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Pico Will Show Its 4,000 PPI Headset on September 2, Three Weeks Before Meta Connect

Project Swan is now Pico Space Pro, debuting in Beijing on September 2. The claimed sheet reads 4,000 PPI micro-OLED, dual-chip compute at 12ms perception latency, and 270 grams. Nobody outside Pico has seen the hardware yet.

Alex ReevesAug 20

Virtuix Has Until December to Put Four Marines on Treadmills at Quantico

Virtuix named AVRT as weapons-tracking supplier for the Marine Corps Infantry Fireteam Virtual Trainer, due at Quantico in Q4. No contract value was disclosed, which is the most informative detail in the August 5 release.

Sam WhitfieldAug 20

ICE Classified Meta Glasses as Body-Worn Cameras and Banned Them for All Employees

A memo from acting director David Venturella classifies Meta smart glasses as body-worn cameras and bars every ICE employee from wearing them at work, citing the risk of capturing and transmitting sensitive information. DHS is reportedly building its own biometric glasses instead.

Jordan KuoAug 19

Into the Radius 2 Hits Quest 1.0 on August 27, and the Chatty NPCs Got the Message

CM Games confirmed the Quest 3 version of Into the Radius 2 leaves Early Access on August 27 with the full voice acted campaign. The telling detail: the friendly NPCs from the Steam release got their dialogue cut back after players said the silence was the point.

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Are Meta smart glasses doomed to fail like Google Glass? Have your say on what fate is most likely for wearable cameras

As public perception continues to sour, and private businesses ban smart glasses from their events and premises, it feels like the writing might be on the wall for Meta’s Ray-Bans. At least as we...

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Valve slip-up reveals extensive Steam Frame details, including an unboxing video

TL;DR A new leak has extensively detailed Valve’s upcoming gaming-oriented Steam Frame VR headset. Among the leaked Valve assets are videos showing the device unboxing, the Ergonomic Accessories Kit,...

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Gizmodohardware

No, AirPods With Cameras Aren’t Smart Glasses for Your Ears

Recently uncovered information paints a slightly different picture of how AirPods with cameras will work.

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Layoffs in Apple's Vision Products Group prove slow progress in spatial computing

A source has exclusively revealed to us that Apple has just laid off an entire team dedicated to VR development, which aligns with incoming CEO John Ternus reportedly putting the category "on...

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TechRadarsoftware

Forget Wetherspoons — patchwork bans won't fix the Meta glasses' privacy crisis, so what comes next?

Pubs, restaurants, theatres, private clubs, and courtrooms — these are the venues where Meta’s nicknamed "pervert glasses" have already been banned across the UK. But could a wider blockade be soon...

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Apple Reportedly Lays Off 60 Vision Products Group Employees

Apple "has just laid off an entire team dedicated to VR development," reports AppleInsider, citing its own source. Apple is said to have laid off at least 60 employees from its Apple Vision Group....

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As demand for Meta AI glasses explodes, it’s harder to avoid creepy recordings

Can you tell when someone nearby is wearing Meta AI glasses? As millions of people buy into the smart glasses fad each year, the odds are increasing that you could be secretly recorded while simply...

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Digital Trendshardware

Your next cinema trip could come with a Meta smart glasses ban

Meta's smart glasses are running into another roadblock, and this time your next movie night could be affected.

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Digital Trendshardware

RayNeo’s new iO Smart Glasses slip a tiny display into your line of sight

RayNeo's iOS Smart Glasses slip a tiny MicroLED display into your line of sight, offering live translation, 112-language dictation, and an AI memory log, all for $479.

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Digital Trendshardware

A new $399 pair of glasses can turn your handheld into a 307-inch gaming setup

RayNeo’s new GT and GT Max AR glasses target movies and gaming with native 3DoF tracking, Bang & Olufsen audio, and virtual screens reaching 307 inches.

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RayNeo Expands AR Glasses Lineup With iO Smart Glasses and GT Series

In Augmented Reality News What’s the story? RayNeo is expanding its consumer augmented reality glasses lineup with the launch of its new iO Smart Glasses for ambient AI productivity and ... continue...

