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Valve Announces Steam Frame Price, Release Date, and Accessories – Pre-orders Now Open
Valve today opened pre-orders for Steam Frame, its long-awaited standalone VR headset, which finally reveals pricing info, official accessories, and release date. Steam Frame is set launch at the following prices (inclusive of VAT where applicable): Valve says it’s following a similar approach to how it handled Steam Machine pre-orders, i.e. it’s using a randomized […]
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Valve Confirms Half-Life: Alyx is Coming to Steam Frame Standalone, But Not in Time for Launch
The rumors are true: Valve finally confirmed it’s creating a standalone port of Half-Life: Alyx (2020) for Steam Frame, although it won’t be ready at launch. Valve finally announced Steam Frame’s price and release date, starting at $1,060 with shipping beginning as early as September 18th. Amid the avalanche of news, Valve has also confirmed […]
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Everything You Should Know Before Buying Steam Frame
So you’re looking to buy Valve’s first standalone VR headset, the long-awaited Steam Frame? There are a few things you should know though before plonking down your hard-earned cash. What is Steam Frame? Let’s get this one out of the way before we get into the nitty gritty. Here’s the short of it: Steam Frame […]
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You Don’t Need a VR-Ready PC (or a PC at all) to Use Steam Frame
Valve essentially considers Steam Frame a ‘streaming-first’ VR device, capable of directly connecting to your PC via a Wi-Fi 6E dongle so you can play high-quality VR and flatscreen games. But don’t let the RAMpocalypse get you down: you don’t even need a PC, VR-ready or otherwise. Before I ever got my hands on Frame, […]
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AI/XR Beats: OpenAI Stumbles, Apple Folds
Leading AI models stumble out of the gate, Apple’s foldable is finally here, and another VR studio bites the dust. We have these and other items from AI and XR realms through the eyes of Charlie FInk.
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‘Moss’ Developer Polyarc Announces Closure Following “major project” Cancellation
Moss developer Polyarc Games announced it’s closing shop following a “major project” cancellation earlier this year. Polyarc announced the closure in a LinkedIn post (via Good Virtual Reality), marking the end of an 11-year stint in VR game development, most of which was spent creating its VR puzzle-platformer series Moss. You can read the full message […]
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Linus Tech Tips Steam Frame Unboxing & First Impressions Leaks Ahead of Official Launch
Linus Tech Tips’ secondary channel ShortCircuit appears to have jumped the gun on publishing its first impressions and unboxing of Steam Frame, suggesting we’re truly now right around the corner from launch. Valve’s first standalone headset is coming very soon, it seems, as the LTT side channel ShortCircuit mistakenly released its unboxing and first impressions […]
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Meta’s Next-gen MR Headset Appears to Have Leaked Ahead of Connect
Images of Meta’s ‘Project Phoenix’ mixed reality headset appear to have leaked ahead of its anticipated unveiling at Connect later this month. The News Serial leaker ‘Luna’ appears to have found video within Quest’s Horizon OS showing off the headset’s prescription lenses, which are apparently set to be released in partnership by Meta’s official prescription […]
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Innovation Brief: AI Bans, Amazon & OpenAI
This week I get into Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and start to debunk what it is, what it’s not, and if we’ve achieved it. This…
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‘In Death: Unchained’ Gets New Season Starting This Month After 2 Years of Silence
Award-winning rogue-lite bow-shooter In Death: Unchained (2020) isn’t dead, at least not with a new season coming later this month. The last actual update for In Death: Unchained was three years ago when developers Superbright announced it was releasing enhancements for Quest 3. After that, it was assumed the game was essentially in developer purgatory. […]
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