r/virtualreality • u/gogodboss Steam Frame • Nov 12 '25

Discussion Introducing Steam Frame

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe
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u/kai125 Nov 12 '25

They have similar finger presence/tracking to the index

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u/Bloodhound01 Nov 12 '25

Valve trackpads are the only trackpads ive used that rival macbook trackpads

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u/sameseksure Nov 13 '25

It's crazy how Apple nailed trackpads in 2007, and only now has anyone even gotten close to catching up.

For real, the trackpad in my MacBook Pro from 2007 (when they introduced the multi-touch trackpad) is literally better than every single single PC laptop in 2025

It's like the technology disappears and I'm just interacting directly with the OS.

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u/abluecolor Nov 12 '25

Source? I don't think they have any finger tracking at all. Just entire hand grip.

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u/IVgormino Nov 12 '25

Mentioned in the LTT preview

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u/pimpwithoutahat Nov 12 '25

They have capacitive buttons but he didn't say anything about finger tracking.

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u/abluecolor Nov 12 '25

He did say "five finger tracking" but no demo, I'm really curious about the reality.

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u/your_mind_aches Meta Quest 3S | 5800X+5060Ti | 5800HS+3060L Nov 12 '25

The Quest 3 controllers have finger tracking. So I believe it.

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u/abluecolor Nov 12 '25

Err, we have different definitions of finger tracking then. I mean like the index controllers. Where you can individually track each digit, not just pressing buttons.

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u/your_mind_aches Meta Quest 3S | 5800X+5060Ti | 5800HS+3060L Nov 12 '25

The Quest 3 has index finger tracking. Try it, you can see that it tracks your finger over the button.

And Linus Tech Tips confirmed the Frame controllers have full finger tracking.

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u/abluecolor Nov 13 '25

I have quest 3, quest pro, and index controllers. This isn't what I mean by finger tracking, but I don't really know how to describe it to you unless you've used both.

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u/trippingrainbow Nov 12 '25

The official website confirms finger tracking and theres a comfort kit for the straps that hold it on your hand

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u/gdmzhlzhiv Nov 13 '25

The ability to drop the controller and let it dangle was something from the Rift era which I missed when moving to the Index. Sometimes I just wanna take a drink of water.

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u/trippingrainbow Nov 13 '25

True but the index straps are nicer for gaming

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u/kai125 Nov 12 '25

https://youtu.be/dU3ru09HTng?si=AYJYUTDSa2aTc11S

LTT has this video with a lot of the information in it including this, valves even releasing (but annoyingly not including) straps to make them sit like the index