Paris prosecutors opened a criminal probe into sexual harassment complaints tied to smart glasses street filming. CNIL reports workplace complaints as Australia weighs a government ban ahead of Meta Connect.
Valve’s first SteamOS 0.3.0 update for Steam Frame speeds charging while asleep, fixes a garbled mic bug, and lands before most reservation buyers have hardware.
James Cameron’s Lightstorm Vision acquires AI stereoscopic specialist Outsyders, folding conversion into an end-to-end 3D stack already tied to Meta Quest.
Unseen Reality’s URXR One Kickstarter closed September 18 at about $1.29M. Road to VR and Kickstarter confirm the successful raise for the 93g tethered spatial glasses.
UploadVR: Flow Chaser is live on Apple Vision Pro with visionOS 27 music intelligence, 140+ tracks, DRM-free imports, and a $14.99 price.
On September 18 Steam listed 143 Steam Frame Standalone Verified titles — only 63 VR. SteamOS 0.3.0 also loosened Playable rules and sped up charging.
UploadVR’s Alan Truly ranks Quest splat viewers: AirVis for flexible cloud sharing, Horizon Hyperscape for the sharpest standalone look, GSVision for local PLY files.
Technical.ly’s Sept. 18 report finds Horizon Worlds creators still running clubs, memorials, and businesses on Quest while Meta’s attention and payouts tilt toward mobile ahead of Connect.
Sony’s cutoff hit today: Firewall Ultra’s online features terminated at 10:00 a.m. PDT on September 17, 2026. Because the title required a live connection, the PlayStation VR2 shooter is no longer playable.
Snap staged an L.A. launch event for Specs and revealed Specs Intelligence, an anticipatory AI service also previewing on iOS and Mac. Preorders sit at $2,195; public try-ons start Oct 1 at Century City.