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Meta VR Glasses Go on Sale

Meta's $1,299.99 VR headset in the shape of glasses, about 100 grams on the face with a tethered compute puck and a 5K micro-OLED display, goes on sale in Spring 2027. It was code-named Project Phoenix and unveiled at Meta Connect 2026.

Meta unveiled Meta VR Glasses at Meta Connect 2026 on 23 September, the device "previously known under the codename 'Project Phoenix'", and said it "isn't launching just yet"^[1][2]
They go on sale in "Spring 2027" for "$1,299.99 USD"; no specific day has been announced^[1][2][4]
Meta promises more than 100 live sports events a year on the glasses, with partners including MLB, NBC Sports, TNT Sports and UFC, and 3D films from Disney+ and others^[1][3]

Notable features

About 100 grams on the face in a "magnesium alloy" glasses frame, with processing and battery in a separate puck of about 300 grams on an optical tether^[1][2]
A "5K Infinite Display built on micro-OLED panels, with 37 pixels per degree" (5.5 MP per eye), pancake lenses, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos^[1][2]
A 70 by 66 degree field of view (88 degrees diagonal), eye and hand tracking, 12 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, expandable by microSD^[2]
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Reality Elite processor; the puck gives "up to three hours of continuous high-resolution media playback" with 45 W fast charging^[1]
Full-colour passthrough, with open sides so the wearer can see what is around them^[1][3]

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Cost $1.3K

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meta.com/blog/meta-vr-glasses-announcement-meta-connect
meta.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Jun 20, 2027 ✓· 25% of score
Meta^[4] says only that the glasses are on sale "Spring 2027" for "$1,299.99 USD"; Road to VR^[2] notes no specific date has been announced, so the season is recorded as its last day.
[2]88%
Meta Announces 'VR Glasses' Next-Gen XR Headset, Priced at $1,300 | Road to VR
roadtovr.com· Published Sep 23, 2026· 25% of score
Trade press with the full spec sheet (70x66 degree field of view, 300 g puck, 12 GB RAM) and the Spring 2027 release window.^[1]
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Everything announced at Meta Connect 2026 - Engadget
engadget.com· Published Sep 23, 2026· 25% of score
Independent keynote round-up: Meta^[1][4] VR Glasses at $1,300, "next spring", about 100 grams, 5K display, tethered puck.
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Everything We Announced at Meta Connect 2026 | Meta
meta.com· Published Sep 23, 2026· 25% of score
Meta's^[1] keynote summary confirming "$1,299.99 USD" and "Spring 2027".

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