The Steam Frame needs to be more than a cool device if Valve want to reshape the VR market

I'm Rick Lane, and you might remember me from such columns as Reality Bytes , RPS' erstwhile monthly goggle at the world of virtual reality .

The short version

• I've spent the last couple of years trapped between the second and third dimensions, my flattened body doomed to forever spin to face the camera.
• But RPS has whipped out its bicycle pump and popped me back into stereoscopic 3D, so I can seek revenge tell you all about the state of VR in 2026.
• The headlines make for grim reading.

What happened

VR headset shipments are in decline . Notable VR studios are either laying people off or being shut down outright .

Why it matters

And VR's hitherto biggest champion is going all Distracted Boyfriend, ogling passing market trends in its ethically dubious smart glasses.

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