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The latest news on the XR industry. Covering AR, VR, MR, spatial computing, and the most important companies and platforms in the field.

XR Industry News

The latest news on the XR industry. Covering AR, VR, MR, spatial computing, and the most important companies and platforms in the field.

Google Opens Daydream App Submission to All and Publishes VR App “Quality Requirements”

Google has put out the welcome mat and unlocked the doors to all developers wishing to develop apps for their Daydream VR platform, but in order to keep the standards high have also issued a "Quality Requirements" guide. As we reported in...

Microsoft Reportedly Orders Samsung Micro OLEDs to Restart XR Hardware Ambitions

According to a report from Korean tech outlet The Elec, Microsoft has contracted Samsung to supply micro OLED display panels for what is described as "next-generation mixed reality devices." Citing industry sources, the report maintains the order could reach into...

Varjo to Shutter XR Cloud Streaming Platform ‘Reality Cloud’ Next Month

Varjo, the Finland-based creator of high-end XR headsets, says its pulling the plug on its cloud XR streaming platform ‘Reality Cloud’, which lets professionals stream and share immersive 3D content rendered on cloud-based GPUs. It was only a month ago...

Quest 3 Has Higher Effective Resolution, But This is Why Vision Pro Still Looks Best

Take a look around the web at reviews of Vision Pro and you’ll find that practically everyone agrees: Vision Pro’s display is excellent. Words like “crisp,” “smooth,” and “4K," are commonly used when people are talking about the headset's...

HTC is Hosting Its Next Developer Conference in VR Amid Coronavirus Concerns

The recent coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) has stymied many of the industry's most important conferences and expos this year. To avoid this, HTC today announced it will be holding its next Vive Ecosystem Conference (VEC) from within virtual reality. Update (March...
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‘Sightline’ Dev Wants You to Build the Metaverse with ‘NEOS’, First Gameplay Video Revealed

Tomáš Mariančík, aka Frooxius, is the developer of Sightline: The Chair, one of the most accomplished VR experiences out there. So , news that the developers and his company Solirax are building a metaverse crafting experience that allows you...

VR Veteran Fast Travel Games Announces Layoffs, Citing Lower Than Expected Sales in 2024

Fast Travel Games, the Stockholm-based developer and publisher behind a host of VR titles, announced they're laying off 30 employees, which the VR veteran studio says is a direct result of lower-than-expected sales in 2024. The studio says affected include...

The VirtualLink Single-cable Headset Connection Standard Has Been Abandoned

VirtualLink was an open standard that defined a USB-C based connection protocol that was “developed to meet the connectivity requirements of current and next-generation VR headsets,” and backed by major VR industry players. The goal was to make a...

‘Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’ Studio Has No Plans to Support VR for Upcoming Sequel

Ninja Theory, the studio behind award-winning VR-supported game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (2017), says there are currently no plans to bring its upcoming sequel to VR. Unlike the first game, which brought PC VR support in a free update in 2018,...

Jaunt Acquires Personify’s Volumetric Capture Tech & Talent to Build Out XR Platform

Jaunt was once a cinematic VR company which produced high-quality 360 video, and to boot even a professional-grade 360 camera dubbed NEO. Taking a step in a decidedly more AR direction with its recently revealed volumetric video capture solution, Jaunt...

Unreal Engine 4.20 Ships With Native Mixed Reality Compositing for VR, New AR/VR SDKs

Unreal Engine 4.20 officially launched today with heaps of updates. In the VR realm, the new version brings native mixed reality video compositing for VR applications, and an update to a much newer Oculus SDK. On the AR front, UE...

[Updated] VR Headsets on Steam Hit Record High Three Months Running

For the third month running, the number of VR headsets on Steam has reached a new record high of some 2.9 million, or 2.3% of Steam users. Update (April 4th, 2021): A prior version of this article reported that monthly-connected...

Light Field Lab Secures $28 Million to Develop Holographic Displays

Light Field Lab, known for its advancements in light-field display technology, successfully completed a Series A funding round, scoring the firm over $28 million in venture capital to manufacture and distribute working products. The investment round was led by...

bHaptics Reveals Revamped Lineup of Haptic Accessories for VR, Pre-orders Now Live

bHaptics, the South Korea-based VR haptics creator, announced it's launching a refreshed lineup of its most popular haptics hardware, which are said to support over 270 titles across Quest, PSVR 2, and PC VR headsets. The company today announced pre-orders...

Galaxy XR is the Headset the Industry Needs to Take Its Next Major Step

Samsung's Galaxy XR is finally here, and with it, a perfect middle-ground of price and features to simultaneously turn up the competitive pressure on both Meta and Apple. Over many years I had been patiently waiting for Apple to launch...
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