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Valve opens Steam Frame waitlist
The gist
Valve opened Steam Frame pre-orders on Sep 14, 2026, priced from $1,059 with Half-Life: Alyx included.
A Sep 17 lottery decides who gets a unit this year and who waits.
How it unfolded
- Sep 13, 2026Dataminer Brad Lynch noted in now-deleted tweets that Valve's backend email language had dropped lottery references, pointing back toward a traditional first-come, first-serve sale rather than a waitlist.
- Sep 14, 2026Valve announced Steam Frame price, release date and accessories, and opened pre-orders with two storage configurations; base price $1,059, including standalone Half-Life: Alyx.
- Sep 17, 2026Valve will run a one-time randomisation to determine who has a unit reserved and who is placed on the waitlist.