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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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$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 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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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Jordan Kuo
Meta Documented a 240Hz Quest 3, Then Told Developers Not to Require It
Meta's developer documentation now lists Quest 3 as accepting any integer refresh rate from 72 Hz through 207 Hz, with 240 Hz sitting behind developer mode and display scaling. The same page tells developers not to make an extended rate a requirement.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Evan Marcus
The Part of VR That Is Actually Growing Is the Part You Have to Leave the House For
Zero Latency puts Jumanji into more than 150 venues in December while Schell Games runs its first layoffs and Pico cancels its own event. The out-of-home side of VR is growing, and a closure this month shows how fragile that growth still is.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Alex Reeves
GTA 6 Ships November 19 on Two Consoles, and the Only VR in It Is a Prop
Rockstar's 26-minute Extended Look put a 2019-era Quest on a character as a gag. With no PC version announced, the VR mod route that gave GTA 5 a second life is closed for years.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Jack Dorsey, Who Once Compared VR to WALL-E, Calls Bigscreen Beyond 2 "Very Impressive"
Dorsey posted two words at a Bigscreen Beyond 2 link card on Friday morning and drew 176,000 views. In 2023 he compared VR's trajectory to the hovering recliners in WALL-E, and his objection then was never about specs.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Evan Marcus
This Week in VR: Steam Frame's Certified List Hit 98, and Pico Cancelled Its Own Party
Valve's Great on Frame list went from eight titles to 98, Pico pulled its September 2 launch event nine days out, Schell Games had the first layoffs in its history, and the GTA San Andreas VR port Meta announced in 2021 arrived from one modder instead.
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VR.org OriginalarBy Jordan Kuo
Meta Moved Its Capture LED Check From the Start of a Recording to All of It
Alex Himel says the glasses will now cut the camera if the capture LED is covered mid-recording, closing a loophole the July update left open. The check moved from a one-time gate to a running invariant, and that is a different engineering problem.
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