Valve says it must “revisit our precise transport schedule and pricing” for Steam Body and Steam Machine amid the worldwide reminiscence and storage scarcity.
When saying the headset and consolized PC again in November, Valve stated they’d ship in “early 2026”. For pricing, it instructed UploadVR it was “aiming” to promote Steam Body for lower than the $1000 Index full-kit, and recommended that the Steam Machine can be aggressive with constructing a PC with comparable components.
Valve Formally Declares Steam Body, A “Streaming-First” Standalone VR Headset
Steam Body has an included wi-fi adapter, and is launching “early 2026”. Learn the complete specs, options, and particulars right here.
Now, in a weblog put up on Steam, Valve says that whereas it had initially deliberate to share costs and launch dates by now, the “restricted availability and rising costs” of reminiscence and storage imply it “should revisit” its plan for each.
“Once we introduced these merchandise in November, we deliberate on having the ability to share particular pricing and launch dates by now. However the reminiscence and storage shortages you’ve got doubtless heard about throughout the trade have quickly elevated since then. The restricted availability and rising costs of those essential elements imply we should revisit our precise transport schedule and pricing (particularly round Steam Machine and Steam Body).
Our purpose of transport all three merchandise within the first half of the 12 months has not modified. However we’ve work to do to land on concrete pricing and launch dates that we will confidently announce, being conscious of how rapidly the circumstances round each of these issues can change. We’ll maintain you up to date as a lot as we will as we finalize these plans as quickly as attainable.”
The corporate says its purpose continues to be to ship within the first half of this 12 months, however has “work to do” to “land on” concrete costs and launch dates.
“We’ll maintain you up to date as a lot as we will as we finalize these plans as quickly as attainable”, Valve guarantees.
Steam Body Palms-On: UploadVR’s Impressions Of Valve’s New Headset
UploadVR’s David Heaney and Ian Hamilton went hands-on with Steam Body at Valve HQ, making an attempt each standalone use and PC VR.
If you happen to missed it on the time, make sure that to learn our hands-on impressions of Steam Body from Valve HQ in November.
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