This is essentially the first true competitor to Apple Vision Pro.
Why? Because others have followed the hardware, but only Pico is currently following the software architecture, which matters more for the long-term.
This is essentially the first true competitor to Apple Vision Pro.
Why? Because others have followed the hardware, but only Pico is currently following the software architecture, which matters more for the long-term.
The mixed reality mode in particular is stunning. The cabinets really feel like they're there in your home.
Apple should find a way to demo this to as many people as possible. It really needs to be seen to be appreciated!
Graphics depicting Meta's upcoming ultralight headset with a tethered compute puck, codenamed Phoenix, have been found in Quest firmware:
25.02.2026 17:30 — 👍 14 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1
I love Retrocade. It's sublime nostalgia. A VR dream come true, minus multiplayer.
It's a shame that it's exclusive to a $3500 headset, but on the other hand Vision Pro's horsepower and displays are crucial for delivering the feeling that the cabinet is real.
Apple Vision Pro's Retrocade is the nostalgic virtual 1980s arcade experience VR gamers have been waiting for, and arguably the best visionOS title yet, though multiplayer is sorely missing.
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The Steam Next Fest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City demo leaves us wanting the full release ASAP.
Details here: www.uploadvr.com/teenage-muta...
Birdseed is a cozy VR game about photographing silly birds, and so far we simply love it.
Details here: www.uploadvr.com/birdseed-han...
Not surprising. $8/month for access to many of the best VR games of all time is incredible value.
But it has a notable impact on the content ecosystem that not enough people consider when discussing the state of VR.
At least from what can be seen publicly, ByteDance/Pico seems to be the only Android-based player that understands the importance of the shared-space model, popularized by visionOS, for an XR OS.
Every XR OS without this feels archaic in comparison.
A Meta Ray-Ban Display successor is set for later this year, The Information reports — a device Bloomberg previously described as binocular:
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The ability to overlay locally-rendered content on cloud-rendered content here is very promising.
You could have a flight simulator where the cockpit is local and the external world is cloud-rendered, for example.
The future of visionOS remains bright.
visionOS 26.4 will bring foveated streaming to Apple Vision Pro, enabling higher-quality wireless VR remote rendering from a local or cloud PC.
Details here: www.uploadvr.com/visionos-26-...
Apple's smart glasses will have two cameras, one for capture and the other for computer vision, and launch in early 2027, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports:
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Google's YouTube launched an official app for Apple Vision Pro headsets, just over two years after the original's launch:
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Meta and EssilorLuxottica sold more than 7 million smart glasses in 2025, and they were the "dominant driver" of the Ray-Ban owner's wholesale growth in H2:
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Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says that, as with all new headsets, the company will "learn from" Steam Frame if it's successful:
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In an interview with Alex Heath, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth seemed to confirm the leak that a gaming-focused Quest 4 is still on the roadmap:
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3D support has been removed from Disney+ on Apple Vision Pro in several European countries, weakening one of the headset’s standout features:
11.02.2026 15:01 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Having worked with both @jamestocchio.bsky.social and @liveopenmike.bsky.social before I left, I'm thrilled to see them getting the chance. I know they'll both absolutely smash it
09.02.2026 22:04 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
Last week was an exciting first week as a professional VR freak. I wrote about everything from Perfect Dark to Bad Bunny, and I'm so happy to continue covering the beautiful world of gaming in VR alongside Mike and the rest of the UVR team.
Add me to your mailing lists at james[at]uploadvr[dotcom]
A new chapter begins. I’m excited to dive in next week!
09.02.2026 22:28 — 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 4 📌 0
UploadVR is taking on two new staff writers, James Tocchio and Mike Johnson, to continue to be the best source of VR gaming news, impressions, and reviews:
09.02.2026 22:00 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 4Crazy how fast "Waymo uses remote workers in the Philippines to tell the cars what to do if they get stuck" becomes "Waymo autonomous driving is entirely fake and it's just random Filipinos driving the cars remotely" on here
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Valve says it needs to "revisit our exact shipping schedule and pricing" for Steam Frame and Steam Machine amid the global memory shortage:
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City launching onto VR headsets this spring, and a new gameplay trailer has been revealed.
Details here: www.uploadvr.com/teenage-muta...
Apple acquired Q.ai, reportedly for $1.6 billion, a startup working on converting "silent speech" into text. The technology could be crucial for AR glasses:
05.02.2026 17:15 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
La frappe au clavier s'améliore sur Quest 3 dans la PTC v85 d'HorizonOS.
On va pouvoir frapper sur un support physique donc de façon plus naturelle et reposer ses mains. Très impatient de tester ça perso.
www.uploadvr.com/quest-3-v85-...
#VR #realitevirtuelle
Aces of Thunder, out now on Steam and PlayStation VR2, is a thrilling callback to the classic flight sims of yesteryear.
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been waiting for this for a while - genuinely huge, if it works well!
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