In the eleventh hour before Steam Frame's launch, its processor manufacturer just announced rising prices

Qualcomm, the manufacturer behind the processing chips inside devices sold by Samsung, Meta, Pico, Xiaomi, OnePlus and a slew of Windows Laptops and Android wearables, has reportedly announced to its partners that it can no longer absorb the rising cost of manufacturing computing parts in 2026. As such, it'll be issuing higher prices, and it could throw a spanner in the works of the imminent Steam Frame VR headset. The Steam Frame is confirmed to use a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, whic