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Android Authorityhardware

RayNeo wants its new iO Smart Glasses to be the reason you stop reaching for your phone

TL;DR RayNeo’s new iO Smart Glasses put a tiny MicroLED display and AI assistant into regular-looking 33g frames, letting you glance at information without reaching for your phone. The glasses can...

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Gizmodohardware

RayNeo’s New Smart Glasses Are Taking the Cameraless Route

No camera, no problem.

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Android Authorityhardware

RayNeo targets movie lovers with GT and GT Max AR glasses and a new Pocket TV Pro Google TV streamer

TL;DR RayNeo has announced the RayNeo GT and GT Max AR glasses featuring dual 1080p, 120Hz micro-OLED displays, dual-chip architecture, and Bang & Olufsen quad speakers. The RayNeo GT will cost you...

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RayNeo is going both minimalist and maximalist with its latest AR smart glasses

RayNeo's latest AR smart glasses are going for very different audiences: The very discrete, and the very nerdy.

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AI/XR Beats: Anthropic Revenue Surges, Snap Takes AR Long View

Anthropic quarterly revenue overtakes OpenAI for the first time, platforms crack down on AI slop, and Snap says AR glasses won't go mainstream until 2030. We have these and other items from AI and XR...

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Meta smart glasses could soon be banned in cinemas, says UK trade body — but this time it’s more about piracy than privacy

UK movie theatres considering smart glasses banThe ban would be over privacy and piracy concernsIt's yet another instance of private bans restricting the techPrivacy concerns have rocked Meta’s smart...

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How Supernatural Got A Second Life Without Meta

Months after Meta ended new development and laid off its team, Supernatural is being rebuilt as an independent company. Head of Fitness Leanne Pedante tells UploadVR about the unlikely path back.When...

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Apple reportedly lays off 60 Vision employees amid shifting priorities

AppleInsider reports that Apple “has just laid off an entire team dedicated to VR development,” with at least 60 employees reportedly affected. Here are the details.

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Puzzles of the World Review: A Cozy Change Of Pace With Room To Grow

Puzzles of the World on Meta Quest is a well-made cozy experience that needs more content to compete with other cozy options and keep players coming back.Puzzles of the World is a miniature building...

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Twilight's End, Demeo x DnD Battlemarked's Next DLC Campaign, Drops Next Month

Resolution Games has announced that Twilight's End, Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons Battlemarked's next story campaign, will release on September 22 as a paid DLC.Twilight's End will cost $9.99 on...

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Human: Fall Flat Developers Announce a New Cozy VR Puzzle Game

<p>I want to pet the sheep.</p>

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Payday: Aces High Could Be The Next Go-To VR Shooter To Play With Friends

We went hands-on with Fast Travel Games' Payday: Aces High at a recent media session. Read on for our thoughts.James Tocchio and I played the first heist job with Erik and Kris from Fast Travel....

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Meta’s smart glasses are the latest weapon for school bullies

Teens are using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to secretly film classmates and teachers at school, with the harassment disproportionately aimed at girls. Much of the footage stayed online until Futurism...

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PC Gamerhardware

Unboxing videos of the Steam Frame have been leaked, giving us a closer look at the long-awaited VR headset

Our Jacob got his hands on a Steam Frame back in November of last year, and came away raving about the wireless VR headset's capabilities. Since then, we've reported on numerous signals that the...

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Road to VRgaming

Steam Frame Unboxing & Setup Videos Leak, Pointing to Imminent Launch

It looks as though Valve is actually gearing up to release Steam Frame, as user setup videos have leaked showing off unboxing and first-time user experience with Valve’s first standalone VR headset....

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XREAL teases the price of its Android XR glasses as early-bird deal sells out

XREAL Aura, the company’s first pair of Android XR-based glasses, are set to officially get a price point soon as the first sales figures have come in, and it’s pretty popular so far.

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Road to VRhardware

XREAL AURA Surpasses 10,000 Unit Reservations Ahead of Launch This Fall

XREAL today announced that XREAL AURA, the first AR glasses running Google’s Android XR operating system, has now surpassed 10,000 global reservations. Xreal says the reservation milestone for the...

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AR Insidersoftware

Can Surgical Robotics Uplevel Training with XR?

