The Steam Frame is a surprising new twist on VR
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Valve's new Steam Frame VR headset offers a fresh approach with a built-in Arm chip for standalone gaming, making it surprisingly compelling and nearly an instant purchase.
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Valve is about to launch a new virtual reality headset, and with it, a comprehensive new approach to what a VR device should be. Most VR headsets I've tried have ended up collecting dust after the novelty wore off, and I thought I had sworn off VR for good. But after trying Valve's new headset for myself at the company's headquarters, I was nearly ready to put down my credit card before I walked out the door.
The new headset is called the Steam Frame, and it's trying to do several things at once. It's a standalone VR headset with a smartphone-caliber Arm chip inside that lets you play flat-screen Windows games locally off the onboard storag …