Steam Frame Review: Valve Shows Us VR Was Always Meant to Be a Toy
3 sources covered this · see comparison → ⚠ Left-onlyThe $1,060 Steam Frame is pure virtual reality gaming goodness in a costly frame. I write that not because I think headsets like the Steam Frame are unsophisticated (although the Meta Quest 3’s software suite is, in several ways, more advanced than much of what Valve offers), but because these types of headsets were meant for play. All but a very select few VR diehards can even imagine trying to get any work done with two screens beaming content two inches from your eyes.
- ▪The $1,060 Steam Frame is pure virtual reality gaming goodness in a costly frame.
- ▪I write that not because I think headsets like the Steam Frame are unsophisticated (although the Meta Quest 3’s software suite is, in several ways, more advanced than much of what Valve offers), but because these types of headsets were mean
- ▪All but a very select few VR diehards can even imagine trying to get any work done with two screens beaming content two inches from your eyes.
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- ▪ Valve’s Steam Frame costs $1,059 — The Verge
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| Publication time | Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:00:30 +0000 |
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Valve wants to reset the clock on VR. The $1,060 Steam Frame is pure virtual reality gaming goodness in a costly frame. There’s no hint of the metaverse, no talk of “spatial computing,” and no pretending that strapping a pair of big plastic goggles to your forehead is anything but a fun distraction that only lasts for around two hours before the battery runs out.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/review","CHILD_UNIT":"review","POST_ID":"2000811281","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"reviews","SECTION":"gaming","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"gaming","TAGS":"gaming,headsets,reviews,valve,vr","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); From its original…
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