The First Apple Vision Pro Reviews Are Here
The first reviews for Vision Pro are live, highlighting a ton of great, good and not-so-great things about Apple’s first mixed reality headset.
Chinese AR Startup Xreal Raises $60M in Hopes of Competing with Apple
Xreal, the China-based AR headset creator, announced it’s secured $60 million in its latest funding round which it hopes to use for product development and an expansion of production facilities.
Vision Pro Deliveries Are Backordered Into March But In-store Availability Remains
Within 24 hours of Vision Pro pre-orders starting earlier this month, home delivery dates were pushed back from launch day into March. But curiously, orders for in-store pickups are still available within a week of launch day at many stores.
Scalped Vision Pro Pre-orders Have Sold for $6,000, But Justice May Yet Prevail
A number of scalped Apple Vision Pro pre-orders have sold on eBay for upwards of $6,000.
Microsoft Teams Now Supports 3D & VR Meetings, Releases ‘Mesh’ App on Main Quest Store
Microsoft Teams now lets you hold meetings in 3D and VR, as its immersive chatting platform Microsoft Mesh has now come out of preview.
Netflix CEO on Vision Pro App Snub: “not particularly relevant to our members”
Vision Pro is nearly here, but Netflix, YouTube and Spotify won’t have their respective apps on the headset’s app storefront. Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters explains why.
New Reality Labs Research Project Demonstrates Mind-bending AR Capabilities
A project from researchers at Reality Labs, Meta’s XR division, shows a method for interacting with the real-world through augmented reality.
‘Rec Room’ Has No Plans to Support PSVR 2 Despite Being on Original PSVR
Rec Room is one of the leading social VR platforms, supporting every major console, mobile device, and VR headset—except PlayStation VR 2, that is. And it’s very likely going to stay that way.
Meta-Tencent Partnership to Bring Quest to China Reportedly Suspended
According to a Wall Street Journal report in November, Meta was in talks with Chinese tech giant Tencent in hopes of bringing a cheaper version of Quest to Mainland China. Now, according to a new report from Chinese language outlet Sina Finance, that deal has allegedly been suspended.
‘Ghosts of Tabor’ Earned $10M Before Even Reaching the Main Quest Store
Ghosts of Tabor, the VR extraction shooter in early access, is coming to the main Quest Store next month. It’s been such a hit that it’s managed to amass over $10 million during its time on Quest App Lab and Steam Early Access.
Sony Reveals the 10 Most Downloaded PSVR 2 Games in 2023
Sony launched PlayStation VR 2 in early 2023, bringing with it relatively few exclusives to go alongside a good number of updated games previously launched on other headsets. Now the company has given us a glimpse into the top 10 PSVR 2 games sold across North America, Europe and Japan.
VR is Getting an Official ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Game from ‘Demeo’ Studio
Resolution Games, developers behind VR tabletop game Demeo (2021), announced it’s working with Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast to create a VR game set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe.
Quest Massively Outsold PSVR 2 on Amazon Over the Holiday Season
Judging by sales volume on Amazon, Quest 2 & Quest 3 massively outsold PSVR 2 during the 2023 holiday season.
This Unreal Engine Mod Brings the Internet’s Hottest Pokémon-style Game to VR
To many, Palworld is the Pokémon game Nintendo should have made but didn’t, as it launches you into an open-world environment where you can battle and hang with some very pocket monster-inspired creatures. Thanks to a free mod though, you can already jump in head-first with your PC VR headset or Quest with Link.
Disney is Working on a VR Treadmill That Supports Multiple Users
Disney unveiled an omni-directional treadmill project it hopes to eventually scale up for users both in and outside of virtual reality.
