Hi! I’m a senior reporter at The Verge. I cover technology, video games, and more.
Below are select highlights of my work. You can see all of my writing for The Verge on my author page. On Bluesky, I’m @jaypeters.net.
Meta’s next VR device isn’t a headset — it’s glasses
My hands-on with Meta’s VR Glasses.
I wore Snap’s $2,200 smart glasses
My hands-on with Snaps Specs augmented reality glasses.
Nintendo opens up Fire Emblem with the gigantic Fortune’s Weave
My review of Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave for the Switch 2.
Valve’s new Steam Controller isn’t perfect, but I’m buying one anyway
My review of Valve’s excellent new Steam Controller.
AI was everywhere at gaming’s big developer conference — except the games
Despite how much marketing about AI was at GDC in 2026, developers I talked to were against the idea of using AI to help make their games.
How Reddit crushed the biggest protest in its history
Former Kotaku writers are launching a new video game site — and they own it this time
Tim Sweeney on the future of Fortnite after another win over Apple
The creator of Papers, Please wants developers to make weirder, more personal games
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is my childhood podracing dream come true
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: all-day smart glasses with the same tricky questions
The best indie games we’re playing right now
NPR’s All Things Considered: What having a product guy as Apple’s CEO might mean for the company
LiveNOW from FOX: Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders sold out
CBC News: ELI5: What’s the deal with the Reddit blackout?
Meta and Snap battle for your face | The Vergecast
Hands-on with Meta’s new VR glasses
Social video about cool Steam Controller features
| [Reddit vs. Reddit: the latest on the fight for the platform | The Vergecast](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57vjLHBlIyI) |
Before The Verge, I worked at Techmeme and WE Communications.
I drafted accepted emoji proposals for:
🫡 Saluting Face (one of two accepted proposals for Saluting Face)
🫧 Bubbles
🧇 Waffle
🥱 Yawning Face
I also wrote a story for The Verge about how I made the yawning face and waffle emoji.
I like to run long distances and have completed four marathons:
In 2010, I played bass drum for the University of Oregon Marching Band and nearly ran over a camera person at the Rose Bowl.