Valve just imported 13 tons of VR headsets in one day

On June 10, the German container ship Posen docked in Los Angeles after a two-week voyage from Shanghai. like notes valve controller brad lynchit was certainly carrying the first mass production shipments of Steam frameThe new gaming headset from Valve.

Import records show that Valve’s distribution partner, Ceva, unloaded nearly 32 metric tons of “virtual reality hardware” on behalf of Valve — or roughly 13 tons of actual product, after subtracting the roughly 3,700 kg weight of five 40-foot shipping containers.

Speaking of Steam Machine, Valve’s inventory may have now increased to 141 metric tons, as that’s roughly the amount of “gaming consoles” product that has arrived in 12,600 kg containers since April 23.

It appears that Valve may have received three shipments of portable Steam Deck devices in May, two on May 18 and one on May 30, based on the higher total weight of these containers of 14,500 kg. This is generally how heavy Valve’s “Game Console” enclosures were before the Steam Machine was announced.

13 tons isn’t actually a lot of VR headsets, of course, but more of them would probably fit in an enclosure than a Steam Machine controller. They weigh 654 grams (about 1.44 pounds) each with a pair of stick controllers; Simple math suggests we’re probably talking less than 20,000 units right now.

There may not be many Steam consoles in the US yet: 141 metric tons could be less than 50,000 units with a top weight of 2.6 kg per console, not counting any controllers or cables.

Valve confirmed a few days ago that both Steam Machine and Steam Frame It will be launched this summerShe indicated that she had to reconsider prices because of this From Ramageddon. Even if they are expensive, they may sell quickly.