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Valve's standalone VR headset, running on Arm with Proton for x86 game compatibility, that can also stream titles from a PC.
DroidDeck, a free open-source Android app, runs Valve's Arm-native Steam client on Snapdragon phones, Tom's Guide reported. The review ties it to Valve's Steam Frame work, while the performance evidence is one writer's early testing of a few games.
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Reviewers who lived with Valve's headset for a week or three praise the 440-gram fit and log crashes, power loss and a mostly unrated game library. The price assumes you already bought the PC.
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Valve opened Steam Frame reservations at $1,059, and its engineers say standalone play runs the same SteamOS as the Deck on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, with Proton and PC streaming absorbing the compatibility work.
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Valve's new headset starts at $1,059 for 256GB and ships without a charger. The first batch is rationed by a randomised draw that only Steam accounts with a previous purchase can enter.
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The headset ships with monochrome infrared cameras and a PCI-E slot on the front, and the Arcturus module that adds color costs $150 on top. Anyone building mixed reality has to guess how many owners bought it.
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Road to VR's buyer guide for Valve's first standalone headset prices the 256GB model at $1,059 and explains why the bundled Wi-Fi 6E adapter sidesteps the home router that makes PC streaming to a Quest inconsistent.
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Eight videos briefly posted to the ARM Steam client confirm a battery in the headstrap, a manual IPD wheel and a swappable light blocker. Valve still has not said what any of it costs.
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