“High-fidelity virtual reality” is the tagline Valve’s gone with, and that’s certainly supported by the price tag. Whereas Oculus has chosen to aim for mass-market appeal in its second generation, ...

Four years after the original HTC Vive and the first wave of Half-Life VR hype, Valve has officially taken the wraps off its Index VR headset. All the signs point to a device built for comfortably ...

Back in 2016, Valve partnered with HTC to create the Vive, a SteamVR headset to compete with the now-Facebook-owned Oculus Rift. A year later, they released the Vive Pro, an updated headset with ...

Veteran reporter and editor with over ten years of experience. Probably reading comic books. The VR controllers built to pair with the Valve Index Headset are seeing widespread reports of a defect ...

Half-Life: Alyx is right around the corner with Valve releasing the VR-focused game set in the Half-Life universe, with its release on March 23 -- and its hype is driving Valve to sell out of its ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

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It’s pricey, but Valve’s new virtual reality headset is the one to beat thanks to its crisp display and high field of view. Last month we put out some initial impressions of Valve’s new Index virtual ...

The first time out of the box, the Valve Index is a giant pain in the ass. And Valve doesn’t seem to be interested in competing when it comes to simplicity of use; connecting the two external sensors ...

March 9, 2020 The Valve Index is now in stock over on the Steam Store. However, it won't arrive for 6 - 9 weeks, depending on your location and how quickly you get in line. The Valve Index store page ...

Valve’s next-generation virtual reality unit, known as Index, is an impressive plaything with a fistful of design advances beyond the old Vive. It’s also expensive, and lacking — for now — any ...

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