{
  "id": 7364927,
  "title": "Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset opens for orders, with the cheapest model priced at a lenswatering £889 / $1,059",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/valves-steam-frame-vr-headset-opens-for-orders-with-the-cheapest",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-14T17:00:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/valves-steam-frame-vr-headset-opens-for-orders-with-the-cheapest-model-priced-at-a-lenswatering-889-1059"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Valve has recently launched the Steam Frame wireless VR headset, completing their new hardware lineup which also includes the Steam Machine and Steam Controller, unveiled back in November 2025. The review embargo has been lifted, allowing for a review of this smart and versatile virtual reality device. It is considered the most adaptable of its kind, offering various gaming options. However, the Frame has unfortunately been affected by the same memory shortages and component cost increases that have inflated the price of the Steam Machine and limited its availability. Notably, despite initial intentions to keep the Frame cheaper than the high-end Valve Index, it now starts at £889 / $1,059 / €1,049 for the 256GB model and goes up to £1,089 / $1,299 / €1,279 for the 1TB version. Additional accessories may further increase the total cost.",
  "summary": "Valve have just launched the Steam Frame wireless VR headset, finally completing the triumvirate of new hardware – along with the new Steam Machine and Steam Controller – that they unveiled all the way back in November 2025. The review embargo has also lifted, meaning I can tell you that it’s a smart and flexible piece of virtual reality kit . Definitely the most versatile of its kind, in terms…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "Steam Frame review: Another best-in-class VR headset by Valve, though virtual realities clash with economic ones",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/steam-frame-review-another-best-in-class-vr-headset-by-valve-though",
        "published": "2026-09-14T17:00:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Review of Valve's Steam Frame: comfortable to wear, supports multiple ways to play games, but it doesn't feel like a finished product and has short battery life (Sean Hollister/The Verge)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/review-of-valves-steam-frame-comfortable-to-wear-supports-multiple",
        "published": "2026-09-14T17:20:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Valve says the Steam Frame is priced at $1,059 for the 256GB model and $1,299 for the 1TB version, both of which come with a copy of Half-Life: Alyx (Adam Vjestica/The Shortcut)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/valve-says-the-steam-frame-is-priced-at-1-059-for-the-256gb-model-and",
        "published": "2026-09-14T17:25:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Valve targeted a lower price for the Steam Frame, then the memory crisis happened: 'I wish we could have shipped it at the price that we were at last year'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/valve-targeted-a-lower-price-for-the-steam-frame-then-the-memory",
        "published": "2026-09-14T17:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechSpot",
        "title": "Valve's Steam Frame launches at $1,059, and Half-Life: Alyx comes free",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/valves-steam-frame-launches-at-1-059-and-half-life-alyx-comes-free",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:18:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}