When I stream to desktop, I notice it looks blurrier than the game. I can't seem to change that by messing with resolution per eye. Or, if I try, it suddenly really lags my game. Any suggestions?

Also, any idea why my controller is sometimes out of alignment for desktop streaming?

Also, why do I sometimes just see an empty battery float on screen after going back into the menu and then returning to game?

Ergo Kit is currently available in the Los Angeles region. 10/26 @ 13:51 PST.

I got my order email i got this morning but the ergo kit was out but they restocked not even 3 hours later so i got that to. Any one know any good power bank or wired options for the frame ?

When I took my Frame off the Apple Vision Pro Stand I have been using the battery was dead. I suspect the "nose alignment" piece is activating the proximity sensor and keep the headset on. Anyone else have any info on this?Will turning the headset off in VR settings stop this from happening?

Edit: Wow, thanks for the fast responses.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s amazing how streaming works and it’s almost flawless (least in my experience) but recently I’ve noticed that my streaming experience leaves me with just a lower quality version of the real game. Both connections are marked as excellent but I still get quality that rivals when I used the oculus link on my quest one and it’s concerning to me. Does anyone know if this is just an issue or some setting I must change? Please let me know

Does the frame have it without using an adapter? I plugged in my Android phone but I couldn't get USB tether to work on it

Anyone else think EMUVR would be perfect on the Steam Frame?

For those who never tried it, EMUVR puts you in a customizable ’80s/’90s bedroom where you grab cartridges, plug them into the consoles, and play on CRTs. It’s a cozy way to relive the old days rather than just running an emulator in VR. Free Windows/PCVR beta that still supports a ton of systems via RetroArch.

Development has been slow and it’s never left PC. With the Frame doing native SteamOS standalone, it feels like the first headset that could actually run something like this without a tether or streaming. Sitting on the virtual couch and booting Super Metroid on a CRT would hit different.

Has anyone looked at porting it, or even an AI-assisted community effort to get a standalone version going? The atmosphere is already there. Would love to hear if people still use it or if this seems realistic.

Repost of tracker.

Just to refresh everyone that is waiting for ergo kit. I just bought my accessories. The ergo kit

Just for visual parity and slightly increased rigidity I prefer the official top strap but it is very close and the AMVR is great no real complaints!

Maybe I'm just an unc boomer, but I don't understand why anyone cares about "low quality" pass through. I keep hearing that you can't read your phone through it, and I'm baffled by why anyone would want to. If I'm lucky enough to have an hour to play a game, I'm going to play the game, not stop in the middle to scroll insta. The only time I care about passthrough is to make sure I'm not going to smash into some furniture, which the pass-through is fine for. What is happening on your phone that can't wait for the abysmal 1 hour of battery time to run down before you can take off the headset and look at your phone? Help me understand, I'm honestly wondering WTH I'm missing by not using my phone between shooting aliens in the face.

If you’re researching the Steam Frame before buying, know that the mods here are actively filtering out criticism.

Negative or critical reviews get deleted and buried in the megathread so they don't "clog up the sub". Meanwhile, standalone reviews that end with "There's no better headset" are left right on the front page with the mods brushing it off as "Not quite a first impression".

I’m not here to trash the headset. I have a lot of faith in what the Steam Frame can become, but it has real launch issues that buyers deserve to see alongside the praise.

Keep in mind the mod team also runs external Steam Frame fan sites and partner projects so it’s in their personal best interest to act like a PR team and keep the hype high so more units sell. If you want an honest, unfiltered look at the hardware, look outside this subreddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamFrame/s/wjeN2FK9GN

Just got my AMVR ones... so far I have no complaints. I'm pretty sure I have the "updated" ones however, due to not seeing any visible layer lines. I'm wanting to get a second pair as spares, and considering the other options.

I do have a -6.25 prescription though, which is the entire reason why I initially went with the AMVR ones.

I came across a YouTube comment that got me thinking, and I wanted to bring the discussion here to hear what actual Steam Frame owners and VR enthusiasts think. As a steam frame owner myself, this device isn’t user friendly out the box without consistently tweaking it.

My main concern is the standalone experience. If the Steam Frame is marketed as a device capable of playing PC games on its own, what should we realistically expect from its performance? If it struggles to maintain 60 FPS in certain games, even at low settings, does that undermine the point of buying the standalone version?

I understand that it’s a standalone VR headset with hardware limitations, and I’m not expecting it to perform like a high end gaming PC. I also understand that optimization, compatibility layers, and game specific performance can make a huge difference. However, I think it’s fair to question whether the experience will be worth the price if users have to make significant compromises just to get games running smoothly. I don’t even want to touch base upon the blur these lenses offer alongside it being LCD lenses and not oled.

If standalone performance is limited, what makes it worth choosing over other VR headsets?
I’m not trying to hate on Valve or dismiss the headset before giving it a chance. I’m interested in understanding what the actual experience will be like and whether the expectations match the reality. I’d especially appreciate input from people who have tested it firsthand.

Do you think the Steam Frame standalone has the potential to deliver a genuinely good PC gaming experience, or are expectations getting ahead of what the hardware can realistically do?

