Valve has opened a waiting list for its new VR system, Steam Frame.
There are two models available – the 256GB and a 1TB headset – both of which sport 4 nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 – ARM64, 16GB of RAM, and come with two controllers and Half-Life: Alyx included. Neither ships with a power supply.
The cheaper model will cost $1,059 (£889), while the 1TB model is on sale for $1,299 (£1089).
Here’s the full specs:
256GB Headset
- 4 nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 – ARM64
- 16GB Unified LPDDR5X RAM
- 256GB UFS storage, microSD card slot
- Rechargeable 21.6 Wh Li-ion battery
- 2160 x 2160 LCD (per eye)
- 72-144Hz refresh rate (144Hz experimental)
- Inside-out camera based tracking
- Wi-Fi 7, 2×2 – wireless adapter included
- Bluetooth 5.4
- Dual speaker drivers per ear, dual microphone array
- SteamOS 3
- Steam Frame Controllers – full 6-DOF and gamepad controls
- Half-Life: Alyx included
- Note: Power Supply not included
1TB Headset
- 4 nm Snapdragon® 8 Gen 3 – ARM64
- 16GB Unified LPDDR5X RAM
- 1TB UFS storage, microSD card slot
- Rechargeable 21.6 Wh Li-ion battery
- 2160 x 2160 LCD (per eye)
- 72-144Hz refresh rate (144Hz experimental)
- Inside-out camera based tracking
- Wi-Fi 7, 2×2 – wireless adapter included
- Bluetooth 5.4
- Dual speaker drivers per ear, dual microphone array
- SteamOS 3
- Steam Frame Controllers – full 6-DOF and gamepad controls
- Half-Life: Alyx included
- Note: Power Supply not included
Valve announced three new hardware products – the Steam Frame VR headset and controllers, a new Steam controller, and a next-gen Steam Machine – last year. Its new wireless VR headset, Steam Frame, will support Android games as it uses the same Android APKs developers already use to port mobile titles to Android-based devices like Meta Quest.
News of Valve’s new VR system comes on the back of notable VR developer, Polyarc Games, shutting down after 12 years in operation.