On one hand, the Valve Index launched for $1000 in 2019. Adjusted for inflation, that is $1306.25. And you needed a powerful PC to be able to use it, where this can be used standalone. Only effectively costing an extra $194 for standalone processing is pretty impressive.

On the other hand, it is difficult to justify this price considering cheaper headsets on the market, like a $600 Meta Quest 3. Unless you dislike Facebook that strongly (justified).

Unpopular take here, but I think it's a realistic expectation. I bought the valve index several years ago, and that cost me a grand. I would expect next Gen stuff to be even more expensive, even in the best of times. Add all the tech hardware fuckery of the last couple years to the mix and, well, I wouldn't have expected any lower price.

Does it suck? Yeah. Was the price expected? Also yeah.

This is a complete nothingburger article that's just repeating Tyler McVicker's speculation. I like McVicker, but to act like his guess is insight from a "Valve insider" is dogshit-tier journalism.

I still can't say it wouldn't be worth it at $1.5k for people that really wanted to get into VR... but unfortunately my price limit is $750 US for me to consider a launch day order, and obviously that ain't happening. With component prices being what they are, it's not realistic for me to expect any lower anymore.

But the best I can hope for is a memory crash and DRAM makers come scrambling back to fill the sinkhole void from the collapsing circular financing cycle. Today that's just a pipe dream.

Again, 500-700 yeah sure. 1.5k? Absolutely not.

I’ll still buy it.

Tyler McVicker doesn’t know shit about fuck. He’s “leaked” the release date of the Frame several times now and been completely wrong. I really don’t think it’s fair to call him a “Valve insider” at this point, or to write articles weighting his speculations over anyone else’s.

Well... there goes all my expectations to leave META VR ecosystem, so long steam frame

Looks like I'm never getting into VR for the same reason I didn't years back. Price continues to be expensive, and only cheap options are meta which is a big no.

This is pretty much the only option for potentially seamless wireless VR on Linux so it's still going to sell

I get why they did it, but its a shame they made it a standalone device. That itself drives the cost up, now even more so with memory shortages.

Just checked my CS2 Steam Inventory for the first time in many years. What the hell happened to the value of skins?! Most of them have increased twentyfold in value.

I will definitely be selling those to pay for the frame if the frame is this expensive. Rather have nice hardware than some skins.

So probably 1200 or 1300 on launch - people will think they are getting a deal.

Fuck man. I really want to get into VR gaming, but that’s a ridiculous barrier to entry. The Quest 3 is reasonable, but I’m afraid I’ll buy it, love it, and want more.

I read lots of comments comparing the price tag to the Quest 2/3, but you all seem to forget that the Quest was heavily subsidised by Meta.

I wish they would make a pc headset. It would be so much cheaper without all the extra standalone hardware.

I did expect the price to match the index after the ram shortages, but going past it by $500 is a big ol yikes.

Kinda expected, especially because unlike Meta, their hardware is not subsidised