Sam Rutherford for Engadget

If you were intrigued by ROG and Xreal's gaming AR headset at CES , you'll soon be able to get your hands on them for a hefty $849. ASUS's gaming subsidiary announced today that the ROG Xreal R1 glasses are now available for pre-order at Best Buy, and they'll also be sold from the company's website on May 17. We expected them to come in a bit higher than Xreal”s excellent $649 One Pro glasses , as the ROG model is essentially a supercharged upgrade, with a smoother 240Hz refresh rate and a bundled dock that makes it easy to plug in multiple consoles, PCs and other hardware.

Otherwise, the Xreal R1 are pretty similar to Xreal's previous flagship hardware. They still have a 57-degree field of view, which is enough to create a 171-inch virtual screen from four meters away, and they're still running at 1080p. For the price, it would be nice to see Xreal move beyond basic HD, but I'd wager it's also tough to find tiny micro-OLED panels in 1,440p or 4K these days.…