I was going to buy a #SteamMachine and #ValveIndex for my birthday. But stupid #AI isn't content with destroying the earth and stealing jobs from my kids, it also has to drive component prices up so far they aren't releasing by then anyway.
Is there any upside to the trillions we are spending on 70%-accurate auto-complete?
»Six Years of #ValveIndex: The Rise and Fall of the Popular PC #VRHeadset.« https://www.heise.de/en/background/Six-Years-of-Valve-Index-The-Rise-and-Fall-of-the-Popular-PC-VR-Headset-11143649.html?Metaver.se #Metaverse #VirtualWorlds #XR #VR #MR #AR #BeyondPictures
The new release of Gaia Sky is almost ready. Today is testing day, so it's time to dust off the Valve Index and see how much VR on Linux has improved since the last time I tried (it was underwhelming). With the Steam Frame on the horizon, I'm kind of excited, ngl.
Things I didn’t like about the Valve Index:
1. the cables and the corresponding setup when I want to play since I can’t just leave it setup when I’m not playing
2. the sound the lighthouse sensors make when they are running. I can hear them even when playing and I think the sound is giving me a headache
Decided to sell my Valve Index Kit before the Steam Frame gets released since I’m not using it as much as I thought I would have. I bought it in March 2021 and have only 165h in Steam VR. Maybe I will get the Steam Frame, maybe not we will see. It depends on the price and how good the compatibility with Linux is.
Steam Frame vs. Valve Index: Verbesserungen zum Vorgänger im Vergleich https://www.computerbase.de/news/wearables/steam-frame-vs-valve-index-verbesserungen-zum-vorgaenger-im-vergleich.95033/ #Steam #SteamFrame #ValveIndex
Hot on the heels of the Steam Frame announcement, SteamVR Beta 2.14.1 brings more fixes
#VR #Valve #Steam #SteamFrame #ValveIndex
Hot on the heels of the Steam ...
Hot on the heels of the Steam Frame announcement, SteamVR Beta 2.14.1 brings more fixes https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/hot-on-the-heels-of-the-steam-frame-announcement-steamvr-beta-2-14-1-brings-more-fixes/
@asie if it was like €499 like the bare #ValveIndex then I'd see it as the "death kneel" to the #OculusQuest!
@raccoon given that #Valve refused to elaborate beyond "same price as #ValveIndex" they could do anything from $499 - $999 depending on whether they just mean the headset or the compete package to be able to use it.
Because based off #3kliksphilip they can be good.
My biggest question about the #SteamMachine is whether it’s compatible with the #ValveIndex because my Nvidia-powered #LinuxDesktop so far is not
@anthropy Could be good for #ValveIndex, but my experience with #Fedora, #Quest3S and #ALVR is baaaad. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I couldn't replicate even the performance of the original Meta app on #Windows (quite bad), let alone #VirtualDesktop (excellent), all on the same connection.
@snazzyq Given it can't be used as a generic HMD I'd rather buy some pre-#Enshittification (by #NSAbook / #StasiBook) #OculusRift, #ValveIndex or try to hack a #LenovoExplorer into being useable under #Linux than to consider a locked-down unit that can be obsoleted anytime #Apple wants to - as they did with EoL'd #iPhone|s for no valid reason whatsoever!
I'm selling my Valve Index VR headset. It's complete (headset, controllers, lighthouses, power supplies), including two extra face masks. For €490 it's yours, but feel free to place a bid.
Located in Amsterdam, NL, but I can send it wherever.
https://link.marktplaats.nl/m2314990543
#VR #ValveIndex #Marktplaats #SecondHand #SellingStuff #MakingSpace #Gaming #Amsterdam
Seems near impossible to find a hard storage case actually meant for the #ValveIndex that has reviews that says it can actually fit the base set of items? I want a safe place to store it that isn't the big ass box but almost universally, reviews aren't good. Suggestions?
Hat jemand in #Bielefeld oder Umgebung (#OWL) eine #ValveIndex und würde mich mal das Trident-Kabel testen lassen? Ich habe hier noch ein geliehenes Index-Headset und mutmaßlich ist das (extrem teure) Kabel defekt... das würde ich aber gern durch einen Test bestätigen.
I just played #DuckHunt in #VR with #3DSen, and it is everything my childhood self always dreamed of!!!
> Duck Hunt (NES) 3DSen VR Gameplay w/ Valve Index
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2tWfa-go5s
#videoGames #steamVR #ValveIndex #NES #retroGaming #game #gaming
@bradlinder I just played this on my #SteamVR #ValveIndex and it was mindblowing!
Liberation in VR
(apologies for the blurry video - it's sharp in the headset)
Would you say a lot of space games in VR resort to HOTAS or gamepads instead of the VR controllers? And is that fine? Would love suggestions from players and other gamedevs!
#VR #VirtualReality #LiberationGame #ValveIndex #HOTAS #gamedev #spacesim
