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Asus ROG Xreal R1 AR pre-orders now live for $849 — here's what you get for the steep price

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The surprise Asus Republic of Gamers (ROG) and Xreal collaboration has finally arrived after being unveiled at CES 2026 earlier this year. The new ROG Xreal R1 AR glasses are high-end smart glasses built for gaming and could be some of the best smart glasses overall. The new glasses feature a 240Hz refresh rate with micro-OLED displays that deliver a huge 171-inch virtual screen. This screen is projected at a 57 degree field of view, one of the largest we've seen in AR glasses yet. The glasses are supposed to have a near-instant 0.01ms response rate as well, so lag won't be something you'll need to worry about. Asus says the R1 "reaches its peak potential" when paired with the ROG Ally handheld console (or the more recent ROG Xbox Ally X ). My colleague Jason England got a chance to test out the ROG Xreal R1 at CES this year and called them the best AR glasses he's ever tried.…

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