Valve's Index Controllers have a lot of sensors. The second half of its new Valve Index VR system, each controller uses a whopping 87 sensors, including optical, motion, capacitive and force sensors.

The Valve Index VR headset comes in at $499, with a pair of controllers costing an additional $279. In addition to this, the Valve Index Base Station will cost $149.

The Valve Index controllers are totally odd-looking, but make a lot more sense when put on. They're nicely designed: a comfy padded band stretches across the back of my hand, and a button adjusts ...

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.

The Valve Index VR HMD will run $499 alone and will come in a bundle with new trackers and Knuckles controllers for $999. Preorders will begin on May 1 for those in the United States and Europe ...

Valve is also offering a HMD & Knuckles Kit for $749 or customers could go for the $999 VR Kit that will come with 2 Base Stations 2.0, 2 Knuckles controllers, and the Index VR HMD.

Valve has a long and storied history with virtual reality, but the company didn’t actually release a VR system of its own until 2019. That’s when the Valve Index was born.

Valve repeatedly told me that Index Controllers' 87 sensors (yes, eighty-seven) need to re-calibrate and account for hand and finger sizes every time someone new puts them on, an issue that came ...

Valve's Index VR headset is loaded with cutting-edge tech designed to appeal to virtual reality enthusiasts. By Hayden Dingman Apr 30, 2019 1:17 pm PDT Image: Valve ...

The $999 Valve Index ships today. It’s a specialized and expensive headset, but it offers solid visuals, thoughtful design, and the coolest controllers on the market.

Valve is clearly betting on the second way with the Index, its first VR hardware. It crams in just about every feature you'd expect from a high-end headset, including some truly transformative ...

As a recap: the complete Valve Index package includes a headset, a pair of controllers, and a pair of "lighthouse" tracking boxes. These are all compatible with other existing SteamVR devices ...