Editor's PickMeta Quest 3 (512GB)
$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 controllers, displays and the accessories that ship around them. We track every major device, from Meta's Quest line and PlayStation VR2 to Valve's Steam Frame, Apple Vision Pro and Samsung's Galaxy XR, along with the prototypes and FCC filings that surface before the launch events do.
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- 1Meta Quest 3Best standalone
- 2PlayStation VR2Best for PS5
- 3Bigscreen Beyond 2Lightest PC VR
- 4Apple Vision ProPremium spatial
- 5Meta Quest 3SEntry level
- 6Valve Steam FrameBest for Steam
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Best for PS5PlayStation VR2
$399OLED, eye tracking, and adaptive-trigger controllers for PS5 owners. New US stock has been out since mid-September.
PremiumBigscreen Beyond 2
$959107 grams of custom-fit, razor-sharp PC VR. The enthusiast's headset.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Evan Marcus
"By December, or in 2027": Valve Dated the Steam Frame Reservation Queue. My Waitlist Spot Still Says Nothing.
Valve's October 9 update gives Steam Frame reservation holders one of two windows, by December or in 2027, with 72 hours to buy once the email lands. The waitlist gets no date at all, and it only moves when a region's reservation queue is finished.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Valve Published the Steam Frame's Front Port Pinout: 44 Pins, One PCIe Lane and a 6-Watt Power Budget
Valve released the Steam Frame's CAD files and the electrical document for its front expansion port on October 9. The pinout shows the PCIe lane is shared with the left camera's pins, the port can draw 6 watts, and anything unapproved plugged into it voids the warranty.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Sam Whitfield
A New Paragraph in Micron's Annual Report Says AR Glasses Are Driving Memory Demand
Micron's Form 10-K for the year ended September 3, filed October 9, adds smart glasses to the consumer products list in its Automotive and Embedded unit and says AR glasses are driving new demand for low-power memory. The same paragraph in the fiscal 2025 filing did not mention glasses.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Evan Marcus
This Week in VR: XREAL and Pimax Name Prices, and the Waitlist-Only Steam Frame Hits 1 in 244 VR Headsets on Steam
XREAL priced AURA at $1,279, Pimax put $1,399 on Crystal Pro without agreeing with itself on a ship date, a reseller listed Pico Space Pro at $2,899, the Steam Frame got its first survey line, Sony Group's VR patents turned up at Meta, and Walkabout Mini Golf added a do-over button.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Pimax Prices Crystal Pro at $1,399 and Gives Three Different Answers on When It Ships
Pimax's press release says Crystal Pro's ship date comes later, its FAQ says spring 2027 and its store listing says 2027. Only the listing says the $1 reservation is non-refundable, and the headline streaming feature is a $599 add-on.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
A US Reseller Lists Pico Space Pro at $2,899 and Dates It February 2027
Knoxlabs is taking backorders on a 16GB enterprise Space Pro at $2,899 and says the first week of February 2027. Pico has announced neither, and the listing gives three timelines that do not match.
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VR.org OriginalarBy Jordan Kuo
$1,279 and 95 Grams: XREAL Finally Put a Price on AURA
XREAL priced AURA at $1,279 for 12GB and 256GB, and $1,499 for 16GB and 512GB, with purchases open to paid reservation holders and shipping promised before the holidays. The glasses weigh 95 grams and carry their own X1S coprocessor, and the base model lands $20.99 under Meta VR Glasses, which do not go on sale until spring 2027.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Sam Whitfield
All Five Sony Patent Transfers Recorded to Meta Name Sony Group as the Seller, Not PlayStation
USPTO records show Sony Group Corporation, not Sony Interactive Entertainment, assigned every patent recorded to Meta so far. The 419-patent schedule runs to 2041, the paperwork was signed in April, and two entries are indexed against another company's water repellent and a mass spectrometer method.
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