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[–] ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

I already sold my index in anticipation of the frame. Removing the tether and being able to run games without a pc were all that it took to convince me.

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

being able to run games without a pc

It's supposed to be limited in capability compared to streaming from a separate pc fyi

[–] ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I fully understand that, and I still have my gaming pc if I want to boot up intensive games. The primary pain point with the index was when I was using already using the PC it was attached to and someone else wanted to play beatsaber or something else for a quick session (usually not super demanding games to play run)

With the frame you'll easily be able to move to a different room and play standalone, or move to another gaming pc with a single dongle instead of having to deal with the base stations and headset power, USB, and display connections.

[–] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, you can do that now with a Quest 3, but I'm hoping the Frame will be a less fiddly experience, since that is the intended use case. Meta have gone out of their way to make PC gaming less friendly on their devices.

[–] ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 6 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

That would involve giving Meta my money.

They 'trust me.' Dumb fucks

-Zuckerberg

[–] IamSparticles@lemmy.zip 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I bought one used, so technically I didn't give them any money ;)

[–] ExperiencedWinter@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

How do you login to "your" quest?