The XR market is a strange beast. I distinctly remember walking into the HTC Vive booth at MWC 2015 in Berlin and walking out as I'd just seen magic for the first time. We've seen the market make some pretty seismic shifts since then, and while 2020 was the last fundamental shift with the release of the Oculus Quest 2, 2026 may just be the most pivotal year yet for the industry.
That's because 2026 will be the year we see the first true XR glasses make their debut. Sure, we've seen plenty of cool face computers from Meta, RayNeo, and even Snapchat make impressive strides in smart glasses design, but I think it's the partnership between Xreal and Google that's going to really showcase the next evolution in XR we've been craving.
