When will the Steam Frame VR headset become available for consumer purchase (actual orders, not pre-orders) on the Steam store?

Valve announced the Steam Frame will launch in "early 2026." This market resolves to the specific date when consumers can place orders and expect shipments to begin.

Resolution: Check the Steam Store for the Steam Frame availability date. The market resolves to the date when the product is available for immediate purchase and fulfillment in at least one major region.

Official valve communications so far:

• https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/528746884222682053

  • >We hope to ship in 2026, but as we shared recently, memory and storage shortages have created challenges for us. We’ll share updates publicly when we finalize our plans!

• https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steam_hardware/announcements/detail/625565405086220584

  • >Our goal of shipping all three products in the first half of the year has not changed. But we have work to do to land on concrete pricing and launch dates that we can confidently announce, being mindful of how quickly the circumstances around both of those things can change. We will keep you updated as much as we can as we finalize those plans as soon as possible.

• https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/4145017/view/716780409378048027

  • >Today we are expanding the Verified program to include Steam Machine and Steam Frame, both of which are shipping this summer

https://manifold.markets/NathanaelRea/cost-of-the-next-valve-vr-headset-u is a market for the cost of the headset.

Cost of the next Valve VR headset (USD)

Update 2025-11-12 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): If the headset is sold as part of a bundle with other products (e.g., a Steam Machine), this market will resolve based on the cost of the headset alone, not the full bundle price.

https://manifold.markets/Hiina/steam-frame-vr-headset-release-date is the previous market for this, but apparently it's impossible to extend it.

• Update 2026-07-10 (PST) (AI summary of creator comment): If Valve uses a lottery/reservation system (similar to the Steam Machine launch), the market will resolve to the date when the first reservations are received by consumers (i.e., someone has received a reservation for a Steam Frame that will ship once paid for) — not the date reservations open, nor a later date when unrestricted ordering becomes available.