Editor's PickMeta Quest 3 (512GB)
$599The full-featured standalone Quest and the best all-around VR headset you can buy without a PC.
Hardware
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.
Most Popular VR & AR HardwareAll gear we recommend →
- 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
Editor's Pick
Best ValueMeta Quest 3S (128GB)
$349.99The cheapest way into the full Quest library, back at its $349.99 list price now that Meta's limited-time sale has ended (checked October 23).
PremiumBigscreen Beyond 2
$959107 grams of custom-fit, razor-sharp PC VR. The enthusiast's headset.
VR.org Originals
All originals →VR.org OriginalenterpriseBy Sam Whitfield
Varjo Is Moving All XR-4 Production to Espoo and Piloting Counter-Drone Training With the Finnish Defence Forces
Two Varjo releases dated October 29 land in the same place: a counter-UAS training pilot with the Finnish Defence Forces Innovation Unit, and a move of all XR-4 Series assembly to the company's own Espoo plant from January 2027. Neither release discloses a budget or a production volume.
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VR.org OriginalarBy Jordan Kuo
November 12: Warby Parker's Earnings Release Puts a Preorder Date on Samsung's Android XR Glasses
Warby Parker's third-quarter release, filed with the SEC on November 5, says preorders for its first Intelligent Eyewear collection, the Samsung-built Android XR audio glasses, open November 12 with delivery during the holiday season. It names no price, countries or ship date, and Samsung has not announced preorders itself.
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VR.org OriginalarBy Sam Whitfield
The UK Government Is Looking at Restricting Who Can Buy Smart Glasses, a Home Office Minister Told MPs
In a Westminster Hall debate on November 4, Home Office minister Satvir Kaur said the government is looking at restricting smart glasses in certain settings and limiting their sale to certain users, work she said is happening "at pace." No measure or timetable was set, and a petition for an outright sales ban still awaits a government response.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
NVIDIA Ends a 233-Day Quest Link Freeze With Driver 621.01 as SteamVR 2.19.1 Sharpens Steam Link
NVIDIA's October 21 driver fixes a Meta Horizon Link freeze over USB that Meta traces to driver 595.71, released March 2, though Meta's help page still recommends rolling back. Valve's SteamVR 2.19.1 beta, out November 2, raises Steam Link's default render resolution and gives the Steam Frame a larger encode.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Sony's US Store No Longer Lists the PS VR2 Headset, and Its Black Friday Sale Still Includes PS VR2 Games
PlayStation Direct has pulled the PS VR2 product page in the US and Japan, with the old purchase link returning a 404 and removals traced to mid October. The UK and EU still sell it at list, Best Buy's third party price has fallen to about $750, and Sony's Black Friday sale starting November 4 still discounts PS VR2 games.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Evan Marcus
My Launch-Week Quest 2 Gets Its Last Feature Update by March, and Meta Is Letting It Down Easy
Meta says Horizon OS v2.13 is the last feature release for Quest 2 and Quest Pro, on every headset by March 2027, with security patches through December 2027. The Store stays open, nothing gets pulled, Link keeps working and new games can ship until the end, a far gentler exit than the Quest 1 got.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
The Queue-Only Steam Frame Is Now 1 in 24 VR Headsets on Steam, but Only a Sixth of October's Jump in VR Users
Valve's October survey puts the Steam Frame at 4.13 percent of VR headsets, about 1 in 24, in its first full month behind a reservation queue. Steam's overall VR share jumped too, but the Frame added only a sixth of that, and a 9.41-point fall in Simplified Chinese users appears to have done more.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Evan Marcus
The 8 Creepiest Things VR Hardware Has Ever Done, Ranked, From a Smell Mask to a Headset That Can Kill You
A 1990s arcade helmet with an hourly wipe-down rule, a scent mask that was technically a vaping device, Sega's too-realistic legend, Apple's ghost eyes and the Oculus founder's explosive headset. VR hardware has been scarier than VR games for decades, so I ranked it.
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