Valve has billions, a $1,400 VR headset, and still cannot make Half-Life: Alyx work properly on the Steam Frame. James | Th3brink shares firsthand impressions of Valve’s newest headset, while Gardiner and Hi-Tech Lo-Life ask the uncomfortable question: is this the future of VR, or an overpriced beta test? The Steam Frame delivers impressive wireless streaming, customizable hardware, strong controller battery life, and a glimpse of what ARM-based gaming could become. But its short standalone battery life, grayscale passthrough, expensive accessories, software gaps, light leakage, and missing Half-Life: Alyx support make the launch difficult to defend. The episode also covers Xbox studio restructuring, intrusive gaming patents, Sony’s tap-to-pay controller concept, community-built PC ports, game preservation, a Steam Workshop malware incident, the latest Resident Evil movie, and a mysterious radio signal from a distant exoplanet. Plus, Off the Console celebrates reaching 1,000 YouTube subscribers. Find links to all the stories in this episode here: https://www.patreon.com/OffTheConsole/posts/170675862 Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/dVkKcZH2Qy Check out our new website! https://www.offtheconsole.com/ 📢 Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a comment, and follow us on your favorite podcast app. Become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/cw/OffTheConsole Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/dVkKcZH2Qy #podcast #gamingnews Theme song composed by Gardiner Bryant
