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Hooray for the PC: Sales are up by nearly 10% on last year, but predictably things are quite a bit slower in the US
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/hooray-for-the-pc-sales-are-up-by-nearly-10-percent-on-last-year-but-predictably-things-are-quite-a-bit-slower-in-the-us/
Good news for the PC massive. According to the market data wonks at IDC, worldwide PC sales are up by nearly 10% in their latest figures. However, sales in the US alone only crept up by 1%.

To be more specific, IDC reckons worldwide PC sales in the third quarter of 2025 are precisely 9.4% higher than the same period in 2024. In the US, meanwhile, sales only cedged up by that 1% figure for the same period, while Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) went gangbusters at fully 14%, as did Asia Pacific, scoring the same 14% figure.

Valve's long-awaited standalone VR headset, Deckard, could be here before year's end according to word on the street from China
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/valves-long-awaited-standalone-vr-headset-deckard-could-be-here-before-years-end-according-to-word-on-the-street-from-china/
According to a Chinese analyst group called the XR Research Institute, Upload VR reports, Valve Deckard is set to ship at the end of this year during the holiday season. Mass production has apparently begun, and 400,000–600,000 units are expected per year.
>> I wouldn’t hold my breath for this one, but you never know.

A YouTuber has built his own VR headset for a little over $150 and made the whole project open source, so I might just give it a go
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/a-youtuber-has-built-his-own-vr-headset-for-a-little-over-usd150-and-made-the-whole-project-open-source-so-anyone-can-give-it-a-go/
For many, virtual reality hardware is still an expensive niche to get into. Even our top budget pick in our best VR headset guide, the Meta Quest 3S, can still set you back nearly $300. Well, a YouTuber has rocked up with a homemade headset project using 3D printed parts and bobbins bought off AliExpress that costs half the price of the Meta Quest 3S.

Creator CNCDan's homemade VR headset runs at a 2880 x 1440p resolution, and even allows the wearer to manually adjust the position of its two 2.9-inch LCD screens (via Techspot). These tiny displays, alongside the headset's Fresnel lenses, IMU board, and Arduino Pro microcontroller, were all bought from AliExpress. It is, in essence, an inexpensive techie upgrade on the 'phone in a box' style headset.

In all, the project cost a little over $150, not counting all of the very spenny personal 3D printing equipment the rest of the build requires. CNCDan has made all of this project's 3D printing model files open source via his GitHub, alongside a full bill of materials if you fancy trying to build this affordable VR headset yourself.
>> The article has the almost 15 minutes video showing most of the process.