Meta VR glasses to debut in first half of 2027 at $1,300

Meta’s long-anticipated lightweight VR glasses, internally known as Project Phoenix, will arrive in the first half of 2027 with a price tag of $1,299.99. The company originally targeted a late 2026 launch but pushed the timeline back to polish the device before putting it in front of consumers. What Project Phoenix actually is Project Phoenix is designed as a glasses-style form factor that weighs under 110 grams. To achieve that featherweight profile, Meta is offloading the heavy computing to an external “compute puck,” a separate processing unit tethered to the glasses. The field of view clocks in at approximately 88 to 91 degrees diagonal. The use cases Meta is targeting include media consumption, social interactions, and fitness, rather than gaming-centric experiences. The pricing puzzle Some earlier reports suggested Meta was targeting a price under $1,000, which would have placed the glasses in a more accessible bracket. For context, Meta’s Quest 3 launched at $499.99, and the Quest 3S brought the entry point even lower. Project Phoenix costs more than two and a half times the Quest 3’s launch price. A broader product roadmap takes shape Project Phoenix isn’t arriving in isola...