It’s been six years since the Valve Index launched and set the standard for high-end VR gaming. New leaks have emerged recently that suggest we could see a successor, codenamed ‘Deckard’,  appear at some point later this year with an even larger price tag, upgraded (in some ways) controllers and, presumably, better hardware.

The Valve Index, unlike most of its contemporaries, requires a tether to a PC before it can do anything. The still-to-be-confirmed Deckard, however, will be a wireless standalone headset, if the findings of Valve-focused data miner @gabefollower on Twitter/X are to be believed.

A previous leak suggested the company was working on new controllers, codenamed ‘Roy’ (another Blade Runner reference), that will scrap the motion-tracking rings for a more ergonomic design. This change will bring Deckard’s controllers in line with the current industry standard, most recently seen with Meta’s Quest 3S ringless controllers.

That said, the Roy controllers won’t look too foreign, still featuring a D-pad, ABXY face buttons, joysticks, front-facing bumpers and triggers, and another side-mounted trigger. However, the lack of motion rings likely means finger tracking will be absent which is a questionable decision if true, considering the six-year-old Valve Index supports it.