sure to cancel your order. Can't believe steam is so stupid for not letting spend my money grrr entitled child thoughts.

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Hey, I know people might hate on me for this, but I am legitimately asking for help figuring out my best move.

I got the 1TB version of the Frame but have been troubleshooting it for weeks now. I’ve become completely turned off by the device due to all the issues. I am currently in a back-and-forth with Steam Support and am just disappointed to pay 1300 EUR for a device that feels great to wear and play standalone with but doesn't work at all with PCVR (which is my main use case).

I am thinking about selling it for MSRP and buying another device. I am considering the Pico 4 Ultra, which seems to be the only non-Meta device that comes close to the Frame regarding specs, battery life, and features. I don't need eye tracking or foveated rendering at all. I always just wanted a wireless Valve Index.

Can anyone who owns or has used the Pico 4 Ultra tell me how it compares to the Steam Frame? I am reading so many different things about it online. Where I live I can currently buy the Pico for half the price of the base Frame, so I am really conflicted about whether I should make the switch.

Its 4am, I can't sleep, I keep seeing posts and comments for the past weeks bitching about the quality of the softwares associated with the frame and the price as well, so here we go lol.

Edit: Damn some of yall love to assume, I'm awake at this time because I have heavy insomnia and was curious what people thought of my take since I've seen several pissed off ones that contradicts my view, isn't this late when nothing is happening anyways a good time to write a long post...?

My 2 cents on the quality of the software is yes I agree its clearly unfinished and needed more time to cook, the hardware seemed closer to being done cooking than the software

But I also understand why Valve hit the release button when they did; with the state of the pc hardware market had they hit it later we wouldve had a much much more expensive headset

If the 256gb unit was any more expensive than it is now close to nobody would be buying it myself included and it's got tons of features that are big game changers for my use case (Linux compatibility and wireless are huge for me and I refuse to buy or use anything Meta makes on my systems)

I sincerely believe Valve at the least wanted the hardware to be of good quality before release, bad hardware is difficult to take back and fix but software can always be updated in the future so why wait for that to be done and end up with an even more expensive product?

Valve is a large company in the end and they have to make a profit on the products they sell, I don't think the developers are happy either that the frame had to release in this state but this is the reality we live in.

In another Universe we are still waiting for the release announcement and we'd still be having fun upgrading our rigs or making personal servers.

But hey lmk ya'll's 2 cents on this

US west coast, 256gb. Was in group ‘now to Dec 30’ got the email around 11am bought it as soon as I saw it. Good luck everyone.

On my main account I was put on reservation queue on September 30th, and was put on the “2027” list. HOWEVER, a friend signed up for me on their account and was never even on the reservation list, but got the purchase email tonight. Safe to say my steam frame will be here on Saturday, even though the account it was purchased on was on the waitlist, not even the 2027 queue.

My option is quest 3 or steam frame. I want the frame and it's kadoodle of features, but I don't want to miss out on quest exclusives like h3vr2. I know you can put quest exclusive games on the frame, but every single way to do so requires you having a quest with the game installed. How the hell would I get quest exclusives on a frame without a quest? Would i have to pirate it? And how would i even pirate it? Or is it straight up impossible?

Hi all, wanting to dive into WoW forever when that comes out in a few weeks; but thinking to do it with a twist by playing through on Steam Frame. I love how immersive even flat gaming can be, but curious people's thoughts by playing on controllers if there's anything else I can download/do to make the experience even better. I would love to do some 3d type effects, but not sure what the options are to make it work with WoW

Steam, GOG etc. only charge us once, so they have to cover extra costs.

No matter how broken things are at launch, we shouldn't cut them any slack.

Valve did us dirty this time -> they pushed the launch from "early 2026" all the way to September/October, and the software STILL feels like a buggy alpha.

Not to mention the insane price tags on essential accessories!

Sure, it'll get better eventually because they always deliver, but stop defending this mess.

If you keep defending it, the software won't improve and future launchers will just get shittier. Let's get in the right mindset instead - our focus should be on helping to debug this thing and pointing out the mess...

edit: It’s great anyway, but damn... it’s nowhere near what was promised

All other typical komodo regions went on sale day 1. Just a forever coming soon screen for korea.

TL;DR I got my Frame a day early, and it has its ups and downs.

I was a day 1 reservation and got my order email last Friday, and it arrived today. Already had mods printed out for it and accessories purchased, so I haven't experience a stock Frame at all.

Mod: I printed the Steam Frame Battery Add On v2 out of PETG and then used 3M Command Strips to stick a BOBOVR PD100 to it so I can use the B100 batteries I have for my Quest 3. Also printed Steam Frame Controller Wall mount and Steam Frame Wall Mount to hang them on the wall next to the Quest 3.

