Valve May Be Working on an OLED Steam Frame, According to Datamined Source Code

The Steam Frame came out a month ago, and while it's one of the best PCVR headsets out there, its lenses weren't quite as high-quality as some of its competitors. However, it seems like Valve might be working on a mid-generation refresh with OLED optics.

According to SteamFrameHub, which dug through some of the source code for the Steam Frame kernel, the OS has references to a different Steam Frame with OLED optics, code named 'Plano.' Take this with a massive grain of salt, of course. But if it's real, the Plano headset would have largely the same specs as the existing Steam Frame, just with OLED panels with a per-eye resolution of 3,552x3,840, compared to the 2,160x2,160 pancake lenses found in the Steam Frame.

A higher-resolution OLED display would do wonders for the Steam Frame, especially for anyone using it for PCVR, rather than trying to play standalone games. …