AR & XR Release Dates 2026: Every Headset, Game, and Accessory Coming Out
Companion to ourupcoming VR headsets guideand theevents calendar.
This is the VR.org release date tracker: every upcoming VR headset, pair of smart glasses, game, and accessory with a real signal behind it, in one dated list. The headline entry right now is Valve’sSteam Frame, confirmed for summer 2026 with reservations expected any day. Every entry links to the VR.org reporting it isa maker-stated date from a leak
How to read the badges:confirmedmeans an exact date or month stated by the maker.expectedmeans an official window like a quarter or season, or a stated target.rumoredmeans leaks, filings, and supply-chain reporting the maker has not confirmed.releasedmeans shipped within roughly the last month, listed under Out now.
Out now
Shipped within roughly the last month, newest first. Entries rotate off as they stop being news.
VITURE Pro 2releasedReleased August 6, 2026Viture’s lightest glasses yet at 63g, with a 146-inch virtual screen, 1920×1080 per eye at 120Hz, Sony micro-OLED panels rated 1,600 nits, and built-in 0 to -5.00D diopter adjustment. At $299 it is the cheapest credible entry in the display-glasses category. Price: $299.USB-C display glasses
Pimax Dream Air / Dream Air SEreleasedShipping now, preorder backlog clears by August 2026Pimax’s compact micro-OLED PC VR headsets are reaching buyers, with Pimax committing to ship every outstanding preorder by August. Price: Dream Air SE from $899; Dream Air from $1,999.PC VR
Cave Crave: Tham Luang expansionreleasedOut now on Quest, PSVR2 and PC VR to followA virtual reconstruction of Thailand’s Tham Luang cave rescue, adding swimming and diving through fully submerged passages. Launched on Quest July 30, with PSVR2 and SteamVR still to come. Cave rescue divers John Volanthen and Vern Unsworth and cave-scanning expert Richard Walters contributed.Quest / PSVR2 / SteamVR
Amelia’s EscapereleasedReleased July 23, 2026 on Quest and PC VRA VR escape room with an interwoven time travel narrative from solo developer Rupert Lawrence at Reality Syndrome Symphony. Play as Amelia and puzzle your way out of a time-travel-obsessed scientist’s room. Launched July 23 on Quest and SteamVR at $15.99. Price: $15.99.Quest / SteamVR
Cave CravereleasedOut now on Quest and PSVR2A claustrophobic cave-systems simulator from 3R Games, with crawling, climbing and squeeze-through-tight-gaps traversal. Shipped on Quest first and reached PSVR2 on July 10.Quest / PSVR2
Samsung Galaxy XR (UK launch)releasedReleased July 8, 2026Samsung’s flagship Android XR headset reached the UK with the Explorer Pack software bundle. It launched in the US and Korea in November 2025 at $1,799. Price: £1,699.Android XR
Valve Steam MachinereleasedReleased June 30, 2026Valve’s living-room SteamOS console shipped June 30 after a lottery-style preorder, setting the price ceiling context for the Steam Frame. Price: From $1,049.SteamOS
Virtuix Omni One (Quest)releasedReleased June 23, 2026The first VR treadmill with Made for Meta certification, now shipping and working natively with Quest headsets. Price: $2,595.Quest 2 / Quest 3
VR headsets
Full headsets, from the imminent Valve Steam Frame to the 2027 wave. Shipped models move up to the Out now section.
Valve Steam FrameexpectedSummer 2026, FCC cleared July 29, no date or price yetValve’s standalone SteamOS headset with a dedicated 6GHz wireless dongle for PC streaming. The FCC granted equipment authorization for FCC ID 2AES4-1015 on July 29, which is legal permission to sell in the US, and the hardware has cleared customs. The Great on Frame catalog has grown from eight certified titles on July 17 to 65 on August 10. Valve has still named neither a price nor a release date, and summer ends September 22. Price: Not announced. Analysts expect $899 to $1,199.SteamOS standalone / PC VR streaming
Pico Project SwanexpectedLate 2026Pico’s Vision Pro competitor with 4000+ PPI micro-OLED displays, a dual-chip architecture, and a 270 gram design. Teased at GDC 2026 with a late 2026 target. Price: Not announced.Pico OS 6
Meta Quest 4rumored2027 windowMeta’s next gaming flagship, codename Griffin, is reported for the second half of 2027, with a separate ultralight tethered headset also on the roadmap. Nothing ships in 2026. Price: Rumored around $800.Horizon OS
Vivo VisionexpectedChina first, date TBAVivo’s 398 gram headset with dual 8K-class micro-OLED displays runs its own OriginOS Vision rather than Android XR, deepening the platform split in China. Price: About 10,000 yuan (roughly $1,400) expected.OriginOS Vision
Smart glasses and AR
Display glasses and AI glasses across Android XR, Snap, Apple, and the tethered players.
