Valve Ends Index Production, Cuts Headset Price 20% to $399.20
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Updated · roadtovr.com · Oct 14
Valve Ends Index Production, Cuts Headset Price 20% to $399.20
3 articles · Updated · roadtovr.com · Oct 14
Summary
Valve has stopped producing the 2019 Index, putting remaining inventory on clearance with the headset reduced from $499 to $399.20 and other Index accessories also marked down 20%.
The wind-down comes after last month’s launch of Steam Frame, Valve’s first standalone VR headset, signaling a shift away from the older PC-tethered Index platform.
US buyers already face gaps in the ecosystem: Valve is selling only left replacement controllers there, while the required SteamVR 2.0 base stations are unavailable from Valve and cost $229 each through HTC.
Valve said existing owners will keep Steam and SteamVR support, but the sale appears aimed more at replacement-part buyers than new entrants as inside-out tracking increasingly displaces SteamVR base-station setups.