• dbtng@eviltoast.org
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      13 hours ago

      I’m probly stating the obvious. I’m usually a little behind the curve
      … But this steamframe thing … It’s already a phone, pretty much.
      It just needs different apps now.

      So … Steam just DID make a phone.

      • AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        12 hours ago

        get rid of the vr stuff and add a normal touchscreen instead, make the UI a bit more phone-like, add a cellular connection, get rid of monochrome and add color cameras, make it a little thinner, integrate the battery, add a bunch of phone apps (calculator, texts, calls, browser, notes, email, camera, etc)

        computing-wise, it is very similar tho, it has the exact same processor that’s in my phone, just a bit more ram, can be configured to have the same amount of storage

        • dbtng@eviltoast.org
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          12 hours ago

          I just looked through the PC Gamer article from 3 days ago. They tore it down a bit. Ya, its pretty VR specific hardware. Looks pretty cool, actually. But it’s two screens built in a curved visor-shaped case. That aint no phone.

          I was being silly to point out that it would be very easy for them to jump to just making phones. They are mostly there.