Valve is building a Steam Frame headstrap with hot-swappable batteries

Valve has confirmed it is working on a new headstrap for the Steam Frame with hot-swappable batteries and Balanced Mode Radiator (BMR) drivers, similar to the Valve Index. It aims to fix the headset's middling 1-1.5 hour battery life and bass-light built-in audio. No release date or price has been announced.

• Headstrap will add hot-swappable batteries and BMR drivers
• Steam Frame offers about 1-1.5 hours of mixed use
• The headset lacks a 3.5mm headphone jack
• Steam Frame backorders now stretch into 2027