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  • LiveLM@lemmy.ziptoLinux@lemmy.worldOptimism around the Steam Frame
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    2 hours ago

    Honestly, even if it takes a really long time for a different distro to support the hardware (ARM is a fucking nightmare) just having a Linux environment will give you so much more freedom than Android/HorizonOS on a Quest.
    Almost every FOSS app has an ARM version, you could comfortably survive on Flatpaks and even Distrobox for apps not packaged in Flatpak until a different distro comes along.



  • To be fair, I think they’re slightly different markets.
    The AVP is a “Productivity” device and seems more focused on “Mixed Reality” use with it’s super high quality passthrough and what not, vs the Frame which is more focused on gaming, has black and white passthrough and (I’m assuming) no Real World mapping so you can’t have floating windows that stay where you put them in your physical space for example.

    That being said I think more sales than the AVP is a guarantee, on the price alone.
    If anything, the real question is if that “VR Productivity” market that Apple is targeting really exists. (didn’t the HoloLens fail?)