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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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VR.org OriginalxrBy Evan Marcus
This Week in VR: Apple Guts Its Headset Roadmap, Quest 3 Goes to Space, and Beat Saber Turns 8
Apple's incoming CEO erased every Vision headset from the roadmap, two Quest 3 units are heading to the ISS, Meta cut Supernatural loose, Acer came back to XR, and the most important rhythm game ever made turned eight. One of the busiest weeks of the year, recapped.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Sam Whitfield
Apple's Next CEO Erased Every Vision Headset From the Roadmap. Two Pairs of Glasses Survived.
Ming-Chi Kuo reports that incoming Apple CEO John Ternus signed off on a sweeping overhaul of the Vision product roadmap. Every Vision Pro successor is gone. What remains is a display-free AI glasses product in 2027 and waveguide AR glasses that have slipped to 2029.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Sam Whitfield
Two Quest 3 Headsets Are Going to the International Space Station
A six-year collaboration between Meta and the European Space Agency is sending two Quest 3 headsets to the ISS, where astronauts will use them to rehearse spacewalks before stepping out the hatch. Consumer VR hardware just earned its way into the most demanding training environment there is.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Jordan Kuo
Acer Returns to XR After Seven Years With $500 AR Glasses and $300 AI Glasses
At Computex 2026 Acer unveiled the AR Vision GR0 display glasses and Gemini-powered GI0 AI Glasses, its first XR hardware since 2019. Aggressive pricing meets a 60Hz spec sheet, and another PC giant joins the smart glasses race.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Alex Reeves
Virtual Hunter Just Hit PSVR2 and Quest. Is VR Finally Getting a Real Hunting Sim?
Korpi Games brought its realistic hunting simulator to PSVR2 and Meta Quest on May 27 at $24.99, with 64 square kilometer open worlds, six-player co-op, and platform-specific features that lean hard on each headset's hardware.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Evan Marcus
May Is Almost Over. Here Is What Actually Landed in VR This Month.
Three weeks ago I previewed a stacked May release calendar. The month is nearly done, so here is the honest accounting: what hit, what slipped, what surprised me, and what you should be playing this weekend.
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VR.org OriginalenterpriseBy Sam Whitfield
Virtuix Just Won an Air Force Contract. The VR Treadmill Company Found Its Real Customer in Defense.
Virtuix landed a U.S. Air Force AFWERX Phase I award for its Virtual Terrain Walk mission-rehearsal platform. After years selling VR treadmills to gamers, the company found the customer whose problem its hardware actually solves.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Bigscreen Beyond 2 Cleared Its Entire Backlog and Is Now Outselling the Vive Pro
Bigscreen has shipped tens of thousands of Beyond 2 headsets, cleared its preorder backlog, and crossed 1% of Steam VR users, passing the HTC Vive Pro. For a boutique PCVR headset that costs over a thousand dollars, that is a remarkable result.
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