Vision ProFiles

An open-source Mac app rebuilds the Quest games you own to run natively on Vision Pro, owners show off GTA V and Alyx, and Halloween horror arrives.
Latest from Hugh Hou
Hugh Hou: Stirling Castle, Scotland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Acl7_g8qIM
Lead Story — Game On: Quest & PC VR Libraries Land on Vision Pro
VR.org: AVP Play Rebuilds Your Quest Purchases for a Vision Pro https://vr.org/articles/avp-play-quest-games-apple-vision-pro-klepton-2026
Reddit r/VisionPro: AVP Play — an open-source Mac app that installs the… https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x15v9u/avp_play_an_opensource_mac_app_that_installs_the/
Half-Life: Alyx Runs Natively on Vision Pro — Follow-Up Coverage
iThinkDifferent: Half-Life: Alyx on Apple Vision Pro (native) https://www.ithinkdiff.com/half-life-alyx-apple-vision-pro-native/
Community Gaming Threads on r/VisionPro
GTA V Running Locally on Vision Pro https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x3ynsw/gta_v_running_locally_on_vision_pro/
I Finally Got Triangle Strategy Running on My… https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x40m7j/i_finally_got_triangle_strategy_running_on_my/
Undisputed on AVP https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x2rfpv/undisputed_on_avp/
visionOS, Streaming & the Wider Headset World
XREAL vs. Vision Pro: Which Is Better for Watching 3D Movies?
Next Reality: XREAL vs. Apple Vision Pro for 3D Movies — What Each Plays https://virtual.reality.news/news/xreal-vs-apple-vision-pro-for-3d-movies-what-each-plays/
Netflix Premium on the M2 Vision Pro — A Review
Reddit r/VisionPro: Netflix Premium on M2 Review https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x3dsmk/netflix_premium_on_m2_review/
Meta VR Glasses Debut — Hands-On Demo
CNET: Meta VR Glasses Debut Demo, Hands-On https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/meta-vr-glasses-debut-demo-hands-on/
New Apple Immersive Horror Film "Remnants" Is Out
Reddit r/VisionPro: New Apple Immersive Horror Film Remnants Out on… https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x2u0bj/new_apple_immersive_horror_film_remnants_out_on/
I Filmed Immersive Content for a Month in Europe
Reddit r/VisionPro: I Filmed Immersive Content for a Month in Europe… https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x2j5bj/i_filmed_immersive_content_for_a_month_in_europe/
YouTube Short — Gurman S^*ts on AVP
YouTube Shorts (title and channel not available) https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gCow8Y6-jmc
Research Corner
PubMed (PMID 42841117) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42841117/
Thieme Connect e-Journals (DOI 10.1055/a-2945-8171) https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-2945-8171
Just Bought the AVP — Any Tips for Beginners?
Reddit r/VisionPro: Just Bought the AVP, Any Tips for Beginners? https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x336k7/just_bought_the_avp_any_tips_for_beginners/
Games
Splash Fall ($5.99)
App Store: Splash Fall https://apps.apple.com/us/app/splash-fall/id6816015747
Reddit r/VisionPro: I Made an AVP Game — Shoot Down Paint Troopers… https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x20knu/i_made_an_avp_game_shoot_down_paint_troopers/
Gravitas Plague ($4.99 — pre-order for Halloween)
App Store: Gravitas Plague https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gravitas-plague/id6775929911
Reddit r/VisionPro: Gravitas Plague Pre-Order Available for Halloween… https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x2ldgi/gravitas_plague_preorder_available_for_halloween/
Retro Gaming: Scanline Emulator + Two Community Builds
App Store: Scanline Emulator https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scanline-emulator/id6782712613
Utilities & Creative Tools
3D Model Viewer — Facet
App Store: 3D Model Viewer — Facet https://apps.apple.com/us/app/3d-model-viewer-facet/id6818597684
Place Virtual Fish Tanks in Your Space
Reddit r/VisionPro: Place Virtual Fishtanks in Your Space https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1x36gyt/place_virtual_fishtanks_in_your_space/
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Marty Jencius and panelists Eric Bolden, Dave Ginsburg and Daniel Burkholder cover Red Bull's Teahupo'o Apple Immersive film, Blue Frog's VR concert subscription, visionOS 27.2 Beta 3, Half-Life: Alyx running standalone, new Vision Pro apps and gear, and the latest on Apple's next headset.

