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Phoronix article: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machines-Frame-2026

Also listed here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/hardware

Valve has already sent support for the new Steam Controller upstream: https://www.phoronix.com/news/New-Steam-Controller-SDL

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[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That doesn't mean they're not having fun, but it's quite physically demanding and the experience just doesn't translate to 2D.

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I love Half life alyx. I played maybe half an hour, and i don't think i'll ever play more. Just the thought of putting the vr headset back on puts me off. I thought VR would be great for me, because i do a lot of sports anyway and i like to move around. But sweating while playing video games isn't as fun as it seems. Especially when you sweat a lot in and around the goggles. Like i said, it's an experience, not really more. On a side note, i also learned i'm a huuuge pussy when it comes to VR games. I really don't know what it is, i was never scared of a movie or video game or anything really. In vr looking into a dark hole where something might jump scare me, really isn't for me at all.

[–] zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 13 hours ago

Fortunately I don't sweat that easily, Alyx was fine for me so far (about 2 hours in). What REALLY gets me going is (modded) Beatsaber. I can only play it wearing briefs and it's a serious workout if you want to challenge yourself, but it's so much fun that I've managed a few play sessions that lasted for over 3 hours.