Industry Expert Predicts 2026 Launch for New Valve XR Headset

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Okay, so first off, gotta love this – Valve might be cooking up a new XR headset they call ‘Deckard’. Rumors been swirling, right? And now, someone said they’ve actually laid eyes on this thing. And, get this, called it “quite amazing.” Wild.

Stan Larroque – yeah, the guy from Lynx, that XR company – spilled the beans on X (or Twitter, whatever they’re calling it these days), saying he’s seen Valve’s next creation. I know, I know, where’s the NDA, right? But no, he’s clear. Free as a bird.

Stan’s like, don’t worry, Lynx ain’t competing with Valve. They’re for different crowds, different price tags. But then he drops this nugget – they might be sharing some suppliers. I mean, imagine that? Sounds like a recipe for some major supply chain crossover.

He added – and this cracked me up – if Lynx designs leaked, he’d be losing it too. So yeah, tight-lipped from him. But he’s hyped about new XR headsets. Says the XR world’s tiny, all same suppliers… feels like everyone’s rummaging through the same parts bin.

Anyway – I mean, wait, what was I saying? Right, so this headset, Deckard, could start production and show up in 2026. That’s a bit different from earlier chatter saying it was coming in 2025 with a $1,200 tag. So who knows?

Valve’s been like a vault, but people have been nose-deep in code digging up clues since 2021. Shoutout to those data miners. Some prototype leaks popped up in ‘22, and then in a SteamVR update, a surprise – a new controller, ‘Roy’ or something.

And then – oh boy – this tech dude, Bradley Lynch, he mentioned Valve started stacking up gear to make these facial interfaces for VR, right in the US. He said some Teleray Group’s doing this, they made bits for Valve Index too, if you recall.

Still, no one’s sure on exact dates. Valve’s def got this cloak and dagger style. If Stan’s leaks are true, well, seems 2026 might be the showdown year. Competition might be fierce. Meta’s rumored to throw in their hat with two headsets around then, and maybe a Quest Pro 2 by 2027.

Plus, Samsung’s Project Moohan could hit shelves in late 2025 with Android XR goodies. Could be a game-changer. Rumor mill’s buzzing.

Whatever happens, Valve might just do a low-key drop, no fanfare, just bam – there’s your link on Steam. So, guess we’ll be watching the horizon… or our screens, really.

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