Gameinformer iconGameinformerSep 14, 2026 ~1 min source read

Here's How To Get A Steam Frame, Valve's VR Headset, And How Much It Costs

Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame, is dropping very soon, and today is the first day you can sign up to purchase one of your own. Much like with the launch of the Steam Machine, the console-like PC that dropped earlier this year, today is the first day you can get added to a randomized list to be selected to purchase a headset of your own.

Here's How To Get A Steam Frame, Valve's VR Headset, And How Much It Costs

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Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame, is dropping very soon, and today is the first day you can sign up to purchase one of your own.

Much like with the launch of the Steam Machine, the console-like PC that dropped earlier this year, today is the first day you can get added to a randomized list to be selected to purchase a headset of your...

Sign-ups are available now and will be live for 72 hours, ending at 1:00 PM ET on September 17.

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Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame, is dropping very soon, and today is the first day you can sign up to purchase one of your own. Much like with the launch of the Steam Machine, the console-like PC that dropped earlier this year, today is the first day you can get added to a randomized list to be selected to purchase a headset of your own. Sign-ups are available now and will be live for 72 hours, ending at 1:00 PM ET on September 17.

How it works

  • "We found the reservation system to be helpful with the launch of Steam Machine by improving the purchase experience and limiting resellers, and are implementing it once again for Steam Frame," Valve stated...
  • It's nice that the practice seemingly limits scalpers (the bane of any tech-buyer in the 2020s), but it is a shame that the process is partially left up to luck.
  • Valve says the first wave of customers will be notified starting on September 18.
  • It comes with two Steam Frame controllers, one for each hand, and can be...

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