Meta Discounts Certified Refurbished Quest 3S to $216 Ahead of Black Friday

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There’s no telling how low Meta will discount Quest 3S this Black Friday. If you’re looking to get your hands on one before the holiday spending rush, you might consider a certified refurbished unit, now discounted to only $216.

‘MultiBrush’ Studio Secures $4.5M Grant to Promote Positive VR Experiences for Elders

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Rendever, the company behind Tilt Brush-based multiplayer Quest app MultiBrush (2022), has secured nearly $4.5 million in grant funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), which the company says it will use to bring its elder-focused VR experiences to the home care market.

Sharp is Crowdfunding a Slim & Light PC VR Headset in Japan That Feels Positively Retro

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Sharp announced it’s launching a crowdfunding campaign for a slim and light PC VR headset in Japan, called Xrostella VR1.

Meta Reportedly Reshapes Metaverse Division Amid Leadership Shifts, Putting AI at Its Core

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Meta is reportedly restructuring its Reality Labs and Metaverse organizations as it doubles down on the integration of artificial intelligence across its products, according to a Business Insider report.

‘Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow’ Comes to All Major VR Headsets in December, New Gameplay Here

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Thief’s first ground-up VR game finally has a release date, bringing its immersive stealth-action to all major VR headsets on December 4th.

One of the Best Single-player VR Games This Year Finally Comes to Quest

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Originally released on PSVR 2 and PC VR earlier this year, Arken Age (2025) is now available on Quest 3, bringing some of the most immersive and engaging single-player action we’ve experienced in 2025.

In-home Helper Robot ‘NEO’ Uses Remote VR Operators to Help with Chores

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NEO is a humanoid robot from Palo Alto-based robotics startup 1X that could one day autonomously help out around your home. For now though, it’s using human operators wearing Quest 3 headsets to pick up the slack and teach Neo’s neural network the ropes in the process.

Interview: Behind-the-scenes with Road to VR Executive Editor Ben Lang

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Despite running Road to VR for 14 years, I’ve rarely had the opportunity to talk behind-the-scenes about the publication and my philosophy for covering this fascinating industry. Luckily I recently sat down with industry fellow Tony Vitillo to do just that.

Magic Leap Announces Multi-year AR Hardware Partnership with Google

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Magic Leap announced this week at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia its latest AR hardware plans along with a renewed partnership with Google.

Horizon OS Update Brings Rebuilt Home, Windows 11 Link & Closer ‘Horizon Worlds’ Integration

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Quest 3S (left), Quest 3 (right) | Images courtesy Meta

Meta is rolling out Horizon OS v81, the latest major update for Quest. The update focuses on Home personalization, the new Windows 11 remote desktop, and reducing friction tl entering Meta’s Horizon Worlds social VR platform.

Quest ‘Fall Frights’ Sale Brings up to 50% Off Some of VR’s Most Horrifying Games

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Meta kicked off its latest Quest games sale, this time bringing up to 50% off some pretty spook-tacular titles to get your blood pumping this Halloween season.

Meta to Ship Project Aria Gen 2 to Researchers in 2026, Paving the Way for Future AR Glasses

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Meta announced it’s shipping out Project Aria Gen 2 to third-party researchers next year, which the company hopes will accelerate development of machine perception and AI technologies needed for future AR glasses and personal AI assistants.

Galaxy XR is the Headset the Industry Needs to Take Its Next Major Step

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Samsung’s Galaxy XR is finally here, and with it, a perfect middle-ground of price and features to simultaneously turn up the competitive pressure on both Meta and Apple.

Researchers Propose Novel E-Ink XR Display with Resolution Far Beyond Current Headsets

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A group of Sweden-based researchers proposed a novel e-ink display solution that could make way for super compact, retina-level VR headsets and AR glasses in the future.

‘VRChat’ Officially Releases on Android & iOS, Making Way for Next Big User Surge

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VR’s biggest social VR platform, VRChat, has finally come out of beta on iOS and Android.

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