Acer AR Vision GR0expectedQ3 to Q4 2026 by regionAcer’s return to XR: tethered display glasses with dual 1080p micro-OLED panels, announced at Computex 2026. Price: $500 in North America.Tethered display glasses
Snap SpecsexpectedLaunch event September 16, 2026Snap’s standalone true AR glasses with a 51 degree field of view and 4 million Lenses at launch. Preorders opened at AWE with a $200 refundable deposit. Snap has now set a full launch event for September 16 in Los Angeles, where Evan Spiegel gives the first in-depth look and attendees go hands-on. A ship date has still not been named. Price: From $2,195.Snap OS
XREAL AURAexpectedFall 2026, reservations openXREAL’s Android XR display glasses, with reservations open and retail price capped at no more than $1,500. That undercuts Snap’s Specs by roughly $700 and makes AURA the most affordable serious entry on the fall AR calendar. Price: No more than $1,500, per XREAL.Android XR
Google x Warby Parker Android XR glassesconfirmedOctober 14, 2026The first consumer Android XR glasses from Google’s Warby Parker partnership, announced on stage at I/O for the US, UK, and Canada. Price: $799, or $899 with prescription lenses.Android XR
Google Pixel Buds SightconfirmedNovember 2026Google’s audio-first AI glasses, announced at I/O 2026 as the affordable entry point into the Android XR glasses lineup. Price: $299.Android
Samsung Intelligent Eyewear (Jinju)confirmedNamed at Unpacked July 22, no price or ship dateSamsung’s display-free AI glasses, confirmed by name at Galaxy Unpacked on July 22 after leaking through One UI firmware. About 50 grams on a Snapdragon AR1. Samsung announced the name and almost nothing else: no price, no ship date, no SDK. Price: $379 to $499, per supply chain leaks.One UI / Android
Apple smart glassesrumored2027, possible September 2026 revealDisplay-free AI glasses reportedly in testing across four frame designs, with a possible unveil alongside the iPhone 18 and sales in 2027. Apple has confirmed nothing. Price: Not announced.Apple
Gentle Monster Android XR glassesexpectedFebruary 2027 targetThe fashion-forward arm of Google’s Android XR glasses push, announced at I/O with a softer target than the Warby Parker launch. Price: $1,299 to $1,499 band announced.Android XR
Samsung Galaxy Glasses (Haean display model)expectedMid-2027Samsung’s display glasses slipped to mid-2027, a delay Sundar Pichai confirmed on stage at I/O 2026. Price: Not announced.Android XR
VR games
Dated and windowed game launches. Games with no signal beyond an announcement are listed as TBA.
