XR = eXtended Reality (everything VR, AR, MR)

🥳 But there’s more:

🗽 Assassin’s Creed: Echoes of Revolution will turn New York and Boston into giant location-based XR playgrounds for mobile in 2026.

🎤 Coldplay’s record-breaking Music of the Spheres tour is coming into Meta Horizon as a free 180° immersive concert on December 30.

🌆 VITURE is releasing a limited‑edition Cyberpunk 2077‑themed XR glasses. 🥰

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #89

Discounts and Tips

🛍️ Meta is running last-minute holiday promos that knock $50 off new Quest 3S headsets plus 20% off key accessories, while Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 glasses start at $224 with discounted prescription lenses through early January 2026.

XR Games

🔫 The Boys: Trigger Warning, a stealth-action VR game from Pixel Ripped studio ARVORE, is bringing an original gore-soaked storyline with returning cast members to PSVR 2 and Quest 3 in 2026, casting you as a newly made Supe out for chaotic revenge against Vought.

🐢 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City is shaping up as a radical co-op VR beat’em up for Quest, Pico, and PC VR, letting up to four players brawl as the Turtles, explore NYC-inspired levels, solve light puzzles, and upgrade gear back in the sewer lair—all wrapped in a ’90s-style cel-shaded vibe.  

🗽 Assassin’s Creed: Echoes of Revolution will turn New York and Boston into giant location-based XR playgrounds for mobile in 2026, using Niantic’s Visual Positioning System so visitors can walk the real streets while witnessing key American Revolution moments precisely where they originally unfolded.

XR Entertainment

🎤 Coldplay’s record-breaking Music of the Spheres tour is coming into Meta Horizon as a free 180° immersive concert on December 30, paired with a 12-song Coldplay Beat Saber music pack and new Supernatural workouts so fans can listen, play, and train around the band’s hits in VR.

XR News

🕶️ Meta’s new Wearables Device Access Toolkit enters developer preview, letting iOS and Android apps tap into Ray-Ban Meta glasses’ camera, mics, and speakers so third parties can start turning AI glasses into a true app platform ahead of broader rollout in 2026.​

🎨 Apple’s longtime human interface chief Alan Dye is leaving to lead a new design studio inside Meta Reality Labs, where he’s expected to craft more cohesive UX across Quest headsets, Horizon, and future AI glasses and wearables.​

🎬 Valve confirms Steam Frame can’t yet show flat Steam games or videos in stereoscopic 3D, but says system-level support for side‑by‑side 3D media and other stereo formats is “on our list” for future updates.​

✂️ Meta is reportedly considering cutting Reality Labs’ metaverse budget by up to 30 percent for 2026, shifting more investment toward AI glasses and wearables while still funding Quest hardware and Horizon Worlds with a leaner team.​

🎮 Internal memos show Meta has delayed its ultralight puck‑tethered XR headset to early 2027 while kicking off a gaming‑focused Quest 4 that aims to be a “large upgrade” over Quest 3 without heavy hardware subsidies.​

🧠 Android XR will gain a system‑level AI “Autospatialization” feature in 2026 that can turn almost any 2D window—PC‑streamed games, videos, or apps—into 3D content in real time on devices like Samsung Galaxy XR.​

✈️ Samsung Galaxy XR’s latest update adds realistic face‑tracked “Likeness” avatars for video calls, a Travel Mode for stable tracking on planes and trains, and a built‑in PC Connect remote desktop for Windows.​

🌐 HTC’s web‑first social platform VIVERSE has surpassed 1 million monthly active users across browsers and VR, boosted by student‑built worlds and one‑click sharing of Open Brush immersive art scenes.​

🌆 VITURE is releasing a limited‑edition Cyberpunk 2077‑themed XR glasses, combining its existing tethered display tech with Night City‑inspired styling for fans who want a branded wearable display for games and media.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu