This is not an April fools joke, here's a web archive of the Steam store page.
Update: Valve has since confirmed to The Verge that the listed information is accurate (but not yet comprehensive). They also confirmed both the announcement and start of pre-orders is set for May 1st with a tentative shipping date in June.
Back in December 2018 a trademark filling for "Valve Index" logo showed up, but back then we didn't know what it was connected to.
Valve teased Valve Index just last week, but today they 'accidentally' released some store pages with quite a bit of information. The new leaked render closely matches the leaked prototype image from July 2018.
Then in a recent video by the developers working on Moondust (the Knuckles/Valve Index Controller tech demo) the developers showed off the SteamVR window with the Valve Index icon and the SteamVR settings window with a resolution mention. See UploadVR's analysis of said video excerpts here.
Since the pages are now deleted, here are the links to app pages on our site: headset, controllers, and base station.
Looking at the created packages for hardware purchases, we believe the following purchase options will be available:
- Each item separately
- Valve Index Headset + Valve Index Controllers bundle
- Valve Index Headset + Valve Index Controllers + Valve Index Base Station bundle
There are currently no packages with non-hardware apps included. We think this app might be the driver for the headset (as it is listed with other drivers as SteamVR DLC). It is also currently in the master list which means all Valve employees automatically get access to it.
Valve Index Headset
The page is largely a placeholder and included Lorem ipsum placeholder text, however it still gave us some information. More importantly, the page displayed June 15, 2019 as the ship date.
Includes
- Headset
- Integrated Headphones
- Tether with DisplayPort 1.2 and USB 3.0 Connections
- Power Adapter
- Regionalized Power Adapter Plug(s)
- 2 Face Gaskets (narrow and wide)
- Cleaning Cloth
Headset page listed the following system requirements, however we're unsure if they're placeholder or correct.
MINIMUM:
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Dual Core with Hyper-Threading
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA 970, AMD RX480
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Additional Notes: Available DisplayPort (Version 1.2) and USB (2.0+) Port Required
RECOMMENDED:
- Processor: Quad Core +
- Graphics: NVIDIA 1070 or better
- Additional Notes: Available USB (3.0+) Port Required for Headset Pass-Through Camera & USB Port Support
Valve Index Controllers
Likely what is currently being called Knuckles.
Includes
- 2 Controllers, Left and Right
- 2 USB Charging Cables
- Cleaning Cloth
Valve Index Base Station
Includes
- 1 SteamVR 2.0 Base Station
- 1 XX-Foot Power Cable
- Regionalized Power Adapter Plug(s)
Screenshots of the pages before they were taken down
