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$599The full-featured standalone Quest and the best all-around VR headset you can buy without a PC.
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The latest in VR and AR hardware, from headset launches and spec breakdowns to controller innovations and display technology. We track every major device release and provide in-depth coverage of the hardware shaping spatial computing. Whether it's a new Quest update, a PSVR2 accessory, or a prototype nobody saw coming, you'll find it here first.
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Best VR ValuePlayStation VR2
$399OLED, eye tracking, and adaptive-trigger controllers. Unbeatable value if you already own a PS5.
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$1,019107 grams of custom-fit, razor-sharp PC VR. The enthusiast's headset.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Valve Revised Two Steam Frame Packages on September 3, the First Change in 121 Days
SteamDB shows two of the Steam Frame's seven backend packages changed on September 3 after sitting untouched since May 5, and Brad Lynch says a reservation system for two SKUs went live alongside them. The Steam Machine's packages moved six days before its lottery opened.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Evan Marcus
Three Games on Sony's August PS VR2 Chart Shipped the Day the Headset Did
Sony's August 2026 PS VR2 download chart puts Job Simulator, Pavlov and Moss VR back in the top ten, all three dated February 22, 2023. Bootstrap Island reached number three in nineteen days on sale, and nothing from 2025 charted at all.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
TDK Bought OQmented's Laser Displays Without the Warranties
TDK's AIsight unit closed its OQmented purchase in May and announced it on August 18, taking the patents and the engineers but not the product support, warranties or customer obligations. The technology has now had three corporate owners and two insolvencies in under a year.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
HTC's $499 Vive Eagle Went on Sale in the US Today With Three of Ten Configurations in Stock
HTC published US store listings for the Vive Eagle on September 3 at $499. Three configurations are buyable, seven say Coming Soon, and the 90 language translation in the marketing is the paid tier, not the two years of VIVE AI Plus that ships in the box.
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VR.org OriginalsoftwareBy Nina Castillo
Steam Link's Wired Beta Works Because Horizon OS Turned the USB Port Into a Network Adapter
Valve's Steam Link public beta on Quest can now stream over a USB-C cable, riding on NCM support Meta added in Horizon OS 2.5. It still wants your Wi-Fi on, and a one-star open-source repo documents why.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Bigscreen Cut $60 Off the Beyond 2 by Changing Which Cushion Is in the Box
Beyond 2 now starts at $959 and Beyond 2e at $1,159, down $60 each. The headset price did not move. The standard configuration swapped a $120 cushion built from a 3D face scan for a $60 universal one.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Evan Marcus
Gunman Contracts Set Its Own Launch Date, and It Is September 10
The Half-Life: Alyx mod turned commercial shooter was going to launch the day Valve shipped the Steam Frame. Its Steam page now reads September 10, and the developer says the timing is his own.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Evan Marcus
After the Week VR Just Had, I Will Take a Prison Sandbox With a Spoon and a Fish
Bad Inmate, a physics-driven prison escape comedy from HyperVR Games in Riga, hits Quest and PlayStation VR2 together on October 15. Same-day releases on both headsets are rarer than they should be for a studio this size.
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