Valve's Steam Frame VR Headset Finally Arrives for $1,059
Following a memory-related delay, Valve’s Steam Frame is finally ready to launch. The company will begin taking orders for the VR headset later this week. A 256GB version will be $1,059, and a 1TB model will cost $1,299.
- ▪Following a memory-related delay, Valve’s Steam Frame is finally ready to launch.
- ▪The company will begin taking orders for the VR headset later this week.
- ▪A 256GB version will be $1,059, and a 1TB model will cost $1,299.
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Following a memory-related delay, Valve’s Steam Frame is finally ready to launch. The company will begin taking orders for the VR headset later this week. A 256GB version will be $1,059, and a 1TB model will cost $1,299. Both come with 16GB of Unified LPDDR5X RAM. (Credit: Valve) To thwart resellers and bots, interested buyers will need to join a waitlist/reservation system; Valve is accepting sign-ups now through Thursday, Sept. 17, at 10 a.m. PT. They will then be randomized “to determine reservation and waitlist order.”“Based on the results of that randomization, you'll receive an email on September 17th letting you know you're either in the reservation queue or on the waitlist,” the company says.
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