Half-Life: Alyx credited with big boost in VR headset sales

Half-Life: Alyx is being designed for all standard PC VR headsets, and optimised for Valve Index's controls. — AFP Relaxnews

The anticipated arrival of Half-Life: Alyx is said to have helped double sales of the Valve Index VR headset toward the end of 2019.

Valve Corp, which runs PC gaming network Steam and has produced some of the platform's most enduring and influential games, launched its own VR headset midway through 2019.