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Apple Details Vision Pro’s New Persistent Widget System Coming to VisionOS 26

At WWDC this week, Apple revealed a new persistent widget system coming to Vision Pro in visionOS 26. The system will allow users to anchor widgets against walls or on surfaces that will always stay in the same place...

Snap Plans to Launch New Consumer ‘Specs’ AR Glasses Next Year

Snap, the company behind Snapchat, today announced it's working on the next iteration of its Spectacles AR glasses (aka ‘Specs’), which are slated to release publicly sometime next year. Snap first released its fifth generation of Specs (Spectacles '24) exclusively...

‘Stranger Things’ Multiplayer VR Experience is Coming to Sandbox VR Destinations Later This Year

Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, is working with Netflix to create a multiplayer VR experience based on the hit TV show Stranger Things. Coinciding with the fifth and final season of the show, the upcoming VR experience Stranger Things:...

Vision Pro Will Allow ‘Optional’ and ‘Required’ Designations for Apps Using Motion Controllers

One of the biggest pieces of Vision Pro news from today's WWDC is that the headset will be getting support for PSVR 2 motion controllers and a Logitech motion stylus with the release of visionOS 26. Now we're learning...

Apple Reveals Major Vision Pro Updates Coming in VisionOS 26, Developer Beta Available Starting Today

VisionOS 26 is Apple's next major update to Vision Pro. Expected to be released to the public later this year, Apple says developers will be able to start testing the new version starting today. The update adds some major...

Spatial Photos on Vision Pro Are Getting a Volumetric Upgrade for Greater Immersion

At WWDC today, Apple announced the headlining features of visionOS 26, its next big OS release for Vision Pro. Among them is a new revamped spatial photos feature that ought to make them even more immersive. Vision Pro launched with...

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Vision Pro Update to Finally Let Developers Make Co-located AR Experiences

Apple's next big Vision Pro update, coming in visionOS 26 later this year, is adding the ability for developers to create co-located AR experiences so users can interact with the same app, 3D model, and more. There probably aren't a...

Vision Pro’s Next Big Update Will Add Anchored Widgets That Live Around Your House

Apple today announced at WWDC that Vision Pro is getting spatialized Widgets, coming along when visionOS 26 drops later this year. On basically all of Apple's devices, Widgets are designed to offer up personalized and useful info at a glance. Now...

Vision Pro is Getting a Major Visual Upgrade to Its ‘Persona’ Avatars

Apple 'Personas' on Vision Pro are already the most likelife real-time avatars you can find on any headset today, but in the next version of visionOS, they're taking another step forward. Apple today announced that its Persona avatars for Vision...

Vision Pro is Getting Official Support for PSVR 2 Motion Controllers and New Logitech Stylus

Apple announced visionOS 26 today, its new naming scheme for the next big update coming to Vision Pro later this year. Among Vision Pro's list of new features comes something we've been waiting for: actual support for VR input...

Unofficial SteamVR Driver Will Reportedly Enable Support for WMR Headsets on Latest Windows Versions

Microsoft pulled the plug on support for its entire WMR platform on Windows 11 last year, putting an official end to the company's foray into PC VR headsets. Now, an unofficial SteamVR driver hopes to bring it back. Microsoft deprecated the Mixed Reality Portal app, Windows Mixed...
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nDreams Announces VR Action-Adventure ‘Reach’, Packing in Cinematic Action & Parkour This Year

During the Future Games Show livestream today, nDreams Elevation unveiled Reach, a VR action-adventure promising full-body parkour, combat against giant baddies, and a surprisingly detailed world. Reach will be the debut title for nDreams Elevation, the company's internal studio formed in...

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Meta Announces First-party ‘Deadpool VR’ Game Voiced by Neil Patrick Harris

Meta's first-party VR game studio Twisted Pixel revealed its latest upcoming title: Marvel's Deadpool VR. Set for release later this year, the game is said to feature an all-new, original Deadpool story, with the main character voiced by Neil...

Hands-on: ‘Marvel’s Deadpool VR’ Nails the Vibe, But Needs Work on Feel

We got an early look at Marvel's Deadpool VR, the upcoming title from first-party Meta studio Twisted Pixel. You can see our coverage of the game's announcement, but here's the deets: Deadpool VR is being developed by Twisted Pixel and...

AWE 2025 Preview: 4 Companies Building XR’s Future

AWE USA 2025, one of the XR industry's largest annual conferences, kicks off next week. We got a preview of what four interesting companies attending the event will be showing. As far as industry events go, AWE USA has become our...
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New Lady Gaga Track is ‘Beat Saber’s Latest Surprise Release

Everyone's favorite block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber just got a new track from none other than Lady Gaga, released as a paid single. Available today across all supported platforms, Beat Saber players can now slash it to the beat to Lady Gaga's...

Etsy Co-founder is Reportedly Building a Wild Magnifying Glass-like XR Device

Robert Kalin, co-founder and former CEO of online marketplace Etsy, is reportedly building a hand-held, magnifying glass-like XR device. As discovered by Low Pass, Kalin's new startup Dopple Works is developing a mixed reality device reportedly called 'Loop'. An application for the...

Pimax Partners with Motorsport Games Following $2.5M Investment, Bolstering Position in VR Sims

PC VR headset maker Pimax is aiming to strengthen its position in VR sim games by partnering with Motorsport Games, the studio behind the NASCAR game series, KartKraft (2022), and Le Mans Ultimate (2024). Pimax is leveraging its place in...

Meta’s Next Headset is Reportedly Thin, Powerful & Uses a Puck-style Compute Unit, Coming in 2026

According to a Wall Street Journal report, Meta may be looking to some of Hollywood's top brands to produce exclusive content for its next XR headset, which is expected to feature a completely new thin and light design when...

A Look Inside Meta’s ‘Aria’ Research Glasses Shows What Tech Could Come to Future AR Glasses

Earlier this year, Meta unveiled Aria Gen 2, the next iteration of its research glasses. At the time, Meta was pretty sparse with details, however now the company is gearing up to release the device to third-party researchers sometime next year,...
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‘Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow’ Brings Acclaimed Stealth Series to All Major VR Headsets This Year

The long-awaited next entry into the critically-acclaimed Thief series is coming to all major VR headsets this year, promising to blend the storied franchise's stealth gameplay with next-gen immersion. Unveiled during PlayStation's State of Play, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow puts you in...