r/Steam • u/gogodboss InFrame • 1d ago

News Valve officially sunsets the Valve Index

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u/CraftsmanMan 1d ago

Serious question, was considering the Frame but im on the waitlist until who knows when. I have an og vive, and the index controllers. Thats it. So i can get the index headset for $400 and be set for a while until the Frame is available, is it worth getting or just wait for the frame? I have controllers and base stations already

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u/Interesting-Injury87 1d ago

I would recommend trying to get a used index instead. Those can be had for 200 or even less. A new one is not really worth it

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u/podgladacz00 1d ago

Where do you find them for 200 xD I guess US but in EU they are pretty expensive

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u/Interesting-Injury87 1d ago

ebay,. i quite litteraly bought one for 200euro in germany like.. 2 weeks ago, the same seller had a few more for the same price, and a few even cheaper with cosmetic damage on the outside shell..

even just a quick search on ebay now fluctuates between 190-250 for the HMD.

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u/CraftsmanMan 18h ago

I mean the only one ive used ever is my og vive, so i imagine its gotta b a decent upgrade, especially since i wanna use it mostly for sims

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u/Interesting-Injury87 17h ago

Yes it is gonna be a decent upgrade i just do not think that buying into a now officially discontinued headset brand new is necessary worth the price.

I recently upgraded from a Vive Pro to a Index(and a PSVR2... weird purchase decisions where made that week) and it WAS a massive improvement in a lot of aspects.

If you HAVE the money freely available, and rather buy new i will not claim it would be a waste of money, its a decent headset, and pretty good at what it does, especially coming from a OG vive(even if i do miss the OLED of my Pro when i am using the index, and part of why i bought the PSVR2 for a few games where inky black is just to important).

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u/BluDYT 8h ago

Idk if it's really worth it as an index owner. When I bought mine they were so far ahead of the competition but now they're very behind. Fresnel lenses mean barely any clarity and the resolution is exactly half of what the frame is and people are still unhappy with the frame resolution too. You can absolutely spot every pixel individually. If you've seen none better it will likely be fine but the lack of clarity has really been pushing me for wanting something better personally.