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There have been a few early glimpses into the Steam Frame outside of Valve’s official marketing material. Media outlets and creators have had experience after devkits started to be sent out late last year. The lead developer of Godot XR was most impressed by its lightweight build, and now, another reviewer has praised the Frame’s level of comfort.

We still don’t know when Valve will release the Steam Frame, but that doesn’t stop those with hands-on experience from sharing some insight. The upcoming VR headset is part of a trio of Steam hardware launches happening this year – we’ve already seen the Steam Controller launched, and the Steam Machine & Steam Frame are expected to follow soon enough.

Valve’s new Steam Frame is a comfortable VR headset

VoodooDE, a German reviewer who specializes in virtual reality hardware, recently noted in a post on X that he had removed Steam Frame imagery from the account at the request of Valve. This is despite not signing any kind of NDA. It doesn’t stop the reviewer from providing a few opinions on the headset. He says the comfort of the headset is “the best I had so far!”

Comfort much better than Quest, the rest I still not tested

— VoodooDE VR | XR Expert & Reviewer (@VoodooDE_Gaming) May 18, 2026

They also claim that it’s much more comfortable than the Meta Quest 3. For comparison, the Steam Frame weighs in at a total of about 440 grams, while the Meta Quest 3 is approximately 515 grams. If you’re a glasses wearer, VoodooDE notes that this isn’t a scenario he has tested yet. On the bright side, Godot XR’s Bastiaan Olij has previously said “it’s fine” while wearing glasses, and Valve has already revealed plans to offer prescription lenses “ahead of launch”.

A comparison of the Steam Frame versus Valve’s last headset, the Index, has been making waves online, too

VoodooDE says the ‘nearly final unit’ he tested was not actually a headset assigned to him, so it has presumably been shared by a friend. There has been discussion online regarding the legality of sharing a devkit, though we’ll have to wait and see if Valve takes any action against the German reviewer.

At the very least, VoodooDE complied with Valve’s image/video takedown request, despite sharing some tidbits about the device ahead of its official release. On the topic of the release date, he says he has “no idea” about when it will be commercially available – only adding “hopefully soon”.