You can pre-order Asus ROG and Xreal’s R1 Gaming AR Glasses

Xreal debuted the new R1 Gaming AR Glasses, part of a partnership with Asus ROG, at CES 2026, and they are now available for pre-order worldwide.

Gamers can pre-order the expensive smart glasses from Best Buy starting today for $849; will be available for pre-order at Xreal’s online store starting May 17. Best Buy pickup will begin on May 25.

Everything we know about the new ROG and Xreal R1 AR glasses

The R1 was one of the coolest products I tested at CES 2026 — and I tested almost every smart mirror on display at the annual tech show. (At the time, I wrote, “I’ve seen a lot of cool products at CES, but Xreal has the coolest demo I’ve ever seen.”) Connect them to a gaming handheld, Xbox console, or gaming PC, and these virtual reality glasses put a huge 171-inch screen in the air. Unlike other Xreal AR glasses, they are designed specifically for gaming and come with the ROG Control Dock.

Xreal claims the R1 is the world’s first and fastest AR glasses with a 240Hz refresh rate (frame rate enabled). Back at CES, I got to play Elden Ring and other games that use mirrors. I was impressed with the graphics, color clarity, smoothness, and overall speed, and I had no problem believing they could reach a 240Hz refresh rate. For comparison, Viture Beast’s latest gaming glasses clock out at 120Hz. The glasses also support Xreal’s real-time 2D-to-3D conversion, which works surprisingly well in my testing.

The glasses weren’t overly heavy on my face, which is always a concern with smart glasses.

Xreal positions the glasses as a premium product, and with a price tag of $849, they should be. According to Xreal, the glasses work best when used with last year’s ROG Xbox Ally X handheld game console.

The press statement says:

“The R1 opens up a new dimension of handheld gaming by using dual-display functionality in sync with ROG Ally. While the glasses create a 171-inch virtual battlefield, the Ally’s built-in display remains active to allow real-time adjustments to brightness, screen size, aspect ratio, visual effects, and more – all without disrupting gameplay.”

I still need to test these glasses outside of a demo environment, and I’ll have a full review to share in the coming weeks. But for those beginners who are ready to take the plunge, you can pre-order the glasses at Best Buy starting today.

Asus ROG Xreal R1 Gaming AR Glasses by numbers

ROG Xreal R1 Gaming AR Glasses and control dock
Credit: Xreal

• Display: Sony 0.55-inch micro-OLED displays

• Refresh rate: Up to 240Hz

• Solution: 1920 x 1080

• Display size: 171-inch display from 4 meters

• Field of view: 57 degrees

• Weight: you are 91g

• High brightness: 700 you say

• Communication: PCs, consoles, handhelds, Android, and iOS via USB-C

• Bose sound

• Electrochromic lenses

• Includes ROG Control Dock