Want to know how Valve’s newly announced Steam Frame standalone headset stacks up against the competition? Read on to find out.

Steam Frame is a lot like Steam Deck; it can play pretty much all of Steam’s game library out of the box, which includes flatscreen content based on x86 architecture—basically everything on Steam—and also now PC VR games. That means you can download modern flatscreen and VR titles and play on-the-go, no wires or […]

Valve today unveiled Steam Frame alongside two other new bits of hardware: the SteamOS-running Steam Machine and a new Steam Controller—both of which aim to work seamlessly with Valve’s latest and greatest VR headset.

Note: Like Steam Frame, both the new Steam Machine and Steam Controller don’t have confirmed prices or release dates yet, which Valve says we’ll learn about in “early 2026.”

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Valve says Steam Machine makes a great streaming companion for Steam Frame, the company’s newly unveiled VR headset […]

It’s been multiple years coming, but Valve has finally unveiled Steam Frame, a standalone VR headset capable of streaming flatscreen and PC VR games wirelessly, and playing them natively thanks to its onboard Snadragon SoC. But before you pull out your wallets, Valve is shipping out developer kits first.

Steam Frame doesn’t have a price or release date yet, although Valve says we’ll learn more in “early 2026.” In the meantime, the company is shipping out developer kits to studios looking […]

Valve’s newly announced Steam Frame VR headset will be the first running SteamOS, the company’s Linux-based operating system. But it may not be the last.

In the same way that Valve is open to other companies building traditional devices that run SteamOS—handhelds like Lenovo Legion Go S—the company says it’s also open to other companies building VR headsets based on SteamOS.

A Valve spokesperson told Road to VR that they think “SteamOS would be great for other devices,” noting however that the company is […]

Steam Frame has finally been revealed and promises to let players access most of their Steam library (be it VR or otherwise) right from the headset. Unfortunately, that won’t include any new VR content from Valve, the company has confirmed.

During a recent interview with Valve, the company confirmed that it has no first-party VR content in the works, for the headset’s launch or otherwise. When asked if the company had any VR content in development, a member of the Steam Frame team responded with […]

Steam Frame, Valve’s next VR headset, has been announced, but the company has yet to reveal the price. However, the company says its goal is for Frame to be cheaper than its first VR headset.

Steam Frame has finally been revealed and is planned for launch in early 2026, but Valve says it hasn’t been given a price for the headset just yet. However, during an interview the company told Road to VR that it expects the price of Steam Frame to be ‘cheaper than […]

Valve has finally revealed Steam Frame, the company’s second VR headset. Though it’s quite a departure from Index—the company’s first headset released some six years ago—Valve says Frame is an “evolution” of Index. Indeed, Frame represents a modernized VR vision from the company that closely tracks advancements made in the XR industry more broadly, but with a flavor all its own. I got an early look at Steam Frame and a chance to talk directly to the people at Valve […]

Valve has finally unveiled its long-awaited standalone VR headset, Steam Frame (aka ‘Deckard’). While pricing and release date are still pending, the company says we’re due to learn more “in early 2026” following the release of developer kits.

Steam Frame is a compact standalone VR headset running a Qualcomm Snapdragon Series 8 Gen 3 (2023) CPU ARM processor, which natively runs SteamOS, Valve’s Linux-based operating system featured on the Steam Deck handheld.

Like Deck, Frame has wide compatibility to run most Steam content, including flat or PC […]

Studio Chyr, the team behind flatscreen puzzler Manifold Garden (2019), is bringing an enigmatic VR follow-up to Quest and PSVR 2 this week.

Called Hotel Infinity, the game lets you explore the winding halls and grand ballrooms of a mysterious hotel using your own two feet, letting you wander vast areas from your living room without the need of controller-based movement or teleportation.

“Through seamless blend of portals, lifts, impossibly winding hallways, and other architectural deceptions, Hotel Infinity allows you to explore vast areas by physically walking around […]

Trace, a startup founded by former Magic Leap engineers, today announced the launch of a new augmented reality creation platform the company hopes will become the “Canva of AR”.

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Trace says it’s targeting everyone from global brands to independent creators wanting to build location-based immersive AR content, according to a recent press statement.

Notably, the platform doesn’t require coding or advanced design expertise, allowing users to design, drop, and share interactive AR experiences across mobile devices, headsets, and AR glasses.

To boot, Trace […]

Purple Yonder, the studio behind VR city simulator Little Cities (2022), today released a mixed reality action-strategy game for Quest 3 and 3S that challenges you to fortify your real-world home against waves of dastardly little critters.

Called Little Critters, the game pits you against a legion of invaders, arming you with a host of virtual traps that you can attach to your walls, ceilings, floors and furniture.

The pint-sized army can crawl, swoop and attack from every direction, increasing in difficulty as you move through each wave. […]

Meta launched a new developer competition through its Horizon Start program, which could net eligible XR dev teams a good slice of its $1.5 million prize pool.

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Meta’s latest dev competition is seeking to spark “innovative, immersive experiences for Meta Horizon OS,” which will see teams and individual developers compete for a share of $1.5 million in prizes, distributed across 32 award categories.

Now live until December 9th, the nearly month-long competition allows Horizon Start members to submit new […]

VR Games Showcase is back next week for its final show of the year, and it’s filled with new game announcements, trailers, and updates. For the first time, VRGS is proud to officially partner with Road to VR to bring expanded coverage of the show.

The next VR Games Showcase will be livestreamed on November 13 at 9am PT (your timezone here).

We think of VRGS as VR’s answer to a Nintendo Direct or Sony State of Play. It’s all about providing a space for the most exciting games […]

It’s been a long-held assumption that the human eye is capable of detecting a maximum of 60 pixels per degree (PPD), which is commonly called ‘retinal’ resolution. Any more than that, and you’d be wasting pixels. Now, a recent University of Cambridge and Meta Reality Labs study published in Nature maintains the upper threshold is actually much higher than previously thought.

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As the University of Cambridge’s news site explains, the research team measured participants’ ability to […]

There’s no telling how low Meta will discount Quest 3S this Black Friday. If you’re looking to get your hands on one before the holiday spending rush, you might consider a certified refurbished unit, now discounted to only $216.

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When new, Meta’s latest VR headset typically retails at $300 (128GB) and $400 (256GB). Granted, that’s when you can’t find it on sale, which we’ve seen go as low as $250 for the 128GB variant outright, and even $225 early this year with Amazon […]