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Valve Releases Steam Frame VR Headset Starting at £889, Raising Cost Concerns
Key points
- Valve released the Steam Frame VR headset.
- The headset costs £889 (256GB) or £1,089 (1TB).
- It features pancake lenses and a balanced design.
- The high price raises concerns about VR accessibility.
Valve Launches Steam Frame VR Headset
Valve has officially released its new virtual reality headset, the Steam Frame. The device is available in two configurations: a 256GB model priced at £889 and a 1TB model priced at £1,089. The Steam Frame is designed to stream from a PC and play games directly on the device.
Design and Features
The Steam Frame is noted for its comfortable and light design, partly due to its internal component separation, with the battery pack located at the back of the head. It incorporates flat "pancake" lenses for clear viewing. While the hardware is considered excellent, the display quality is not described as industry-leading, with other headsets like the PlayStation VR2 offering OLED screens.
VR Accessibility and Cost Concerns
The high price of the Steam Frame contributes to a broader trend of increasing VR headset costs, which some industry observers believe is pricing consumers out of the hobby. For comparison, Meta's Quest 3 (128GB model) retailed for £480 in June 2023. The rising cost of components, such as RAM, which more than doubled in price between October 2025 and early 2026, is cited as a factor in the increasing prices of VR hardware.
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Valve has released its new Steam Frame virtual reality headset, priced at £889 for the 256GB model and £1,089 for the 1TB model. The high price point of the Steam Frame contributes to ongoing discussions about increasing VR headset costs potentially making the technology less accessible to consumers.