Valve's Steam Frame VR Headset: Hands-On + Impressions, Specs + Tech Breakdown

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Thanks to MSI for sponsoring this content. Learn more about MSI's Black Friday discounts here: https://msi.gm/S86F5A69 While the new Steam Machine PC/console hybrid has taken centrestage, it's not the only major hardware launch revealed by Valve today. Steam Frame is a state-of-the-art VR headset that not only streams games from your PC but can actually run them on the headset itself, with an x86 to ARM translation layer working in addition to Proton. Oliver's been hands-on and shares his impressions with John in this DF Direct Special. Visit the brand-new DF website: https://www.digitalfoundry.net Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00 Introduction 01:01 Steam Frame overview 04:55 Internal specifications 07:33 Displays and optics 15:57 Foveated rendering and foveated streaming 18:44 Modularity, controls, and audio 25:30 Standalone gaming functionality 33:08 Game streaming 38:03 Analysis and conclusion