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[-] Muffi@programming.dev 11 points 1 day ago

I really want to buy the frame, but my old index just keeps going strong. Sold CS skins to buy it back when it was originally released and it was totally worth it.

The performance on linux was unstable when I switched my desktop to linux only a couple of years ago, so i shelved it for a year, but now the performance is absolutely incredible and even more stable than it used to be on Windows. Love the linux VR community and what they have managed to build.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 day ago

Ok so it's just hardware sales and they'll still support it. That's good.

[-] RogueBanana@piefed.zip 3 points 1 day ago

How does the new price compare to the frame? Their hardware is not supposed here officially so can't even see the prices but is it worth getting one now? Would it be a good cheaper alternative?

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 1 points 22 hours ago

It costs 685.60 € with the controllers but without the base stations. They are not included and aren't offered.

The cheapest way to VR is probably a used Quest you never let on the internet.

[-] RogueBanana@piefed.zip 3 points 21 hours ago

I thought you can't even use those without an account. Is that not the case?

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 20 hours ago

Not sure about the newer ones, but I've got a Quest 1 that is now unsupported and I can use that without an account. Even standalone with free games.

But you can also root the Quest 2 and 3 to use them completely without any ties to Meta.

[-] RogueBanana@piefed.zip 2 points 17 hours ago

Are you using it on Linux? If so, how is the compatibility?

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 16 hours ago

Been a while. My daughter's been playing a lot with it standalone.

The Quest 1 isn't supported by Steam Link so the only way for PCVR is ALVR as far as I know. Back then it was pretty involved to set up but did work nicely. I think by now it should be easier.

this post was submitted on 13 Oct 2026
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