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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

UploadVR / Sarah Thwaites

Liminal Walking Simulator POOLS Launches On PlayStation VR2 This November

— POOLS VR, the backrooms-inspired walking simulator, is heading to PlayStation VR2 this November.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Meta Leaks Next-gen Smart Glasses with Display Ahead of Connect This Week

— It seems Meta has a new generation of smart glasses to show off at Connect this week, and it appears we’ve just got an eye-full of the long-rumored version with a built-in display, previously codename...

Monday, September 15, 2025

Road to VR / Ben Lang

Users Feeling ‘Stuck in Virtual Reality’ After Removing Their Headset is a Rare but Real Phenomenon

— You don’t have to look far to find reports of people who have used VR headsets and then felt ‘off’ after removing them. While motion sickness is surely the most well-known post-VR symptom, a subset of...

UploadVR / David Heaney

Oakley Meta Sphaera Design Leaks Ahead Of Connect Too

— As well as the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, the leaked video also reveals the design of the rumored Oakley Meta Sphaera glasses with a centered camera.

UploadVR / David Heaney

visionOS 26 Out Now: PS VR2 Controllers, Photorealistic Personas, Spatial Scenes & More

— visionOS 26 is out now, bringing PS VR2 controllers support, far more realistic Personas, spatial Widgets, volumetric Spatial Scenes, local SharePlay, and much more.

UploadVR / David Heaney

'Meta Ray-Ban Display' Glasses Design & HUD Clips Leak Ahead Of Connect

— BREAKING: Meta's HUD glasses with the sEMG wristband will in fact be Ray-Ban branded, a leaked video which also depicts the HUD and wristband in action reveals.

UploadVR / Ian Hamilton

Walkabout Mini Golf's Hardest And Easiest Holes Revealed Alongside Alice In Wonderland Course

— Alice's Adventures In Wonderland will close out 2025 in Walkabout Mini Golf.

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Tactical Tabletop RPG Successor Gets VR Edition On Quest

— Roguelite tactical RPG Successor is now available on Quest with mixed reality support, and a PC VR edition will follow at a later date.

UploadVR / David Heaney

Snap OS 2.0 Brings The AR Glasses Closer To Consumer-Ready

— Snap OS 2.0 is out now, adding and improving first-party apps like Browser, Gallery, and Spotlight to bring the AR platform closer to being ready for consumers.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Snap Releases Spectacles OS 2.0 Ahead of 2026 Launch of Consumer AR Glasses

— Snapchat creator Snap today released Snap OS 2.0, the XR operating system powering its fifth and upcoming sixth gen Spectacles AR glasses, which are expected to launch next year. Snap’s sixth gen Spec...

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Virtualware Seals €5M Deal to Support Virtual Vocational Training in Spain

— Virtualware, the Spain-based XR and 3D simulation software company, announced it’s secured a €5 million ($5.8 million) deal to broadly roll out its VIROO platform in vocational training facilities sup...

SkarredGhost / Skarredghost

The XR Week Peek (2025.09.15): Amazon plans to launch its smartglasses, Nintendo Virtual Boy is back, and more!

— This is another newsletter that I’m going to write literally on the fly, because today I’m traveling to the US to attend Meta Connect. So I guess I’ll write part of it in Turin, and part in Paris, whe...

UploadVR / James Tocchio

Open-Source Emulator Plays Virtual Boy Games On Quest, No Switch Needed

— Virtual Boy Go is a nearly perfect Virtual Boy emulator for Quest headsets, no Switch console required.

Sunday, September 14, 2025

UploadVR / David Heaney

Meta Connect 2025: What We Expect, And What We Don't

— Meta Connect 2025 starts on Wednesday. Here's what we expect to see announced, and what we don't.

Saturday, September 13, 2025

UploadVR / David Heaney

Samsung Phones Can Soon Capture 3D Videos To View On "Galaxy XR Headsets"

— Flagship Samsung phones can soon capture 3D photos and videos to view on "Galaxy XR headsets", just like iPhones can for Apple Vision Pro.

