Although the Valve Index released over a year ago, the VR system attained a new lease on life when Half-Life: Alyx was announced as a virtual reality exclusive. Now, with the Index's new killer app ...

Kind of a disappointing launch, frankly. Feels pretty "me too," and the lack of any software is really weird. And the price, of course, is going to be a non-starter with the vast majority of potential ...

Although Valve has actually been involved in the virtual reality market for a long time, it has mostly been via its collaboration with HTC's VIVE system. Last year it finally got its hands dirty with ...

Sony's PS5-tethered VR2 headset costs half as much as the PC-powered Valve Index. Are the savings are worth the technology trade-off? I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to source ...

The most enthusiast VR headset on the market would have to be the Valve Index, created perfectly for Valve's own Half-Life: Alyx which is about to drop on March 23 -- but buying a Valve Index right ...

If you thought VR was an expensive hobby before, do I have some news for you. Well, the news is you're right. VR is extremely expensive, from the cost of a beefy enough computer to just being able to ...

Valve Software has been at the bleeding edge of PC gaming since its inception in 1996 by two ex-Microsoft employees, Gabe Newell, and Mike Harrington. The company popularized the game launcher model ...

With the Valve Index, Valve aimed to set the standard for PC VR in 2019. Six years later, its journey ends, marking the transition to a new era of VR. When Valve announced the Valve Index in spring ...

Steam Frame is still shipping sometime in the first half of 2026, although now Valve says the current component shortage has ...