Valve’s new “Steam Frame Verified” standard sets a clear benchmark for standalone VR games, requiring a minimum frame rate of 90 FPS to ensure smoother visuals and reduce motion sickness. This ...

As we came into 2026, one of the biggest topics at hand was Valve’s announcement of a new generation of hardware, including a new PC, a new VR platform, and a new Steam Controller. Eyes were ...

The Steam Frame is Valve’s latest entry into the virtual reality market, offering features like eye tracking, foveated rendering, and wireless PC game streaming. Designed with high-performance ...

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Following the relative success of the Steam Deck handheld, it looks like Valve is doubling down on its hardware business. The company announced a trifecta of devices yesterday: the Steam Machine, a ...

TL;DR: Valve launched the Steam Frame VR headset with an Arm-based Snapdragon chip, aiming to run Half-Life: Alyx natively and streamed from PC. The new hardware features a "Frame Verified" status for ...

Six years after the Valve Index, the company's Steam Frame ditches the cables and base stations in favor of freedom and flexibility. But can it compete in a world where VR alone isn't enough? I’m ...

What’s happened? Alongside the new Steam Frame headset, Valve has made a significant move in the gaming and hardware ecosystem by welcoming Android games on Steam. Why is this important? The move ...

Valve’s Steam Frame uses ‘foveated streaming’ to enhance what’s in front of your eyes, and headsets compatible with Steam Link will be able to use it. Valve’s Steam Frame uses ‘foveated streaming’ to ...

Valve made a triumphant return to the hardware market with the Steam Deck and its OLED-toting counterpart, and now it’s having another crack at virtual reality with the Steam Frame. The Steam Frame is ...

I know what you're probably thinking – why put out a new VR headset in 2026? Big hit VR games have been few and far between in recent years, but Valve is convinced that there's still an appetite for ...