Accessories: Got the ergo kit (was in stock when I ordered the headset), Zenni inserts, and an Arcturus Vision Camera.

First experience: I was only in it for about an hour and my head started hurting and had to take it off for a bit. Realized when I took it off that I had it WAY too tight on my head. With that top strap, you can loosen it up quite a bit and still have it stay nicely for less intense games (American Truck Simulator, Beat Saber, Walkabout Mini Golf). After about an hour with it off, my head started feeling better and I tossed it on again. Played for another 2 hours without any issues and was rather enjoyable.

For standalone, I played some Hades 2, Beat Saber, and Walkabout Mini Golf. All of it ran nicely, and the 2 VR games I took the resolution up to 2160p and 144hz and it was smooth. For Hades 2 I did lowered it to 90hz since the screen was kind of "jittery" when I moved my head a little with it at 120hz.

For PCVR, it was a simple setup. Just plugged the dongle in typed in the pin and it was good to go. Was a little finicky at first, but found streaming SteamVR with no game running THEN launching a game was more successful. The first thing I did was try some 2D streaming and picked Forza Horizon 6, and it was kind of a letdown. I don't think I had set the bitrate manually yet to 350mbps, so I was getting a lot of artifacting and it didn't look that good. Ran smooth and if I sat still in a car, it sharpened up.

As far as the gaming, I really wanted to see how American Truck Simulator looked since that is my go-to relaxing game. Just drive around the country in a big rig in VR with a wheel. Unfortunately, I will have to say, ATS in VR on the Frame can't hold a candle to what the Quest 3 can do with Virtual Desktop. I'll tinker around with settings some more tomorrow to see if I can get the image to sharpen up and not be so blurry (looks like low graphics settings and not low bitrate). I have my settings pretty much maxed out, set to 90hz, and have the bitrate set to 350mbps, but it just looks BAD.

On the other hand, I tried Bigscreen, No Man's Sky, and Beat Saber over PCVR as well and they looked PERFECT. No noticeable artifacting and was butter smooth, so I don't know what is up with American Truck Simulator.

The controllers are kind of a mixed bag for me right now. I'm 6'5" and have big hands, so seeing all the reviews of people saying the controllers are big, I figured I would be fine. Well, they are "weird" as of right now for me. They fit in my hand, but the ergonomics of the controllers are not that great. I have to move my hand in strange positions to be able to hit all the buttons. I'll probably get use to them over time, but right now it feels cumbersome to use.

For the PD100, it can put out 30w of power. Come to find out, that is more than enough to keep the Frame fully topped up constantly. I was downloading games and updating the headset for the first bit and the charge percentage never went down, only up. After it fully charged and doing PCVR and standalone VR, the battery never went off "Full" until the battery pack died, which I just popped the dead one off and put on a fully charged one and it was back to "Full" in less than 10-20 minutes. I do need to download Half-Life Alyx and see if the PD100 can keep up with that. I'll get back to you guys on that one tomorrow or this weekend.

The "bad" stuff: Sorry I have to do this, but it needs to be said, and I experience a lot of the stuff other people have.

Firstly, the lenses just aren't anywhere near as good as the Quest 3. The sweet spot is a lot smaller, you get distortion towards the edges, and I notice a weird lensing effect when looking down (don't know if it is normal or not, but didn't notice it too much once I was paying attention to the games). My IPD is 63.2mm and that is what I have it set at on the headset.

The Arcturus Vision Camera passthrough falls short of the Quest 3 passthrough. I can easily read my phone withe Quest 3, but not with the Arcturus. You can easily do stuff around the home without any issues, but the fine detail just isn't there. Overall, it is a good accessory and I'm glad I bought it as I got spoiled with color passthrough with the Quest 3, and I still have it with Frame now.

I'll mention the controllers again since I think my cumbersomeness with them would be amplified with people that have smaller hands. I completely forgot that there was the "Start" and "Back" buttons since even with my hands it was hard to reach them.

The software/OS...I'm going to give this one a pass since it is so early for the Steam Frame. I know with how far SteamOS has come on the Steam Deck over the past few years, the Steam Frame will just keep getting better and better. My BIGGEST complaint I have, why isn't pointer the default scheme? It defaults to controller scheme EVERY TIME and have I have click the grip button to switch it to pointer. If there is an option to change that, I haven't found it, so please tell me where it is. If that option doesn't exist, Valve, please add it. using the D-pad and ABXY is weird and I like pointing and clicking to navigate.

