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Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame (lemmy.world)
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Phoronix article: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machines-Frame-2026

Also listed here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware

Valve has already sent support for the new Steam Controller upstream: https://www.phoronix.com/news/New-Steam-Controller-SDL

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[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (8 children)

For most of my life VR has been, 'VR is a great way to experience shitty games and you just have to pay a grand or more for this interactive tummy ache, and your unit may not be supported next year! Buy!'

I'm going to hold out until I can pick up one of these at the pawn shop for a bill.

[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Edit! I'm a 90s kid, and I'm really disappointed that VR hasn't taken off the way scifi suggested it would. Back then, being absorbed in pure information sounded awesome, but now it is just going the way of 24/7 misinformation advertisements and micro transactions.

I'll hold off on VR until there is a decent open source unit that isnt $800.

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I remember trying the first VR headset game 1990 that ran on a Commodore Amiga in like 7 fps and was terrible in every way.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I remember seeing the Virtuality kits on TV in the 90s.

Clearly absolutely unplayable nonsense, and yet I still wanted to play on one.

It took so long for hardware to catch up.

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