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 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 OriginalsoftwareBy Jordan Kuo
Rec Room Is Gone. The Virtual Worlds That Survive a Shutdown All Have One Thing in Common: They Are Open.
Rec Room went dark on June 1 and Spatial is sunsetting its creator tiers next month. The platforms that keep dying share one trait, and the open, self-hostable alternatives that keep surviving share another.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Jordan Kuo
AWE USA 2026 Kicks Off June 15. Here Is What XR's Biggest Conference Will Be About.
Augmented World Expo returns to Long Beach June 15 to 18 under the theme 'I, Spatial: Humans Empowered by Spatial AI.' Here is what the must-attend XR conference is signaling about where the industry is headed in the back half of 2026.
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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
Meta Just Set Connect 2026 for September 23. The Glasses Tease Is the Part That Matters.
Meta locked in Connect 2026 for September 23 to 24 and teased a new pair of smart glasses in the same breath. The product it chose to dangle tells you exactly where Reality Labs is spending its attention this year.
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VR.org OriginalhardwareBy Alex Reeves
Meta's Next Headset Goes Back to OLED. Two Chinese Suppliers Will Build the Panels
Meta has reportedly signed Seeya Technology and BOE's BMOT division to supply OLED microdisplays for its next flagship Quest headset, ending a multi-year detour through LCD and pointing to a steeper price tier built to compete with Apple's Vision Pro and Samsung's incoming Galaxy XR.
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VR.org OriginalsoftwareBy Nina Castillo
Godot's Android XR Story Just Got Real. The OpenXR Vendors Plugin v5.1 Is the Update That Closes the Gap.
Godot just shipped v5.1 of its OpenXR Vendors plugin with trackables, dynamic resolution, unbounded reference space, and a Direct Preview workflow upgrade. Android XR development on the open-source engine just caught up to Quest.
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VR.org OriginalxrBy Nina Castillo
Android XR SDK Developer Preview 4 Adds Unreal, Godot, and a Tool That Changes the Workflow
Google shipped Developer Preview 4 of the Android XR SDK with official Unreal Engine and Godot support, a new Engine Hub that bridges all three major game engines, and core libraries moving to beta. The platform just got serious for game developers.
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