I'm expecting my frame to arrive at the end of the week, and I already own a copy of WMG on Steam with all of its DLCs (as well as one on my Quest 3, also with all of the courses).

I read somewhere that Mighty Coconut released a Frame-ready version, but I don't understand if that means it's a third version that I'll have to buy yet again, or if the Steam version that I already own works on Frame.

Can someone with the headset pls confirm this for me?

I remember seeing a whole lot of posts in here where people would wake up to find out that their Frame completely bricked itself out of nowhere and had to RMA it and get a new one shipped out. I remember a bunch of comments along the lines of that happening because of this or that about charging it, something about USB A to USB C adapters or something.

Is that still a thing? What should I look out for? My order email finally came in, and now I feel paranoid like a first-time mother expecting a baby.

Finally got my order email and I want to ask if there is anything I need to know before it gets to my house?

Just wanted to make a post about this to spread awareness about the broken finger tracking. This is just beyond frustrating. I've had my steam frame for a couple weeks now and my index finger on my left is staying somewhat curled after pressing the trigger a couple times. It doesn't do it as bad if I touch it and most of the time if I touch the trigger it doesn't do it, it does it when I press the trigger. And I get that pinky and ring finger issue too though not as frequent. I saw others having the same issue too. As you'll see in the video sometimes if I touch the trigger in a different area it fixes for a second then breaks again if I touch it

I run Steam a little unconventionally by running it through containers by using Wolf (Games on Whales) on Proxmox. I use Proxmox to basically run my homelab and to share my gpu with services as they need it. Games I normally play are usually one player survival games like Subnautica or Grounded, so online competitive gaming isn't an issue for me. The setup allows for sharing Steam with basically any device with a local connection.

I've had some decent success with connecting this setup with Steam Frame as well , but this is mostly for official 2d and vr games through Steam. Anything that requires a special setup like the Soma VR mod usually requires a few sessions with Claude or your ai agent of choice to help fix any issues. I was wondering if anyone else has a weird setup like mine for streaming games to their Steam Frame.

Hey guys,

I am one of the very first Steam Frame users; I got mine within 14 days of the initial pre-order queue being closed.

I've already spent about 30 hours with this headset and while I had many issues, I have managed to work around all of them so far. However, my glasses were proving an issue quite early on.

I ordered these custom lenses on the 30th of September and they arrived today. Finally, VR without my glasses getting dirty within 5 seconds, uncomfortably pushing into my face and still being able to see. Glasses also caused massively increased eye strain. I am VERY sensitive when it comes to various aspects of my vision such as my glasses and constrast.

These lenses delivered. With glasses, on a Quest 2 as well as here, the effective sharp FOV I had was extremely small; the headset had to set high up, which was uncomfortable and pushed the glasses against my eyes which then resulted in all kinds of problems.

I ordered these from within the EU and paid about 65€ if I remember right.

TDLR: is anyone having trouble swapping frame from beta client back to stable? Mine will not go back to stable.
Ive had no real issues with this thing, it has been as advertised plug and play.
Over the weekend i switched pc and frame to beta client to try it out.
First impression was that games were booting faster and it right around the time there was an update for the dongle so maybe that was part of it, but it seemed more smooth with streaming as well (i havent touched a single default setting other than when i switched to beta client)
The next day i had some friends over trying it out and blade and sorcery (also recently had an update so could be an issue on their end) and it kept like de-syncing and stuttering or something until it would refresh. Kind of pulling them out of their body for 2 seconds and then going back to normal, but it kept happening.
After i put desktop back to stable client, but i cannot change the frame back. It stays on beta. I switch to stable, doesnt prompt me a restart or anything and if i restart and turn it off and on it is still in beta.
Not sure this is an issue since as far as i can tell the stuttering is gone, but what i read seems like you should probably have them both on the same client.

I can't seem to find a way to bind keyboard keys to the controllers. I am navigating via the remote play options to controllers bindings, and then editing per game. But I don't see a way to choose any keys beyond those already present on the controllers

Has anyone in the UK reservation queue received their purchase email this month, particularly in the last three weeks? If so, which model and roughly when?

I’m waiting for a 256GB model, with estimated order availability by 30 December (one of the lucky ones, I know!) I’ve been following SteamFrameOut, and UK reports seem to have slowed to a handful: across both models, the sample has added just three new reported orders in the last ten days.

Obviously, SteamFrameOut only captures a small, self-selected sample, and not everyone updates their status. Those figures won’t capture every purchase or tell us exactly when emails went out, so I’m curious whether people here are seeing more movement than the tracker suggests.

Would be useful to hear from anyone who’s recently had the opportunity to order in the UK, especially for the 256GB model.

So got my RMA headset in but getting stuck with trying to set it up since it wants me to connect the controllers but since they were connected to old frame they not connecting... Support didn't tell me I had to unpair them before sending in the hold headset so trying to figure it out.

Are there any projects trying to convert the Arcturus camera for use in anything else besides the steam frame? Even if some "hacky" thing with an ESP32 or something?

https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/SteamHardware/SteamFrame/-/blob/master/documents-expansion-port/20261001_External_Interface_Front_Port.pdf?ref_type=heads

Or is it even possible in the future?

I need to decide if i want to return it if will never work with anything else.

Thanks for any leads! <3