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Meta unveiled its $1,299.99 VR Glasses on Sept. 23, and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman called the device “VR’s last stand.”

A huge selling point for me with technology is convenience. If something is pretty easy to set up and use, chances are I’ll stick with it. That’s why consoles have long been my gaming platform of choice; you can certainly do more with a PC, but it requires much more work.

Meta is introducing a new virtual reality (VR) device designed to combine immersive entertainment, gaming and workplace tools in a glasses-style form factor weighing about 100 grams.

After a few leaks, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg finally revealed the company’s next-generation Meta VR Glasses at its Connect event tonight. Arriving in Spring 2027, they look like oversized sunglasses (similar to display frames from Xreal and other), paired with an external power and computing pod, like the Apple Vision Pro. The Meta VR Glasses…

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Amid all the smart-wearables news this week, Meta brought me in for a private demo of a lesser-known wearable: the Meta VR Glasses. That’s right, folks, the slimmification of the VR headset that we’ve talked about for years may finally be coming, and my first demo of it already shows more promise than what I’ve…

Meta VR Glasses want to be a portable immersive package. Scott Stein/CNET

The first clear visuals of Meta’s next headset have been found in Horizon OS firmware.

That is five different kinds of venue arriving at the same policy in the same news cycle.

Meta hasn’t done a lot with its Quest VR platform this year (in fact, it’s done more to dismantle it), but it’s throwing an Xbox bonus into its gaming subscription plan to try to sweeten the deal.