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VR Gaming’s Quiet Period Is the Calm Before the Storm, Not the End of the Industry

If you follow VR gaming news closely, you may have noticed something unusual since the start of 2026: it’s been oddly quiet. Since Meta’s widely reported layoffs in January, headlines around VR games have slowed. Major announcements have been sparse, and some critics have been quick to declare that VR gaming is losing momentum. In reality, this quieter period doesn’t signal decline. It signals transition. What we’re seeing right now is the calm before the storm, as VR studios, publishers, and platform holders take a breath, reassess the market, and prepare their next wave of releases.

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XR Gaming is Shaping the Military, Could Consumers Also Benefit?

It is a long-held fact that many modern technologies that we take for granted today started life in the military. From microwave ovens to the internet, the military complex spends a vast amount of money developing next-generation tech, only for us, everyday folk, to use it to heat soup. Even with all those lucrative governmental contracts filling corporations’ pockets, sometimes, civilian companies make breakthroughs that have military capabilities. Now two XR gaming veterans could reshape the future of warfare.

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Meta Quest 3 Tracks Your Movement Like Never Before

VR is all about immersing yourself in a virtual world, and replicating your movements is a key part. Whilst your head and hands are already catered for, the rest of your body generally isn’t. So unless you’re keen and want to pay out for trackers there are few other options. There were because Meta has recently released Inside-Out Body Tracking (IOBT) and Generative Legs for Quest 3.

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Meta Quest 2 Price Slashed in Festive Deal

The Meta Quest 3 might be the hot new virtual reality headset but there’s still plenty of life in its predecessor. The Quest 2 might be three years old but it can still run all the Quest Store games. Just without the fancier visuals and full-colour mixed reality capabilities. And for the festive season, Meta has slashed the price of Quest 2.

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5 Essential Meta Quest 3 Accessories

After months and months of teases, the Meta Quest 3 has finally arrived. And it’s fair to say that the industry and consumer response has been positive. However, as good as the headset is out of the box, owning a Quest has always meant accessorising. Whether that’s a new strap, faceplate, external battery and more. The latest incarnation is no different, so here are some essential Meta Quest 3 accessories you might want to consider.

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Meta Quest 3: Everything You Need to Know 

The history of Meta’s range of Quest standalone headsets is relatively short, especially considering the third iteration is now here. The first Meta Quest device arrived in 2019, ushering in a new era of mobile VR gaming. It was quickly superseded by Quest 2 in 2020, becoming one of the most popular VR headsets on the market. Now it’s the turn of the Meta Quest 3, offering more power and new features for VR fans worldwide. Here’s everything you need to know about Quest 3.

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GTA: San Andreas VR Updates Still Nowhere to be Seen

There have been some awesome VR game announcements for Meta Quest during the course of 2023. Upcoming titles like Asgard’s Wrath 2, Arizona Sunshine 2, and Assassin’s Creed Nexus should end the year with a bang. However, there’s still one game notably absent which Quest fans are eager to hear more about, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR. Originally announced a couple of years ago, Meta is still refusing to reveal any further GTA: San Andreas VR updates.

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Could Quest 3 Be Meta’s Best Headset to Date?

Meta caused quite a stir earlier this year when it made the Quest 3 announcement during the Quest Gaming Showcase. That made the hype and excitement for Meta Connect even more real. We all expected a big, flashy presentation to pump the audience up for Quest 3 but that didn’t happen. In fact, the event wasn’t precisely Meta’s best. Thanks to media and influencers getting some early hands-on time, interest was saved. All of which indicated that Quest 3 could be Meta’s best headset yet.

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