Valve Index restock rumoured for Monday – and folks have strange plans for how to buy it

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Rumour has it that the Valve Index will be back in stock on Monday, March 9th, and Valve expect their VR headsets to sell right back out the same day. They sold out months ago and manufacturing has been disrupted by the Covid-19 virus, see, and now demand is extra high thanks to the impending launch of Half-Life: Alyx. I am surprised to learn demand is so high that some people plan to stuff their Steam Wallets in advance with enough store credit to buy one outright (that’s £919, cashcounters), to reduce the risk of checkout hiccups making them miss their chance. Wild. Wild times.

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Alice O'Connor