Valve's Steam Frame has taken a spot in the top ten most popular VR headsets on Steam
The Quest 3 still holds a significant lead, though.
Valve's second high-end VR headset, the Steam Frame, has climbed to the sixth spot among the most popular VR headsets on Steam's October Hardware Survey. In the previous month, the headset accounted for only 0.41% of VR headset usage, but that number skyrocketed to 4.13%. This significant growth means it has surpassed several other headsets, including the Oculus Rift S, Sony PS VR2, HTC Vive, Windows Mixed Reality, the first Oculus Rift, and Bigscreen Beyond.
The Steam Frame is now just 0.37% behind the Pico 4 and 24.14% behind the Meta Quest 3. The 3.72% increase is the largest jump for the headset in October, while the Oculus Quest 2 experienced a 3.57% decline. The release of the Steam Frame on September 18 and preorders starting on September 14 likely contributed to the surge, as some customers had to wait for shipping.
Both the 256 GB and 1 TB models are currently backordered, so the popularity of the headset is likely to remain high. However, the Steam Hardware Survey, which is an opt-in survey taken by a fraction of Steam users, provides only an estimate of the actual usage. Despite potential fluctuations in the data, the growth of the Steam Frame suggests a promising future for Valve's VR hardware.
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