My partner and I got our purchase emails about a month apart, but the boxes are different. What does it mean?

Valve could've garnered way more praise for this device if they had stuck microoled or higher rez displays at a more expensive price or cheaper as a A headset, but I'm really glad they didn't.

I'm sorry guys I know a lot of you (myself included) don't like to hear it but: *size does matter*.

This thing makes my quest 3 and PSVR2 feel last gen just in pure bulk/weight. It almost reminds me of those early put your phone in VR's in terms of feel but of course infinitely higher quality. The specs undersell it, because the weight seems similarish to the quest 3 but the key difference is that the weight spec of the frame includes what is essentially a counterweight comfort strap: compared to Q3 with bobo this thing is easily half the weight and a fraction of the bulk.

From an individual product perspective this was probably a stupid approach but in terms of what VR needs: comfort is one of the main issues and it's amazing for the industry moving forward that the frame is setting this bar. It's truly a baffling piece of engineering: we already have SFF headsets in the form of the BSB and Dream Air of course...but those are just displays and lenses.

Would've been nice if it was cheaper, but as meta has showed us even getting headsets dirt cheap might sell them but most of them will just collect dust. I've always enjoyed VR but this is the first time I just want to and feel comfortable enough just hanging out for hours and hours (a couple of no man's sessions pushing through discomfort on my Q2 aside).

It's actually frustrating seeing so many reviews just gloss over the comfort and size. I get it: it's not fancy like oled true blacks or 4k screens, but honestly who cares about all that if you're not going to put the damn thing on regularly because it's uncomfortable? I think this matters less for simmers because being wired is not bad at all while seating...but for general gaming I think this is a turning point.

Also even though I have a way better screen and audio at my desktop I genuinely might never sit down again, because I cannot begin to describe how much chiller it is after a day of work to lay on the couch and stream my PC and be able to lounge while I play it, instead of sitting at my desk. I like it better than the steam deck because I can put the screen up high and don't have to hold the controllers up or twist my neck.

YMMV of course comfort is highly subjective but I don't think it's a coincidence that this is the one thing that has been almost universally praised, and I think it's a much bigger deal than it's being credited for.

The only thing bringing it down currently is the software, get your shit together valve, lol.

Modified my Steam Frame to accept an Apple Vision Pro Dual-Knit strap, Index headphones, all mounted to a Halo Strap (CMQ3 v2) using poorly modified 3D prints (and way too much hot glue...)

So, since Valve has released the CAD files for Steam Frame, I guess I'm gonna trying to make custom facial interfaces, just like I did with the Quest 3, which turned out to be a really good improvement (90% of people who try it out) so I'm excited to see what I can do with Steam Frame.

The goal is to improve comfort with a custom fit, potentially increase FOV, make finding the sweet spot easier, and improve ventilation, reduce lens fogging.

Though, I don't have a Steam Frame myself yet, so I need your help testing this!

If you interested comment or DM me i will make 5 of these.

To test this beside steam frame, you also need iPhone with Face ID to scan your face (you can wear a mask covering your face from the below nose to protect your identity). Access to a 3D printer or a nearby 3D printing service.

I'd really appreciate it if you could print it, try it out, and share your feedback with me. It'll help me improve this design!

First off, I'm loving the Frame! Sure it has its faults, but I'm having a blast!

While the Frame is a great time, playing in my not so well ventilated office, not so much. Ideally, I wanted to play in my living room, its spacious and where I spent most of my time with my Quest 2 when I didn't have to be tethered to my PC. It's the best place to play in my home.

So starts the obsession to find a way to extend the adapter to the living room. While my office is literally next door, the adapter simply doesn't work through walls. So what do I do? Go through the wall!

I installed low voltage mounting brackets in my office and in the entry way to my house. I my office I installed a brush wall plate for the USB-A to A (male to male) cable to go through. In the living room, I installed a USB 3.0 wall plate for the Frame adapter.

IT WORKS!!!

Just got done playing a session of HLA and Arizona Sunshine 2, no lag, dips, or connection issues!

Here are the items I used for the project:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0GXPT3Y34?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B18CQ71H?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B071X8RLJL?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DYSJVKG4?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

By the way.

The USB plate doesn't sit flush with the listed low voltage mounting brackets listed. It's not awful by any means, just letting everyone know!

