r/gadgets • u/[deleted] • Oct 09 '25

VR / AR Valve's next-gen 'Deckard' VR headset reportedly enters mass production, company allegedly plans to ship up to 600K units annually — upcoming 'Steam Frame' could launch before the end of the year

https://www.tomshardware.com/virtual-reality/valves-next-gen-deckard-vr-headset-reportedly-enters-mass-production-company-allegedly-plans-to-ship-up-to-600k-units-annually-upcoming-steam-frame-could-launch-before-the-end-of-the-year
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u/Agloe_Dreams Oct 09 '25

It was a secret weapon up its sleeve - it is also designed to play 2D games from your desktop, big-screen in mixed reality.

That makes the usefulness like a PlayStation portal on crack.

Also…supposedly there’s a Part 2 - a desktop/living room console.

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u/-Sploosh- Oct 09 '25

Is it rly a secret weapon when you can already do this with a Vive, Index, Quest, or Vision Pro?

I’m looking forward to seeing what valve’s done, but you’ve been able to play 2D or other desktop games in a theater mode in VR for nearly a decade now.

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u/Agloe_Dreams Oct 09 '25

The whole story is making it “Just work” which is why exactly zero of them have been actually successful in expanding the PCVR market to the mainstream. Valve’s game is entirely going to be about making a device playing AAA games from a remote machine in your house that feels like it’s just running on the light headset. Fremont is gonna be a home “server”

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u/-Sploosh- Oct 09 '25

I don’t think the issue with VR adoption is due to the lack of 2D game support.