UploadVR / Sarah Thwaites

Sky Legends – An Aeropostal Epic Is A Flight Simulator Steeped In History

— Sky Legends – An Aeropostal Epic sees you venture through aviation history next year on PC VR and Quest.

Friday, September 12, 2025

UploadVR / Ian Hamilton

Could The Cardboard Virtual Boy Bring Zelda's VR Mode To Switch 2?

— Will the cardboard version of the Virtual Boy accessory unlock Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Switch 2?

Road to VR / Ben Lang

Nintendo is Reviving its Infamously Failed Virtual Boy with a Switch-compatible Accessory

— Feel free to double-check the calendar… yes, it is in fact September 12th and not April 1st. Nintendo, always managing to surprise in one way or another, is reviving its infamously failed 3D gaming co...

UploadVR / Don Hopper

Soaring Over Jurassic World In Orbx's Flight Simulator 2024 Archipelago DLC

— Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024's Archipelago DLC is now available, letting virtual pilots explore the iconic sights and sounds of Jurassic World.

UploadVR / Sarah Thwaites

Smash Eat Grow Offers An Edible, Destructive VR Multiplayer Playground

— Smash Eat Grow is a free-to-play VR multiplayer where you eat your opponents across an edible, destructive playground.

UploadVR / David Heaney

Nintendo Switch & Switch 2 Getting Official Virtual Boy Accessory

— Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 are getting an official Virtual Boy accessory that Switch Online subscribers can slot the consoles into to play its classic 3D games like Mario's Tennis.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Samsung Preps iPhone-Style Spatial Videos & Photos for “Galaxy XR Headset”, Leak Suggests

— A new feature has leaked to some Samsung smartphones which is expected to bring the ability to capture 3D images and videos specifically for “Galaxy XR headsets,” SamMobile has discovered. Samsung rev...

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Mixed Reality Art App Pencil Adds New Lessons & Digital Canvas With Full Release

— Mixed reality art app Pencil - Learn to Draw received its full release on Quest 3 and 3S with more lessons, a campaign mode, and more.

UploadVR / David Heaney

Quest's Web Browser Seems To Be Getting Ad Blocking & VPN Extensions

— Quest's web browser seems to be getting a range of new extensions, including an ad blocker, four new password managers, and multiple VPN options.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

Snapchat CEO’s Open Letter Ties Spectacles AR Glasses to the Survival of the Company at Large

— According to Snap’s CEO Evan Spiegel, the company behind Snapchat has reached a “crucible moment” as it heads into 2026, which he says rests on the growth and performance of Spectacles, the company’s ...

UploadVR / David Heaney

Meta Overhauls Quest's TV App To Be A Hub For Streaming Content

— Meta overhauled Quest's TV app as a hub for streaming content, both flatscreen and immersive, and removed all user-uploaded videos.

Thursday, September 11, 2025

SkarredGhost / Skarredghost

Play For Dream hands-on: an MR headset with potential

— After I published my detailed review of the Vivo Vision headset, many people asked me how it compares with another interesting Chinese mixed reality headset: the Play For Dream MR. At that moment, I r...

UploadVR / Henry Stockdale

Besiege VR Gets New War Machines And Camera Customization

— A new Besiege VR update has added 20 new machines to the war sandbox and customizable camera settings.

UploadVR / David Heaney

Everyone Is Making Smart Glasses Now

— Most coverage focuses on Meta, but a surprising number of startups and established companies alike are making smart glasses too. Read our full roundup here.

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

‘I Expect You to Die’ Studio Announces Free-to-Play Skydiving Party Game ‘Project Freefall’

— Schell Games, the studio behind the I Expect You to Die series and Among Us VR (2022), announced they’re developing a new free-to-play online party game for Quest and PC VR headsets that’s all about a...

Road to VR / Scott Hayden

XR Glasses Maker VITURE Secures $100M Investment as Wearable Segment Heats Up

— San Francisco-based XR glasses company VITURE announced it’s secured $100 million in Series B financing, which the company says will aid in global expansion of its consumer XR glasses. Viture initiall...

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

UploadVR / David Heaney