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Nicholas Sutrich

VR news of the week: TikTok in VR, controller issues, and new smart glasses

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VR news of the week

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As part of a weekly series, Android Central Senior Editors Michael Hicks and Nick Sutrich are rounding up all of the news on hardware, game announcements, leaks, and cool updates related to the Meta Quest 3, Oculus Quest 2, and other VR headsets.

Welcome one, welcome all to the weekly VR news recap for the week ending November 3, 2023. This past week has been jam-packed with all sorts of news from the VR, AR, and overall XR space including big announcements from Qualcomm and Samsung.

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