Steam Frame Drops Frames Running Half-Life Alyx Without a PC

Hands-on testing of the standalone Steam Frame VR headset showed it struggles to run Half-Life Alyx without a PC, with high latency, unstable frame rates and audio desynchronization affecting both gameplay and streaming.

• Half-Life Alyx on standalone Steam Frame suffers high latency and frame drops
• Audio desynchronization disrupted both gameplay and the live stream
• VR games optimized for PC hardware degrade on standalone devices
• PC-free VR trades portability for limited performance and game library