Somnium VR1 Hands-on: Enthusiast Level PC VR at a Difficult Price Point

Somnium VR1 is a new PC VR headset that delivers an impressive field-of-view (FOV) and high-resolution displays, ideally appealing to enthusiasts already in the SteamVR tracking ecosystem looking for an upgrade, or businesses with the cash to splash. I got...

New XR Platform From Samsung and Google Will be Announced, if Not Launched, This Year

This week Samsung and Google confirmed their forthcoming "XR platform" will be announced this year, though it's unclear if it will actually launch before the end of 2024. It was early 2023 when Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm first announced their...

Quest 3 Gets Its First Sale and It’s Cheaper Than Buying Refurbished

Quest 3 is on sale for the first time since its launch. It's a decent discount that's even cheaper than buying an officially refurbished headset from Meta. Quest 3 is on sale on Amazon US right now for $430. That's...
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Upcoming Arena Shooter ‘Frenzies’ Brings ‘Fracked’ Gunplay & Multiplayer Madness to Quest & PSVR 2

Creating a great arena shooter is hard, as many VR developers can attest. Gaining critical mass is important to keeping the casual 'jump-in, jump-out' style gameplay quick and fresh, and mechanics need to be engaging if it's going to...

With Quest 2 Widely Sold Out, Meta Aims to Make Quest 3 Price More Palatable with...

We're in a bit of a gulf now that Quest 2 is sold out and Meta is likely preparing to drop a new, cheaper device pretty soon to fill its shoes. To keep the headset sales chugging though, Meta...

Pimax Crystal Super Update Shows Development Progress & New Slimmer Exterior

Pimax announced that Crystal Super, its next high-resolution PC VR headset, is actually going to be a bit slimmer than originally planned, showing off a reduction in the headset's exterior during a new update video. Unveiled earlier this year alongside...

Meta to Dissolve App Lab Next Month, Putting More Steam Behind Early Access Program

Meta's App Lab distribution channel for early access games is still around, but it won't be for long. Although Meta made App Lab content searchable on the main store for the first time earlier this summer, now the company...

Lynx Shipping Additional R-1 Mixed Reality Headsets Soon, CEO Details “excruciating” Fundraising Environment

French startup Lynx hasn't had an easy time of getting headsets out the door, much less funding its small hardware startup, which is dedicated to producing its R-1 mixed reality standalone. There seems to be some light at the...

Quest v67 Update Rolls Out Soon with Big Improvements to Multitasking

Quest users have long wanted a better way to manage windowed content to make web browsing and using 2D apps a little easier. While users subscribed to the Public Test Channel (PTC) have been able to do that since...

Epic CEO Says “no plans currently” for ‘Fortnite’ on Quest, But Doesn’t Rule It Out Entirely

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed the hit battle royale shooter Fortnite has "no plans currently" to come to Quest, although he hasn't ruled it out entirely. Here's what Sweeney said in response to X user 'TheoryDecrypt': No plans currently. For...