Valve Code Hints at OLED Steam Frame VR Headset, Codename "Plano"
References in Valve's published kernel source suggest a mid-generation OLED refresh of the Steam Frame, with far higher-resolution panels. Valve has not confirmed any such product.
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Valve appears to be developing an OLED variant of its Steam Frame virtual reality headset, based on clues found in the company's own publicly released code, TechPowerUp reported.
According to the report, Steam Frame Hub examined the headset's Linux kernel source, which Valve made available and which was mirrored on GitHub by evlaV. The search turned up a branch named "deckard-plano." Plano appears to be the codename for a mid-generation update that builds on an earlier "deckard-oled" branch, with development activity dated from March through early October 2026.
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