{"id":377929,"date":"2026-09-15T11:40:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=377929"},"modified":"2026-09-15T11:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:40:11","slug":"valve-unveils-its-virtual-reality-headset-and-its-price-is-going-to-leave-you-sitting-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/valve-unveils-its-virtual-reality-headset-and-its-price-is-going-to-leave-you-sitting-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Valve unveils its virtual reality headset and its price is going to leave you sitting down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten months after its existence was revealed, Valve has finally launched its virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame.<strong> Completely standalone, without needing a computer to work, it launches with one small problem: its price<\/strong>. With two models available, the 256GB and the 1TB, its price is \u20ac1,049\/$1,059\/\u00a3889 and \u20ac1,279\/$1,299\/\u00a31,089 respectively.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Valve launching hardware at the worst possible moment<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a price far above that of its main competitors, which are around \u20ac300-400 cheaper.<strong> But Valve has picked the worst possible moment to launch this hardware, because of component shortages driven by AI demand<\/strong>. That doesn&#8217;t seem likely to be resolved anytime soon, with the RAM makers saying their output is already spoken for, at least, until the end of 2028.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Steam\" src=\"\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Steam<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re interested in buying a Steam Frame, the way to do it is exactly the same as with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/valve-confirms-the-launch-of-steam-machine-a-new-console-like-computer-for-your-living-room\" rel=\"noopener\">the Steam Machine<\/a>. You&#8217;ll have to put your name on a list between today and Thursday, September 17 at 19:00, local time in mainland Spain, when reservations will close and spots on the lists will be assigned by lottery. <strong>So it will be decided by lottery who can get a Steam Frame among those who signed up first<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While they still haven&#8217;t clarified when they will begin shipping the Steam Frame, to get one you&#8217;ll need to sign up before Thursday the 17th. <strong>So if you&#8217;re interested sign up as soon as possible, or there&#8217;s no telling when you&#8217;ll be able to get one<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten months after its existence was revealed, Valve has finally launched its virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame. Completely standalone, without needing a computer to work, it launches with one small problem: its price. With two models available, the 256GB and the 1TB, its price is \u20ac1,049\/$1,059\/\u00a3889 and \u20ac1,279\/$1,299\/\u00a31,089 respectively. Valve launching hardware at the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/valve-unveils-its-virtual-reality-headset-and-its-price-is-going-to-leave-you-sitting-down\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Valve unveils its virtual reality headset and its price is going to leave you sitting down&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9268,"featured_media":377928,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-377929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377929"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":377944,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377929\/revisions\/377944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377929"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=377929"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=377929"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=377929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}