Valve has officially discontinued the Valve Index VR headset, updating its Steam store listing to reflect that the device is no longer in production. Remaining headsets, controllers, and accessories are available for purchase while supplies last, with the Index headset receiving a 20% discount to $399.20 from its usual $499 price point. Additional items, including the Replacement Left Controller and Replacement Tether, are also marked down by 20%.
Despite ending production, Valve assures existing owners that support will continue through Steam and SteamVR. The Index originally launched in June 2019 with a full kit priced at $999 during preorder. Its successor, the Steam Frame, opened for preorders on September 14 at $1,059 for the 256 GB model and $1,299 for the 1 TB version.
The discontinuation was not unexpected, as Valve's Lawrence Yang confirmed to The Verge in November 2025 that manufacturing had already ceased. The store page update appears to serve as the formal send-off for the Index. However, the Steam Frame is currently only accessible through a reservation lottery system and uses camera-based inside-out tracking, which does not support the Lighthouse base stations used by the Index.
Index owners cannot transfer their existing base stations to the new headset. Those interested in acquiring a Lighthouse-tracked Valve device at a lower price than the Steam Frame should act quickly, as the remaining stock is limited and no further details on inventory levels have been provided.
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