Valve's Steam Frame is hitting shelves in early 2026, and it's already looking to be the standalone VR headset to get thanks to a few unique features. Here's why it's at the top of my list of devices ...

Imagine, if you will, a Steam Deck and a VR headset combining into a new gaming life form -- part Meta Quest, part handheld game system. As I slid the Steam Frame over my eyes and my hands into the ...

At long last, Valve’s new headset is here. The maker of the Steam Deck has finally unveiled its long-rumored “Deckard” headset, which is actually called the Steam Frame, alongside its Steam Machine ...

Why this is important: Valve’s push with Steam Frame represents more than just another VR headset; it’s a statement about where gaming hardware is headed. After years of traditional, tethered VR ...

Valve has unveiled its first look at its new gaming machines, including Steam Frame, a virtual reality headset that can handle VR and non-VR games. Apparently, Steam Frame is also being used as a way ...

What if the future of gaming wasn’t just about better graphics or faster processors, but about giving players the tools to shape their own experiences? Valve seems to think so. With the announcement ...

Sarah has been an editor and contributor for Game Rant since 2015. After meeting her first Chocobo, she never looked back. Sarah majored in game design in college and utilizes that knowledge to ...

Valve has a new VR gaming headset – and a clever feature for high-res graphics Valve – which runs the Steam game store and made the legendary Half-Life series – already makes a VR headset for hardcore ...

Six years after the Valve Index, the company's Steam Frame ditches the cables and base stations in favor of freedom and flexibility. But can it compete in a world where VR alone isn't enough? I’m ...

TL;DR: Valve launched the Steam Frame VR headset with an Arm-based Snapdragon chip, aiming to run Half-Life: Alyx natively and streamed from PC. The new hardware features a "Frame Verified" status for ...

In March 2019, Valve surprised the VR industry with the tease of ‘Index’, its first self-made VR headset. Index would go on to launch later in May 2019 and be seen as the enthusiasts’ choice in PC VR ...