Oculus CTO Explains Why “Gear VR’s days are numbered”

Oculus CTO John Carmack took to the stage at Oculus Connect 6 to give his patented stream-of-thought speech. Here, he gave what he called a "eulogy for Gear VR," as he detailed the failings, and some of the harder...

Oculus: ‘We’d Eventually Like Quest PC Tethering to be Wireless’

Today at Oculus Connect 6, CTO John Carmack dove into the work the company has done on Oculus Link, the Quest feature which will soon allow the headset to tether to PC to play Rift games. Today this requires...

Hands-on: Oculus Link Makes Quest Feel Like a Native PC VR Headset

Announced yesterday, Oculus Link will allow Quest to play Rift games by connecting to any VR-capable PC. In our hands-on at Oculus Connect, the feature really does seem to deliver an experience that feels like a native PC VR...

Watch Oculus Connect 6 Day Two Keynote Livestream Here @10 AM PT

There was a massive haul of announcements yesterday (believe us, just look at our front page), and while today's keynote may not have any specific product reveals, where else can you watch legendary programmer and Oculus CTO John Carmack...

Pimax Details Upcoming Accessories – Price, Launch Date & More

Along with Pimax's new additions to its "8K" headset line, "8K" X and Plus, the company offered up an avalanche of info on their upcoming accessories for consumers, as well as upgrade options for Kickstarter backers & pre-order customers looking...

PC Tethering on Quest is a Huge Upgrade, Making Rift S a Tough Sell

Oculus today announced an upcoming PC tethering feature coming to Quest headsets in November. Oculus Link, as it's called, will let users plug into VR ready PCs and play games originally designed for Rift. Oculus is calling it "the...

Facebook: Users Have Bought Over $100M in Oculus Store Content to Date

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at Oculus Connect  today where he announced that the Oculus Store has now sold over $100 million worth of content to date. Zuckerberg maintains that the Oculus Store—which provides content for Rift, Quest,...

‘Beat Saber’ is Getting New DLC Featuring Panic at the Disco Next Week, 360 Mode in...

Beat Games took to the stage at Oculus Connect today to make a surprise announcement that Beat Saber's (2018) next music DLC is set to feature music from American pop rock band Panic! at the Disco. The 360 mode, first shown on...

Oculus Reveals New VR Headset Prototypes with Major Advances in Optics Form-factor

On stage at Oculus Connect today, Facebook Reality Labs Chief Scientist Michael Abrash revealed two new prototype VR headsets from the company, Half Dome 2 and Half Dome 3. Both headsets offer improvements over the original Half Dome prototype...

Backed by $4.4M in Funding, Devs Behind ‘Job Simulator’ & ‘Fantastic Contraption’ Announce New XR Startup

Developers behind critically acclaimed VR games Job Simulator (2016) and Fantastic Contraption (2016) today announced they're founding a new studio dubbed Absurd Joy. To give them a big push along their quest to "invent entirely new ways to interact, play, and experience immersive...