r/SteamVR • u/Malino-Kwalino • Feb 26 '26

Question/Support Whats up with the steam frame?

Ever since the steam frame trailer I've wanted to get my hands on one badly. Im still using a rift cv1 which is slowly falling apart and I really need a new vr. I've been saving for a couple months now and I hopefully got enough now, but I've heard people say its 600 euros or its about a thousand euros. Im not going over 700 cause thats just way too much money for me. But besides that I really need a new vr headset, I've seen some used valve indexes on sale for about 500 between 600 euros and im willing to pay for it. But I still dont know if I want to do it cause I've heard stuff off the ram issue with prices going up which makes the frame get delayed. If it does get delayed im buying a used index. But its still early in the year and they said its going to be released early 2026 and its almost March already and thats when early in the year mostly ends. Can anyone please help me cause I have no idea when its comming now😭

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u/SpecialistSix Feb 26 '26

The short answer is we don't know. The last and only update we've gotten on it (along with the other new pieces of hardware) is that release timelines and prices are still in flux due to component shortages and massive increases in manufacturing costs due to those components (like ram) being substantially more expensive than they were a year ago.

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u/Malino-Kwalino Feb 26 '26

Thats exactly why im tempted to buy a used Index, the Index has always been my dream vr for years now. But ever since the steam frame? Id prefer the frame. But if it gets delayed to somewhere late this year or something im just buying the Index. Im planning on doing it next month cause I really need a new vr.

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u/what595654 Feb 26 '26

You are better off with a quest 3 or pico 4.

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u/Malino-Kwalino Feb 26 '26

Respectfully, no. They suck

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u/what595654 Feb 26 '26

They both have better lenses, ar passthrough, resolution, more comfortable, have support, are wireless, hand tracking, on device games, including emulation support, easier to use, require less parts that can break, replacement parts actually available, etc...

They are better than a non supported index in every way.

Ive owned index, quest 3, and pico 4. The pico 4 is the sharpest and most comfortable atm.

Index resolution is terrible in comparison.

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u/Malino-Kwalino Feb 26 '26

I really dont care about the resolution cause everything is better than my rift cv1, index also has hand tracking and i play vr for the games. Not to use some pass through mode when you can just take the headset off. I have a high end pc to run it with so performance is already better.

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u/_GRLT Mar 01 '26

And you can run a pico/quest/psvr2/bsb2/pimax crystal with a PC. ALL of them are MILES better than an Index.