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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 OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Steam Machine Lands at $1,049 on June 30, and It Just Set the Price Ceiling for Steam Frame
Valve confirmed the Steam Machine starts at $1,049 and ships June 30, with the pre-order lottery closing today. The number nobody loves tells us almost everything about what Steam Frame will cost.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Jordan Kuo
The Galaxy XR Just Landed in the UK. The Real Story Is the £665 of Software Google Packed In.
Samsung opened Galaxy XR preorders in the UK at £1,699 ahead of a July 8 ship date. The headline number is the price, but the £665 Explorer Pack bundle is where Android XR's actual strategy shows up.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Maestro Hits PSVR2 With a Star Wars Pack. It Is Also a Reminder of How Little PSVR2 Hand Tracking Gets Used.
The orchestra-conducting rhythm game Maestro arrived on PSVR2 on June 20 with a John Williams Star Wars track and a lightsaber baton. It is a delight. It is also only the third PSVR2 game to support hand tracking, which says a lot about a feature Sony shipped and the industry mostly ignored.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Meta Quest 4: Everything We Know About the Next Quest (and Everything We Don't)
The Quest 4 is still unannounced, and the rumor mill has only gotten louder. Here is our continually updated tracker on the release window, the design and weight direction, the new OLED display reporting, and where the price is heading, with every claim labeled confirmed, reported, or rumor.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Sam Whitfield
This Week in VR: AWE Took Over, Snap Bet the Company on Glasses, and the Open Metaverse Got an Engine
Augmented World Expo dominated the week. Snap opened preorders for $2,195 AR glasses, Qualcomm reminded everyone it powers the whole category, an open-source metaverse browser engine arrived, and a startup showed the smartest battery idea of the show. Here is everything that mattered.
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VR.org OriginalenterpriseBy Sam Whitfield
The AWE Headlines Went to Snap. The Auggie Awards Showed Where Enterprise XR Actually Makes Money.
Snap and Google owned the AWE USA 2026 keynotes, but the Auggie Award enterprise winners, from steel fabrication to surgical guidance, map where extended reality is actually delivering measurable ROI.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Snap Stole the AWE Headlines. Raven Prism Quietly Solved Smart Glasses' Hardest Problem.
While Snap unveiled $2,195 AR glasses with a four hour battery, a startup called Raven Resonance previewed Raven Prism: a sub 70 gram, eye controlled Linux computer in eyewear form with hot swappable batteries. It is the most quietly interesting hardware at AWE.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Steam Frame Launch Signals Stack Up: FCC Filings, 35 Tons of Headsets, and a June 23 Price Date
Valve still says summer 2026, but the evidence is getting loud. The Steam Frame controller FCC embargo lifted June 18, tens of tons of headsets cleared into US warehouses, and a leaked June 23 price reveal lines up with the timeline. Here is what is real and what still hangs on the DRAM crisis.
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