ARTICLES
visionOS 27.2 Beta 3 Release Notes: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/visionos-release-notes/visionos-27_2-release-notes
9to5Mac: Report — Apple working on new, lighter Vision Pro: https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/27/apple-working-on-new-lighter-vision-pro-version/
Virtual Reality News: New Apple Vision Pro Headset N224 Tests Lighter Designs Amid Doubts: https://virtual.reality.news/news/new-apple-vision-pro-headset-n224-tests-lighter-designs-amid-doubts/
Yahoo Tech: Apple Vision Pro Successor in Development: https://tech.yahoo.com/ar-vr/articles/apple-isnt-giving-vision-pro-130000770.html
AppleInsider: Vision Pro's Development Graveyard Exemplifies Apple's "1,000 No's to Every Yes": https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apple-vision-pros-development-graveyard-exemplifies-apples-1000-nos-to-every-yes
AppleInsider: Apple's Smart Glasses Predicted for 2027, Upgraded Apple Vision Pro 2028: https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apples-smart-glasses-predicted-for-2027-upgraded-apple-vision-pro-2028
Above Avalon: What Should Apple Do With Vision Pro: https://www.aboveavalon.com/notes/2026/9/28/what-should-apple-do-with-vision-pro
PCGuide: Half-Life: Alyx Runs Standalone on Apple Vision Pro: https://www.pcguide.com/news/half-life-alyx-runs-standalone-on-apple-vision-pro-visually-indiscernible-from-playing-it-on-a-high-end-pc/
Surfer: Red Bull Teahupo'o Apple Vision Pro: https://www.surfer.com/news/red-bull-teahupoo-apple-vision-pro
Music Industry Weekly: Blue Frog Immersive Launches Subscription Model for VR Concerts: https://musicindustryweekly.com/blue-frog-immersive-launches-subscription-model-for-vr-concerts-on-apple-vision-pro/
App Store: Holoport Vision: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/holoport-vision/id6800110267
CIE Online: Spatial Tracking Units for Vision Pro Now Shipping from MIKROE: https://cieonline.co.uk/spacial-tracking-units-for-apples-vision-pro-immersive-experience-headset-now-shipping-from-mikroe/
AppleWorld.Today: Apple Wants You to Draw and Write in an Extended Reality Environment: https://appleworld.today/2026/10/apple-wants-you-to-be-able-to-draw-and-write-in-an-extended-reality-environment-using-the-vision-pro/
Apple Support: How to Clean Your Apple Vision Pro: https://support.apple.com/en-us/119574

X POSTS
X post from @robiegomez: https://x.com/robiegomez/status/2106829042158907690
X post from @SpatiallyMe: https://x.com/SpatiallyMe/status/2105696994668728547
X post from @wenbq_me: https://x.com/wenbq_me/status/2104174834276061569
X post from @SadlyItsBradley: https://x.com/SadlyItsBradley/status/2106475029248573676
X post from @virtual_amir: https://x.com/virtual_amir/status/2106776449914982880
X post from @Dylan_Russell_X: https://x.com/Dylan_Russell_X/status/2106459802096546288
X post from @hunter_spatial: https://x.com/hunter_spatial/status/2106394532099100887

REDDIT
Reddit r/virtualreality: Mark Gurman/Bloomberg — Apple Is Weighing the Future...: https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1wroebs/mark_gurmanbloomberg_apple_is_weighing_the_future/
Reddit r/VisionPro: Spatial Tracks Is Now Live on the App Store: https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wwrg4c/spatial_tracks_is_now_live_on_the_app_store/
Reddit r/VisionPro: Spatialapse Camera App Updated for iPhone 18: https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wxpkfr/spatialapse_camera_app_updated_for_iphone_18/

CONTACT
Vision ProFiles is part of ThePodTalk.net
Host: Marty Jencius
Website: ThePodTalk.net
Email: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com

