The long-awaited Steam Body is reportedly already beneath mass manufacturing, with a launch plan set for the top of this yr. That is based on a brand new report from China, which reckons that the corporate is getting ready for an enormous re-entry into the VR world, with lots of of hundreds of items prepared on the market every year.
Whereas Valve hasn’t but introduced a brand new VR headset to switch its growing old Index, rumors a couple of alternative have been circulating for a while. Whereas a Steam Body announcement rumor did not show to be true final month, that does not imply the corporate hasn’t been working behind the scenes, with a Steam Body patent and SteamVR knowledge mining pointing to a brand new VR gadget, one that would simply rival Meta’s dominance in our greatest VR headset information.
This new rumor, which was initially reported by UploadVR, was shared by a Chinese language analyst group known as XR Analysis Institute. The group has claimed that mass manufacturing is already underway for the Steam Body, which has additionally used the Valve Deckard codename in earlier rumors. The group additionally claims that Valve is getting ready between 400,000 and 600,000 headsets on the market every year.
It is also claimed, once more with out affirmation from Valve, that this new headset might launch earlier than the top of the yr through the vacation season. No additional particulars concerning the gadget are forthcoming from this new report, however it’s lengthy been rumored, together with on this very early SteamVR leak, that the Deckard headset shall be standalone with out requiring a PC. That may put it in direct competitors with the Meta Quest 3, which we put via its paces in our Meta Quest 3 overview.
Take this information with a big grain of salt for now, nonetheless, as Valve hasn’t confirmed the existence of any new VR headset – every thing can, and certain is, topic to vary. A brand new headset from the corporate shall be of curiosity, however a lot will rely upon its worth. Fortunately, this new rumor suggests we do not have too lengthy to attend to search out out, a technique or one other.
Within the meantime, be certain that to take a look at our greatest gaming laptop computer information for a much less immersive, however nonetheless fairly moveable, record of rigs in your gaming pleasure. Our greatest handheld information additionally has much less cumbersome choices, together with Valve’s personal Steam Deck, which continues to be a preferred choice for avid gamers.
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