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Even Realities raises $150M for camera-free smart glasses
The display-first smart-glasses startup is now being framed as a camera-free counterpoint to Meta and Snap's AI glasses race.
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H3VR leaves Steam Early Access after ten years
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades is now a full Steam release, giving PC VR players a clearer checkpoint for one of VR's longest-running sandbox projects.
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July's VR game calendar gives Quest and PC VR players a clearer shortlist
Several July VR releases now have store-confirmed dates, but Roboquest VR and late-month launches still deserve one more page check before players plan around them.
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Perfect Dark VR beta reaches Quest and PC VR
The fanmade Perfect Dark VR port now has public beta builds for standalone Meta Quest and PC VR, but it is a community project that requires a user-owned NTSC ROM.
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Sony's 2028 disc cutoff changes the future of PS VR2 game buying
Sony says new PlayStation games move to digital-only formats in January 2028, which gives PS VR2 buyers a clear deadline for future physical releases.
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Discord launches on Meta Quest with calls, DMs, and gameplay streaming
Discord is now a native Meta Quest app, giving VR players a cleaner way to keep servers, DMs, voice calls, and gameplay streams open inside the headset.
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Meta and Steam sales give VR players a late-June buying window
Quest and PC VR players have overlapping sale windows, but the smart move is checking platform support, comfort, storage, and refund rules before filling a cart.
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Meta expands its Quest revenue playbook for developers
Meta's latest Horizon developer posts shift from AI tooling to the business work behind Quest apps: analytics, retention, pricing, launch planning, off-platform marketing, and growth hacking.
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Apple Vision Pro now starts at $3,699
Apple's current US buy page raises the Vision Pro entry price, making the headset's value gap against other mixed-reality hardware even wider.
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Meta launches its own AI glasses line starting at $299
Meta Glasses bring a lower-priced, Meta-branded smart-glasses line to the XR hardware market, but they are still displayless AI glasses rather than AR headsets.
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VR Games Showcase turns June preview into a crowded VR release watchlist
The Summer 2026 VR Games Showcase produced a wave of Quest and PC VR announcements, but the best buyer move is to separate store-backed games from trailer-only reveals.
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Applied Materials pushes AR smart glasses toward scalable optics
Applied Materials' SENZ platform and EssilorLuxottica partnership point to the manufacturing work behind thinner display smart glasses.
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Subnautica 2 VR mod adds motion controls for PC players
A community UEVR setup now gives Subnautica 2 experimental PC VR motion controls, but early-access updates, performance, and install complexity remain the caveats.
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VR Games Showcase returns June 23 with new Quest, PC VR, and PS VR2 reveals
The Summer 2026 stream has a confirmed date, headline games, and platform targets, but players should treat it as a watchlist until the trailers actually air.
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Subside's Makoa Shelf DLC lands June 18 for SteamVR and PS VR2
The underwater VR expansion adds Subside's largest ocean zone yet, but players should check the base-game requirement, platform support, and comfort caveats first.
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Snap opens Specs preorders at $2,195 for fall shipment
Snap's new see-through AR glasses now have preorder pricing, launch markets, and developer tools, but buyers still need real-world reviews before committing.
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XREAL Aura reservations open for Android XR glasses
XREAL's Aura glasses now have reservation options, a fall launch target, detailed specs, and Qualcomm's Snapdragon Reality Elite platform in the compute puck.
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Steam Next Fest gives PC VR players a demo week
The June 2026 Steam event is live, and the useful move for VR players is to treat demos as short tests for comfort, controls, and performance.
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Meta removes Horizon Worlds VR from Quest on June 15
Meta's VR worlds cutoff moves Horizon Worlds to mobile while leaving standalone Quest apps and the broader Quest VR platform in place.
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Jetpack Clankers heads to Quest early access on June 16
The free-to-play social VR game uses jet-powered movement instead of arm-swing locomotion, with Quest first and PC VR support planned later.
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UploadVR Showcase adds new Quest and SteamVR games to watch
The Summer 2026 showcase brought more than 30 VR and mixed-reality announcements; here are the dates, platforms, and caveats players can act on.
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Valve lines up Steam Frame for a summer launch
Valve's Steamworks update confirms Steam Frame is planned for summer and explains how its standalone game compatibility badge will work.
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Meta pitches AI tools to speed up Quest app development
Meta's latest Horizon developer posts show Android and Unity teams how AI agents, simulators, and profiling tools can shorten the path to Quest apps.
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Siri AI gives Apple Vision Pro a more spatial assistant
Apple's WWDC26 Siri update brings visual awareness, in-app actions, and eye-triggered activation to Vision Pro through visionOS 27.
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Meta Lab at Best Buy will give Quest shoppers hands-on demos
Best Buy is opening Meta Lab spaces in more than 50 U.S. stores, giving buyers a place to try Quest headsets and Meta AI glasses before purchase.
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visionOS 27 opens Apple Vision Pro to more tracked accessories
Apple's WWDC26 developer materials add spatial accessory support for Vision Pro, giving hardware makers a path toward tracked controllers and tools.
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Meta Quest 3 Review: Still the Best Standalone VR Headset in 2025
Two years after launch, the Meta Quest 3 continues to dominate the standalone VR market. We revisit what makes it the go-to pick for most buyers.