VR News for September 11, 2026: First Clear Visuals Of Meta’s Project Phoenix Headset Found In Quest Firmware

September 11, 2026: Meta’s Project Phoenix headset is the leading story in today’s VR coverage after visuals were found in Horizon OS firmware. The images show a slim headset connected by a tether to a separate compute puck, offering an early look at a hardware design that may shape how Meta’s next mixed reality platform is understood.

Project Phoenix Appears in Horizon OS Firmware

Source: UploadVR and Road to VR

UploadVR reports that the first visuals of Meta’s Project Phoenix headset were found in Quest firmware. The visible design appears slim, while a tether connects the headset to a separate compute puck. That separates the computing hardware from the headset itself, at least in the design shown by the firmware visuals.

Road to VR separately reports that images of Meta’s Project Phoenix mixed reality headset appear to have leaked ahead of its anticipated unveiling at Connect later this month. Taken together, the two reports provide more detail about the device’s apparent form, but they do not establish a final product specification or a release plan.

The compute-puck arrangement is the most consequential detail currently available in the supplied coverage. It gives the headset a different physical profile from an all-in-one design and raises practical questions about how the device would be used. The packet does not provide the puck’s specifications, explain how the tether would work in everyday use, or identify the headset’s final capabilities.

It also does not confirm pricing, a release date, supported software, or a change to the existing Quest lineup. For people deciding whether to buy current hardware or wait for more information, the useful conclusion is narrower: Meta’s next hardware direction may be clearer than before, but the available visuals are not enough to answer those purchase questions.

Exoshock Open Beta Begins Next Week

Source: UploadVR

PolarityOne has announced that an open beta for Exoshock, its sci-fi VR shooter, will begin next week on Quest and PC VR. That gives players a near-term opportunity to watch for access details and decide whether the beta belongs on their installation list.

The supplied coverage does not specify which Quest headsets or PC VR configurations will be supported. It also does not give a precise start time, price, or explanation of how much of the finished game the open beta will contain. Those omissions make the announcement useful as a timing update, but not yet as a complete guide to participation.

For players who already follow Exoshock, the next meaningful information will be practical: the supported hardware, the exact launch timing, and the scope of the test. Until those details are available, the announcement establishes that the beta is coming next week on the two named VR platforms, while leaving the experience itself to be assessed when more information arrives.

In Death: Unchained Gets a New Season

Source: Road to VR

In Death: Unchained, the award-winning rogue-lite bow-shooter, is set to receive a new season later this month after two years of silence. The return of seasonal activity is the central news, particularly for players who have not had a new season to follow during that period.

The supplied material does not describe what the season will add. It does not identify new stages, progression changes, rewards, balance adjustments, or other content. That means the announcement confirms renewed activity without yet showing how substantial the update will be.

Existing players can reasonably treat the season as a reason to check back for more details. New players have less information with which to judge the game because the packet does not say whether the season changes any previous limitation or expands the core experience. Its value will depend on the contents of the update, which remain unspecified here.

What the Splinter Cell VR Item Establishes

Source: IGN España

The supplied information describes Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell VR as intended to be the first game in the Splinter Cell franchise made exclusively for play using a virtual reality device. That places the project in a notable position within the series: it was conceived specifically around VR rather than as a conventional release with optional headset support.

The packet does not provide a new release date, platform list, launch announcement, cancellation, or current development update. It therefore supports a concise description of the project’s intended format, but not a claim that its status has recently changed. Readers looking for a present-day buying or play decision will need information beyond what is supplied here.

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