ASUS ROG Xreal R1 Hits Preorder — The World’s First 240Hz Gaming AR Glasses Cost $849

Gaming-focused AR glasses just got a serious refresh-rate upgrade. The ASUS ROG Xreal R1, developed in partnership with XREAL, are now available to preorder at Best Buy for $849, with XREAL’s own store opening preorders shortly after. Worldwide shipping is expected to begin this summer.

ASUS and XREAL are billing the R1 as the world’s first 240Hz micro-OLED gaming AR glasses — double the refresh rate of most AR glasses currently on the market, which typically top out around 120Hz. Each lens uses a Sony 0.55-inch micro-OLED panel running at 1920×1080, with motion-to-photon latency rated at just 3ms. For gamers, that combination is aimed squarely at fast-paced titles like first-person shooters and racing games, where every millisecond of lag matters.

The headline number, however, comes with a caveat: the 240Hz mode isn’t on by default. It requires a “boosted frame rate” setting to be switched on, so out-of-the-box performance runs lower until it’s enabled.

On the display side, ASUS quotes a virtual screen equivalent to 171 inches at a viewing distance of around four meters, with a 57-degree field of view said to cover up to 95% of a wearer’s natural focus area. The glasses weigh 91 grams and include adjustable nose pads and electrochromic lenses, which dim automatically to block out ambient light — a feature usually reserved for higher-end AR hardware.

Connectivity is where the R1 leans hardest into its ROG branding. Paired with the included ROG Control Dock, the glasses connect to PC, Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch via DisplayPort and dual HDMI ports. Without the dock, they connect natively to phones and tablets that support DisplayPort over USB-C. The standout feature, though, is a dedicated zero-setup pairing with ASUS’s own ROG Ally handheld — a single USB-C cable, no configuration needed.

At $849, the R1 sits well above most AR glasses on the market, and reviewers have already flagged the price as a tough sell given current economic conditions. As of this article’s publication, no independent hands-on reviews have been published, meaning every spec attached to the R1 — refresh rate, latency, screen size — comes directly from ASUS and XREAL’s own marketing materials. Whether the real-world experience matches those numbers will likely become clear once review units start shipping.

For now, ROG Ally owners with $849 to spare have the clearest reason to consider a preorder. Everyone else may want to wait for that first wave of independent testing.