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PSVR 2 Unlikely to Ever Work on PC, Says Creator Behind PSVR 1 Compatibility Driver

No more ungainly break-out boxes to contend with; thankfully PSVR 2 connects to PlayStation 5 via a single USB-C cable. But if you think you'll be able to plug in that seemingly standard cable to a VR-ready PC to...

US Congress Halts Orders of Microsoft AR Combat Goggles Amid Reports of Headaches & Eyestrain

In 2021, Microsoft won a United States Army defense contract worth up to $22 billion which would support the development of an Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), a tactical AR headset for soldiers based on HoloLens 2. Now Congress...

‘Rec Room’ Teams Up with NFL for New Virtual Merch Featuring All 32 Teams

Rec Room announced it's partnering with the National Football League (NFL) to bring a host of officially licensed virtual merch to the social VR platform. Kicking off today, Rec Room will feature a new NFL pop-up shop where users can...

‘Roblox’ Rumored to Launch on Meta Quest in Late 2023

Roblox already supports PC VR headsets in addition to every conceivable traditional platform out there, although a recent report maintains the metaverse powerhouse may land on Quest later this year. The report arrives from The Verge's newly released paid newsletter, Command...

Meta Sharpens the Axe for Quest 1: First-party Social Ends in March, Security Patches in 2024

It seems Meta is finally taking the original 2019 Quest behind the shed this year, as the company announced it's set to deprecate first-party social features on the device, which includes access to Parties and Meta Horizon Home. Meta also...

Hands-on: Vive XR Elite is Lightweight & Compact, But Shares Quest Pro’s Woes

At CES 2023 HTC revealed its new Vive XR Elite headset which is positioned as a Quest Pro competitor. In terms of features and hardware, the headset is largely a refinement of formfactor over anything else; and while it's...

Intel Partners with Meta to Optimize Flagship Wi-Fi Card for Low Latency PC VR Gaming on...

Quest 2 users have a few choices when it comes to cutting the cable and playing PC VR games over Wi-Fi. You can opt for something like a dedicated dongle, or simply configure your network for the most optimal Wi-Fi...
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Codemasters’ First Quest-native Racing Sim to Release on Quest 2 Next Week

EA's Codemasters is getting ready to launch its first Quest-native title next week, a VR version of popular arcade racing sim GRID Legends. GRID Legends for Quest is set to launch on January 12th, which is quite the surprise since we...

Vrgineers Announce Wireless Module for XTAL Ultrawide FOV Headset

Vrgineers, the team behind enterprise-focused wide-FOV VR headsets, announced at CES 2023 this week that it's releasing a wireless version of its latest XTAL VR headset. To realize the newest flavor of XTAL coming to enterprise, the company worked with...

Magic Leap 2 Gains Certification so Doctors Can Use AR During Surgery

Magic Leap, the storied unicorn developing enterprise AR headsets, announced at CES 2023 that its flagship device Magic Leap 2 earned a certification that clears it for use in the operating room. The company first intimated it had pursued IEC...

HTC Unveils Vive XR Elite, a Quest Pro Competitor Priced at $1,100

HTC officially unveiled its next consumer-focused headset at CES 2023 today. Called Vive XR Elite, the standalone mixed reality device boasts a feature set that positions HTC to go toe-to-toe with Meta's Quest Pro, but at a notably cheaper...

Meta is Bringing One of Its Most Popular VR Games to PSVR 2

Who would have thought one VR's most popular games was coming to Sony's next-gen VR headset? Probably everyone, but now the company has confirmed it is indeed bringing Beat Saber to PSVR 2. Announced during Sony's CES 2023 keynote, Beat Saber...

Virtual Event Platform ‘Wave’ Returns to VR with Pico Partnership, Calvin Harris Concert to Debut Jan...

Wave, the virtual entertainment company known for putting on a ton of VR concerts a few years back, actually deprecated VR support for its app back in early 2021 to focus on streaming its brand of digital concerts to...

‘Gran Turismo 7’ Coming to PlayStation VR 2 at Launch

Sony has announced that the latest title in its longstanding racing franchise, Gran Turismo 7, will support PSVR 2 at launch. This week during Sony's CES 2023 conference, the company announced that Gran Turismo 7 will support PSVR 2 at the...

Shiftall’s Slim & Light PC VR Headset MeganeX to Launch Early 2023, Priced at $1,700

MeganeX, the SteamVR-compatible headset from Panasonic's Shiftall, made its big debut back at CES 2020, and after years of iterations shown at various trade shows, the company says it's finally nearing launch. Shiftall is set to sell two flavors of...
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