Meta Aims to Double, Possibly Even Triple Smart Glasses Production This Year
Harry Potter VR Game Reportedly Cancelled Amid Meta Budget Cuts
Meta has closed at least three of its XR studios, and seems to have also drastically reduced its budget for third-party Quest content too, reportedly including a now-cancelled Harry Potter VR title.
Meta Reportedly Closes Three First-party Studios Behind Some of Its Biggest VR Games
Against the backdrop of a broader shuffling of its Reality Labs division, Meta is reportedly closing Armature Studio, Twisted Pixel, and Sanzaru Games, three studios that Meta had previously acquired. The studios were behind some of the company’s biggest first-party VR games, including Deadpool VR, Asgard’s Wrath, and the Resident Evil 4 Quest port.
Meta Reportedly Laying Off 10 Percent of Reality Labs, Shifting Focus from VR & Horizon Worlds
Meta is slated to layoff around 10 percent of staff at its Reality Labs XR division, a New York Times report maintains, as the company appears to be shifting focus to AI and smart glasses.
Google’s Leading AR Glasses Partner XREAL Raises $100M
XREAL, the Beijing-based AR glasses maker, announced it has raised $100 million in a recent funding round.
Steam Reveals Most Played PC VR Games of 2025
Steam has unveiled its mega list of the most played PC VR games of 2025. And it looks to be another year of ‘old reliables’, as the top 50 only features a single game released that year.
Meta Waveguide Provider Claims “world’s first” 70° FoV Waveguide
Lumus, the company that developed the waveguide optic used in Meta’s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, says it has achieved a 70° field-of-view in a new design revealed this week at CES 2026. This conveniently matches the 70° field-of-view that Meta achieved in its ‘Orion’ prototype, but only with the use of novel materials.
Meta’s Language Learning App for Quest Combines Mixed Reality and AI
Meta released an open source language learning app for Quest 3 that combines mixed reality passthrough and AI-powered object recognition.
New Reference Design From Key Manufacturer Shows What to Expect From MR Headsets in 2026
A Chinese company which mass produces many of the best known headsets in the industry has shared a new compact MR headset reference design which sets expectations for 2026.
‘UNDERDOGS’ PSVR 2 Port Won’t Get Multiplayer Due to Low Player Numbers
UNDERDOGS (2024) landed on PSVR 2 back in March 2025, making the popular physics-based mech brawler available across all major VR headsets. While the game is slated to get full multiplayer support on Quest and SteamVR, PSVR 2 owners won’t be so lucky.
Panasonic Ends Collaboration with Shiftall on MeganeX Series VR Headsets
Shiftall, the Japan-based VR hardware startup, is no longer working with Panasonic on its MeganeX series of thin and light PC VR headsets.
Meta Pauses International Release of Meta Ray-Ban Display Glasses
Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses seem to be selling too well, as the company announced it’s delaying the international rollout of its first display-clad smart glasses.
Google Extends Hardware Partnership with XREAL, Positioning AR Glasses Maker as Android XR Leader
Google announced a multiyear extension to its partnership with AR glasses maker XREAL, positioning it as a lead hardware partner for the Android XR ecosystem.
Pimax Dream Air Begins Shipping in “small batches” With Temporary Headstrap
After multiple delays, Pimax has finally begun shipping its next PC VR headset, albeit in “small batches,” which arrive with a fabric headstrap—something of a temporary solution until the company can ship out its official headstrap.
One of VR’s Most Senior and Successful Studios is Laying Off 70% of Staff
Cloudhead Games, the veteran VR studio behind hit rhythm shooter Pistol Whip (2019), announced that it’s laying off 70% of staff, making for at least 37 affected employees.
