Who is the $1,059 Steam VR headset for? | The Vergecast

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Sean Hollister got his hands and face on Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame. It's expensive, starting at more than $1,000. It's buggy — he and CNET's Scott Stein both felt like beta testers as they reviewed it. But it's also full of interesting ideas, including the promise that Steam games could one day come to your mobile phone. This week on The Vergecast, Sean and Scott discuss who exactly this device is for, in a world that mostly seems to have moved on from VR. 0:00 Intro 00:30 90 Seconds on The Verge 01:52 Introducing the Steam Frame 07:14 Controls and Interface 12:23 Audio and Performance 14:41 Who Is This For? 19:37 Display and Glasses Fit 21:24 Headset Modularity 25:36 Is VR Dead? 30:36 We Feel Like Beta Testers 33:35 The Future Beyond VR 36:46 Would You Buy It 40:18 Wrap Up Subscribe to The Verge: https://bit.ly/3FT6n5S Watch The Vergecast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/40RFRkg The Vergecast Podcast: https://bit.ly/3WQDexZ Decoder with Nilay Patel: http://apple.co/3v29nDc More about our podcasts: https://www.theverge.com/podcasts Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Wallpapers from The Verge: https://bit.ly/2xQXYJr Shop our Verge merch store here: https://bit.ly/4kPCmEc If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may receive a commission without exerting any influence on editorial content. For more information about our ethics policy, visit: https://bit.ly/3ZWTlLs

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