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How to Tell if Your PC is VR Ready
With affordable PC-compatible headsets like Quest 2 and soon even PSVR 2 support, it's easy to jump into PC VR. For the gamers considering purchasing a PC VR headset, one major question marks the starting point on your journey...
Here’s What Meta Says About Camera Privacy on Quest & Quest Pro
With a growing number of cameras adorning the latest VR headsets from Meta, users understandably would like to know how their privacy is treated before inviting a headset into their home. Here's what Meta has to say about what...
One of the Last Bastions of the Oculus Brand is No More
Alongside the announcement of the company's first retail store, Meta has begun redirecting visitors of the longstanding Oculus.com website to its new Meta Store.
Facebook announced back in late 2021 that it would rebrand itself to Meta and eventually dissolve...
Facebook Rebrands as ‘Meta’, Oculus Branding to be Phased Out
Facebook today announced that it's changing its name to Meta. The rebrand comes as the the company shifts its primary focus toward building the metaverse and the XR products that will support it. The Oculus brand will be phased...
Leaked Facebook MR Headset Confirmed as Project Cambria, a “High-end” Device Coming Next Year
Facebook today confirmed Project Cambria, the MR headset which was spotted in a recent leak. The company says it's a high-end headset designed to roll out more advanced technology before being able to bring it down to the price...
Facebook Spins Out the Excellent ‘Quill’ VR Animation App, Open-sources File Format
Quill is a brilliant VR drawing and animation app originally born within the now shuttered Oculus Story Studio. The app continued on after the group's closure, but with seemingly few long term plans for the app, Facebook has decided...
Oculus Quest Pro Mentioned in Latest Software, Face & Eye Tracking Included
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the idea of a ‘Quest Pro’ headset back in May, saying that it could include sensors for both face and eye tracking. The v32 firmware release for Oculus Quest last month ostensibly confirms that the company...
Quest v32 Update Combines Facebook & Oculus Friends, Improves App Gifting & More
Oculus Quest software v32 is now rolling out to users, and includes a few things aimed at improving Oculus Move, app gifting, friends lists, and file syncing for local headset media.
Here's a quick rundown of the changes coming to...
FTC Sues Facebook Over Alleged Monopolization – What it Could Mean for Oculus
The United States Federal Trade Commission today announced it has filed an amended complaint with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, renewing its effort to sue Facebook over alleged anticompetitive practices. The initial lawsuit was filed in...
Oculus is “All in on OpenXR,” New Developer Features Will Come to OpenXR Only
Oculus is making hard shift away from its proprietary developer APIs in favor of OpenXR, an industry-backed project that aims to standardize the development of VR and AR applications. As of the latest SDK update, the company says OpenXR...
Facebook Headsets Now Account for More Than 60% of VR Headsets Used on Steam
Facebook's growing grip over the VR space reached new heights last month as the company's Oculus headsets exceeded 60% of the share of monthly-connected headsets used on Steam.
Facebook was already a major player in the VR market before the...
LIV Mobile App Lets You Record Quest Mixed Reality Video with Just Your iPhone, Now in...
LIV develops software for mixed reality video capture, and over the years it's become the de facto method for streamers showing themselves immersed in VR from a third-person perspective. For best results though, using LIV invariably means you'll need...
Facebook Just Bought Its Fifth VR Studio, ‘POPULATION: ONE’ Developer BigBox VR
Facebook today announced its fifth VR studio acquisition. This time it’s BigBox VR, the studio behind the popular VR battle royale POPULATION: ONE which launched just last year on PC VR and Quest, and has consistently ranked among Quest's most popular...
Facebook Acquires ‘Onward’ Developer Downpour Interactive in Fourth VR Studio Acquisition
Facebook today announced its fourth VR studio acquisition. This time it's Downpour Interactive, the studio behind the popular VR shooter Onward which has been continuously developed since its Early Access launch on PC back in 2016. More recently the game...
There’s Now a Fully-functional Commodore 64 Emulator for Oculus Quest
Commodore 64, the iconic 8-bit computer from the early '80s, was one of the first home computers for many people back in the day. Its ability to run basic games, office productivity software, and development tools made it one of...



