D.E.C.A.Y.confirmedAugust 21, 2026, Early AccessA post-nuclear survival shooter from AGaming+, the solo studio behind the Z.O.N.A. series. Players maintain the Atlas network of thermal and radiation shields, with bunker-based gear management in the vein of Into the Radius. Early Access is expected to run about a year.SteamVR
Transformers: Beyond Reality ReduxconfirmedSeptember 3, 2026The rebuilt Transformers VR shooter, dated at the Summer 2026 VR Games Showcase.VR
The LightkeepersconfirmedSeptember 10, 2026A day/night lighthouse defense co-op game, announced with a firm date at the Summer 2026 VR Games Showcase.Quest exclusive
Sol ProtocolexpectedEarly access, September 2026The sci-fi extraction shooter’s early access moved from an April target to September, per the June showcase recap.VR
Guardians Planetfall (SteamVR version)expectedEarly access, Q4 2026The RTS-shooter hybrid is out now on Quest, with the SteamVR version now targeting Q4 2026 early access rather than the summer window originally given.SteamVR
Already DeadexpectedFall 2026A fixed-camera survival puzzler headed to PSVR2 this fall.PSVR2
Hyperlane HighwayexpectedQ4 2026A hoverboard roguelite with a Q4 window, wishlists live now.Quest / SteamVR
Payday: Aces Highexpected2026Fast Travel Games’ four-player co-op heist shooter, confirmed for 2026 and notable as the first game to list Steam Frame as a target platform.Quest / PC VR / Steam Frame
Breachers: Outbreakexpected2026Triangle Factory’s four-player co-op zombie extraction spinoff of Breachers, announced at the Summer 2026 VR Games Showcase with no firm date yet.Quest / Pico / SteamVR / Steam
Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the StarsexpectedLater in 2026Maze Theory’s mixed reality game with an original story written by Andy Weir, targeting later this year.Quest / Pico
FNAF: Secret of the Mimic (Quest version)expectedLater in 2026The Quest port of the Five Nights at Freddy’s flat-to-VR hybrid is in development after the PSVR2 and PC VR releases this spring.Quest
Escape Simulator 2 (VR update)expectedFree VR update before end of 2026Pine Studio has a public VR preview running on Steam’s open_beta branch with every official room playable. The full VR update ships free to existing owners before the end of 2026.SteamVR
H3VR2 (Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2)expectedTBAThe Meta-backed sequel to the beloved gun-sandbox, announced at the Creature Feature Showcase with no date or price.Quest 3 / Steam
Into the Radius 2 (Quest version)expectedTBAThe Quest port of the 1.0 release is coming later, along with a four-player co-op update, per CM Games. The PC VR 1.0 shipped April 23.Quest
Accessories and more
Controllers, treadmills, battery kits, and the hardware orbiting the headsets.
Steam Frame Enthusiast KitexpectedTBA, FCC confirmedAn accessory bundle with a hot-swappable battery pack for the Steam Frame, confirmed by FCC filings in June. Price: Not announced.Steam Frame
How this tracker works
Every entry is sourced from VR.org reporting, and the link on each product goes to our deepest coverage of it. We re-verify dates weekly and on every major news beat: statuses move from rumored to expected to confirmed as the signals firm up, shipped products move to the Out now section for about a month before rotating off, and nothing gets a date this page cannot back up. For the full story on the biggest entry, see ourValve Steam Frame hub; for buying advice on hardware you can get today, start with thebest VR headsets guide.
Frequently asked questions
When does the Valve Steam Frame come out?
Valve has confirmed a summer 2026 window for the Steam Frame, and as of early July the reservation window is expected imminently, likely following the same short-notice lottery format as the Steam Machine. There is no official price yet; analyst estimates cluster between $899 and $1,199. Our dedicated Steam Frame page tracks every signal as it lands.
What new VR headsets are coming out in 2026?
The headliner is Valve’s Steam Frame, still slated for summer 2026 but with no price or release date announced as of late July. Samsung’s Galaxy XR reached the UK on July 8, and Pico’s Project Swan, a Vision Pro competitor with 4000+ PPI micro-OLED displays, targets late 2026. The Meta Quest 4 is not a 2026 product; reporting points to 2027.
What VR games are coming out in 2026?
Firm dates on the calendar include Cave Crave’s Tham Luang expansion on July 30, Transformers: Beyond Reality Redux on September 3, and The Lightkeepers on September 10. Windowed for this year are Payday: Aces High, Breachers: Outbreak, Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars, the Quest version of FNAF: Secret of the Mimic, Sol Protocol’s September early access, and more.
What do confirmed, expected, and rumored mean on this tracker?
Confirmed means the maker has stated an exact date or month. Expected means an official window such as a season or quarter, or a stated target that could still move. Rumored means the signal comes from leaks, regulatory filings, or supply-chain reporting that the maker has not confirmed. Items are re-verified against our reporting on every update.
How often is this page updated?
The tracker runs on a weekly verification cycle, and major beats like a Steam Frame price reveal are reflected the day they land. Every entry links to the VR.org coverage it islects the most recent real change
