{"rewrite":{"id":"r_fc1bc007de8c874ae30f2fe2","clusterId":"c_9c36afa070304f25c5d0a106","slug":"valve-s-steam-frame-vr-headset-goes-on-sale-from-199-980-yen","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Steam Frame Goes on Sale in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong","summary":"KOMODO began selling Valve's Steam Frame on September 15 in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong through the online store KOMODO STATION. The wireless VR headset and controller system ships in two models: 256GB at 199,980 yen and 1TB at 244,980 yen in Japan, with Taiwan prices at NT$38,888 and NT$47,888 and Hong Kong at HK$9,388 and HK$11,388. The headset runs SteamOS on a Snapdragon 8 series processor with 16GB of RAM, carries two 2160x2160 LCD panels per eye at refresh rates from 72Hz to 144Hz, and uses four monochrome cameras for tracking. Supported titles run standalone without a PC, and the included 6GHz wireless adapter streams both VR and non-VR games from a gaming PC. Sales at authorized retail stores are undecided, and KOMODO plans a Korea release with timing to be announced.","whyItMatters":"Valve's own development team told Automaton that the launch slipped from early 2026 to September because securing memory and storage was difficult, a delay that puts the headset in the same supply crunch that hit Valve's other hardware.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe headset weighs 440 grams with the strap, with the battery moved to the back of the head for balance, and uses pancake lenses. The bundled controller carries a D-pad, ABXY buttons, thumbsticks, triggers, and bumpers, with ABXY consolidated onto the right controller, plus capacitive finger tracking and magnetic analog sticks. Valve\u0026#39;s Steam Frame page tags verified titles, and a \u0026#34;Great on Frame\u0026#34; list collects software that runs well on the device.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArcturus Industries\u0026#39; Arcturus Vision Camera, built for Steam Frame, went on sale the same day at 26,980 yen in Japan, NT$5,288 in Taiwan, and HK$1,288 in Hong Kong. It pairs two 32-megapixel sensors for spatial capture at up to 5K (4928x2464) at 60fps, with 10-bit HDR and Gaussian Splatting reconstruction in an included tool. A Valve interview published by Automaton says the delay came from a shortage of memory and storage, and that Half-Life: Alyx assets were not changed for the standalone port, so Steam Workshop mods work as-is.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Steam Frame is out in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong: 199,980 yen for 256GB, 244,980 yen for 1TB. Valve told Automaton the launch slipped from early 2026 to September because memory and storage were hard to secure.","twitterPost":"The Steam Frame ships with a 6GHz adapter so PC-rendered games stream to the headset, but supported titles also run on the unit itself, no PC attached. Half-Life: Alyx is one of them, and Valve says its assets were not touched for the port.","threadsPost":"Steam Frame's controller carries a D-pad, ABXY buttons, thumbsticks, triggers, and bumpers: the layout of a standard gamepad split between two hands. Valve is betting that familiar Xbox-style muscle memory carries into a headset that tracks the controllers with four monochrome cameras.","newsletterBlurb":"Valve's Steam Frame is on sale in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong via KOMODO STATION, starting at 199,980 yen. The wireless headset runs SteamOS on a Snapdragon 8 series chip and plays both VR and non-VR Steam games standalone or streamed from a PC. Arcturus Industries' Steam Frame-exclusive VR camera launched alongside it at 26,980 yen.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2140891.html\",\"title\":\"Steam's Official VR Headset \\\"Steam Frame\\\" Goes on Sale! Prices Start at About 200,000 Yen\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260915r\",\"title\":\"Steam's wireless VR headset \\\"Steam Frame\\\" goes on sale at online store! No PC needed - just put it on and play games right away\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/kikakuthetower/260915w\",\"title\":\"Hands-On With Valve's New VR Headset \\\"Steam Frame\\\"! 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