Counterpoint: VR Shipments Fell 18% in Q2. AR Jumped 138%.
Counterpoint’s Q2 2026 note: global VR headset shipments down 18% YoY, AR devices up 138%. Meta’s Quest price hikes and a cooling consumer VR market frame Steam Frame’s window.
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The Lightkeepers Is Live on Quest 3. $19.99. Day Scavenge, Night Defend.
Spectral Games’ Lovecraftian co-op tower defense unlocks today on Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S for $19.99. Meta listing shows InStock.
Triangle Factory Shelves Breachers: Outbreak. Interest Did Not Match the Scale.
UploadVR reports Triangle Factory paused Breachers: Outbreak less than three months after its Showcase reveal. Some systems may still land in Breachers.
Bomb The Hill Is Live on Quest. $19.99. SteamVR Still Coming Soon.
Pokodzima’s Ignition-funded downhill skate sim unlocks on Quest 2/Pro/3/3S at $19.99. Steam app 4787310 is still coming soon.
Fresh Tracks VR Is Live on Steam. $16.99 Launch Promo.
Buffalo Buffalo’s rhythm skiing roguelite unlocks today on SteamVR at $16.99 (15% off), tagged VR Only.
Alibaba Qwen Teases N1 AI Glasses With Iris Pay. Display Stays Off.
At Shanghai’s 2026 Bund Summit, Qwen showed a covered N1 AI glasses prototype aimed at iris recognition and eye-tracked checkout, with no display and a price that booth staff say could undercut the S1.
Gunman Contracts Unlocks Today on Steam. Early Access Starts Without Frame.
The Alyx-mod-turned-standalone shooter hits Steam Early Access on September 10 with VR and flat on day one — on Burkert’s date, not Valve’s.
XDA Tries XREAL AURA at IFA. Gemini Sees the Laptop This Time.
XDA’s September 9 IFA hands-on puts XREAL AURA closer to launch: 40 minutes of comfort, Gemini on a plugged-in Mac, and the same sub-$1,500 Android XR bet — with unfinished software still in the room.
Lumus Adds Crystal-Optech. Geometric Waveguides Get a China Factory Floor.
Lumus signs Crystal-Optech to manufacture geometric waveguides in China, expanding a Quanta–SCHOTT supply chain as AR glasses programs chase volume.
Phasmophobia Replaced Its VR Body. Half the Fixes Are Doors.
Kinetic Games replaced Phasmophobia’s entire VR character rig in v0.19.0.0. VR.org finds five of ten VR fixes are doors, with three known issues still open.