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Valve Launches Steam Frame VR Headset Starting at $1,059

Valve releases the Steam Frame headset for $1,059 to $1,299, bundling a copy of Half-Life: Alyx and citing global storage costs for the price.

6 publishers · 15 articles · first seen 14 Sept 2026 · updated 14h ago

How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. The VergeThe Steam Frame is made for irresponsible hardware nerds like me
  2. The VergeValve’s Steam Frame costs $1,059
  3. The VergeValve has ported Half-Life: Alyx to ARM, and it’s free with Steam Frame
  4. The VergeI reviewed Valve’s Steam Frame, ask me anything
  5. EngadgetValve Steam Frame review: Solid standalone VR that's too little, too late
  6. Latest from Tom's HardwareValve Steam Frame 3 Review: Competent as a standalone VR, but wireless streaming remains the focus
  7. EngadgetValve's Steam Frame VR headset starts at $1,059 and ships with Half Life: Alyx
  8. Latest from Tom's HardwareValve Steam Frame Review: Competent as a standalone VR, but wireless streaming remains the focus
  9. Ars TechnicaSteam Frame: The Ars Technica review
  10. CNETSteam Frame, Reviewed: Valve’s Ambitious VR Headset Feels Like an Experiment in Progress
  11. Show 5 later sources
    1. Hacker NewsSteam Frame starts at $1059
    2. Latest from Tom's HardwareValve Steam Frame interview — why it costs up to $1,300, Snapdragon power, and 10x foveated streaming
    3. Latest from Tom's HardwareValve engineers discuss the duality of the Steam Frame and pricing — Valve's newest VR headset pivots SteamOS to Arm
    4. CNETSteam Frame Reservations Are Now Live: Here’s How to Join the Queue
    5. The VergeValve’s virtual reality plans hit actual reality

Sources

Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.

  1. Valve’s virtual reality plans hit actual reality The Verge ·
  2. Steam Frame: The Ars Technica review Ars Technica ·
  3. The Steam Frame is made for irresponsible hardware nerds like me The Verge ·
  4. Valve’s Steam Frame costs $1,059 The Verge ·
  5. Valve has ported Half-Life: Alyx to ARM, and it’s free with Steam Frame The Verge ·
  6. I reviewed Valve’s Steam Frame, ask me anything The Verge ·
  7. Steam Frame Reservations Are Now Live: Here’s How to Join the Queue CNET
  8. Valve engineers discuss the duality of the Steam Frame and pricing — Valve's newest VR headset pivots SteamOS to Arm Latest from Tom's Hardware
  9. Valve Steam Frame interview — why it costs up to $1,300, Snapdragon power, and 10x foveated streaming Latest from Tom's Hardware
  10. Steam Frame, Reviewed: Valve’s Ambitious VR Headset Feels Like an Experiment in Progress CNET
  11. Valve Steam Frame review: Solid standalone VR that's too little, too late Engadget
  12. Valve Steam Frame 3 Review: Competent as a standalone VR, but wireless streaming remains the focus Latest from Tom's Hardware
  13. Valve's Steam Frame VR headset starts at $1,059 and ships with Half Life: Alyx Engadget
  14. Valve Steam Frame Review: Competent as a standalone VR, but wireless streaming remains the focus Latest from Tom's Hardware
  15. Steam Frame starts at $1059 Hacker News

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  • Valve
  • Steam Frame
  • Half-Life: Alyx