u/SatyrSack — SatyrSack

I'm also very intrigued by the whole "spacial computing" thing.

I certainly hope to get a lot of use out of the Frame as a glorified monitor for basic computing tasks, but from what I can tell reading reviews and whatnot, it's not all that great compared to the Apple VR thing. I sure want to give that a fair shot, though.

VRs biggest issue. There’s no games.

\*gestures at all the comments in this thread*

I am sure the first game I try will be Beat Saber, standalone. That was my favorite VR title, but I haven't used VR in years.

EDIT: I also want to give Polycube another go in VR. I remember finding that there wasn't really any added benefit to playing that game in VR compared to flat, but I sure want to try again. That is easily one of my favorite games.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/798790/PolyCube/

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https://web.archive.org/web/20260914171237/https://www.theverge.com/tech/994267/steam-frame-review

Unless you're the type who thrives in Walmart mosh pits 😞

I meant a sale _event_. There are always a bunch of games on sale at any given time, but I thought there was supposed to be a big event this week. That was one of the main reasons people predicted the reveal of the Frame was going to be yesterday.

Wasn't there also supposed to be a sale on VR games today?

I’m blown away that no one has mentioned lone echo 1 and 2.

Because they had asked for recommendations on what to do with a Steam Frame, but those are Oculus exclusives.

I feel the same way about smartphones not including chargers. The third-party charger that I already have is likely better than whatever charger comes with the phone, so the one that comes with the phone will just go unused. I understand that manufacturers are not going to "pass the savings onto the consumer" when they don't include a charger, but at least it doesn't feel like e-waste. I felt the same way about the headphones that would come with devices for a while. Just a waste that I will never use.

On the other hand, having a stock charger could aid in troubleshooting by offering a baseline of sorts. Being able to say "I can't do X, even with the stock charger" can go a long way. Without the stock charger, tech support could wonder if maybe your third-party charger is to blame for your issue. The other benefit of included chargers are when the device uses some weird charging technology or something that makes the included charger actually better for that device than the third-party one that I already have.

**Nikki Frowning** or **Obsession "How Your Girlfriend Looks At You"** refers to a series of memes, including X / Twitter posts, using a reaction image of the character Nikki (played by actress Inde Navarrette) from the 2026 horror film Obsession frowning under a variation of the phrasal template "How your girlfriend looks at you when you X," "X" being framed as a reasonable request that the girlfriend does not want to go through with.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nikki-frowning-obsession-how-your-girlfriend-looks-at-you


With extremely limited supply anyone that doesn’t get Frame now, will probably have to pay an even higher price whenever stock is back…

I remember when tech used to depreciate in price with age.

That is actually a bit cheaper than what I was fearing. I think they are subsidizing the price a bit by making the accessories incredibly expensive.

I am sure there will be third-party solutions working, but will they use foveated streaming? That is a huge selling point of the wireless streaming capabilities of the Steam Frame, but that feature seems to be proprietary to their first-party wireless streaming software. Without it, wireless streaming will be just _okay._

Cheaper than expected given the economic hellscape

I expect this is why the accessories are so expensive. The ergo kit really should not cost that much, but they may have just increased the price of that so they could keep the base price of the Frame itself lower.

USB 2.0 is sort of disappointing, though realistically, how often will I actually be transferring files to this device?

I guess I can do some testing of this myself right now with my phone, but I'll ask for anyone who is familiar: should I expect local file transfers over SSH via Wi-Fi to be faster than local file transfers via USB 2.0 anyway?

EDIT: Apparently, you can't just plug the Frame into a computer and have it show up as a mass storage device. It doesn't work like plugging a phone into a computer; it works like plugging a computer into a computer. So the best options for local file transfer are probably:

• SFTP, KDE Connect, Local Send, Syncthing, etc. via Wi-Fi

• inserting a Micro SD card or USB C flash drive into a computer, transferring files to it, removing it, inserting it into the Frame, transferring the files to the Frame

No, we regular old users have no idea. But the best bet at this point is this coming Monday.

The Gofile mirror? That is still working for me.

EDIT: https://archive.org/details/our-first-30-mins-with-the-steam-frame-u-8-r-bnz-1-mpu

EDIT: https://vimeo.com/1226246121