Sony sold over 400 XR patents to Meta, which is bad news for the future of VR gaming on PlayStation. It will become a problem for Apple Vision Pro gamers.

The sale of patents between companies isn't a new phenomenon, but sometimes they have unintended side effects. In the case of patent transfers from Sony to Meta, it's a move that will impact Apple down the road.

In early October, as first reported by ZD Net Korea and translated by Road to VR , Sony sold a collection of 419 XR-related patents to Meta. After signing a Confirmatory Assignment agreement in December 2025, batches of patents were transferred from Sony to Meta.

The portfolio consisted of 180 U.S. patents and 239 patent-family filings, the latter being filed in other regions.…