Valve launched the Steam Frame VR headset priced at $1,059, which includes a native ARM64 port of Half-Life: Alyx running on Qualcomm Snapdragon Gen 3 silicon. The port leverages foveated rendering and eye-tracking to maintain full visual fidelity without requiring a desktop PC, representing a year of optimization work that benefits all Steam Frame games.
Valve is releasing the Steam Frame VR headset starting at $1,059 for the 256GB model and $1,299 for 1TB, capable of running both flat and VR games locally or streamed from PC. The headset includes Half-Life: Alyx and will be sold via a lottery waitlist system beginning September 18th, with optional accessories available separately.