I'd really like to have one, but that's a lot of money.

$1250 would be more reasonable

In which world is it exorbitant

The funny thing is even he predicted more than $1100, less than $1500.

So that's multiple straight lies in the article title.

Well that better be good news... I groaned at $1,500 but Ive been waiting YEARS to get into VR because I wanted to wait for whatever new set valve would make and Jesus did it take forever

... I'll do $1,500 begrudgingly, but it better not be $2k+...

He predicted both Half-Life: Alyx and Deadlock with details years before the games came out.

on ebay?

I'm still loving my HTC Vive that I bought second hand a few years ago for €300. The Vive is probably too low-res for most (it does have terrible "screen door" effect), but you can get the Valve Index for about that price now, based on a very quick scan of ebay listings.

In terms of budget options you can still buy new, it's probably pretty much just the PSVR2. Just at this moment you can get it for $300 direct from Sony (it's listed at $399 but it's on sale), though you'll need to buy an adapter to use it on the PC, which is an extra $60. Still, it's got a pretty decent resolution display, and it's even got eye tracking, though I think you need a third-party driver to get that working.

It is tethered, though. I dunno.

PCVR is in a slump right now, though, and at this price, I don't know that Frame is gonna fix that. It might not be the best time to buy new.

Windows mixed reality is calling for you. (You need oasis driver on windows)

The old windows mixed reality headsets were that before it got discontinued

I have a lenovo explorer and it's been fantastic. Super light, tracking is okay. I literally only use it for vrchat.

I mean, I sold a Vive five years ago for about $250. If you want to give up standalone gaming, and cordless, and on board speakers, and inside out tracking, and virtually all of the innovations of the last decade in this space, then I have no doubt that you can find aging hardware that still runs, at a good budget price.

Yes, tech is getting unreasonably expensive. But this product was always going to be a head above the old generations of Valve VR hardware, and I'm stoked for such a flexible piece of kit that can support streaming from my beefy pc as well as, or better than, my locked down Q3.

That sadly isn't possible I don't think, loss leaders will be out of style this decade I think sadly

Sadly, same. Everything just keeps going up. Except our income.

Seems like basically all tech has gotten less affordable over the past year.

At 1500 it’s priced alongside higher end boutique headsets like the big screen beyond and pimax’s offerings.

And that’s not to mention just how much cheaper the Quest 3 is.

So it does come from inside...

I would like it but probably around 3000 CAD. I can buy it but probably won't.

Well, it actually is. Like the Deck you are free to install your own OS. Apparently there is already an Arch build available.

It actually is a general purpose ARM PC. Valve says you'll be able to put any compatible ARM OS you want on the thing (probably just different Linux distros, maybe someone will port LineageOS eventually also), and it comes with a KDE desktop mode like the Deck.

I feel that its appropriate to say when you're basically critiquing core aspects of a device that not everything is for everyone 

1. If it isn't wireless, and if it isn't functional standalone, then the only option would be a tethered headset.

That already exists, get yourself a Vive or even get yourself a Quest 3 and then use the USB tethering mode (Virtual Desktop just shipped this feature, though many of us suitor argue it's inferior to a healthy WiFi 6 tether).

You, as a consumer, are well served by the existing slate of available products across the past decade..

2. I'm relieved to hear that you won't be buying it, that means that when I can queue for a pre-order that's one unit I'm closer to bringing home. This is a luxury item in a season of brutal Supply constraints, and I will be fortunate to be able to invest in my amusement, like this.

... For what it's worth, ARM SOC's are growing wildly powerful and I will benefit from being able to play local stuff even without tying back to my beefier PC for fullfat experiences.

I already do this when I play steam games , including 3D titles, on a handheld AYN Thor.

You'll be able to use it wired. If not officially, ALVR has a wired mode and ALVR will definitely support the Steam Frame.

You can stream games wirelessly from a gaming pc to it.

This isn’t a price announcement, though. This is irresponsible journalism treating some jackass’s speculations as a leak. Valve is not talking to Tyler McVicker. He doesn’t know anything more than anyone else on the r/SteamFrame subreddit.