Hands-on: Quest Hand-tracking Will be Great for Casual Input, But Core Games Will Still Rely on...
Oculus finally revealed that Quest will get controllerless hand-tracking input. We got to test the feature at Oculus Connect 6 last week and came away impressed. Hand-tracking will open the door to a range of casual use-cases that will...
Oculus CTO: ‘Rift S Still Worthwhile Even After Quest Gets PC-tether Feature’
Oculus CTO and legendary programmer John Carmack took to Twitter recently to explain his reasoning behind why Rift S is still worth buying even though Oculus Quest will soon get the ability to play Rift games via Oculus Link.
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Verizon Acquires Jaunt XR’s Augmented Reality Tech
Jaunt, the cinematic VR company that pivoted to AR last year, today announced it has sold its software, technology, and "certain other assets" to American telecom Verizon.
Neither company has disclosed the acquisition price, or if that will include any...
‘Asgard’s Wrath’ Boasts Massive 121 GB File Size Thanks to High-res Textures
Asgard's Wrath is launching exclusively on Rift October 10th, so you know exactly how much time you'll need to either clear out space on your SSD, or buy a new one for what appears to be one of, if not...
Stress Level Zero to Bring ‘Boneworks’ Universe Game to Quest Next Year
Announced at Oculus Connect 6 this week was a new title from Stress Level Zero, the studio behind Hover Junkers (2016) and Duck Season (2017). The game, which is said to arrive on Oculus Quest sometime next year, is slated...
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...













