Valve Possibly Developing a Micro-OLED Version of Steam Frame
Recent reports suggest that Valve may be working on an OLED version of its upcoming Steam Frame headset, based on findings from the Steam Frame kernel source code. The device is reportedly codenamed “Plano” and could feature a resolution of 3552 × 3840 per eye—higher than previously announced models—and use a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip. Valve watcher Brad Lynch speculates that this may be an effort to prototype headsets using existing optical components. The timing is notable, as Valve delayed the release of its Steam Deck OLED by over a year and a half after launching the original model in early 2024. The potential development highlights ongoing innovation within VR hardware from major tech firms like Valve.
