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News - Valve teases its own VR headset, the Valve Index, for May reveal - xSicKxBot - 04-03-2019
Valve teases its own VR headset, the Valve Index, for May reveal
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/valve-teases-its-own-vr-headset-the-valve-index-for-may-reveal.jpg" width="646" height="371" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>Valve’s long-rumored VR headset has officially been unveiled, though initial details are incredibly light. </p>
<p>The headset itself is called the Valve Index and, outside of that, not much is officially known. Valve shared a single image to a <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/sale/valve_index/">new Steam page</a> for the VR headset that shows off the name of the device and a couple of other features.</p>
<p>At first glance, the headset features a couple of cameras, likely for inside-out positional tracking, along its front and a physical slider of some sort along its bottom edge. The teaser page spotted by <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/03/valve-index-is-the-game-makers-brand-new-vr-headset-slated-for-may-2019/">Ars Technica</a> yesterday notes that more information will be revealed in May 2019.</p>
<p>Valve has been a longtime proponent of virtual reality through things like its SteamVR platform, hardware like Lighthouse external trackers and <a href="https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/320609/Valves_updated_Knuckles_VR_controller_brings_pinpoint_fingertracking.php">Knuckles VR controllers</a>, and general tools and improvements for SteamVR developer use. While the company partnered with HTC and played a significant part in bringing the HTC Vive VR headset to life, Valve had yet to launch or even announce its own-branded entry into the virtual reality race until this week.</p>
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