Virtual Pet Simulator ‘Stay: Forever Home’ Launches on Quest in April, Trailer Here
VR pet simulator Stay: Forever Home is officially coming to Quest in April, bringing its loveable canine companion ‘Ember’ to both virtual and mixed reality.
VR Porting Studio Flat2VR Announces 4 More Games Getting Official VR Support
Flat2VR Studios, the team dedicated to porting flatscreen games to VR headsets, announced it has a fresh slate of four games getting the official flat-to-VR treatment.
Meta Details Path to ‘Significantly Reduced Costs’ of Next-gen AR’s Most Critical Component
Meta’s Orion AR glasses prototype is expensive to make—like $10,000 per pair, expensive. Orion’s most pricey component is undoubtedly its custom silicon carbide waveguide lenses, although Meta says it sees a pathway to “significantly reduce the cost” of that key component in the future.
Apple Reportedly to Reveal “feature-packed” visionOS 3.0 Update at WWDC in June
Apple is planning a “feature-packed release” for visionOS 3.0, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who says that Vision Pro’s operating system—and not new XR hardware—is going to be a focus at this year’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC).
Pimax Shares Development Updates on Dream Air and Crystal Super Headsets
Pimax has two PC VR headsets in development: the ultralight Dream Air and the wide field-of-view Crystal Super. The company recently offered an update on the development progress of both headsets, including an update on the shipping timeline of Crystal Super.
‘Animal Company’ Breaks 1 Million Monthly Users, Passes ‘Gorilla Tag’ as Quest’s Top-earner This Week
Animal Company, the free-to-play early access game on Quest, nabbed the top spot for Quest’s highest-earning game this week, overtaking long-time viral hit Gorilla Tag in the weekly charts. Now, developer Wooster Games tells Road to VR it’s not only already profitable, but Animal Company has surpassed one million monthly active users (MAU), cementing its status as VR’s next big F2P game.
Meta Delists ‘Max Mustard’ & ‘Richie’s Plank Experience’ from Quest, Citing Violation of Platform Abuse Policy
Toast Interactive announced their VR games Max Mustard (2024) and Richie’s Plank Experience (2017) have been removed from the Horizon Store for Quest. For now, it’s unclear precisely why, however the veteran indie studio says the move has left them feeling “betrayed and powerless.”
‘TREKS’ Brings Immersive Walking Tours of Iconic Destinations to Omni One VR Treadmill
Virtuix announced it’s releasing an immersive tourism app for its Omni One VR treadmill system that lets you walk through some of the world’s most iconic destinations.
