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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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Best VR ValuePlayStation VR2
$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 OriginalarBy Jordan Kuo
UK Pubs, Theatres, and Comic-Con Are Writing Meta's Glasses Out of the House Rules
Wetherspoons, Soho House, ATG theatres, and Comic-Con UK are all moving to ban Meta's camera glasses from their venues. The first institutional wall for AR is here, and it is aimed at the camera, not the display.
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VR.org OriginalsoftwareBy Jordan Kuo
Valve's Own VR Showcase Is Rated Unsupported on Steam Frame While a Fan Mod Clears Verified
Valve added a Steam Frame compatibility record to The Lab on July 9, then cut it from category 3 to Unsupported on July 29 and moved it onto an ARM64 Proton runtime on August 5. Its own VR demo is failing a bar a free Half-Life 2 mod just cleared.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Evan Marcus
This Week in VR: Valve Lowers the Bar, Half-Life 2 Clears It, and Vision Pro Scrubs Into Surgery
Valve quietly cut the Steam Frame Verified bar to 72 fps and a free Half-Life 2 mod cleared it, Viture dropped display glasses to $299, Snap set September 16, and a peer-reviewed study clocked Vision Pro surgeons 19 percent faster.
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VR.org OriginalenterpriseBy Sam Whitfield
The First Peer-Reviewed Vision Pro Surgery Trial Is In: 19 Percent Faster, Identical Outcomes
Researchers at UC San Diego published the first controlled comparison of Apple Vision Pro against a standard endoscopy monitor, across 32 tear duct surgeries in the journal AJO International. The headset group averaged 34.4 minutes against 42.7, with identical outcomes, and all five surgeons preferred the headset.
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VR.org OriginalgamingBy Evan Marcus
I Said Steam Frame Had No Game. A Free Half-Life 2 Mod Just Cleared Verification.
Source VR Mod Team announced on August 4 that Half-Life 2: VR Mod is Steam Frame Verified, and eye-tracked foveated rendering is what finally got it over the bar. Valve still is not making a Steam Frame game. It is starting to look like it might not have to.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Viture's Pro 2 Ships Today at $299 With 63 Grams and Zero Cameras
Viture's new display glasses land at $299 with Sony micro-OLED panels at 120Hz, 1,600 nits, and a 63-gram frame. That is $160 under the Pro they replace, and it drops the floor of the glasses market far below the $699 and $2,195 products sharing the same word.
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VR.org OriginalsoftwareBy Nina Castillo
Valve Quietly Cut the Steam Frame Verified Requirement From 90 FPS to 72
Valve's partner documentation now sets the standalone VR bar at 72 fps at 1728x1728 per eye, down from the 90 FPS announced at GDC 2026. There was no changelog and no announcement, and a reader, Simplex, caught it before we did.
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VR.org OriginalarBy Alex Reeves
Snap Sets a September 16 Launch Event for Its $2,195 Specs
Snap will hold a full launch event for Specs on September 16 in Los Angeles, with Evan Spiegel giving the first in-depth look at the $2,195 AR glasses and attendees going hands-on. It is the first firm date on a fall calendar where every other AR product has only committed to a season.
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