The Steam Frame is made for irresponsible hardware nerds like me

For nearly three weeks, I’ve been testing the limits of Valve’s Steam Frame, the company’s new wearable PC. At first glance, it’s easy to write it off as a pricey headset that missed the VR craze. At $1,059 with 256GB of storage or $1,299 for 1TB, it costs two to three times as much as similar-looking headsets from Meta. You should not write it off that way. The Steam Frame isn’t just a VR headset. It’s not even primarily a VR headset. And it’s the most comfortable headset I’ve ever worn. It weighs just over 1 pound (469g) with its optional top head strap attached, and doesn’t leave a mark on my face even after hours of use. The Steam Frame is far more ambitious than VR alone. It’s an experimental attempt at a complete spatial computer that you can wear, not unlike the Apple Vision Pro, only here it’s aimed at gamers who want to play their flat library of Steam games plus the handful of VR titles on tap. Pictured with optional $59 kit with hand straps and top third head strap; I highly recommend them. No, if you write off the Steam Frame, it should be because…