VR & AR: The Future

Standalone and PC VR headsets, mixed reality, and the content pipeline.

Valve's Steam Frame went on sale through reservations on September 14, 2026, from $1,059 (256GB) and $1,299 (1TB). It runs SteamOS on Arm (Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) and supports both standalone play and streaming from a PC. Valve cited the industry-wide memory and storage crunch as a factor in pricing.^{[Tom's Hardware][Polygon]} Reservation holders now see an expected order window of December 2026 or 2027.^{[PC Guide]}

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