Valve's Steam Frame Launch: Unboxing, Setup, and VR Headset Tips Revealed
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The Steam Frame launch is so imminent that Valve accidentally shared a mountain of videos sharing how to unbox, set up, and use the gaming-focused VR headset. Valve’s design chops already have us excited enough to return to PC VR, even though we can all feel ourselves dreading the inevitable price reveal.
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The VergeValve just leaked several new videos showing the Steam Frame’s unboxing, setup process, and various accessories. The videos apparently appeared on the ARM Steam client following an update, but they were “quickly pulled after that,” according to the Steam Hardware Updates account on X.
EngadgetEight leaked Steam Frame videos are informative and kinda silly. Usually we hate it when a Valve starts leaking, but right now, we're pretty OK with it. Valve accidentally published eight videos about the Steam Frame VR headset in an ARM Steam Client update today, and before the how-tos could be removed, they were spotted, saved and shared by users. So, Valve published some and is letting the rest run wild online.
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Signing into your Steam account on your Steam Frame may not be as easy as you suspect. Sure, you can type out your username and password using the VR controllers to click on a virtual keyboard. You could also use your phone’s mobile app, go through the Steam Guard tab, and log in to the headset. The most ludicrous way to sign in is by generating a QR code on the headset, then zooming in using your phone’s camera to the Steam Frame lens to take a picture of it. “We’ll be honest, this is a weird way to sign in,” Valve admits.
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EngadgetThere's no shocking new information in the videos, but they do offer an in-depth look at the Steam Frame sign-in process, how to wear the headset and what accessories come with it. The videos are all clean, friendly and slightly silly, as if directed by a pre-homicidal GLaDOS. The sign-in video is particularly tongue-in-cheek, showing an optional, lowkey ridiculous process that allows you to scan a QR login code by focusing your phone camera on one lens of the headset. The basic fit video also shows people wearing the Steam Frame over their mouths or as a purse. It's so crazzzzzzzy.
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As shown in one of the videos, Valve shows how you can use the Steam Frame’s “pivot arms” to adjust the position of the headset, as well as how to insert a spacer beneath the face gasket if you wear glasses. Another video details how you can plug the wireless dongle into your PC or Steam Machine to stream games.
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EngadgetThe most interesting videos show the interpupillary distance wheel, which features a sliding lock, and the ergonomic accessories. These include hand straps for the controllers, an additional support strap that runs across the crown of the head, and an extended light blocker for players with small noses. The Steam Frame's squishy face gasket and optional eye spacer attach to the headset with magnets for easy modularity, and the charging port lives in a battery pack on the backside of the main head strap.
GizmodoAnother video shows how the Steam Frame does not use an automatic mechanism to adjust IPD (interpupillary distance) for its internal displays. Instead, there’s a manual wheel on top of the headset you can use to help focus the picture for your eyes. Older headsets like the HTC Vive Focus featured automatic IPD adjustments. However, Valve’s headset features an IPD lock to keep your settings in place for future play sessions.
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01 Engadget Here are all eight videos that Valve leaked all over itself today, as gathered by @Neupro5 on X:
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02 Gizmodo Valve published these videos to the ARM Steam client Wednesday morning, then quickly deleted them. Of course, the internet was quick on the draw and ripped the videos for your perusal. Of the eight videos available, some describe how users can replace the padding and light guard around the nose to better block out light, while others grant a few extra details we wouldn’t be able to tell by pictures alone.
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