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That said, there’s actually an awful lot we can see in that image, and a lot we can piece together from previous Valve leaks. We can see the Valve Index has as many as four (edit: but likely just two) prominent wide-angle cameras, strongly suggesting that, like the Oculus Quest and other second-gen VR headsets, it will have inside-out tracking to allow players to move around a room without worrying about placing base stations or external tracking cameras.
It’s got an adjustment slider, presumably for IPD (interpupillary distance) so it can accommodate people whose eyes are set closer together or further apart than average. It’s a fairly common feature, but something the new Oculus Rift S notably lacks. (Oculus says you can set your IPD in the software settings of the Rift S.) Beyond those details, we’re still left in the dark about specs, peripherals, or whether this is going to be a standalone headset, like the Quest, or one designed to be tethered to a higher-end PC, like the Rift S and HTC Vive and Vive Pro.
A mystery teaser from Valve with little info
When we asked Valve if it could offer any additional hints — or clarify if this was simply an early April Fools' joke — Valve's Doug Lombardi only replied "Not April."
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