The Steam Frame is basically the same price as the Steam Machine
Last fall, Valve revealed a new lineup of hardware, including a GameCube-shaped gaming PC, called the Steam Machine, and a new controller. Also announced was the Steam Frame, Valve’s VR headset. While price and release details for the Steam Machine were revealed in late June, VR gamers have been waiting for Valve to say just how much the Steam Frame would cost. On Monday, Valve officially announced the Steam Frame’s price, and it’s going to run you a pretty penny.
The 256GB storage Steam Frame is $1,059, or $10 more than the cheapest Steam Machine. For $1,299, you can get a 1TB model. Both versions come with two Steam Frame Controllers, 16GB Unified LPDDR5X RAM, 4 nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 – ARM64 processor, and more. You can check out the full specs on the Steam store. They’ll also come with a copy of Half-Life: Alyx to add to your library.
Valve is handling sales of the Steam Frame like how it sold the Steam Machine. You’ll have to sign up for one — and only one — model by Thursday, Sept. 17 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. After that, Valve will randomize the sign-ups into two buckets, essentially. A Steam Frame will be reserved for some people, while others will be added to a waitlist. Those in the reservation bucket will receive emails to purchase a Steam Frame as they become available to ship, Valve said in a news post. People will start receiving those emails on Sept. 18. Those on the waitlist will have to wait for an email to let them know if they’ve been moved to the reservation queue.
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