Next Valve Headset Is Finally Coming

Super RC in early access, VR Wildlife Doctor, Pain-sharing XR tech is a real thing

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

📣 If you only read one thing today 📣

🙂 Apple reportedly scrapped its lighter Vision Pro ambitions and is redirecting resources to faster-tracked smart glasses in response to Meta’s momentum.

📢 This signals a major strategic pivot from Apple - away from ultra-premium mixed reality headsets toward more accessible, wearable AR technology that could redefine the next era of spatial computing.

🕶 The long-awaited AR glasses race between Apple, Meta, Samsung, and Google is officially heating up - bringing true everyday augmented reality closer than ever.

🥳 But there’s more:

Star Wars: Beyond Victory has launched exclusively on Meta Quest 3 and 3S.

🤖 The VR interactive anime film Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom is coming soon to PlayStation VR2.

👓 Samsung is reportedly prepping HUD glasses built with Google tech, potentially launching in 2026.

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #81

XR Games

🎲 Resolution Games has set a November 20th release date for the cooperative tactical RPG Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked, which will be available across Quest, Steam, and PS VR2.

👽 The terrifying 4v1 zero-gravity horror game BlackGate has launched in early access on Meta Quest, challenging four astronaut engineers to survive against an evolving alien predator.

🎨 My Monsters, a hand-painted VR action-adventure, is available now on Meta Quest, immersing players in a dreamlike world where they team up with their inner companion, Moti, to face personified emotional struggles.

⛳ The mixed reality game House of Golf VR, developed by Starlight Games, is launching on Meta Quest on October 30th, turning a player's physical environment into a customizable mini-golf course.

🚀 Homeworld: Vast Reaches, a real-time strategy space sim, is coming to PC VR on October 23, inviting players to command a fleet of spaceships in a bold new story set within the beloved Homeworld saga.

👻 Maid of Sker VR, a first-person survival horror title based on Welsh folklore, has been announced for a November 2025 release on PS VR2, Steam, and Quest, utilizing stealth and a 3D sound-based AI system.

🛰️ A fan-made project has successfully brought Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance to full VR, revitalizing the 26-year-old classic with updated visuals, dynamic cockpits, and 6-DOF controls.

⭐ The highly anticipated Star Wars: Beyond Victory - A Mixed Reality Playset has launched exclusively on Meta Quest 3 and 3S, placing players in an original narrative adventure that blends podracing and sandbox play in their living room.

🚗 The remote-controlled car racing game Super RC has launched into early access on Quest headsets for $7.99, featuring single-player races, an integrated track creator, and up to 8-player online racing.

XR Entertainment

🤖 The VR interactive anime film Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom is coming soon to PlayStation VR2, delivering a cinematic experience with an original story set three years after Char's Counterattack.

🎶 The music action brawler RAGER is set to launch into early access on October 9th for Quest 3 and PC VR, featuring a full 12-level campaign of rhythmic combat.

🐘 Treating wild animals in emergency scenarios is now a physically demanding VR experience in Wildlife Doctor, designed exclusively for Pico 4 Ultra headsets.

XR News

🙂 Apple reportedly scrapped its lighter Vision Pro ambitions and is redirecting resources to faster-tracked smart glasses in response to Meta’s momentum. 

🔧 Meta’s newly unveiled Horizon Engine, replacing Unity for Horizon Worlds, enables world loading up to four times faster and supports over 100 users per instance. 

👷 Ford’s CEO argues that AR has transformative potential for blue-collar workers, promising on-site guidance, safety, and efficiency gains. 

💡 Pain-sharing XR tech is being developed as a way to transmit real-time physical sensations across distances in virtual or augmented settings.

🏥 GE HealthCare’s Mediview AR platform is positioned to enhance medical imaging and diagnostics by overlaying patient visuals with doctor’s insights.

🧭 Google and Meta’s recent AR demos hint at a coming generation of navigation systems that seamlessly integrate spatial cues into our environment.

🔄 Valve’s next VR headset is said to have just entered mass production, signaling a ramp-up toward its imminent release.

👓 Samsung is reportedly prepping HUD glasses built with Google tech, potentially launching in 2026, to blend display and real-world vision.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu

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