Controller tracking is pretty good for everything I tried...EXCEPT Walkabout Mini Golf. The way you hold the putter, the controller kept losing tracking and moving down in game on its own. Had to hold the controller up towards my chest for it to track again and I can putt. I tried holding my thumb in different spots just in case I was covering up a few of the IR trackers, but nothing stopped the lost tracking. On the Quest 3 I kind of have the same problem, but it is only when I hold the controllers down at my side for a little too long and none of the cameras can see the controller (remember, I'm 6'5", so those controllers are a long ways away when at my side, lol).

Conclusion: I thought that as soon as I got the Frame that I would instantly fall in love and sell the Quest 3, but that is not the case. The Quest 3 is firmly staying until things smooth out in SteamOS on the Frame. American Truck Simulator is enough to keep the Quest 3 to just play that. After the first hour and the headache, I thought that I was going to have to sell the Frame. Thankfully when my head felt better I put it on again and got away from that thought and it turned to "this thing has some potentially, I can't wait to see where it goes from here". I don't have buyer's remorse, and with my tinkering side, I think I can have some good fun with this headset over time as I learn more about it. If I HAD to choose one of them right now and HAD to get rid of the other one, that would be hard, but Virtual Desktop on the Quest 3 would win. Now if the developer of Virtual Desktop brought it to the Steam Frame, bye-bye Quest 3! I would gladly pay double for Virtual Desktop ($24.99 on Meta store) on the Steam Frame if it performs and looks as good as it does on the Quest 3 version.

Love the frame, but one small gripe I have with it is the face spacer and face gasket being held by what I would qualify as really weak magnets.

Often when I take it off my face, or just manipulate the frame, if I'm not really careful not to touch the face side, the face gasket or the spacer will come off. And usually when that happen, at least one of my widmoVR lens will come off as well.

I really have the feeling the whole head set is just falling appart in my hand if I hold it wrong.

So I was wondering: beside super gluing everything in place (which I would not do, lol), are there some ideas on how to improve this problem?

I was wondering if 3d printing something with stronger magnets could help... But given we can't upgrade the magnet on the headset, I'm not sure it would make a big difference.

I'm going to get the Frame to finally move away from meta (quest 3) and to enjoy the openess of steamos

I see some people are bothered by the resolution of it,

On my Quest i use QGO to bump up the resolution to native nunbers in games that the Quest can handle

And the image is very crisp, now i haven't tried any Pimax's or bigscreen beyonds.. but those may be for more enthusiasts?

I can notice a screendoor effect in very specific scenarions and if you're really looking for it

On the Frame there's Red Matter 2 that uses fov rendering and i heard the quality is MUCH better than the quest 3 , and it runs better too

So it's mainly a matter of optimisation now... it sucks that many people judge it by the price alone

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Hi guys! Was anyone successful setting up gyro aiming for non-VR FPS games played on Steam Frame either standalone or streaming? I tried Portal 2 which worked out-of-the-box and I love it. I would like to set this up in other games, let's say Doom Dark Ages (streamed). Any idea how? Setting it up by changing controller's Gyro option in game specific controller settings (in Steam, not in-game) didn't work.

PC specs: 9800x3d, 5090, 64GB RAM

Streaming HL Alyx the FPS is low, too low to play be lucky to hit 35-40fps, got the game on lowest settings. Tried 100% resolution on the Frame and 150% no difference between the two.

Streaming icon is purple and connected constantly with no drops. Am only 2 meters away from the dongle.

Streaming bit rate I increased from 200 to 300.

Also tried Beat Saber and it was low fps, not enough not to play it but noticeable enough not to hit the blocks.

Tried Dirt Rally 2.0, that didn't work at all, think it was the game.

Tried IL2, seemed OK streaming it.

Coming from a Vive Pro with modded pancake lenses am I expecting too much? I'm thinking I should be able to max out most things with my PC specs or at least have them run at a higher FPS.

Alyx on the Vive Pro runs buttery smooth all on highest settings.

I'm slowly thinking I made a mistake with the headset.

EDIT: NVIDIA Driver is 591.86, not the latest for the 5090 as this one seems like the sweet spot for the time being and again my Vive Pro is smooth.

Alright folks, it’s been fun, but I’ve unfortunately landed where a lot of others here - and several reviewers - have: the Steam Frame just isn’t worth the asking price for me. I’m returning my unit.

I’ve owned a first-gen Apple Vision Pro for a while, but I’ve wanted a dongle-free, gaming-focused experience. The Steam Frame should have been exactly what I was looking for. It wasn’t.

The display is the sticking point. My unit had light bleed out of the box, needing an accessory for color passthrough feels ridiculous at this price, and the overall image quality pales in comparison to the AVP. Every time I put it on, that downgrade was hard to ignore.

