The spec is finally moving. The WebXR/WebGPU Binding is now an official Immersive Web Editor’s Draft (dated 15 June 2026). It defines XRGPUBinding where you request an xrCompatible GPUDevice and create WebGPU-backed projection/composition layers instead of XRWebGLLayer. After ~3 years of the proposal sitting dead, it’s active again, largely because Quest Browser shipping WebGPU made it worth doing. As a result, can we expect Babylon to enable a WebGPU backend for immersive mode sometime in the near future? 
4 Likes
Things are happening. I will keep you updated about the WebGPU support.
4 Likes
Oh, the link of the proposal has been updated to below I think:
1 Like
Yup, we are actively connected with the spec ppl there 
1 Like
If anyone wants to track the work - [Epic] WebGPU support for WebXR · Issue #18635 · BabylonJS/Babylon.js · GitHub
Experimental on the quest browser is more than enough to start playing around with it
3 Likes
Will this help unlock WebXR support for Babylon Lite?
Of course. WebXR for lite is already partly implemented, but will stay experimental for a long time because of the lack of WebGPU support in most browsers. It is not yet commited and there are still things to be fixed. But know that I am working on it.