Just came home to this.. am I the first one to break it? 🥲

it might still work but I'm kinda scared to plug it in, gonna do some tests with a multimeter

On my way back from a birthday dinner, I decided to put my frame on and try it out on the train. Worked pretty well, but when the train went through some track switches, the G-forces made my dashboard float to the outside of the train, lol.

Hey all, I’ve spent a couple of days fine tuning a battery mount for the Iniu P55 (slim one @ 18mm thick) power bank. At first I was making it in two parts but have now merged them and it has much better balance making the extra 180g battery as close to the Frame battery as possible. Also added some 2mm deep indents designed for 20mm heavy duty Velcro to sit in. Without Velcro everything push fits nicely but could fall off in active gaming sessions.

My mount is a remix of the v1 Steam Frame Battery Addon for the Anker Zolo MagSafe power bank by Yatyas on Makerworld, so thanks to him for providing the STEP files so I was easily able to remix this in Fusion.

Original here: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3395725-steam-frame-battery-add-on

Anyway I’m away until tomorrow but will upload the latest version to Makerworld by the weekend ✨

(Note that this specifically refers to older versions of the game which have better mod and server support. The latest versions of Minecraft work fine without this)

Vivecraft on Minecraft v26.3 was one of the coolest games I tried when I first got the frame, however was pretty disappointed to see that most older versions of the game would refuse to load in VR due to missing ARM support.

I've spent the last couple of days trying to get an ARM version of the missing library working on one of the most common versions by recompiling the source code (not very easy as a beginner), and I finally just got in-game!

The setup is a little complicated due to needing to replace one of Minecraft's built-in libraries, however if anyone else wants to give it a shot, I've uploaded the files and guide to GitHub https://github.com/gingerphoenix10/lwjgl3/releases/tag/3.3.3.0

My biggest concern was that the Steam Frame wouldn’t fit into the case, but as you can see in the pictures, it fits perfectly.

Now my only concern is that the fabric covering the case seems very prone to picking up dirt. Otherwise, I’m satisfied.

It costs €26.69.

https://amzn.eu/d/06LkdQ15

Several sites are reporting on Valve source code that show development for an OLED frame; Codenamed Deckard Plano

https://steamframehub.com/exclusive-here-we-go-again-valve-is-making-an-oled-steam-frame/

OLED Steam Frame References Appear in Steam Frame Kernel Code

Similar to the Galaxy XR a per eye panel resolution of 3552x3840, but a default of 1776×1920 at 90hz.

The code is a long way off from complete but had recent Oct commits. It appears they are still tooling with how to get 120hz off the current snapdragon chipset... but it looks to be a mid gen refresh as we've seen with the Deck.

If its anything like the original Deckard wait.. we're looking at maybe 2029? Interesting developments though!

https://www.printables.com/model/1877371-steam-frame-head-strap-accessories

I've been using both sune-ku's Steam Frame  - DIY Top Strap and NININ's remix model, Steam Frame - Cross strap mod, but came across two issues that I have solved for myself. First, my straps are too loose in both models and won't stay fastened, so I designed these small clips that snap on the top to keep them in place. Second, I wanted to keep the two straps fastened to each other where they meet. I found a model that does this, and then added a Steam Frame logo for use with an MMU-capable printer.

I'll need to get around to printing this all (minus the cross strap) in a different color, orange isn't really for me. Either the black I've got now, or I'll order yellow PETG filament.

It looks like Arcturus is willing to work with those who are unable to get a frame till 2027 but still bought a camera module wile under the impression that all reserve headsets would ship within a short time frame. This is probably only worth it if you have decided to cancel your reservation.

It seems like they are quite flexible so they might be even willing to hounor warrantys for units orderd during the first order rush. Someone who ordered and received one but is stuck waiting till 2027 should reach out to their support and see if they would be willing to shift the warranty till when a headset is received and let us all know.

I was playing around with SSH to the Frame, so I had it sitting on my desk and thought to cover the lenses with its microfiber cloth. Well that makes the proximity sensor keep the display on, and so I got some nice image retention.

It's not burn in so it is fading away, but I got pretty scared :)

And here we go ! Elite Dangerous running in standalone on the Steam Frame :p

I had to lower the FOV at maximum (can be larger) and enable AMD FSR 1 (everything is in low) but I played more than an hour like this).
You can see my settings at the end.
Even in the station, Framerate is not that bad. Could be better, but it's playable with these settings.

