With the Valve Index, Valve aimed to set the standard for PC VR in 2019. Six years later, its journey ends, marking the transition to a new era of VR.

A recent SteamVR beta release included a hidden feature that allows the user’s playspace boundary to be set up in a passthrough mode which could eventually be used for existing SteamVR headsets or a ...

SteamVR 2.0 started in beta on September 25, 2023, so it's only been a month of testing before hitting its full release. The updated interface and full integration of Steam's robust chat system with ...

Sony's PS5-tethered VR2 headset costs half as much as the PC-powered Valve Index. Are the savings are worth the technology trade-off? I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to source ...

After nearly five years, I’ve finally moved on from Index as my main PC VR headset, and Valve is the one that made me do it. Index is a great headset. Between it’s tracking, ergonomics, field-of-view, ...

The Valve Index 2 could essentially act as a VR Steam Deck, according to new data mining analyzing steamOS and SteamVR updates. If true, this revelation could signal a paradigm shift of VR tech ...

Valve Software has been at the bleeding edge of PC gaming since its inception in 1996 by two ex-Microsoft employees, Gabe Newell, and Mike Harrington. The company popularized the game launcher model ...

Valve appears to be working on a new version of its Valve Index virtual reality headset with camera passthrough and advanced tracking. As reported by Upload, a job listing on Valve's website revealed ...

Although the Meta Quest 2 (formerly the Oculus Quest 2) is the most popular VR headset on Steam by quite a margin, the Valve Index is the closest second thanks to its industry-leading tracking ...

Kind of a disappointing launch, frankly. Feels pretty "me too," and the lack of any software is really weird. And the price, of course, is going to be a non-starter with the vast majority of potential ...

Spotted this morning, it seems Valve has issued an official patent for a wireless version of the Valve Index VR headset. Not only is this a cable-free design, it also includes eye tracking modules in ...

Work-in-progress store page lists June 15 launch date. The numbers and positioning of the cameras on the front of the Index suggest it might not use the kind of inside-out tracking available on the ...