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Meta unveils 100g VR glasses, $1,299 price, 2027 shipdate

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 2:19 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Meta Launches VR Glasses

Meta announced its VR Glasses at Connect 2026 in the United States.
The glasses weigh about 100 g, lighter than the Quest 3.
An optical tether links a 300-g puck with a Snapdragon chip, 12 GB RAM, 128 GB storage.
They feature a 5K OLED display (37 PPD, 70° FOV) and support IMAX Enhanced, Dolby Vision, Atmos.
Meta will sell them for $1,299.99, shipping spring 2027, and include 75 games with Xbox Cloud support.

Summary

Meta Introduces Competition

Meta announced a $1 million VR Start Developer Competition to generate content for its glasses.
The competition runs until November 18 2026, with prizes $20,000–$100,000 and winners announced Dec 11 2026.
Meta released v207 SDKs adding a Glasses profile to XR Simulator, enabling laptop-camera hand tracking.
The store algorithm now favors hand-tracked titles for users lacking Touch Plus controllers, reflecting Meta’s hands-only focus.

History

Historical Context

In 2016, Oculus released the consumer Rift headset, prompting Meta (then Facebook) to acquire the company for $2 billion and igniting mainstream VR interest. Sony launched PlayStation VR that year, selling over 5 million units by 2020 and securing a 30 % market share alongside Microsoft’s mixed-reality efforts. Today Meta’s 2026 Meta Quest Glasses echo the Rift’s lightweight design, while the $1 million developer competition mirrors Google’s 2018 ARCore grant program encouraging hands-only content. If the 2016 surge translated into today’s ecosystem, broader adoption could push VR hardware revenue beyond $30 billion by 2030, reshaping entertainment and work.

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Meta Launches VR Glasses

Meta announced its VR Glasses at Connect 2026 in the United States.
The glasses weigh about 100 g, lighter than the Quest 3.
An optical tether links a 300-g puck with a Snapdragon chip, 12 GB RAM, 128 GB storage.
They feature a 5K OLED display (37 PPD, 70° FOV) and support IMAX Enhanced, Dolby Vision, Atmos.
Meta will sell them for $1,299.99, shipping spring 2027, and include 75 games with Xbox Cloud support.

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