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Hands-on: Steam Frame Reveals Valve’s Modern Vision for VR and Growing Hardware Ambitions

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Nov 12, 2025

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Valve has finally revealed Steam Frame, the company’s second VR headset. Though it’s quite a departure from Index—the company’s first headset released some six years ago—Valve says Frame is an “evolution” of Index. Indeed, Frame represents a modernized VR vision from the company that closely tracks advancements made in the XR industry more broadly, but with a flavor all its own. I got an early look at Steam Frame and a chance to talk directly to the people at Valve who built it.

Steam Frame’s Price Hasn’t Been Locked in, But Valve Expects it to be ‘cheaper than Index’

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Nov 12, 2025

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Steam Frame, Valve’s next VR headset, has been announced, but the company has yet to reveal the price. However, the company says its goal is for Frame to be cheaper than its first VR headset.

Valve Says No New First-party VR Game is in Development

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Nov 12, 2025

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Steam Frame has finally been revealed and promises to let players access most of their Steam library (be it VR or otherwise) right from the headset. Unfortunately, that won’t include any new VR content from Valve, the company has confirmed.

Valve is Open to Bringing SteamOS to Third-party VR Headsets

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Nov 12, 2025

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Valve’s newly announced Steam Frame VR headset will be the first running SteamOS, the company’s Linux-based operating system. But it may not be the last.

Valve Plans to Offer Steam Frame Dev Kits to VR Developers

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Nov 12, 2025

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It’s been multiple years coming, but Valve has finally unveiled Steam Frame, a standalone VR headset capable of streaming flatscreen and PC VR games wirelessly, and playing them natively thanks to its onboard Snadragon SoC. But before you pull out your wallets, Valve is shipping out developer kits first.

Valve Announces Steam Machine and New Steam Controller, Designed with Steam Frame Headset in Mind

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Nov 12, 2025

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Valve today unveiled Steam Frame alongside two other new bits of hardware: the SteamOS-running Steam Machine and a new Steam Controller—both of which aim to work seamlessly with Valve’s latest and greatest VR headset.

Steam Frame vs. Quest 3 Specs: Better PC Streaming, Power & Hackability

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Nov 12, 2025

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Want to know how Valve’s newly announced Steam Frame standalone headset stacks up against the competition? Read on to find out.

Steam Frame vs. Valve Index Specs: Wireless VR Gameplay That’s Generations Ahead

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Nov 12, 2025

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Valve announced Steam Frame today, but what’s the difference between the company’s first VR headset, Valve Index? Read on to find out.

‘Manifold Garden’ Studio to Release Room-scale VR Puzzler ‘Hotel Infinity’ November 13th

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Nov 10, 2025

Studio Chyr, the team behind flatscreen puzzler Manifold Garden (2019), is bringing an enigmatic VR follow-up to Quest and PSVR 2 this week.

Former Magic Leap Engineers Launch No-code AR Creation Platform, Aiming to Be ‘Canva of AR’

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Nov 7, 2025

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Trace, a startup founded by former Magic Leap engineers, today announced the launch of a new augmented reality creation platform the company hopes will become the “Canva of AR”.

‘Little Critters’ Brings Lighthearted Mixed Reality Home Defense to Quest 3 Today, Trailer Here

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Nov 6, 2025

Purple Yonder, the studio behind VR city simulator Little Cities (2022), today released a mixed reality action-strategy game for Quest 3 and 3S that challenges you to fortify your real-world home against waves of dastardly little critters.

Meta Launches Dev Competition with $1.5M Prize Pool, Focusing on Casual & Social VR Content

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Nov 6, 2025

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Meta launched a new developer competition through its Horizon Start program, which could net eligible XR dev teams a good slice of its $1.5 million prize pool.

VR Games Showcase Brings Fresh Game Reveals on November 13, in Partnership with Road to VR

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Nov 5, 2025

VR Games Showcase is back next week for its final show of the year, and it’s filled with new game announcements, trailers, and updates. For the first time, VRGS is proud to officially partner with Road to VR to bring expanded coverage of the show.

Cambridge & Meta Study Raises the Bar for ‘Retinal Resolution’ in XR

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Nov 5, 2025

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It’s been a long-held assumption that the human eye is capable of detecting a maximum of 60 pixels per degree (PPD), which is commonly called ‘retinal’ resolution. Any more than that, and you’d be wasting pixels. Now, a recent University of Cambridge and Meta Reality Labs study published in Nature maintains the upper threshold is actually much higher than previously thought.

Meta Discounts Certified Refurbished Quest 3S to $216 Ahead of Black Friday

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Nov 5, 2025

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There’s no telling how low Meta will discount Quest 3S this Black Friday. If you’re looking to get your hands on one before the holiday spending rush, you might consider a certified refurbished unit, now discounted to only $216.

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