Before buying the Frame, I hadn’t bothered picking up compatible controllers to use with ALVR on my Vision Pro. I was waiting for the Frame and its controllers. And I actually really like the controllers - the familiar layout works well for me.

But after being utterly disappointed with the Frame’s display, I picked up a pair of PS VR2 controllers and finally gave PCVR on my AVP a proper shot.

Half-Life: Alyx looked and played so much better. There’s still friction: I want the Steam button to behave the way I expect and keep me immersed in Steam instead of pulling me back into visionOS.

The dongle also gave me little to no noticeable improvement in latency compared with streaming over my network. For MY setup, the experience felt the same. I’m not claiming that applies to everyone’s network, but it didn’t give me a meaningful advantage.

Then there’s the battery life. I’m getting roughly an hour out of the Frame when streaming PCVR. I thought I could deal with that, but I can’t. Over the same amount of time, my AVP, with its out-of-the-box battery setup, still has around 60% left when the Frame would already be dead. That’s a huge difference in how much uninterrupted time I actually get to play.

And the Frame’s software was a mess, too. Random bugs across the OS and connection, controller compatibility issues, bridging problems, menu selections that just failed to do anything. SteamVR and SteamOS on the device are one hell of a mess together. You’re dealing with two separate menus and environments at different stages, and the whole thing feels disjointed. That’s especially frustrating when a smoother, gaming-focused experience was the whole reason I bought it.

At $1,400, I can’t justify it. Next to the AVP, the Frame feels like a damn toy - and, for me, the experience reflects that.

Unfortunately, I've initiated a return as I'll never be able to justify the cost when I have an AVP sitting in my home.

To be clear, I'm not happy about this and wanted to give Valve my money. I'm hoping for more when the OLED Steam Frame releases.

Haven't seen anyone review these yet, despite the PSVR and Quest communities raving about the brand. It did take a bit for them to start production but once they shipped they arrived pretty quick from overseas! I ordered on the 6th, acknowledged the 1-2 week lead time, and they arrived yesterday on the 21st.

This is my first ever VR set, thus first time ordering prescription inserts. I didn't think I'd need em, I'm nearsighted and the screens are right in front of my eyeballs! Alas. I missed the first batch from Zenni so I thought I'd take a chance on these, and I'm glad I did. The price is perfect and the inserts are high quality. Same hardened nylon 3d printed housings and the anti-scratch/smudge coatings that are standard on everyone else, but for 10-20 bucks cheaper than average. $49.95 flat with free shipping. The lens housings fit perfectly and have very wide openings to accommodate eye tracking, the product page is very proud of this, and there's rubbery pads inside the edge to help them friction-fit over the stock lenses. No wiggle at all. There's a nice thick microfiber pad included, way better than the one that came with the frame, and a carrying case as well.

Take my inexperience covering these things to heart, I am totally new to the world of VR, but as I mentioned I saw nobody talking about the brand and figured it deserved a mention. A solid product, no doubt about it here.

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I had a 3s before and for the most part it worked fine as long as I kept a lamp on but it would still occasionally tell me I was in too low of light, it didn't stop working but it was a little bit annoying. I've been able to use the steam frame as night vision goggles, I have two black cats and when I am wearing it and am in a pitch black room I can still see them just fine, the camera's really aren't that bad, I can still read text and reply with them well enough that I don't think I need to get the upgrade which also disables the night vision, I've heard. I guess it's not great for AR stuff, but who is actually buying this for AR? I feel like the fact that you can use this in the dark and that you don't really need any outside light for tracking is something that people are missing and should be a major selling point.

how long did yours take to start it's delivery journey after you received the shipping notification? mine has been sitting on "package details received" on the carriers tracking page for four days with no progress.

Just found this today and didn't see it getting mentioned here. the user finaea forked from the Frame Perf Overlay and added information about network, streaming and more. here you can actually track your motion to photon latency for PCVR.

https://github.com/finaea/frame-perf-hud

Ordered some lenses for meta rayban gen 3 I will come back to this post once they have arrived only posting as I see many people with mixed reviews on this website , 1st ever ordering lenses off any site I’ve worn glasses my whole life since I was 8 now 21 so this will be honest review on how they fit and work with my prescription

I have astigmatism
Sphere R -6.00 , cylinder -2.50, axis 180
Sphere L-5.00 , cylinder -2.75, axis 004

Will give honest opinion on how well they work for everyday use once arrived

I wrote this long post to go in r/beatsaber, but they don't like AI. I hope you guys can see the love that went into this project.

Check it out. I made it with my frame in mind.