It can do both.
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Kolanaki@pawb.social 12 hours ago
Okay what the hell is up with the Frame?
It says it is a stand alone headset and doesn’t need a PC… Right before it goes on to say it’s meant to be used with a PC but wirelessly. Is it stand alone or not? If I have Beat Saber in my library, do I have to stream it from an aftual dedicated PC or can it run straight off the headset like I can with a Quest?
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
rainwall@piefed.social 12 hours ago
Its both, based on their article. Its an ARM chip they have a translation layer called FEX to handle, so it should be able to play most any steam game. Native vulkan games will apparently run even better.
In standalone mode, the intergrated chip will use about 20w, so you will get about 1 hour of playtime on it because of the 20wh battery. In streaming mode, the graphocs will be better, and the power use cuts to about 6w, so it can go 3-4 hours.
Rooster326@programming.dev 9 hours ago
Just want to add an hour in VR is a LOT longer than 1 hour of flat screen gaming.
You’re usually on your feet, holding your arms up high, waving them around ,likely squatting - a lot and you’ve got a screen blaring into your eyes with constant data.
Most people won’t do 1 hour sessions on the regular, forget a 3-4 hour session without being put down to charge for while you take a break.
riskable@programming.dev 9 hours ago
I’ve done a 3-hour session playing Beat Saber multiplayer with a friend. It was the most intense workout I’ve ever experienced.
The only break was in the middle to refill my enormous water bottle and to clean up the huge pool of sweat on the floor that was getting gross (I was wearing socks, LOL).
My arms hurt for like three days straight after that. I still played every night though 😁👍