Valve confirms that it has stopped making Index VR headset
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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.
The new headset is called the Steam Frame, and it’s trying to do several things at once. It’s a standalone VR headset with a smartphone-caliber Arm chip inside that lets you play flat-screen Windows games locally off the onboard storage or a microSD card.
Clockwise from top left: the Steam Frame, the Steam Machine 2026, the Steam Controller 2026, and a Steam Deck. (Valve Image) In a surprise Wednesday drop,
Valve, the company behind PC gaming platform Steam, has revealed a new console to rival Nintendo, Xbox and PlayStation. The Steam Machine is a home console designed to allow gamers to play PC games on their TV - though it can also be used as a computer.
A Valve engineer clued us into a thoughtful part of the new headset’s design.