SMRTR TechSep 14, 2026The Verge

Valve’s virtual reality plans hit actual reality

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Valve's Steam Frame VR headset launched at $1,059, higher than originally planned, due to rising global RAM and storage costs. The wireless headset runs on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip with 16GB of RAM, enough to run Half-Life: Alyx natively, and Valve says the price reflects actual component costs.

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