Sean Hollister

Where we play with gadgets and let you see what they’re like.

[Media: https://www.tiktok.com/@verge/video/7571900270200753421] I brought our Quest 3 to Valve’s offices just in case we’d be seeing the Steam Frame, formerly known as Deckard — and it paid off! I didn’t have time to directly compare optics, but I’d say comfort is superior. It’s noticeably smaller, with controllers that are bigger.

Valve’s Fremont was real.

The Steam Frame is the start — but it could be tip of the iceberg.

Steam Machines have returned.

It wouldn’t commit to TMR joysticks, either, though they seem likely now.

Think bigger than a Steam Deck 2.

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Judge Donato is now ordering an evidentiary hearing in Epic v. Google, Law360’s Bonnie Eslinger reports from the courtroom. She writes Donato is “not sure the proposed deal will correct Google’s illegal conduct,” and was skeptical that Epic and Google “are suddenly BFFs.” The future of Android is at stake. [Link: Google-Epic Judge Raises Doubts About App Antitrust Deal | https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/2408618 | Law360]

Big Android changes through 2032.