Surgical robotics face a gauntlet of regulatory and procedural requirements before they launch. One of those hurdles – surgeon training – is being accelerated through AR and 3D simulation. How's it...

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Pico Will Show Its 4,000 PPI Headset on September 2, Three Weeks Before Meta Connect

Project Swan is now Pico Space Pro, debuting in Beijing on September 2. The claimed sheet reads 4,000 PPI micro-OLED, dual-chip compute at 12ms perception latency, and 270 grams. Nobody outside Pico has seen the hardware yet.

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✎VR.org Originalenterprise

Virtuix Has Until December to Put Four Marines on Treadmills at Quantico

Virtuix named AVRT as weapons-tracking supplier for the Marine Corps Infantry Fireteam Virtual Trainer, due at Quantico in Q4. No contract value was disclosed, which is the most informative detail in the August 5 release.

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Co-op Horde FPS The Long Survival Launches On PlayStation VR2 Next Week

The Long Survival, a co-op survival horde shooter claiming to have the biggest hordes in VR, arrives on PlayStation VR2 on August 27. Developer Friendly Fire Studios announced the date after an...

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Mashablesoftware

ICE bans agents from using Meta smart glasses, but wants to build its own

Meta’s smart glasses have officially become so controversial that even Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) doesn’t want them around. Well, at least not the consumer version.In a memo issued...

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Road to VRhardware

Pico’s Vision Pro Competitor Gets Official Name and Debut Date

Pico’s Vision Pro competitor is set to debut at a special event in Beijing early next month, which is now officially named Pico Space Pro. As first reported by Chinese outlet Nweon, Pico Space Pro is...

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AR Insidersoftware

How Much Do Consumers Fuel XR Spending Growth?

Global XR consumer spending is projected to grow to U.S. $28.8 billion in 2030, according to ARtillery Intelligence. This is rapid growth, propelled by the popularity, momentum, and escalating...

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The Ghost Howlssoftware

Hands-on: Immersix may revolutionize eye tracking with its accuracy

I realized I never told you about a very interesting startup I met in May at the VR/AR Expo China in Shanghai: it is called Immersix and is bringing a slew of innovations to the eye-tracking field....

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Auganixenterprise

NHS Supply Chain Opens Framework Tender That Includes Estimated £40M Immersive Technology Lot

In XR News What’s the story? NHS Supply Chain has published a tender notice for its planned Medical Simulation and Technologies Framework, inviting suppliers to tender for one or several ... continue...

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✎VR.org Originalhardware

Valve's Steam Frame Unboxing Video Leaked Out of Its Own Steam Client, With 34 Days of Summer Left

Dataminers pulled eight finished Steam Frame setup videos out of the latest ARM Steam client, including Valve's own unboxing and an unannounced Ergonomic Accessories Kit. Onboarding footage is the last thing a company finishes before it ships.

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ICE Classified Meta Glasses as Body-Worn Cameras and Banned Them for All Employees

A memo from acting director David Venturella classifies Meta smart glasses as body-worn cameras and bars every ICE employee from wearing them at work, citing the risk of capturing and transmitting sensitive information. DHS is reportedly building its own biometric glasses instead.

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✎VR.org Originalgaming

Into the Radius 2 Hits Quest 1.0 on August 27, and the Chatty NPCs Got the Message

CM Games confirmed the Quest 3 version of Into the Radius 2 leaves Early Access on August 27 with the full voice acted campaign. The telling detail: the friendly NPCs from the Steam release got their dialogue cut back after players said the silence was the point.

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✎VR.org Originalsoftware

How to Get 67,000 Free 3D Assets Into Your Godot XR Project, and Where the Pipeline Still Breaks

Blendkit opened its 67,000-asset free library to Godot with a GPLv2 plugin. Here is how it installs, what the one-click transfer actually does, and why Godot's .blend import is still the thing that will bite you.

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Co-op VR JRPG Knights Of Fiona To Launch "Free-To-Start" With Paid Story Pass

In a developer's post released around last week's VR Games Showcase, developer Character Bank confirmed Knights of Fiona will launch free-to-play with the game's story and "additional features"...

