Published May 15, 2026, 3:30 AM EDT Sara Heritage is a tech and gaming journalist, who's currently making her way up to Master Ball rank in Pokemon Champions. Bylines in IGN, GAMINGbible, The Gamer and more. You can usually find her tinkering with tech, or restoring old consoles, always with one of her 3 cats nearby. Come and talk with her over on Twitter @SHeritageJourno. Summary The ROG XREAL R1 delivers a 171-inch virtual screen with 240Hz and 0.01ms for smooth, low-latency gaming. XREAL X1 chip with 3DoF and real-time 2D-to-3D conversion for pinned or head-tracked use, reducing motion sickness. Includes ROG Control Dock, multiport connectivity, and electrochromic lenses; pre-orders open May 15/17, price TBA. Augmented reality (AR) glasses have always promised a "monitor in your pocket," but for gamers, they’ve often fallen short. Between laggy visuals and that dreaded feeling of motion sickness, they've always been more of a novelty than a serious gear upgrade.…