Valve Index is Sold Out in Some Regions Following ‘Half-Life: Alyx’
Announcement
https://www.roadtovr.com/valve-index-sold-out-stock-half-life-alyx/
Most packages of Index, Valve’s high-end VR headset released earlier this
year, are sold out following last week’s announcement of Half-Life: Alyx.
If Valve is counting on Half-Life: Alyx being a killer app for VR, early
signs suggest they may just get their wish.
While Valve’s Index headset was backordered at launch earlier this year, a
few months later it became available for ‘immediate shipping’ and stock
appears to have held steady ever since… until now.
Following last week’s announcement of Half-Life: Alyx, most Index packages—
the headset-only, controllers-only, and headset + controller packages—are
currently listed in the US and Canadian stores as sold out with a ‘Back in
Stock Soon’ message in place of the order button.
As for the ‘full kit’ package (headset + controllers + base stations) in
the US, Valve is advising that anyone ordering today can “expect delivery
before December 25th,” nearly a month from now.
Valve sells Index in 31 countries; so far we’ve confirmed stock shortages in
the US and Canada.
Update (November 28th, 2019): Road to VR reader Immersive Computing reports
that the UK version of the Steam store is showing regular 4-8 day delivery
times on all Index kits. We’ve also confirmed that availability in Italy is
nominal.
If you can access the Steam store in a region other than the US, UK, and
Italy, please check the Index page on Steam and drop us a comment below with
what kind of shipping availability you see on each kit.
While Valve has confirmed that Half-Life: Alyx will be compatible with all PC
VR headsets via Steam, the game is expected to play best on Index thanks in
part to the advanced finger-tracking capabilities of the Index controllers.
Valve also announced that it would be giving Half-Life: Alyx away to any
owners of Index hardware (headset or controllers).
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简单来说,在Half-Life: Alyx公布后,Valve自家的VR装置Index在数个地区卖到缺货。
确认的地区有美国、英国和加拿大。