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Roguelike Shooter The Light Brigade's Final Content Update Is Live Now

The Light Brigade has received its final content update. Update 5.0, which also updates the game's name to The Light Brigade: The Definitive Edition, is available now for Meta Quest and Steam, with...

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Ancient Dungeon VR's Next Update Looks Stacked With New Content

Ancient Dungeon VR's upcoming update, detailed in a new developer blog, introduces a new floor, enemies, relics, and augments to the roguelite dungeon crawler.Ancient Dungeon has been in Early Access...

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Into The Radius 2 Exits Early Access On Quest 3 Later This Month

Dystopian survival shooter Into the Radius 2 goes to a full release for Meta Quest 3/3S on August 27 after an Early Access launch in May.The game started in Quest Early Access in May 2025. Like...

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Drop Dead: The Cabin & A 'Vault' Of Other Titles Are Coming To PlayStation VR2

Publisher Impact Inked teased Unlock The Vault, a new publishing initiative to help bring new titles to PlayStation VR2, starting with Soul Assembly's Drop Dead: The Cabin.Unlock The Vault was...

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Auganixhardware

Virtuix Selects AVRT for U.S. Marine Corps VR Infantry Training System

In Virtual Reality News What’s the story? Virtuix has selected AVRT to supply weapons tracking and training content for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Infantry Fireteam Virtual Trainer system. Why it ......

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Tabletop Party Game All On Board Adding A Free New Game This Week

All On Board expands its catalog of virtual tabletop party games with Virus!, a free new game coming on August 20 on SteamVR and Meta Quest.Developer The Game Kitchen made the announcement during...

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Ghosts Of Tabor Studio's Founder Is Chopping Down VR Cheaters One Game At A Time

We spoke to Scott Albright, the founder of Ghosts of Tabor developer Combat Waffle Studios, about Tomahawk, his team's anti-cheat solution for VR gaming.Scott joined us for this week's UploadVR...

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Road to VRgaming

‘Into the Radius 2’ Leaves Quest Early Access Aug 27, Including Campaign & New Content

CM Games announced its VR survival shooter Into the Radius 2 is officially leaving early access on Quest 3 and Quest 3S next week, bringing along with it a host of new (to Quest) content. First...

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AR Insiderenterprise

Case Study: CannonDesign Masters the Art of Virtual Design Collaboration

Most of our enterprise VR case studies focus on immersive training outcomes. But equally important is the technology's application to design collaboration. How did AEC powerhouse CanonDesign boost...

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PlayStation Bloggaming

(For Southeast Asia) PlayStation Store: July 2026’s top downloads

It’s time to see which PS5, PS4, PS VR2, and free-to-play games topped last month’s download charts in Asia. In July, EA SPORTS FC 26 and Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced topped Asia PS5...

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✎VR.org Originalgaming

309,185 People Subscribed to His Free Alyx Mod. Now He Is Launching a Paid Game the Day Steam Frame Ships.

Gunman Contracts began as a free Half-Life: Alyx mod that a third of a million people installed. Its solo German developer just confirmed the paid standalone launches in Early Access the same day Valve ships the Steam Frame, a date Valve has still not announced.

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✎VR.org Originalenterprise

$5 Million In, Flat2VR's Parent Company Is Now Taking Reservations From Retail Investors

Impact Reality, the company behind Flat2VR Studios and Impact Inked, has opened a StartEngine reservation page to extend a round its campaign material puts at $5 million. The terms are not disclosed, and the timing says something about where VR capital is coming from now.

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UploadVRhardware

FitXR Adds Knee Strikes To Combat & Flow On Quest

FitXR has added knee strikes to its Combat and Flow studios on Quest.The new movement comes in two forms: Flow uses a standalone knee strike, while Combat includes both the standalone version and a...

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Road to VRgaming

How to Find Every Major PC VR Mod in One Place

Finding PC VR mods has always meant wading through a patchwork of Discord threads, news articles and GitHub repositories. Thanks to a new PCVR Central database though, you can now find it all in one...

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AR Insidersoftware

Most Branded AR Is a Gimmick. Here’s What Actually Works

Aiming for action, not reaction. Leaning into the relevance of physical places. And measuring the right things. These are best practices in AR marketing. We break it down, with lessons from real...

