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Sony Transfers XR Patent Rights to Meta, but PS VR2 Implications Remain Unclear
Image: Sony Interactive Entertainment A newly reported series of patent assignments has revealed a sizable transfer of Sony-related augmented reality and virtual reality intellectual property to Meta. The records cover…
Meta Unveils $1,299.99 VR Glasses at Connect 2026, Shipping Spring 2027
Image: Meta Meta's next big virtual reality device looks less like a conventional headset and more like oversized glasses. At Meta Connect on September 23, the company introduced Meta VR…
Meta Reality Labs Posts $4.62 Billion Quarterly Loss Despite Higher Revenue
Chart: Virtual Reality Times, from figures in Meta's Q2 2026 earnings release Meta's virtual and augmented reality business generated more revenue in the second quarter of 2026, but its operating…
Discord Finally Gets an Official Meta Quest App With Voice Chat and Game Streaming
Image: Discord (official launch image) Meta Quest owners can now use Discord without relying on a browser window, sideloaded mobile application or another device. Discord released its official native Quest…
Meta Reality Labs Loses $4.03 Billion in Q1 2026, a Smaller Loss Than Wall Street Expected
Chart: Virtual Reality Times, from Meta's Q1 2026 Form 10-Q Meta's virtual and augmented reality division lost a little over $4 billion in the first three months of 2026. That…
Meta Raises Quest 3 and Quest 3S Prices, Blaming Soaring Memory Chip Costs
Image: Meta Buying into VR is about to get more expensive. Meta said on Thursday that it is raising the US prices of its Quest 3 and Quest 3S headsets,…
Meta at GDC: Quest Users Hit a Record in 2025 and More Than 100 Apps Passed $1 Million
Image: Meta "The rumors of the death of VR have been greatly exaggerated." That was the message Meta brought to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, where…
Report: Kenyan Contractors Reviewed Private Footage From Meta’s Smart Glasses
Image: Meta People who wear Meta's camera glasses may not be the only ones who see what those glasses capture. A joint investigation published Friday by Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet…
Meta Separates Horizon Worlds From Quest, Bets on Third-Party VR Developers
Image: Meta logo Horizon Worlds, the social platform that once sat at the heart of Meta's metaverse pitch, is being pulled apart from the Quest headset business. In a developer…
EssilorLuxottica Sold More Than 7 Million Meta Smart Glasses in 2025
Image: Meta Smart glasses are no longer a niche experiment for the world's largest eyewear company. EssilorLuxottica, which makes the Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta lines with Meta, said on…