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Qualcomm Announces More Powerful Version of Quest 3’s XR Chip
Qualcomm today announced its latest Snapdragon XR chip, the XR2+ Gen 2, a more capable variant of the chip that powers Quest 3. The company also hints that it will be used in the upcoming Samsung-Google headset.
Qualcomm is at...
XR Year in Review: The Most Important Stories of 2023 and What They Mean for 2024
Somehow another year has come and gone. 2024 will mark the 13th year that we've been following this XR journey here at Road to VR. With an eye on that long-term perspective, it's once again time to reflect on...
Microsoft is Pulling the Plug on Windows VR Headsets
Microsoft announced this week that it plans to remove support for its entire WMR platform on Windows, which could make Windows VR headsets inoperable.
A Good Start
Microsoft was surprisingly quick to jump into the VR sphere back in 2017 when...
Road to VR’s 2023 Game of the Year Awards
"Virtual reality is dead." That's what we've been told about every six months for the better part of a decade now. Anyone who's been following the space though knows that more people than ever are playing VR games and opening...
Video Offers a Glimpse of Vision Pro Hand-tracking & Occlusion Performance
A video posted by a Vision Pro developer appears to show the current levels of hand-tracking and occlusion performance that Apple's new headset is capable of.
Apple Vision Pro, expected to launch in the next few months, will use hand-tracking...
‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ Hands-on: The New Benchmark for Quest Games
If you're just getting into VR, chances are you haven't played Asgard's Wrath, the Meta-funded RPG from Sanzaru Games that came exclusive to Oculus Rift in 2019. At the time, the 30+ hour adventure was one of the first...
Update: Meta Resumes Quest 3 Battery Strap Orders Following Charging Debacle
Meta paused shipments of its Elite Strap with Battery for Quest 3 late last month due to a widespread charging fault that would render the battery useless for some users. Meta is now unpausing orders of the device, as...
‘Demeter’ is an Intriguing MR Platformer for Quest That Actually Reacts to Your Room
Meta announced a new mixed reality platformer for Quest called Demeter that uses your furniture and walls so you can solve puzzles and challenges, tasking you to guide a pint-size hero get back to her world.
Developed by Novelab and...
Xbox Cloud Gaming Comes to Quest, But You’ll Need Your Own Gamepad
Meta and Microsoft today made good on their word to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming and the Game Pass library to Quest. With a subscription to Game Pass Ultimate and a supported gamepad, Quest can now be used to play...
Pico Reportedly Cancels Quest Competitor to Instead Take on Apple Vision Pro
According to a report from The Information, ByteDance subsidiary Pico Interactive is pulling the release of its next consumer-focused standalone headset in effort to no longer compete directly with Meta Quest, instead positioning its next device to compete with...
‘Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord’ Teases “major update” Coming in March
Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) and nDreams showed off more of the post-launch roadmap for Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord (2023), the ghostbusting co-op adventure that landed on Quest and PSVR 2 in October. Owners of the game...
‘Arizona Sunshine 2’ Review – Head-popping Fun With Friends
Seven years after its predecessor, Arizona Sunshine 2 is back to bring you more head-popping fun, and thanks to its co-op capability and wide release on all major VR platforms, you'll be able to have a friend join you for this...
Quest 2 Stock Appears to be Draining as Holiday Sale Drives Purchases
Although Quest 3 is Meta's hot new headset release, an attractive holiday deal looks like it'll make Quest 2 the company's best selling headset this year. Looking at the stock available directly from Meta shows that Quest 3 availability...
Vision Pro Isn’t Here Yet, But You Can Already Start Capturing Spatial Video on Your iPhone
Apple Vision Pro isn't slated to launch until early next year, but if you've got an iPhone 15 Pro you can already start capturing memories as spatial videos.
Update (December 11th, 2023): Apple today publicly released iOS 17.2, the first...
Creator of Rhythm Action Game ‘Thumper’ Announces New VR Game Set for 2024
One of the co-creators of Thumper (2016), an acclaimed rhythm action game that eventually got VR support, has announced a new VR-first game called Thrasher with some totally unique-looking gameplay.
While Thumper was a flatscreen game first with an eventual VR mode, the upcoming...


