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The Ghost Howlsgaming

The XR Week Peek (2026.08.17): VR Games Showcase, the pressure on smartglasses, and more!

This has been a very special week for me because my blog turned 10 years old. It’s a huge achievement, and I’m super proud of it and super thankful for all the people who helped me reach this result....

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✎VR.org Originalar

Apple's Smart Glasses Recording Patent Puts a Microphone in Charge of Proving the Chime Played

US application 2026/0236218, published August 13, describes a recording cue that a secure microphone verifies actually played. The stated problem is not the bystander. It is that a wearer cannot see their own capture LED.

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✎VR.org Originalar

A Month After the Crackdown, Instagram Still Has Dozens of Meta Glasses Prank Videos

Business Insider found dozens of pickup artist and prank videos filmed on Meta glasses still live on Instagram, four weeks after Adam Mosseri said they would come down. Meta cites thousands of removals and will not say how the policy is enforced.

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✎VR.org Originalsoftware

PCVR Central Has 898 VR Mods in One Catalog, and It Labels the Rough Ones

A new database catalogs 898 VR mods across 874 flat PC games, sorted by engine framework and graded from Excellent down to Experimental. Here is how to check it against your own Steam library.

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✎VR.org Originalar

Meta Is Handing 15,000 Camera Glasses to Ireland's Blind Adults, and the Camera Is the Whole Product

Meta is donating 15,000 Ray-Ban Meta glasses to Vision Ireland, enough for every blind and visually impaired adult the charity supports, with funded in-person training. The camera-free tier that has taken over the privacy argument cannot do any of this.

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✎VR.org Originalgaming

Why Will VR's Crowd Spend $792 on Unbuilt Glasses and Not $25 on Job Simulator?

Job Simulator's flatscreen sequel has taken $14,723 from 211 backers. A pair of display glasses that launched a week earlier has taken $793,716 from 1,002. Both campaigns are live on the same site right now.

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✎VR.org Originalenterprise

DPVR's $549 P1 Max Finally Has a Ship Window, a Year After Being Announced as Already Available

DPVR has priced its P1 Max enterprise headset at $549 and will open sample orders in November. Auganix has also corrected its 2025 story, which reported the same headset as already available for global enterprise customers.

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✎VR.org Originalsoftware

A Windows Emulator Is Running Half-Life 2 on Quest 3, No PC Attached

WinlatorXR runs Windows games on a standalone headset with no PC, and its compatibility list now marks Half-Life 2 as working on Quest 3. A Half-Life: Alyx guide went up Thursday night. The head tracking arrives over UDP, and the mode list matters more than the headline.

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✎VR.org Originalgaming

Flat2VR Used to Mod System Shock. Today It Announced the Official VR Version.

The August VR Games Showcase ran 29 games, and Flat2VR Studios closed it by announcing official VR versions of System Shock and High on Life. The studio started as a modding community. Plus every dated release from the show.

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✎VR.org Originalhardware

Why Does Steam Frame's Wireless Adapter Need a SteamOS Driver?

SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta shipped on August 7 with one line about preliminary support for the Steam Frame Wireless Adapter. The dongle plugs into the host machine, which is the detail that makes a Linux driver interesting.

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✎VR.org Originalsoftware

The Threads App for Quest Runs Natively, Takes Hand Tracking, and Types by Voice

Meta released Threads as a native Quest app on August 11, free on the Horizon Store. Hand tracking works, the moderation tools shipped with it, and you can write a post without touching a keyboard.

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✎VR.org Originalgaming

Meta Took Beat Saber to $19.99 and Left 270 Paid Add-Ons at Full Price

Beat Saber's list price fell from $29.99 to $19.99 on Quest, SteamVR, and PSVR2, the first permanent cut in the game's life. The 270 paid add-ons on Steam held at $1.99 a track. Here is what the split says about VR pricing.

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✎VR.org Originalgaming

Can the Studio That Only Ever Made Mini Golf Make a Roguelike?

Mighty Coconut announced Walkabout Dungeon Golfer on August 10, a roguelike that began as an April Fools joke and now has a summer 2027 target. The same stream revealed the studio is also becoming a third-party publisher.

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