Pimax Secures $20M Series B Funding to Further Develop Wide Field of View VR Headsets
Pimax, the Chinese startup building wide field of view (FOV) virtual reality headsets, has secured $20 million in Series B financing.
Quest 2 Drops Backwards Compatibility with Oculus Go Apps & Games
It was a little over a year ago when Facebook triumphantly announced that games and apps made for Oculus Go would live on in Oculus Quest. But now with Go long gone and Quest 1 out of production, the company has decided to no longer support Go titles through Quest 2.
Sony Unveils ‘Spatial Reality Display’ with Eye-tracking for Glasses-free 3D Viewing
Sony recently unveiled Spatial Reality Display, a 15.6-inch 4K panel that includes both eye-tracking and embedded lenticular lens array so users can view 3D content with the naked eye.
‘Blaston’ is a Fantastically Creative VR ‘Shooter’ That’s All About Making You Move
Blaston, the latest VR title from Resolution Games, is a 1 vs. 1 multiplayer VR game that thinks completely outside the box and explores new and interesting mechanics that challenge the notion of what a ‘VR shooter’ can be.
Facebook’s Expanded VR Policies Disallow “invading personal space” and “sexual gestures”
As Facebook moved to require Facebook accounts to be used with Oculus headsets, the company also updated and expanded its VR policies which now dictate rules around “personal space” and “sexual gestures”.
Facebook Disguised Quest 2 Dev Kits as Clothing Irons to Avoid Prying Eyes
Even though Quest 2 was leaked well before it was officially announced, Facebook still did their level best to hide the box from prying eyes while en route to developers, camouflaging it as an ordinary household clothing iron.
Apple Adds LiDAR Scanner to iPhone 12 Pro for “Instant AR” & Depth Mapping
Apple today introduced its latest lineup of smartphones, including the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, both of which are equipped with a LiDAR scanner which will bolster AR capabilities.
‘Beat Saber’ Multiplayer Update Available Now on PC & Quest, Coming Soon to PSVR
Multiplayer for Beat Saber, a feature which was purportedly in the works since the earliest days of the game, is finally available via a free update today. Players on Quest and PC VR will be able to jump right in, but unfortunately the PSVR update is delayed for the time being.
‘The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners’ Releases on Quest Today, Trailer Here
At Facebook’s Connect keynote last month, Skydance Interactive announced that The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) is making its way to Oculus Quest in October. Surprise, surprise. That’s today.
Quest 2 Teardown Reveals New Cooling System & Astoundingly Dense Interior
Oculus Quest 2 is Facebook’s follow-up to the original 2019 Quest, offering a higher resolution display, higher refresh rate, lower overall weight, and a more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chipset. A teardown of Quest 2 shows most of the headset’s innards, splayed out for all to see.
Oculus Quest 2 Review – The Best Standalone Headset Gets Better in (Almost) Every Way
When Quest first launched in 2019, we called it the “first great standalone VR headset,” owing to it being a truly complete package between hardware, software, and content. And over the course of its life, we saw Quest improve over time with software updates that added new features and improved existing ones. And now we have Quest 2, which is pretty much the same headset, just better in (almost) every way.
Quest 2 Elite Strap & Elite Battery Strap Review
Quest 2 is the first Oculus headset to get official head strap accessories. There’s two to choose from: the Elite Strap, which offers a rigid strap with counterweight, and the Elite Battery Strap, which is essentially the same but with an even better counterweight thanks to an included battery. Here’s our review of both options.
Here’s Every Country & Store Where Quest 2 is Officially Being Sold
On the eve of the Oculus Quest 2 launch your favorite retailer might be backordered or out of stock of the headset, but have you looked elsewhere? Here’s a complete list of official Quest 2 retailers and the MSRP price in each country.
Oculus Link Will Continue to Work with SteamVR After Native Integration into Quest Interface
In addition to a handful of upcoming performance upgrades, Oculus plans to eventually merge Oculus Link directly into Quest’s interface instead of handing the job off to Oculus Dash (the Oculus PC interface) as it does now. The company has confirmed that SteamVR will continue to be supported even after the interface merger.
‘Rec Room’s’ Battle Royale Mode & Pirate Adventure Are Coming to Quest 2, but Not Quest
Oculus Quest 2 is coming tomorrow, October 13th, and the team over at Rec Room is pushing out some content to Quest 2 that was previously exclusive to PC and PS4.
