The Index system is only officially sold through Valve’s Steam storefront, so any listings you find on other sites like Amazon are likely coming from resellers looking to markup the price. Those pieces, though, are shown as out of stock on Steam. It is an evolution of the system Valve partnered with HTC to ship back in 2016 and components like the Index headset and Index controllers can be purchased piecemeal as individual upgrades to the original HTC Vive. Index is a modular system which relies on SteamVR Tracking base stations to track both headsets and controllers. In case you haven’t seen it, or just need to see it again, below is the trailer for Half-Life: Alyx. Index controllers differ from other hand controllers, like the HTC Vive wands or Oculus Touch, because they strap to your hand and allow you to fully release your grip. Half-Life: Alyx will work with all PC VR headsets with tracked hand controllers but, in addition to optional interactions like crushing cans, some things “end up being better on Index Controllers because we were developing them in concert with the game,” according to Valve. We confirmed with Valve the forthcoming VR game includes some optional interactions that only work with the Index controllers which come as part of its VR kit, and the game is slated to arrive in March 2020 for all Steam-compatible PC VR headsets. Just a few days ago the high quality VR system was backordered to January after shipments of new orders pushed past Christmas at the start of the month. New orders of the $1,000 Valve Index VR kit “will ship in February 2020,” according to the Steam store, “due to recent high demand” following the reveal of the full VR game in the iconic franchise set between the events of Half-Life 1 and Half-Life 2. Time may be running out to purchase a full Valve Index VR kit and have it arrive before the launch of highly anticipated game Half-Life: Alyx. Original story follows that was first published on December 14. $83.00 EDI fee + $104.50 custom clearance fee = $187.Update December 22: Valve changed its Steam store listings for all Valve Index hardware to “notify me”, effectively removing the ability to pre-purchase the system after the headset was backordered to February. Here is a complete breakdown of the total cost for importing the Index into Australia (in AUD): Item UPDATE: So it turns out I still have to pay for GST and custom clearance. Us aussies rarely get to pay at exactly the conversion rate, usually prices here are marked up by anywhere from 10-30%, so I'm quite happy that I was able to buy the full kit under AU$1500. I used mastercard and it ended up costing AU$1472 $1480, which is the exact conversion rate at the moment. $22.95 base rate + $103.95 weight rate + $37.50 extra cover (optional) = $164.40 totalĬustom clearance from Vanguard Logistic Services (nominated by Auspost) (You can nominate your own broker if you know this stuff but since I don't, I just went with the default choice) Here is a complete breakdown of the total cost of importing the Index into Australia (in AUD): Item The whole process, from placing the order to receiving it, took 3 weeks. Good luck fellow aussies! Let's hope Auspost don't fuck this up. I was able to make the purchase with my Westpac debit mastercard. Go to the Valve Index page and make your purchase! You do not need a US credit card for this step.Go to steam -> account details, then update your store country from AU to US, using the US address from ShopMate (might need a VPN for this, as steam automatically detects your location via your ip address.Shipping cost: $126.90 + optional extra cover for $37.50. Extra Cover can also be purchased for AU$2.75 per AU$100.00 of your parcel’s value. Shipping rates: AU$25.25 base rate per parcel plus AU$5.45 weight rate per 500g. Go to Auspost ShopMate and create an account if you don't have one already.I'm currently living in aus and was able to purchase the full vr kit. Please check the wiki and our troubleshooting guide.Please browse the subreddit for common questions & check the wiki.We don't allow political discussion or sub-reddit drama.No impersonation, claiming to have "insider knowledge", or posting intentional misinformation.We don't allow memes, or URL shorteners.Self-promotion is allowed for game developers and YouTube personalities, please read further below.No buying, selling, begging, giveaways or crowd-funding. Low effort posts that are not allowed include shipment notification, arrival and unboxing photos. Posts must be on-topic and relevant to Valve Index. Posts must be about or related to the Valve Index and must not be low effort.Discussion and debate is encouraged but name-calling and/or harassment will not be tolerated.
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