The Valve Index is supposed to be virtual reality with no expense spared. The recently announced headset costs $999, more than twice the price of competing Oculus and HTC devices.

That's a nice way of saying that Valve is going for features and dreams rather than affordability with its $999 Valve Index kit, which ships "by the end of June" after "limited" pre-orders go live ...

The 87 sensors baked into Valve's Index Controllers are meant to track all five of your fingers' movements. ... Fallout 4 VR, did a much better job mapping its trackpad functions to joysticks.

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With Valve’s new Index controllers—which offer input-parity with Oculus Touch controllers—Oculus exclusive content finally feels truly playable with minimal compromise.

Valve created the SteamVR platform as an open system that counters the closed system (as perceived by Valve) of the Oculus Rift, a VR headset that Facebook’s Oculus VR division launches on March 28.

The Valve Index will ship June 28 and the complex VR kit with the headset, controllers, and two base stations will cost $1,000. Individually, you can get the Valve Index VR HMD for $500.

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The full Valve Index set costs $1,000, while the headset and controllers alone are $750. The headset is the most expensive single part at $500, and a pair of controllers are $280 by themselves.

A video uploaded alongside it demonstrates it being used with a VR headset, suggesting that Sony is working on new Valve Index-like controllers for potential PSVR2 hardware.

Valve has confirmed plans to bring its Index headset and controllers to other countries, starting with Canada and Japan today. The $999 Index is already available in the US and Europe.