Valve's Steam Frame is excellent - but at over £1,000 is VR still too expensive?
But what makes it comfortable is the decision to separate the internals up.The battery pack rests on the back of your head while the screen is at the front - meaning you don't feel front-heavy, a common criticism of other headsets.But there are better screens out there. The PlayStation VR2 for example has incredible OLED displays, albeit without the pancake lenses. AI developers are building giant data centres filled with racks of powerful servers, using many of the same components needed to make devices like the Steam Frame.Ram prices alone more than doubled in price between October 2025 and the start of 2026.
- ▪But what makes it comfortable is the decision to separate the internals up.The battery pack rests on the back of your head while the screen is at the front - meaning you don't feel front-heavy, a common criticism of other headsets.But there
- ▪The PlayStation VR2 for example has incredible OLED displays, albeit without the pancake lenses.
- ▪AI developers are building giant data centres filled with racks of powerful servers, using many of the same components needed to make devices like the Steam Frame.Ram prices alone more than doubled in price between October 2025 and the star
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Valve's Steam Frame is excellent - but at over £1,000 is VR still too expensive?<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, Watch: BBC’s Tom Gerken gets his hands on Valve's Steam FrameByTom GerkenTechnology reporterPublished1 minute agoValve's new virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame, has officially been released - but it comes at a high price.The hardware is excellent - a light device which feels comfortable to wear and is packed with…
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