Friday, 14 November 2025

Steam Hardware Announcement

quote [ Announcing new Steam Hardware from Valve: Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame are coming in 2026. Just like Steam Deck, all three devices are optimized for Steam and designed for players to get even more out of their Steam library. ]

[Tested] Hands-On: Valve Steam Frame Virtual Reality Headset!
[SFW] [Virtual & Augmented Reality] [+2]
[by steele]
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steele said @ 4:30pm GMT on 15th November
The more I read on it, the more I learn that it's heavily focused towards streaming. I'll be curious to see just how performant the all-in-one aspect is. It doesn't seem to be an afterthought, but definitely not highest priority. Being that it's an ARM processor, I wonder if there's a possibility of apk emulation. That would open it up to basically being a universal headset.

Some quick googling put me on to Waydroid so it's doable under linux, just a matter of compatiblity with HorizonOS and whatever pico and the others are running.


steele said @ 4:50pm GMT on 15th November
The more I read on it, the more I learn that it's heavily focused towards streaming. I'll be curious to see just how performant the all-in-one aspect is. It doesn't seem to be an afterthought, but definitely not highest priority. Being that it's an ARM processor, I wonder if there's a possibility of apk emulation. That would open it up to basically being a universal headset.

Some quick googling put me on to Waydroid so it's doable under linux, just a matter of compatiblity with HorizonOS and whatever pico and the others are running.

edit: yeah, it looks like that's exactly what's happening.

Valve is welcoming Android games into Steam


The Steam Frame is the start — but it could be tip of the iceberg.




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steele said @ 4:30pm GMT on 15th November
The more I read on it, the more I learn that it's heavily focused towards streaming. I'll be curious to see just how performant the all-in-one aspect is. It doesn't seem to be an afterthought, but definitely not highest priority. Being that it's an ARM processor, I wonder if there's a possibility of apk emulation. That would open it up to basically being a universal headset.

Some quick googling put me on to Waydroid so it's doable under linux, just a matter of compatiblity with HorizonOS and whatever pico and the others are running.

edit: yeah, it looks like that's exactly what's happening.

Valve is welcoming Android games into Steam


The Steam Frame is the start — but it could be tip of the iceberg.





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