The Steam Frame is a new virtual reality headset from Valve, and it appears to solve one of the biggest problems plaguing many other VR headsets.

The Steam Frame is far from Valve's first VR headset. It released the Valve Index in 2019, and previously worked with HTC on its Vive headsets, which were initially consumer VR products before HTC shifted its focus to business and enterprise.

Valve says the Steam Frame can use the same Android APKs developers already use to bring their apps to phones and Android-based VR headsets such as the Meta Quest — and it’s launching a Steam Frame developer kit program to help put the hardware in developers’ hands.

Valve opens up a new front in the console wars. The company announced a new Steam console/PC hybrid, controller, and VR headset are coming in 2026.

Excited for the Steam Machine's release? Before that, find everything we know about Steam Machine's specs and pricing from here.

Valve, the maker of the popular Steam Deck handheld PC gaming console, is launching new video-game hardware, Steam Machine, in 2026. The Steam Machine, a 6-inch cube gaming console meant for stationary play vs.