Valve’s virtual reality plans hit actual reality
He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.The Steam Frame headset is here, and it may not surprise you: it was supposed to cost less than $1,059. “We set out to come out with a device that would have been far more affordable, but the global RAM market, the global storage market have impacted us the same way they’ve impacted everybody,” Valve developer Jeremy Selan told the BBC. “We fought hard to get it even to this price.”I haven’t yet seen Valve say whether it’s selling the Steam Frame at cost, like the company confirmed it was doing with the $1,049 Steam Machine living room PC.
- ▪He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget.The Steam Frame headset is here, and it may not surprise you: it was supposed to cost less than $1,059.
- ▪“We set out to come out with a device that would have been far more affordable, but the global RAM market, the global storage market have impacted us the same way they’ve impacted everybody,” Valve developer Jeremy Selan told the BBC.
- ▪“We fought hard to get it even to this price.”I haven’t yet seen Valve say whether it’s selling the Steam Frame at cost, like the company confirmed it was doing with the $1,049 Steam Machine living room PC.
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