Valve has opened sign-ups for its new Steam Frame VR headset, which starts at $1,059 for the 256GB model and includes a native copy of Half-Life: Alyx. The randomized reservation system determines early purchase access, with first offers expected September 18.
Corrected Steam Machine lottery reference: the randomized reservation system was used for the 2026 Steam Machine launch (June), not a 2015 launch.
Every unit includes Half-Life: Alyx, which Valve has ported to run natively on the headset as well as via streaming from a PC.
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It marks Valve's first VR headset since the 2019 Index, featuring better screens, reduced weight, on-device tracking and inside-out tracking.
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