Valve's new Steam Frame headset weighs 440 grams, 75 grams less than Meta's Quest 3, with its battery relocated to the rear strap for balance and padding that avoids overheating. It uses dual LCD pancake lenses at 2160x2160 per eye with a 110-degree field of view and variable refresh rates, plus dual speakers, microphones, and monochrome pass-through cameras, though it fits poorly for glasses wearers without costly prescription lens add-ons.
wired.com
· 2026-10-26
Valve has stopped making its original Index VR headset and is clearing remaining stock at a 20% discount, including accessories like the tether, base station and controller. A full set of individual components now totals $741, down from $926, though the bundled package is no longer sold. The move comes shortly after Valve launched the Index's successor, the Steam Frame, starting at $1,060.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-15
iFixit's teardown of Valve's Steam Frame VR headset found that most components are repairable, but the internal cooling fan is buried deep within the device. Reaching it requires removing the optical assemblies and navigating past thermal hardware and cables, even though the fan and heat pipe are separate parts.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-11
Xreal revealed on Wednesday that its Project Aura display glasses, which pair with a processing puck running Android XR, will cost $1,279, though it has not set a release date. The device is expected within the next month or two and is currently limited to customers who placed a $100 preorder hold earlier this year, with broader availability coming soon. It undercuts the timing of Meta's upcoming $1,299 Meta VR Glasses, due next year.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-07
Meta opened pre-orders for its Ray-Ban Audio glasses, a $349 device shipping October 13 that handles music, calls and its Muse AI assistant without any cameras, offering up to 12 hours of battery life. The company also unveiled a slimmer VR headset at Connect 2026 and continues selling its camera-equipped Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 glasses, starting at $449 with a 12MP camera and six-microphone array.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-24
Meta has introduced a new VR device shaped like glasses rather than a strapped-on headset, weighing about 100g compared to the Quest 3's 515g. The glasses rely on a separate wired 'puck' that houses the Snapdragon Reality Elite processor, 128GB storage, 12GB RAM, and battery, offering up to three hours of media playback. The device uses a 5K MicroOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate for watching video, gaming, and multitasking across virtual screens.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-23
Valve is rolling out its $1000 Steam Frame headset slowly through a lottery-based reservation system meant to curb scalping, similar to its earlier Steam Machine launch. In the meantime, gamers with existing VR hardware from Valve, HTC, Meta or other brands can already play VR titles on Steam using the SteamVR app, which connects headsets to the Steam launcher and unlocks features like SteamVR Home and dashboard settings.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-22
Valve has begun taking reservations for its Steam Frame VR headset, nearly a year after first unveiling it and three months after launching the Steam Machine. Engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Jeff Leinbaugh told Tom's Hardware that the project began right after the Index shipped, aiming to make VR lighter, more comfortable, and easier to use through wireless streaming rather than chasing raw performance at any cost. The device arrives during a period of sharply rising memory and storage costs, which Valve says influenced its pricing.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-14
Valve has opened reservations for its standalone Steam Frame VR headset, priced at $1,059 for 256GB storage or $1,299 for 1TB, with sign-ups closing September 17 and invitations sent starting September 18. Every unit includes two controllers, a 6GHz wireless adapter, and a native Arm64 rebuild of Half-Life: Alyx that runs directly on the device.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-14
Valve has released its new Steam Frame virtual reality headset, a lightweight, technically advanced device that can stream games from a PC or run them independently. It comes in two versions: 256GB storage for £889 and 1TB storage for £1,089.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-09-14
Valve has revealed pricing for its upcoming Steam Frame VR headset, setting it at roughly the same cost as its newly announced Steam Machine console. The pricing reflects rising memory chip costs that have driven up hardware prices across the industry this year.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-14
Valve has revealed pricing for its Steam Frame VR headset: $1,059 for the 256GB model and $1,299 for the 1TB version, both including controllers and a version of Half-Life: Alyx rebuilt to run natively on the device. Optional accessories such as a charger, replacement gaskets, ergonomic straps, prescription lenses and an add-on RGB camera will also be sold separately.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-14
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