This week's episode of Vision ProFiles digs into the swirling debate over Apple's next Vision Pro—four competing redesign concepts, a leadership shake-up, soft retail sales, and Meta's cheaper $1,299 rival—while also covering visionOS 27 housekeeping, new apps, and community reactions to it all.
▌ NEXT-GEN VISION PRO — THE ROADMAP DEBATE
New Vision Pro Headset: AppleConsidering Four Different Form Factors — https://technewstube.com/macrumors/1871067/new-vision-pro-headset-apple-considering-four-different/
Apple Working on New, LighterVision Pro Version — https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/27/apple-working-on-new-lighter-vision-pro-version/
N224: Four Prototypes, OneFamiliar Shape — https://www.ithinkdiff.com/apple-vision-pro-successor-n224-smart-glasses/
Vision Hardware LeadershipReshuffle — https://www.ithinkdiff.com/apple-vision-pro-leadership-n224-changes/
Report: Next Vision ProReportedly "On Life Support" as Design Stays Undecided — https://machash.com/cult-of-mac/417488/apples-next-vision-pro-reportedly-life-support-design/
Pushback: Apple's Development"Graveyard" Is a Feature, Not a Failure — https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apple-vision-pros-development-graveyard-exemplifies-apples-1000-nos-to-every-yes
Roadmap Forecast: SmartGlasses in 2027, Upgraded Vision Pro in 2028 — https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/27/apples-smart-glasses-predicted-for-2027-upgraded-apple-vision-pro-2028
▌ INDUSTRY & BUSINESS
Report: Some Apple StoresSelling Just One Vision Pro a Month — https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-vision-pro-sales-one-unit-month-some-stores/
Gurman: Meta's $1,299 VRGlasses Are "Exactly" What Vision Pro Should Have Been — https://machash.com/mac-daily-news/417486/gurman-metas-1299-vr-glasses-exactly-apple-vision-pro/
Meta VR Glasses: Price,Weight, and the Pressure on Vision Pro — https://www.macobserver.com/news/meta-vr-glasses-price-weight-pressure-vision-pro/
▌ VISIONOS 27 — HOUSEKEEPING
How to Prepare Vision Pro forvisionOS 27 Before Monday — https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-prepare-visionos-27-before-monday/
▌ XR COMMUNITY VOICES
Used Vision Pro or Wait forthe Meta VR Glasses? — Community Thread — https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/1wrnl29/used_vision_pro_or_wait_for_the_meta_vr_glasses/
▌ ADDENDUM — LATE-BREAKING LINKS
Gurman/Bloomberg: Apple IsWeighing the Future of Vision Pro — Community Discussion — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wro9ro/mark_gurmanbloomberg_apple_is_weighing_the_future/
visionOS 27 Bug Reports:Widgets and Siri — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wqkb6d/problems_with_visionos27_widgets_and_siri_please/
New App: Depth Strike ($7.99)— https://apps.apple.com/us/app/depth-strike/id6816047104
"We Still Believe inVision Pro, So We Built An..." — Community Post — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wqzj7x/we_still_believe_in_vision_pro_so_we_built_an/
New App: I'm Wizard — MagicCombat Game ($9.99) — https://apps.apple.com/us/app/im-wizard-magic-combat-game/id6747723768
"What Do You Use ItFor?" — Community Thread — https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wq4hrc/what_do_you_use_it_for/
Immersive Video: Changing ofthe Guard at Windsor Castle (180°) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY9oL0DtWsA

▌ SHOW INFORMATION
Host: Marty Jencius | ThePodTalk.net
Panelists: Eric Bolden · Dave Ginsburg
Email: ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com
Web: ThePodTalk.Net

visionOS 27 arrives with Siri AI, curved windows, and personal environments, and the panel works through what it means alongside Apple's widening layoffs, a peer-reviewed neurosurgery study, and a rhythm game that builds levels from your own music.

Host: Marty Jencius | Panelists: Eric Bolden, Dave Ginsburg, Daniel Burkholder

VISIONOS 27 — THE BIG UPDATE
visionOS 27 Is Now Available — Here's What's New
https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-27-is-now-available-for-apple-vision-pro-heres-whats-new/
visionOS 27 Adds Siri AI to Your Spatial Computing Environment
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/09/14/visionos-27-adds-siri-ai-to-your-spatial-computing-environment
visionOS 27 Launched for Apple Vision Pro Headsets
https://www.uploadvr.com/visionos-27-launched-for-apple-vision-pro-headsets/
EU Gets Siri AI on Vision Pro — but Not on iPhone
https://mixed-news.com/en/visionos-27-siri-ai-apple-vision-pro-eu/
Ask Siri Questions While Watching VR 180 — Community Thread
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wm8r00/ask_siri_any_questions_if_you_are_watching_vr_180/

INDUSTRY & BUSINESS
Apple Layoffs 2026 — Fitness+ Team Faces Cuts After Siri, Vision Pro Restructuring
https://www.analyticsinsight.net/jobs/apple-layoffs-2026-fitness-team-faces-cuts-after-siri-vision-pro-restructuring

CONTRARIAN TAKES
The Adoption Curve, Ep. 24: Apple Kills Vision Pro Headsets to Chase Meta's Smart Glasses Lead
https://str8digital.com/shows/the-adoption-curve/episode-24.html
Friday Fury: Apple Vision Pro — One User's Blunt Take
https://kiakamgar.com/posts/friday-fury-apple-vision-pro

RESEARCH
nextViewer Scores 1.7/2.0 Among Neurosurgeons for Surgical Planning
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42729479/

