XR Industry News
The latest news on the XR industry and XR development. Covering AR, VR, MR, and the most important companies and platforms in the field.
Creator of Indie Breakout ‘Braid’ Building Roomscale VR Game With ‘no concessions for stationary play’
Jonathan Blow, the creator of one of indie gaming's fomative successes, Braid, has begun hiring a team to develop...
Valve Launches ‘Steam Link’ on Quest for a Direct Connection to SteamVR
Valve today released its first-ever application on one of Meta's VR platforms. Steam Link allows users to quickly and...
Varjo XR-4 Will Get a SteamVR Tracking Variant and Sell Direct to Prosumers
Varjo just announced its latest headset, the XR-4, and while the company is primarily continuing to target high-end enterprise...
Quest 2 is Vastly Outselling Quest 3 so Far This Holiday on Amazon
With such an alluring price point on Quest 2 during the Black Friday period, it makes sense the headset...
Vrgineers Secures $6M to Accelerate Wide-FOV VR for Enterprise
Vrgineers, the US-Czech company known for its wide-FOV PC VR headsets for enterprise, announced it's secured a $6 million...
HTC Launches Inside-out ‘Vive Ultimate Tracker’ for $200
First revealed at GDC 2023 earlier this year, HTC has now launched its long-awaited inside-out tracking accessory, which is...
Varjo Reveals XR-4 Headset, Claiming Mixed Realty Visuals “indistinguishable from natural sight”
Varjo has announced its latest high-end enterprise headset, the XR-4. The company is going all out on the headset's...
Samsung Files XR ‘Glasses’ Trademark in the UK
Samsung has secured a trademark with the UK's Intellectual Property Office for 'Samsung Glasses', which could mean we're finally...
VR Veteran Studio nDreams Acquired by Aonic for $110M
nDreams, the veteran VR studio, today announced it was acquired by video gaming group Aonic for $110 million.
The Farnborough,...
Varjo Teaser Strongly Suggests New XR-4 Headset Reveal
High-end enterprise headset maker Varjo is teasing an online "special event" where it says viewers will "discover the future...
Valve is “still working on VR and still pushing forward on it”
Valve unveiled its Steam Deck OLED late last week, offering up a hardware refresh for the first time since...
‘Tokyo Chronos’ Studio MyDearest Secures $7.8M to Further Expand IP on Quest & PSVR 2
MyDearest, the Japan-based VR studio behind the Chronos adventure game franchise, announced it's secured $7.8 million (1.2 billion yen),...
Meta Reportedly to Return to China, Spearheading with Cheaper VR Headset
After 14 years of being sanctioned from operating in mainland China, Meta is set to return to the country...
Magic Leap 2 Update Claims Vastly Improved Hand-tracking, Biometric ID, & More
A major update to Magic Leap 2 claims to improve many of the device's core capabilities.
With all that's happened...
Report: Pico to Layoff “hundreds” as Company Shifts Focus to Hardware
There were rumors circulating late last month that TikTok parent company ByteDance was set to spin down its China-based...