Valve has long been preparing its software stack for the arrival of both the Steam Machine and the upcoming Steam Frame, and the latest update sees the gaming giant add a long list of fixes, QoL improvements, and features to SteamVR as well as changes to the developer back-end in order to prepare fo...
  • ozymandias117@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    FEX is to allow running x86 programs on ARM, but they’re only targeting the Steam Frame (SteamOS/Arch Linux) right now.

    That VR headset uses a processor similar to phones, but they have not announced anything about moving to using these tools to allow you to play Windows games on Android

    There are several moving pieces, so I understand the confusion

    • SupraMario@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      Ah, well I feel like even though they’re focused on the frame right now, it’s still way closer than ever to having x86 games run on Android/arm which is awesome.

      Thanks for the explanation