Asus ROG and Xreal built the first 240Hz AR gaming glasses. They cost $849 and ship in June.

TL;DRThe ROG Xreal R1 offers 240Hz micro-OLED gaming on a 171-inch virtual screen for $849. Pre-orders are live, shipping June 1.

Asus Republic of Gamers and Xreal have opened pre-orders for the ROG Xreal R1, the world’s first 240Hz micro-OLED gaming AR glasses. The device costs $849 on Best Buy, with Xreal’s own store accepting orders from 17 May. Worldwide shipping begins on 1 June.

The headline specification is the refresh rate. At 240Hz, the R1 doubles what any competing AR glasses currently offer, including Xreal’s own One Pro, which tops out at 120Hz and costs $650. The glasses use dual 0.55-inch Sony micro-OLED displays with a peak brightness of 700 nits, a 0.01ms response time, and Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) resolution per eye. The field of view is 57 degrees, which Xreal claims covers 95% of the wearer’s focused vision. The result is a virtual screen that appears 171 inches wide. The entire device weighs 91 grams.

Inside, Xreal’s X1 spatial coprocessor handles the menu system, 3DoF tracking (with support for 6DoF), and latency management. Motion-to-photon lag is rated at 3ms. The glasses feature electrochromic dimming across three levels, which automatically adjusts lens transparency based on head tracking, becoming transparent when the wearer looks away from the virtual screen and tinting when they re-engage. Audio comes from built-in Bose-tuned speakers.