Valve has stopped making the Index. The company published a Steam Hardware announcement headlined "Valve Index Sunset" on October 13, 2026, and its opening line reads: "Valve Index is no longer being produced".
The Index store page carries the same notice and now sells the leftovers at a discount. Every remaining Index package is listed at 20% off, with the full Valve Index VR Kit down from $999 to $799.20.
What Valve actually said
Valve's wording is short and unambiguous. "Remaining Index headsets, controllers, and accessories are still available at the new prices here while supplies last," the announcement says.
This is not a listing that quietly went out of stock. The page is still live, the hardware is still buyable, and the page title itself has been changed to "Valve Index Sunset".
Valve also warns that what is left is not a ready-made bundle in every case. "A full set of components is required to use Valve Index, including the headset, controllers, and base stations," the company says, noting that the items are sold separately.
The remaining Index prices
The 20% cut runs across the whole line. The Index Headset is $399.20 instead of $499, and the Headset plus Controllers pack is $599.20 instead of $749.
Controllers on their own fall from $279 to $223.20. A single base station drops from $149 to $119.20.
Valve calls these "the new prices". The storefront data still expresses them as a 20% discount against the original figures rather than as revised list prices, so both readings come from the same page.
What existing Index owners keep
Valve addressed current owners directly in the same post. "If you already own an Index, nothing changes, it is still supported on Steam and SteamVR," the announcement says.
It points them to a dedicated Steam Support page for the Index. That page covers base stations and Lighthouse tracking, the headset, the controllers and SteamVR itself.
It also states that an issue "may require replacement parts or a replacement of your product". For those, Valve links owners out to iFixit for parts and repair guides rather than to a first-party repair service.
How the Steam Frame differs
The Index went on sale on June 28, 2019 at $999 for the full kit. It needs base stations placed around the room, and Valve's own page lists support for up to four of them across a play area of up to 10 by 10 metres.
Its successor works differently. Valve describes the Steam Frame as "a streaming-first, wireless VR headset + controllers that can handle your whole Steam library", and says it supports stand-alone play too.
The Frame arrived on September 14, 2026 in two storage sizes. Valve prices the 256GB kit at $1,059 and the 1TB kit at $1,299, both above the Index kit's original $999.
It is also a physically smaller device, as an earlier side-by-side comparison with the Index showed. Buyers are still working through Valve's reservation queue to get one.
What Valve has not said
The announcement does not mention the Steam Frame at all. The two events sit a month apart, and Valve has not put a cause-and-effect link between them in writing.
There is also no end date for the 20% cut. "While supplies last" is the only guidance, and Valve has not published remaining stock levels, a date when the listings come down, or any lifetime Index sales figure.
The support promise is open-ended rather than specific. Valve commits to continued Steam and SteamVR support, but it has not stated a warranty term, an end-of-support date, or how long Index spare parts will be available. Prices and availability can change at any time.
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