# Valve Launches Steam Frame VR Headset Reservations

September 14, 2026 at 03:05 PM

> Valve opens reservations for the $1,059 Steam Frame VR headset, featuring a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and SteamOS on Arm via Proton.

**Valve** engineers Pierre-Loup Griffais and Jeff Leinbaugh have officially opened reservations for the **Steam Frame** VR headset as of September 14, 2026. Arriving three months after the Steam Machine launch, the new hardware starts at a base price of $1,059.

The Steam Frame features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC and runs SteamOS on Arm via Proton emulation. Available in 256GB for $1,069 and 1TB for $1,299, it supports standalone play and wireless streaming over 6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E using a dedicated USB dongle.

This successor to the **Valve Index** utilizes internal eye-tracking for foveated streaming and includes a fallback mechanism for latency spikes. Valve is currently working on native Half-Life Alyx support to leverage the headset's advanced mobile architecture.


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