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Lynx founder Stan Larroque claims to have seen Valve’s new VR headset, but says he has heard that the device won’t be released until 2026.
RUMORS
Larroque described the design of the headset on X as “quite amazing”.
“I would be equally pissed if Lynx nextgen ID got leaked so I won’t share more. I’m just excited for good new XR HMDs. The HMD-making world is so small, we all share the same suppliers for some components,” Larroque added on X.
The Lynx founder later told Road to VR that he had heard that mass production and eventual availability are slated for 2026. However, an earlier rumor suggested that Valve is planning to release the new headset by the end of 2025. Valve itself has not yet officially announced a new VR headset.
I would be equally pissed if Lynx nextgen ID got leaked so I won’t share more. I’m just excited for good new XR HMDs. The HMD-making world is so small, we all share the same suppliers for some components.
– Stan Larroque (@stanlarroque) May 17, 2025
Larroque also told Road to VR that Valve Deckard won’t compete against Lynx’s upcoming hardware, as they separately “address two different markets [and] price points.”
The French startup Lynx had planned to ship its first mixed reality headset, the Lynx R-1, to Kickstarter backers in 2023. However, production halted after Lynx ran out of funding. The startup is now developing a new mixed reality headset that will run on Android XR.
CONTEXT
What is Valve Deckard?
Rumors of a new Valve headset have been circulating since 2021, when dataminers discovered evidence of a device codenamed “Deckard.”
In late 2024, 3D models of new VR controllers—codenamed “Roy”—were found in SteamVR code, reigniting speculation. VR enthusiast Brad Lynch reported back then that the controllers were being tooled for mass production.
The codenames “Deckard” and “Roy” seem to be references to Rick Deckard and his antagonist Roy Batty, the main protagonists of the sci-fi classic Blade Runner.
In early 2025, a well-known Valve leaker claimed that Valve Deckard would launch by the end of 2025, priced at $1,200 USD.
For now, the design and specifications are still unknown. However, nearly seven years after the release of the Valve Index, a successor is long overdue.
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