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Valve has ended Index production after seven years, with discounted headsets and accessories available while supplies last. Existing units remain supported on Steam and SteamVR. The move follows the Steam Frame launch, though whether Valve will make another Index-style headset is unknown.

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Valve has officially discontinued the Index VR headset and slashed prices on any remaining stock by 20%, including motion controllers and hand straps.

Valve is discontinuing the Valve Index, its original PC VR headset released back in 2019. The company has begun clearing out remaining stock this week, marking the end of the Index era as Valve shifts fully to its new Steam Frame headset.

Valve has made good on its promise to make its next-generation Steam Frame virtual reality (VR) headset accessible to those looking to build or mod the device, releasing initial details on using its hardware expansion port along with “stripped down CAD” files.

A powerhouse in the industry for the past 30 years, the Valve Corporation has had a huge impact in shaping gaming as we know it. Between overseeing the Steam digital gaming platform to developing consoles like the Steam Deck, Valve’s reach is extensive and ambitious. But beyond what it’s done for gaming infrastructure, Valve is…

Yevgeny DemkivskyiAuthor of news at Mezha and a geek. I write about technology, movies, and games. Perhaps with a little more passion for games. 18 September, 10:24

Valve opened Steam Frame pre-orders with two storage configurations. Base price $1,059 and includes standalone Half-Life: Alyx.

Valve have sometimes – if perhaps not often enough to call it a grand old tradition – massaged interest in their hardware by pairing the kit with a new game. For the Steam Deck it was Aperture Desk Job, and for 2019’s jammy sod of a VR headset, the Valve Index, it was Half-Life: Alyx,…

Valve has officially announced the pricing and details of the Steam Frame, its next-gen wireless VR headset succeeding the Valve Index.