Oculus Store Thanksgiving Sale Now On, Up to 50% Off Rift Games
Oculus dropped prices on several VR titles on their store for Thanksgiving with those prices likely to persist through the weekend until Cyber Monday. Here’s what’s on offer.
Moto Z and Moto Z Force: Now Daydream-Ready
The Moto Z and Moto Z Force smartphones are the first devices after the Pixel and Pixel XL to be recognised by Google as ‘Daydream-ready’. Daydream VR is Google’s new mobile VR platform built into the latest version of Android.
Today Only: Get a VR Ready PC and Oculus Rift for $999 (Plus $100 Store Credit and ‘EVE: Valkyrie’)
In perhaps the best Rift bundle we’ve seen yet, you can pick up a VR Ready PC and Oculus Rift headset for $999 today only, plus $160 in games and store credit.
Minimum Specs for Microsoft’s Windows 10 AR/VR Interface Are Impressively Low
In a compatibility test application from recent Windows 10 test builds, Microsoft has revealed some minimum specs for Windows Holographic, the Windows 10 interface and platform for VR and AR devices which will include inexpensive headsets from big manufacturers.
Two Words for “Experience” in German: What VR Can Learn from Erfahrung and Erlebnis
The language and terminology around virtual reality is still evolving, but the VR community has been settling into using the phrase ‘VR experience’ in order to describe the process of a going through a piece of virtual reality content. I had a friend/business partner over who got her Ph.D. in German literature, and she had a lot of really interesting insights about how the German language actually has two separate words for experience with “Erfahrung” and “Erlebnis.”
HTC Confirms Each Vive is Sold at Profit, “Much More” Than 140,000 Units in Sales
In the company’s most recent earnings call, HTC confirmed it’s making a profit on each Vive headset sold, and that the company has sold “much more” than a widely reported 140,000 units.
Oculus Touch Global Backorder Has New Orders Shipping 10 to 15 Days After Launch
The long anticipated Oculus Touch controllers launch on December 6th. If you’re just putting in your pre-order with Oculus today, you may not have your hands on the device until later in the month. Other retailers may still have unordered stock.
Daydream-ready Phone Minimum Requirements Detailed in Android Documentation
The latest Compatibility Definition Document for Android includes a new section specifying what’s required from a ‘Daydream-ready’ phone. Daydream VR is Google’s new high-end mobile VR platform, built directly into Android, but it only works with specially designed phones.
‘Pinball FX2 VR’ Coming to Vive and PSVR Along with Walking Dead Table on November 29th
Pinball FX2 VR’s timed exclusivity with Oculus shortly comes to an end, with the game due to arrive on HTC Vive and PlayStation VR on November 29th. At the same time, the popular Walking Dead-themed table shuffles its way onto all VR versions of the game.
Oculus Touch Day-one Launch Lineup Soars to More Than 50 Titles
Oculus today has confirmed that there’s more than 50 Touch-supporting titles ready for the controller’s launch next month.
Xbox Game Streaming to Oculus Rift is Finally Launching Next Month
Announced nearly a year and a half ago, Oculus and Microsoft are finally making good on their promise to stream Xbox One games into a virtual theater on the Rift.
HTC Partners on $1.5 Billion VR Investment Fund with Shenzhen Municipal Government
HTC and the Shenzhen Municipal Government announced plans to set up a joint China VR Research Institute, creating a 10 billion RMB (~$1.45 billion USD) Shenzhen VR Investment Fund to accelerate the development of the VR industry in China.
Oculus Rift Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deal Offers $100 in Store Credit
From November 24th to the 28th, purchases of an Oculus Rift headset through Best Buy will be eligible for $100 of Oculus Store credit which can be spent on Rift and Gear VR games and apps.
Save $100 on HTC Vive During Black Friday & Cyber Monday
Beginning on November 24th, HTC will give $100 off purchases of the Vive system, while stocks last. Software deals during the Black Friday weekend will also be available through HTC’s own VR app store, Viveport.
MelodyVR Introduces ‘iTunes of VR’ Concept to O2 Store Customers
Launching later this year on Rift, Gear VR, and Vive, music VR platform MelodyVR is previewing a light version of its app across some 600 O2 stores in Germany in partnership with Telefónica. 42 of those stores will allow visitors to try the app on Samsung Gear VR headsets, where they can enjoy vantage points on concerts from the likes of Kygo, The Who, and the London Symphony Orchestra. In the remaining stores, the light version of the app will be shown by O2 Gurus.