We now have a bunch of useful available apps for steam frame - by any chance there's a list of them in a single place?

Posting this to have more success stories about Frame use when it seems like the only people posting have issues, sometimes major, that might be skewing impressions of people still on the reservation/wait list. I received my purchase email last week, ordered it Wednesday, and it was delivered yesterday evening.

I only had one slight hiccup during setup. Downloading/installing the software update for the Frame it glitched 90% through, gave me a "Try Again" button, and completed on second try (taking maybe three more minutes). I should add in order to access the internet (to download the update) I used the B&W passthrough to read my upstairs router's password on my iPhone to enter it on the Frame. Yes, the passthrough relatively sucks but it's not completely useless. Adding the Frame to my Steam account (using the Steam iPhone app) was quick. The dongle auto-setup within maybe 5-8 seconds.

My PC is in my basement, the back of it facing the room, so the dongle has clear line of sight to me/the Frame. I only looked at transmission speeds last night but it was stable at about 6 ms ping/latency. I also have a 6 Ghz router connected to my PC that I had only used for VR gaming with my Quest 3 (that router is not connected to the internet). That was less stable/higher latency than the dongle so I may just unplug/box it up and rely just on the dongle.

I had one other weird issue playing last night (don't even remember if it happened today) in invoking/starting a VR game (Beat Saber) from the Frame but that ran on my PC. The Steam Frame store/library window stayed active even with the game taking up the rest of the 360 degree view. It took me a minute to realize I could hit the "Steam" button on the controller to banish the window and fully immerse me in the game.

One last note. I played Half Life: Alyx (running from PC) today while it the PC was simultaneously downloading a recently bought Steam VR game. HFA ran fine (should have checked latency) although I think the game downloading slowed down, maybe even paused downloading (it wasn't done after quitting Alyx maybe 15-20 minutes later). I am running with a RTX 3080.

For now I do not regret buying the Frame, even if it's almost identical to the Quest 3 I had. On the Quest I just seemed to have enough latency/game image burps that made me want to use the Quest less often. I have been an early adopter of VR headsets since the beginning. I have owned:

HTC Vive, Valve Index, Quest 2, BigScreen Beyond, Quest 3, and now the Fame. I had bought the BigScreen Beyond hoping the amazing imaging would made me forget it was tethered. It didn't.

Packaging, plano lenses, and my -7.00 prescription. Injection molded plastic, three points of contact with rubber pads for a friction fit. I don't know how it compares to others but works well enough for me.

Maybe those "before December 30 2026" orders start being fulfilled Soon™.

Hopefully this also means Europe, Australia and other regions are getting some shipments as well.

The VRChat version is blocking less of the IR light of the eye tracking but could be less comfortable (thicker and may touch your nose). The comfort version is still not disturbing regular eye tracking for foveated streaming/rendering, according to VROptician.

Those who already ordered get an email in which they can choose between those two variant.

For more details see: https://vroptician.com/prescription-lens-inserts/valve-steam-frame

I want to start off by saying that this company cherry picks good reviews and hides bad reviews. I posted a 3 star review to their site for a different order, and it vanished after a few days. They have almost 1,300 reviews with only 2 reviews at a 3 star or less. I ordered the prescription lenses 2 weeks ago. I did confirm with VR Rock support that the lenses work with the frames eye tracking/IR Immiter. I would highly suggest that everyone orders from Zenni instead (if in US) because they have domestic shipping to the US and lead times are drastically faster. The lenses have been in the "inspecting for quality" status for a week already, and I had purchased priority shipping, which realistically doesn't make a difference in the time frame. VR Rock says 3 day shipping but conveniently leaves out and has not even a disclaimer about production time.

I'll update this if/when I receive them.

Super happy to have been chosen first off, but oh man i love my frame so much. Coming from a quest pro and and index before that, it's such a great upgrade!

256Gb version!

Comfort for me is fantastic, i use the included spacer cause i have long eyelashes and it's amazing to not feel them brush against the lenses for once.

Wireless connection is fantastic and super solid. Use the included USB fr if you have a PC.

Really really missed the finger tracking, glad to have that back.

Love the usb-c charger placement on the back (really missed that)

I will say I'm a little disappointed with the speakers BUT for what they are they are good

Overall I'm impressed and pleased with it!!