APPS & GAMING
Flow Chaser: Build a Rhythm Level from Any Song You Own — $14.99
https://www.uploadvr.com/flow-chaser-brings-procedural-spatial-rhythm-gameplay-to-apple-vision-pro/
https://mixed-news.com/en/flow-chaser-vision-pro-rhythm-levels-from-your-own-music/
Developer post: https://x.com/Brian_Corrieri/status/2099877065428222036
Gameplay reaction: https://x.com/robiegomez/status/2101386311076573330

PATENT WATCH
Patently Apple — New Vision Pro Patent Filing
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2099868867598377078

XR COMMUNITY VOICES
Voices from the Field on visionOS 27
https://x.com/hunter_spatial/status/2100329478329450672
https://x.com/EinarJohnson_XR/status/2100018160531542267

DEVELOPER CORNER
How to Build Vision Pro WebXR Apps: 5 Coding Secrets
https://msinformationtech.blogspot.com/2026/09/how-to-build-vision-pro-webxr-apps-5.html

CONTACT & FOLLOW
Vision ProFiles is part of The PodTalk Network — https://www.thepodtalk.net
YouTube.com/@VisionProFiles
ThePodTalkNetwork@gmail.com

VisionOS 27 brings nearly the full feature set to M2 owners, Apple previews eye-tracked wheelchair control and new accessibility tools, and a developer opens up iPhone mirroring.

VISIONOS 27 — WHAT'S NEW
Nearly Everything to M2 — Two Features Held for M5
https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-27-m2-vision-pro-two-features-reserved-for-m5/
New Icelandic Environment, Curved Windows
https://www.macobserver.com/news/visionos-27-new-environment-curved-windows-vision-pro/

ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION
Eye-Tracked Wheelchair Control: Tolt and LUCI
https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-wheelchair-control-eye-tracking-tolt-luci/
Three visionOS-Only Accessibility Features in 2026
https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-accessibility-features-vehicle-motion-cues-face-gestures-dwell-control/

APP ECOSYSTEM
1M Apps — Only 3,000 Built for visionOS
https://www.macobserver.com/news/vision-pro-app-ecosystem-1-million-apps-3000-native/
The App Store Is Still a Joke
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wemi9w/vision_pro_app_store_still_a_joke/
Best SharePlay Apps
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wdknow/best_shareplay_apps/

iPHONE MIRRORING
Proof of Concept: Mirroring With Controls
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wesmic/proof_of_concept_iphone_mirroring_with_controls/
iPhone Mirror Control Source Released
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1weyyks/visionos_iphone_mirror_control_sharing_source/

NEW APPS & EXPERIENCES
Apollo 11's Moon Landing as a Spatial Experience
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we7nnp/we_just_released_apollo_11s_moon_landing_as_a/
Spatial Music Visualizer for visionOS
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wex0sm/spatial_music_visualizer_for_visionos/
Locus 1.1.3: Animated Skybox, Ambient Sound
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wehej7/locus_113_with_animated_skybox_and_ambient_sound/
Propriotype: Hand-Driven Desktop Launches
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we97gh/propriotype_hand_desktop_interface_now_on_the_app/
VR Tour of a Stadium Before Apple Immersive
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wemx3i/vr_tour_of_stadium_area_before_apple_immersive/

COMMUNITY SHOWCASE
The Perfect Setup
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we9gpp/the_perfect_setup/
Try to Resist Falling Asleep
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1we6tp6/try_to_resist_falling_asleep/
Owners Want to Be One of the Few
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wf2kjq/apple_vision_pro_owners_want_to_be_one_of_the/
Tester Wanted: Real Cinema Experience
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wf57ly/tester_wanted_for_a_real_cinema_experience_for/
Decoration Spotted in Apple Keynote
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wcvva0/decoration_in_applekeynote/
Roundtable VR
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wen614/roundtable_vr/

INDUSTRY & BROADER CONTEXT
iPhone Duo Is No Apple Vision Pro
https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/10/iphone-duo-is-no-apple-vision-pro/
iPhone Fold Will Go the Way of Vision Pro
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-fold-will-go-the-way-of-vision-pro-4-market-at-most.2488799/

PATENT WATCH
Patently Apple: New Patent Filing
https://x.com/PatentlyApple/status/2097335352847643114

HARDWARE & ACCESSORIES
WeCreate Vision Pro 45W (r/Laserengraving)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Laserengraving/comments/1wae78q/wecreat_vision_pro_45w_distortedwonky_engraving/
AppleCare+ One Family Covers All Eligible Devices
https://www.reddit.com/r/VisionPro/comments/1wbwyqh/apple_care_one_family_covers_all_the_eligible/

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