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Valve confirms that it has stopped making Index VR headset

Valve confirms that it has stopped making the Index VR headset

In case you missed it, Valve announced a load of new hardware this week, including a second stab at the Steam Machine, a Steam controller, and a long-rumored new VR headset called the Steam Frame. But in with the new often means out with the old,

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The Steam Frame is real, and Valve want it to be the last VR headset you'll ever buy

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Valve’s new VR streaming trick won’t just work with its own headset

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Valve Enters The Console Wars: Reveals Second-gen Steam Controller

Valve has introduced its second-generation Steam Controller, a Bluetooth-enabled gamepad designed to offer extensive input customisation and compatibility across Steam-supported devices.

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Valve Challenges Sony & Nintendo With Three New Steam Gaming Hardware

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Valve Announces Steam Frame, Its Next-Gen VR Headset

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The Steam Frame is not the Valve Index 2 says Valve: 'we're trying to do something new with this'

So, the Steam Frame is resolutely not the Valve Index 2. But will VR fans be let down by Valve's latest? I don't think so. It's still a "streaming first" headset, which means it's intended primarily for PCVR, not standalone play, and in that regard it's simply much more convenient than the Index could ever hope to be.

Valve rejoins the VR hardware wars with standalone Steam Frame

Now, after years of rumors, Valve is finally ready to officially rejoin the VR hardware race. The Steam Frame, set to launch in early 2026, will run both VR and traditional Steam games locally through SteamOS or stream them wirelessly from a local PC.

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Steam Frame Preview – Hands-On With Valve's State-of-the-Art VR Headset

Ultra-fast wireless tethering and a built-in Snapdragon ARM processor make the Steam Frame one of the most versatile and interesting VR gaming headsets thus far.

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Valve Index 2 rumors: Everything we know so far and what we want to see

Despite launching almost six years ago, the Valve Index is still able to keep up with many of today’s PC VR headsets. Of course, there have been plenty of headsets since then, including cheaper options like the Quest 3. For a while the Valve Index still ...

Road to VR

Sales of Valve’s Index Headset Are Waning After Years of Surprising Longevity

Valve’s Index VR headset is now more than four years old. Despite its age, the headset continued to sell at a surprising rate over the years—but as they say, nothing lasts forever. Valve launched Index with the goal of setting the bar for PC VR ...

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Valve Index is in trouble as Meta Quest 3 closes Steam VR headset gap

According to the latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey, the difference in the number of Steam users rocking a Quest 3 compared to those with an Index has never been smaller. Just 0.43% separates the two headsets, but it's enough to keep Valve's VR ...