The Valve Index sets a new high bar for VR quality, but this is purely for the hobbyists and most intrepid virtual explorers. While Facebook is moving the needle with affordability and accessibility, ...

Having used Oculus’ incredibly convenient inside-out tracking system on the Rift S and Quest, it was genuinely a drag to go back to setting up external sensors. However, the Lighthouse 2.0 base ...

The Valve Index is the ultimate option for virtual reality users looking to get the premium experience, thanks to its bustling feature set, immersive controllers, and open-source philosophy. Best VR ...

Where does virtual reality go next? Right now there seem to be two paths: portable and self-contained headsets like the Oculus Quest or those connected to computers and consoles like the Rift and ...

While headsets like the Rift S are moving toward a more user-friendly approach by adopting inside-out tracking, Index is still reliant on the same external tracking paradigm as before. That means ...

The Valve Index, Valve’s latest virtual reality offering, is an uneasy mixture of all the good and bad aspects of modern VR. It can be a pain to set up; getting the whole thing calibrated perfectly ...

From being a first-rate developer of contemporary gaming classics like Half-Life and Dota to establishing the industry’s biggest PC gaming storefront in Steam, Valve’s evolution has been jaw-dropping.

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Following last month’s tease, today Valve officially announced the Valve Index,a “high-fidelity” virtual reality headset with impressive specs, cool new controllers anda $1,000 price tag. The Valve ...

Despite its advancing age, the Valve Index is still the most fully featured VR package out there, offering an incredibly immersive experience for those with an accompanying high-powered PC. Why you ...

Logan Moore is the Managing Editor around these parts and enjoys the video game Super Mario Odyssey. After some quiet announcements earlier this year, Valve has today fully revealed the Valve Index, ...

A lot of the kinks in virtual reality hardware and software have been ironed out, and Valve has decided to jump into the front end of the current generation of immersive experiences with the Index VR ...