{"id":201304,"date":"2025-09-05T03:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T03:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/201304\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T03:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T03:53:09","slug":"metas-vr-domination-on-steam-show-its-time-for-a-new-valve-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/201304\/","title":{"rendered":"Meta\u2019s VR domination on Steam show it\u2019s time for a new Valve Index"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The latest Steam Hardware Survey has provided a boost for Meta and its VR gaming division, as Meta Quest<\/strong> headsets, including the original Oculus Quest, now account for more than 63% of the headsets being used with Steam. This is all while the Valve Index sits at 13.3%, a drop of 3.61% versus last month. Does this mean it’s the perfect time for Valve to unveil what it may be working on in virtual reality?\n<\/p>\n

As worrying as the figures may look, they should come as no great surprise. The Meta Quest 3<\/a> still reigns as the best VR headset<\/a> on our buying guide, and previous Meta<\/a> or Oculus headsets are still proving popular thanks to Steam Link offering a free route to playing PCVR games without needing a supercharged and expensive specialty headset.<\/p>\n

The August 2025 Steam Hardware Survey shows a substantial increase in the number of Meta Quest users, with the figure having floated around 55% across May, June, and July. This increased 63% share consists of the Oculus Quest, Meta Quest 2, Quest 3, Quest 3S, and Quest Pro models.<\/p>\n

A big reason for this shift is a 6.99% increase in the number of Quest 3 users, which has propelled it into second place behind the Quest 2, and ahead of the Valve Index.<\/p>\n

We heard rumblings about a new Valve VR headset when a Valve Index 2 certification leak<\/a> happened two years ago, but very little has been mentioned, officially or unofficially, since this leak.<\/p>\n

It’s unlikely that Valve is concerned about Meta closing in on almost two-thirds of the VR market on Steam, especially given that there are so many headsets and a longer legacy contributing to the overall number.<\/p>\n

The Valve Index is also at a disadvantage due to the Quest headsets being usable as a standalone product with a built-in marketplace and entire Meta ecosystem. Looking at the market broadly, any Meta Quest headset being used with Steam is still a win for Valve, as there’s technically no need for Quest gamers to use another marketplace to play games, yet it’s clear that they are.<\/p>\n

Despite this, we’re keen to see if the Valve Index’s recent drop to third place triggers a response from Valve in regards to sharing its future plans for VR, or it could take the same approach as it has with the Steam Deck 2<\/a>, where seeds are planted but rarely discussed.<\/p>\n

If you’re keen to know more about what all the fuss is about with Meta’s headsets, you can read our Meta Quest 3S review<\/a> to see how this budget headset still delivers a great experience despite some hardware compromises.<\/p>\n

Are you happy to wait for a Valve Index 2 headset, or have you already joined the huge number of Meta Quest owners already on Steam? Let us know over on our community Discord<\/a> server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest Steam Hardware Survey has provided a boost for Meta and its VR gaming division, as Meta…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":201305,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[340,158,67,132,68,729,730],"class_list":{"0":"post-201304","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-meta","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us","13":"tag-virtual-reality","14":"tag-vr"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115149669252463363","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201304\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}