Valve has announced three new pieces of Steam hardware: the Steam Machine, Steam Frame, and a new Steam Controller. PC Gamer’s Jacob Ridley was invited out to Valve HQ in Washington to try them out. In this video we show how Jacob got on out there alongside an in depth conversation between our hardware-heads Dave James and Jacob to discuss the details of each product, as well as Jacob’s experience with them, and much more.
0:00 – Introduction
0:26 – The Steam Frame
01:30 – Streaming & tracking – Steam Frame
04:56 – Resolution & optics – Steam Frame
06:11 – Fit and weight – Steam Frame
07:36 – Speakers & Audio – Steam Frame
08:23 – SteamOS & stand alone function – Steam Frame
09:49 – Game compatibility – Steam Frame
10:29 – Is this a VR Steam Deck? – Steam Frame
13:17 – Steam and the VR market – Stem Frame
14:19 – The controllers – Steam Frame
15:30 – Extra specs & price – Steam Frame
16:27 – The Steam Machine
17:04 – Overview – Steam Machine
18:25 – The build – Steam Machine
20:16 – Performance – Steam Machine
21:21 – IO & connectivity – Steam Machine
22:17 – SteamOS – Steam Machine
24:18 – Price – Steam Machine
25:40 – The Steam Controller
26:03 – The ethos – Steam Controller
27:16 – What’s new – Steam Controller
28:04 – Gyro controls – Steam Controller
28:31 – The puck – Steam Controller
29:01 – The Steam ecosystem
29:30 – Verdict
Steam Frame: Valve’s new wireless VR headset – https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/steam-frame-specs-availability
Steam Machine: Compact living room gaming box – https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/steam-machine-specs-availability
Steam Controller: A controller to replace your mouse – https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/controllers/steam-controller-specs-availability-hands-on
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