Valve is about to announce a new virtual reality device

In the device description published by the Korean certification agency, eagle-eyed players discovered a "low-power wireless device" submitted by Valve and produced in China. The device has passed Korean electromagnetic compatibility certification, model number is "1030"

The evidence that this device is considered a VR device is that the description text used in the certification is consistent with Meta’s Quest 3, and even the frequency band is the same. Rewritten content: The basis for proving that this device is a VR device is that the description text used in its certification is exactly the same as Meta's Quest 3, and even the frequency band is the same

Except for "1030", the Korean certification device number of Steam Deck is "1010"; the first-generation Index is "1007"; Meta Quest 3 is "S3A" as shown in the picture above.

However, Meta also submitted a certification application for the Quest 3 controller, and currently there is no certification initiated by V for the controller. Some people suspect that this device may also be Valve's new Deck, because the handheld console contains the handle part, and there is no need for separate certification for the handle (which occupies the wireless band).

In the Linux Kernel 6.6 code, someone found code pointing to the "Valve Jupiter device" hardware device. This code contains the code names Galileo and Sephiroth. It is worth noting that "Sephiroth" is the name of the FF7 character, and Valve likes to name key components of the project after FF7 characters. For example, the Steam Deck GPU is codenamed "Aerith"

Asus’ ROG Ally and Lenovo’s Legion Go perform well in terms of handheld hardware performance. Valve is clearly not going to sit idly by. In addition to the previously promised large-capacity battery, the company is also apparently evaluating AMD's latest SoC

Perhaps "Sephiroth" and "1030" are two different devices. Valve can only evaluate the handheld SoC without necessarily putting it into production, while "1030" is a real retail product, otherwise there is no need to spend time and energy to apply for certification. People familiar with the certification matter said that after obtaining certification, Valve will announce new hardware products within the next six months

What is more likely is that Valve has no intention of releasing a new VR headset. It only needs to launch a wireless adapter to solve the pain point of the current Index being unable to get rid of cables, and it will be able to make do for another two years.

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