Meta Launches $1 Million VR Glasses App Contest Ahead of $1,300 Spring 2027 Debut
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Updated · roadtovr.com · Sep 24
Meta Launches $1 Million VR Glasses App Contest Ahead of $1,300 Spring 2027 Debut
3 articles · Updated · roadtovr.com · Sep 24
Summary
$1 million in prizes will be offered through Meta’s new VR Start Developer Competition to spur apps for its newly unveiled VR Glasses, with entries open from now to Nov. 18.
Meta is steering developers toward hand-tracked software because the glasses prioritize onboard hand and eye tracking over bundled controllers; games must be fully usable end-to-end with hands.
$20,000-to-$100,000 awards will cover entertainment, gaming and productivity projects, with Meta highlighting seated, controller-light genres such as puzzle, strategy, casual, social and narrative titles.
Quest 3 can already serve as a prototype device because the VR Glasses run the same operating system as Quest, giving developers a way to build before the headset ships in spring 2027.
Winners are due around Dec. 11, and the contest forms part of Meta’s push to seed content ahead of the VR Glasses’ planned $1,300 launch.