Dooglehead’s DIY VR headset is reminiscent of the past, a purposeful step back in time. Modern VR headsets are all about blazing fast pixels and brilliant colors, but dooglehead’s design manages to get by with small old CRTs rescued from 1990s Sony Watchman pocket TVs, and it’s still good enough for virtual reality. Coming in at a mere 544 grams, nearly the same weight as an HTC Vive, you have the unmistakable mass and charm of old electronics slumped over your face.
Resolution Games has created something truly nostalgic with Retrocade. Available through Apple Arcade on February 5, 2026, the app brings a collection of classic arcade games right into your living room, or wherever you happen to be wearing your Apple Vision Pro, with the games sitting on virtual arcade cabinets that you can actually walk about.
The Meta Quest 3S 128GB was released not too long ago, and it is still selling well because people can’t get enough of it. Price is obviously an important consideration here; Meta has kept the Quest 3S reasonably priced, cutting it from $299.99 to $249.99, and if you act quickly, you can get a free $50 Amazon gift card as well with promotion code: QUEST50.
Crementif spent five years turning The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild into a completely immersive VR experience. His project, BetterVR, is now available for free download on GitHub, and you can get it right now if you have a legal Wii U copy of the game. All you need to run it is a computer and the Cemu emulator. According to early testers, the experience is silky smooth on high-end setups, as if you’re playing the game for the first time.
Meta has spent years striving to connect the digital and real worlds, and with Hyperscape, they have finally brought that quest into your living room. The company released this tool last fall, but it was only available to single users; starting this week, you can add your friends. Users can share links to their homes, kitchens, or closets and invite up to 8 people along for the ride, whether to catch up or play a game.
Valve has always developed gear with a purpose in mind, and the Steam Frame is no exception. This portable VR headset promises to bring the whole Steam library into your living room without a tangle of cords or a PC tethered to your waist. The developers discussed the design in a recent video session with Gamers Nexus, revealing the choices they made to balance power, comfort, and transparency.
Black Friday waits for no one, but Amazon clearly couldn’t either. The Meta Quest 3S Cardboard Hero Bundle landed on the site this week for $249.99, down from $299.99 and it’s already selling like hotcakes.
Valve has thrown a few curveballs with the announcement of three new devices, all of which appear to build on the same magic that made the Steam Deck so successful. Steam Controller, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame will be available in 2026, all running SteamOS and designed to make it incredibly simple to share games, saves, and controls.
Holiday shopping tends to come at us out of nowhere and catches us off guard, and this year the Meta Quest 3S is a sneaky little game-changer for anyone looking to get into virtual reality on the cheap. Coming in at $299 for the 128GB Gorilla Tag Cardboard Hero Bundle, it packs a pretty impressive punch for the price point and is definitely easy enough to justify buying for yourself or as a gift.
