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Unofficial SteamVR Driver for PSVR 2 to Release Soon as Sony Plans its Own PC VR Support

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Feb 28, 2024

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Sony says it’s bringing some form of PC VR support to PSVR 2 at some point this year, although it’s not clear when, or even how the company will go about letting users play games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020) or popular social VR platforms equally missing from the headset’s game catalogue. But some won’t have to wait: iVRy, an unofficial project dedicated to the task, is bringing it long-awaited SteamVR driver to PSVR 2 sometime next month.

‘Beat the Beats’ Rhythm-Boxing Game Launches on PSVR 2, Coming Soon to Other Major Headsets

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Feb 27, 2024

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The VR rhythm genre is getting kind of crowded, with many developers looking to replicate Beat Saber’s ‘hit the thing to the beat’ money machine. Enter Beat the Beats, a project indeed inspired by Meta’s seminal block-slashing game, although with its own flair that really seems to set it apart from the competition.

Qualcomm’s Head of XR is Leaving at a Pivotal Moment for the Industry

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Feb 27, 2024

qualcomm-hugo-swart-xr1 — Hugo Swart introduces Snapdragon XR | Courtesy Qualcomm

Hugo Swart, General Manager and Vice President of XR at Qualcomm, has announced his departure from the company at a pivotal moment in the industry.

Sony to Shutter ‘Blood & Truth’ London Studio, Layoffs at ‘Horizon Call of the Mountain’ Studio

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Feb 27, 2024

blood and truth (3) — 'Blood & Truth' | Image courtesy Sony London

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced today that the company is laying off 900 PlayStation employees, or around eight percent of the company, which will affect a number of its first-party game studios. This includes the closure of Sony’s London Studio, which created VR action-adventure game Blood & Truth (2019).

’90s Classic ‘Tomb Raider’ is Coming to Quest & Pico in Unofficial Team Beef VR Port

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Feb 27, 2024

tomb-raider — 'Tomb Raider: I-III Remastered' (2024) | Image courtesy Aspyr, Crystal Dynamics

Team Beef, the modding group behind a slew of unofficial VR ports of classic games, announced their next project is Tomb Raider (1996), which will bring the action-adventure game to standalone headsets Quest and Pico VR.

One of the First Oculus Rift Games is Currently One of Vision Pro’s Best

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Feb 26, 2024

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Proton Pulse, originally created for the Oculus Rift DK1 development kit in 2013, has been re-released on Apple Vision Pro this week. Practically untouched from its original head-tracked input scheme, the game marks a soft reset in XR game development as developers assess how to approach Vision Pro’s lack of controllers.

Report: Meta & LG’s Rumored Vision Pro Competitor Set to Launch in Early 2025

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Feb 26, 2024

apple-vision-pro-vs-meta-quest-3-2 — Quest 3 (left) and Apple Vision Pro (right) | Based on images courtesy Meta, Apple

According to a report from South Korean outlet The Korea Economic Daily (Korean), Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be in-country this week to finalize a deal with LG regarding a previously rumored competitor to Apple Vision Pro, which is reportedly set to be jointly built by the two companies for release in early 2025.

Meta’s New Demo Shows Players & Devs What Compelling MR Can Look Like

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Feb 23, 2024

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Meta now has three mixed reality headsets, but still not a ton of mixed reality content to go with it. To remedy that, the company worked with veteran XR studio Magnopus to release an open source Unity demo it hopes to showcase some of the most compelling things you can do in MR.

‘Pixel Ripped’ Studio Announces ‘PAWBALL’, a Free-to-Play VR Soccer Game with Cats

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Feb 23, 2024

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ARVORE, the studio behind the Pixel Ripped VR game franchise, announced it’s currently developing a VR soccer game called PAWBALL, which aims to get you leaping around and scoring goals like only a feline can.

‘Wanderer 2’ Currently in Development, Promising Swashbuckling VR Pirate Adventure

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Feb 23, 2024

wanderer-2-flag — Promo image for 'Wanderer 2: The Seas of Fortune' | Image courtesy Mighty Eyes

Time-traveling VR adventure Wanderer (2022) is getting a remake, called Wanderer: The Fragments of Fate, although you might have missed at the end of the most recent trailer that developers Mighty Eyes just announced there’s a sequel currently in development too.

15 Tips, Tricks, & Settings to Get the Most Out of Vision Pro

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Feb 22, 2024

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Vision Pro is here and it’s a surprisingly capable device. Apple has also loaded the headset with a ton of options and features that aren’t obvious at first glance. So I’m here with the most essential Vision Pro tips, tricks, & settings to get the most from the device.

‘Stranger Things VR’ Review – Artful But Boring Brand Engagement

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Stranger Things VR is a visually intense retelling of the TV show’s last two seasons from VR pioneers Tender Claws, known for their weird and wild VR experiences Virtual Virtual Reality (2017) and The Under Presents (2019). While Stranger Things VR showcases the studio’s patently deft art direction, the game feels distinctly like an extended brand engagement experience that’s more concerned with prepping us for the show’s upcoming fifth season than treading any new or interesting ground.

Sony Plans PC Compatibility for PSVR 2 Later This Year, Acknowledging a Weak Game Library

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Feb 22, 2024

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Today, on the one year anniversary of the release of PSVR 2, Sony announced it’s testing PC VR compatibility for PSVR 2, with plans to release some form of PC support for the headset this year.

‘Racket Club’ Update Brings More Flexibility with New Rules and Fan Favorite Modes

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Feb 21, 2024

The recently released VR racket sport Racket Club (2023) just got its first major update, which brings a host of new rules and modes to the game for a more customized experience on the court.

Mozilla is Shutting Down Development on WebXR Social App ‘Hubs’

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Feb 20, 2024

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Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, shuttered most of its web-focused XR development back in 2020. At the time, the company’s web-based social VR app Hubs was spared from the chopping block. Now, after a new organization-wide restructuring, all development on Hubs is set to be wound down in May.

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