Valve Opens Steam Frame Orders at $1,059 After Memory Delay
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Updated · PCMag · Sep 18
Valve Opens Steam Frame Orders at $1,059 After Memory Delay
3 articles · Updated · PCMag · Sep 18
Summary
Valve began taking orders on Sept. 18 for the Steam Frame, with a 256GB model priced at $1,059 and a 1TB version at $1,299.
A waitlist and reservation system is handling sales to deter bots and resellers: selected buyers receive purchase emails as units become available and have 72 hours to complete checkout.
The headset ships with 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM, a 4-nanometer Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, dual 2,160-by-2,160 LCDs and inside-out tracking instead of external sensors.
Valve is pitching the device for both VR and non-VR gaming, including standalone play with more than 100 verified titles and streaming across a user's Steam library.
Early reviews from IGN and CNET praised its broad out-of-box capabilities but flagged short battery life as a key drawback.