Valve has formally said goodbye to the Valve Index. Since 14 October, the headset's Steam page carries a notice: the Index is no longer being produced, and the remaining headsets, controllers and accessories are on sale at new prices while supplies last. On the US store the headset is down 20%, from $499 to $399.20, and the controllers and base stations are cut by the same amount. For existing owners, Valve says nothing changes: the Index stays supported on Steam and SteamVR.
What a full Index setup costs now
There's no kit anymore: Valve states plainly that the parts are sold separately. To use the headset you need three things: the headset itself, a pair of controllers, and the base stations that track the headset's position in the room. You need two stations.
| Part | US, before | US, now | Europe, before | Europe, now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headset | $499 | $399.20 | €539 | €431.20 |
| Controllers, pair | $279 | $223.20 | €299 | €239.20 |
| Base station, one | $149 | $119.20 | €159 | €127.20 |
| Full set with two stations | $1,076 | $861.20 | €1,156 | €924.80 |
The Index launched in June 2019, when the full kit cost $999. This isn't a sudden decision: back in November 2025, Valve's Lawrence Yang confirmed to The Verge that the company had stopped making the Index. The store notice just makes it official.
Index or Steam Frame?
The successor is already out. According to TechPowerUp, Steam Frame pre-orders opened on 14 September at $1,059 for the 256 GB model and $1,299 for 1 TB, and you can only buy one through a reservation lottery. The Frame tracks itself with cameras on the headset, needs no base stations, and can't use the ones from an old Index. That makes a full Index setup almost $200 cheaper than a Frame right now.
- If you already own an Index, this is your last chance to buy spare controllers and stations from Valve itself; after that it's the second-hand market. A replacement left controller and a replacement tether are discounted too.
- If this is your first headset, remember it's 2019 hardware: two 1440x1600 LCD panels at up to 144 Hz, a cable to the PC and stations on the walls. On the other hand, the Index still has some of the best finger-tracking controllers around, and SteamVR knows it better than anything else.
- If you want no cables and no stations to set up, trying your luck in the Steam Frame reservation lottery makes more sense.
Valve hasn't said how many headsets are left. For more on the Frame, see our piece on the headset's first SteamOS update.
Sources
Valve's notice on the Valve Index Steam page (13.10.2026, 22:34 UTC, updated 14.10.2026). Steam store prices in the US and the Netherlands for the headset, controllers and base station, 15.10.2026. TechPowerUp, 15.10.2026: Steam Frame prices and pre-order date. The Verge, November 2025: Lawrence Yang on the end of production. Photos: Valve Index Steam store pages.
