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Valve Index

VR Headset · PC · Valve
B+

Good (B+) — Immersion Grade

Valve Index pioneered the high-refresh-rate PC VR category. Knuckles controllers innovative for finger tracking. Aging hardware (2019) but remains strong for SteamVR ecosystem.

82
Composite / 100
/ Subscore Breakdown · 5 Dimensions

Where this grade comes from.

Sensory Fidelity
B+
Narrative Depth
B+
Repeatability
B+
Production Quality
B+
Accessibility
B-
/ Key Events & Disclosures

Timeline & positioning.

  • Released Jun 2019
  • Knuckles finger-tracking
  • SteamVR platform anchor
  • Aging hardware

/ Best for

PC SteamVR-ecosystem users; Half-Life: Alyx as flagship experience.

/ Watch out for

2019 hardware now superseded by Quest 3 and PSVR2 on most metrics. Tether required.