XR / Extended Reality
Extended reality encompasses VR, AR, and everything in between. Platform launches, industry analysis, developer ecosystems, and the convergence of immersive technologies. Android XR, WebXR, mixed reality headsets, and cross-platform frameworks all fall under this umbrella.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Evan Marcus
One Headset, a Full House: The VR Games to Play With Your Family This Fourth of July
It is the Fourth of July, the family is over, and there is a VR headset in the house. Here is how to turn that into the highlight of the gathering, with the games that work when you have one headset and a room full of people who have never tried VR.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Sam Whitfield
This Week in VR: AURA Undercuts Snap, Discord Lands on Quest, and Apple Loses Its Spatial Hardware Chief
The first week of the year's second half brought a cheaper path into AR glasses, a long-awaited app finally arriving on Quest, another Apple spatial departure, and a controversial new subscription. Here is what mattered.
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VR.org OriginalenterpriseBy Sam Whitfield
Thales Just Made a Small Aussie VR Startup Its Defense Training Partner. That Is Bigger Than the Non-Binding MOU Suggests.
Thales Australia signed an MOU with Operator XR, an ASX-listed VR training startup already in service with more than 100 military and law enforcement agencies. The document is non-binding, but the structure of the deal is exactly what enterprise XR has been waiting for.
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VR.org OriginalsoftwareBy Nina Castillo
A-Frame 1.8.0 Ships, and the Independent WebXR Framework Just Quietly Grew Up
A-Frame 1.8.0 caught up to Three.js r184, retired the Oculus branding, dropped the last of WebVR, and quietly fixed a bug that was blocking WebXR Layers requests. It is a boring changelog, and that is exactly why it matters.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Evan Marcus
We Are Halfway Through 2026. These Are the VR Games That Actually Mattered.
The first half of 2026 is officially in the books, and it was a genuinely strong six months to own a headset. From a PCVR survival masterpiece to two puzzle legends reborn on PSVR2, here are the VR games that earned my time, and yours.
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VR.org OriginalarBy Jordan Kuo
XREAL AURA Opened Reservations Under $1,500. It Just Undercut Snap's AR Glasses by $700.
XREAL opened reservations for AURA, its Android XR display glasses, with a retail price capped at no more than $1,500 and a Fall 2026 launch. That is roughly $700 below Snap's Specs, and it makes AURA the most affordable serious entry into display AR yet. The catch is in the architecture.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Jordan Kuo
Demeo Is Now the Glue Holding XR's Splintered Ecosystem Together
Resolution Games quietly turned its tabletop dungeon crawler into the first XR title that runs across all six major headset platforms, and the Xreal Aura addition makes Android XR a first-class citizen in the lobby.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Forget the Headset Drama for a Second. Qualcomm Just Set the Spec Ceiling for Every 2027 XR Device.
Valve's price reveal and Meta's Quest 4 delay got the headlines, but the most consequential VR hardware news of the month was a chip. Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite is 60 percent faster on graphics, runs 12 degrees cooler, and runs AI models on-device, and nearly every headset and glasses maker builds on top of it.
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