Published , by Brittany Vincent
Published , by Brittany Vincent
The product page and specs for the Valve Index VR headset has gone live early, and is planning for a full release later this year.
Twitter user @Wario64 spotted the Valve Index product page when it went up on Steam, offering a better look at the device and additional specs to keep an eye out for, such as DisplayPort 1.2 and USB 3.0 ports as supported inputs. Recommended system requirements ask for an Nvidia GTX 1070 graphics card or better, as well.
The Index will come with two face masks, a power adapter, cleaning cloth, and regionalized power adapter plugs, too. As you can see in the product page, there's a lot of placeholder text and various Lorem Ipsum bric-a-brac. So we were hesitant to believe that these early specs would be the final ones we could expect to see when the headset became available.
That was easily remedied, as Shacknews reached out to Valve's Doug Lombardi for confirmation on the specs, who confirmed that the tech info, though not "comprehensive," is accurate.
The team is currently targeting May 1 for pre-orders and a full announcement, and plans to begin shipping the headset in June. The "Knuckles" controllers will go up for sale at the same time, according to Lombardi, and they'll be called the Valve Index Controllers going forward. Doug confirmed that more information will be coming in the next few weeks.
Stay tuned to Shacknews for additional updates – including, hopefully, new and updated specs that paint a better picture of what to expect once Valve has firmly entered the HMD market with the Index.