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DF Direct Special: Valve's Steam Frame VR Headset - Hands-On + Impressions, Specs + Tech Breakdown
Published 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
While the new Steam Machine PC/console hybrid has taken centrestage, it's not the only major hardware launch revealed by Valve today. Steam Frame is a state-of-the-art VR headset that not only streams games from your PC but can actually run them on the headset itself, with an x86 to ARM translation layer working in addition to Proton. Oliver's been hands-on and shares his impressions with John in this DF Direct Special.
00:00 Overview
04:17 Internal specifications
06:55 Displays and optics
15:19 Foveated rendering and foveated streaming
18:06 Modularity, controls, and audio
24:52 Standalone gaming functionality
32:30 Game streaming
37:25 Analysis and conclusion
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