2025-11-13
The Steam Frame officially announced: - wireless standalone - support for VR/nonVR (locally + streamed) - Wireless adapter for plug and play on PC - launching early 2026 - Runs SteamOS - Supports Eye tracking - only 440g with headstrap - pricing not announced Huge W [video]
The Verge
Valve unveils the Steam Frame, a VR headset that can stream games from a PC or run Windows and Android games locally, expected to launch in 2026 for under $999
Valve is about to launch a new virtual reality headset, and with it, a comprehensive new approach to what a VR device should be.
The Steam Frame officially announced: - wireless standalone - support for VR/nonVR (locally + streamed) - Wireless adapter for plug and play on PC - launching early 2026 - Runs SteamOS - Supports Eye tracking - only 440g with headstrap - pricing not announced Huge W [video]
The Verge
Valve says the company is “no longer manufacturing” its high-end, PC-tethered VR headset Valve Index, released in 2019 for $999, after unveiling the Steam Frame
While showing its new Frame VR headset to The Verge, Valve confirmed that it's moving on from its previous one.
2025-01-24
Google Acquiring part of HTC Vive's software team is bullish for VR: - Meta's incumbent power and first mover advantage has made it nearly impossible for a startup to enter at platform level. - Google is really the only formidable threat to this, and seems to be signaling interest in both VR & AR (Unlike Apple, where the end-game looks to be just an AR loop)...
9to5Google
Google acquihires “some of the HTC VIVE engineering team” in Taiwan with “a proven track record in VR” for $250M in cash, to “accelerate” Android XR development
Abner Li / 9to5Google :