Welcome to Ars Gaming Week 2019! As a staff full of gamers and game-lovers, we'll be serving up extra reviews, guides, interviews, and other stories all about gaming from August 19 to August 23. As ...

Announced earlier this year, the Valve Index is the latest VR headset to join the fray. Designed by Valve and built to work on the lighthouse base station system that Valve created for the HTC Vive, ...

As we’ve moved forward in VR technology and gaming, the priority has become pretty clear as to what VR users want out of the tech. Graphics and tech quality are important, but getting rid of the ...

With the Valve Index, Valve aimed to set the standard for PC VR in 2019. Six years later, its journey ends, marking the transition to a new era of VR. When Valve announced the Valve Index in spring ...

Valve’s next-generation virtual reality unit, known as Index, is an impressive plaything with a fistful of design advances beyond the old Vive. It’s also expensive, and lacking — for now — any ...

My introduction to the Index, Valve’s first-ever top-to-bottom PC virtual reality system, was a whirlwind of numbers and demos. Valve’s three-hour hands-on event in April came with a considerable ...

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March 9, 2020 The Valve Index is now in stock over on the Steam Store. However, it won't arrive for 6 - 9 weeks, depending on your location and how quickly you get in line. The Valve Index store page ...

The Valve Index sets a new high bar for VR quality, but this is purely for the hobbyists and most intrepid virtual explorers. While Facebook is moving the needle with affordability and accessibility, ...

Valve doesn’t make anything anymore, right? At least that’s the meme. The company just sits back and cashes those sweet Steam store checks. Except Valve absolutely still makes things. Sure, it’s easy ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...