Meta announces new VR glasses that weigh about 100 grams and cost $1,300

Diego Argüello,Contributor,GameDeveloper.com

September 24, 2026

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Meta has announced the Meta VR Glasses, a new wearable that is set to cost $1,300, weighs about 100 grams, and will feature quite a few prominent game franchises, including Capcom's Ace Attorney.

Officially introduced yesterday, the company pitches the device as a pair of glasses you can comfortably wear for hours. There isn't a strap and controllers aren't needed, using capabilities like hand tracking and passthrough to navigate it. There is, however, a puck connected by an optical tether, which handles compute, battery, and storage. Meta expects users to "conveniently" clip to their pocket or bag.

By design, the Meta VR Glasses are not intended solely for games, as most of the announcement is spent talking about how they can be used as a "multi-screen private workspace," as well as featuring an IMAX Enhanced certification and access to US sports events. Yet, there is still a focus on games, which was bolstered by a slate of new announcements.

One of the most prominent reveals is Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies VR, which adapts the fifth mainline entry in the loud lawyer series and further neglects people's desire for a seventh entry. The trailer showcases the player making use of hand-tracking gestures to present evidence and point at witnesses to raise objections, with the latter using voice-activation for you to actually shout the word.

There's also Tetris Effect: Mixed Realities, which is a hand-controlled and room-aware mixed reality version of Tetris Effect, and Beat Saber: Flux, which adds hand-tacking to the rhythm game. All three games are slated to launch in 2027, but they aren't exclusive to the Meta VR Glasses and will be available on the Quest as well.

Meta's decision to place video games front-and-center of its new VR headset may surprise some readers, as the actual situation in and around Meta doesn't paint a pretty picture. The company's Reality Labs division, which houses its video game business, has lost around $83.6 billion in six years after being tasked with wrestling the metaverse into being. During that time, Meta has shuttered a number of its internal VR studios—including Asgard's Wrath developer Sanzaru Games, Deadpool VR maker Twisted Pixel Games, and Resident Evil 4 VR developer Armature Studio.

Despite the ongoing climate around VR, companies continue to push for new headsets. A few weeks ago, Valve shared details of the Steam Frame, which is a wireless headset with controllers that falls more in line with the Meta Quest 3. At the same time, the device will cost $1,059 for the basic 256GB model, with the 1TB model rounding up to $1,200 instead. And that's without purchasing any additional accessories, like a standalone power cable.

The Meta VR Glasses will go on sale on Spring 2027 for $1,300. You can find more information about it on the official site.

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Diego Argüello

Contributor, GameDeveloper.com

Diego Nicolás Argüello is a freelance journalist and critic from Argentina. Video games helped him to learn English, so now he covers them for places like The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, and more. He also runs Into the Spine, a site dedicated to fostering and supporting new writers, and co-hosted Turnabout Breakdown, a podcast about the Ace Attorney series. He’s most likely playing a rhythm game as you read this.

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