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Jul 29, 2026MW-0035Right

Road to VR: Setup video reveals Meta's Phoenix headset

ToastConcern found the setup video for Meta's thin puck-tethered headset in Quest firmware, showing a glasses-like profile.

X user ToastConcern found a setup video in Quest firmware showing Meta's thin, puck-tethered headset, internally called Phoenix, with a slim, glasses-like profile.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedToastConcern found the setup video for Meta's thin puck-tethered headset in Quest firmware, showing a glasses-like profile.
  2. Who said it, and whenToastConcern reported it on Jul 29, 2026 in Road to VR.
  3. What happened, and whenMeta VR Glasses was announced on Sep 23, 2026, 56 days after this report.
  4. The verdict, and whyRightIt turned out the way this report said.Why: Meta VR Glasses are the thin, puck-tethered, glasses-like headset the setup video showed. What the company published
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Reported by
ToastConcern
We read it in
Road to VR
Product
Meta VR Glasses · reported as “Meta Phoenix, formerly Puffin and Loma (thin puck-tethered headset)”
Read it at Road to VR

The story of this report

  1. Jul 29, 2026ToastConcern reported it · Road to VR
  2. Sep 23, 2026Meta VR Glasses was announced · official source
  3. VerdictRightWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

ToastConcern · Leaker

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Other reports about Meta VR Glasses

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Questions about this report

Did this Meta VR Glasses report turn out to be true?
Right. It turned out the way this report said. Meta VR Glasses are the thin, puck-tethered, glasses-like headset the setup video showed.
Who reported it first?
ToastConcern reported it on Jul 29, 2026 in Road to VR.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 56 days before Meta VR Glasses was announced on Sep 23, 2026.