Snap Plans to Launch New Consumer ‘Specs’ AR Glasses Next Year
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, today announced it’s working on the next iteration of its Spectacles AR glasses (aka ‘Specs’), which are slated to release publicly sometime next year.
‘Stranger Things’ Multiplayer VR Experience is Coming to Sandbox VR Destinations Later This Year
Sandbox VR, the location-based VR destination, is working with Netflix to create a multiplayer VR experience based on the hit TV show Stranger Things.
Vision Pro Will Allow ‘Optional’ and ‘Required’ Designations for Apps Using Motion Controllers
One of the biggest pieces of Vision Pro news from today’s WWDC is that the headset will be getting support for PSVR 2 motion controllers and a Logitech motion stylus with the release of visionOS 26. Now we’re learning more of the details, including the fact that developers will be able to publish Vision Pro apps that ‘require’ motion controllers, and those which make them ‘optional’. The change is a surprising shift compared to the hand-tracking only approach that Apple launched the headset with.
Apple Reveals Major Vision Pro Updates Coming in VisionOS 26, Developer Beta Available Starting Today
VisionOS 26 is Apple’s next major update to Vision Pro. Expected to be released to the public later this year, Apple says developers will be able to start testing the new version starting today. The update adds some major changes, including support for PSVR 2 motion controllers and a spatial stylus from Logitech.
Spatial Photos on Vision Pro Are Getting a Volumetric Upgrade for Greater Immersion
At WWDC today, Apple announced the headlining features of visionOS 26, its next big OS release for Vision Pro. Among them is a new revamped spatial photos feature that ought to make them even more immersive.
Vision Pro Update to Finally Let Developers Make Co-located AR Experiences
Apple’s next big Vision Pro update, coming in visionOS 26 later this year, is adding the ability for developers to create co-located AR experiences so users can interact with the same app, 3D model, and more.
Vision Pro’s Next Big Update Will Add Anchored Widgets That Live Around Your House
Apple today announced at WWDC that Vision Pro is getting spatialized Widgets, coming along when visionOS 26 drops later this year.
Vision Pro is Getting a Major Visual Upgrade to Its ‘Persona’ Avatars
Apple ‘Personas’ on Vision Pro are already the most likelife real-time avatars you can find on any headset today, but in the next version of visionOS, they’re taking another step forward.
Vision Pro is Getting Official Support for PSVR 2 Motion Controllers and New Logitech Stylus
Apple announced visionOS 26 today, its new naming scheme for the next big update coming to Vision Pro later this year. Among Vision Pro’s list of new features comes something we’ve been waiting for: actual support for VR input devices, including motion controllers and a spatially-tracked stylus.
Unofficial SteamVR Driver Will Reportedly Enable Support for WMR Headsets on Latest Windows Versions
Microsoft pulled the plug on support for its entire WMR platform on Windows 11 last year, putting an official end to the company’s foray into PC VR headsets. Now, an unofficial SteamVR driver hopes to bring it back.
Meta Announces First-party ‘Deadpool VR’ Game Voiced by Neil Patrick Harris
Meta’s first-party VR game studio Twisted Pixel revealed its latest upcoming title: Marvel’s Deadpool VR. Set for release later this year, the game is said to feature an all-new, original Deadpool story, with the main character voiced by Neil Patrick Harris.
Hands-on: ‘Marvel’s Deadpool VR’ Nails the Vibe, But Needs Work on Feel
We got an early look at Marvel’s Deadpool VR, the upcoming title from first-party Meta studio Twisted Pixel.
AWE 2025 Preview: 4 Companies Building XR’s Future
AWE USA 2025, one of the XR industry’s largest annual conferences, kicks off next week. We got a preview of what four interesting companies attending the event will be showing.
