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.
Sony Plans PC Compatibility for PSVR 2 Later This Year, Acknowledging a Weak Game Library
Today, on the one year anniversary of the release of PSVR 2, Sony announced it's testing PC VR compatibility for PSVR 2, with plans to release some form of PC support for the headset this year.
In a blog post...
Mozilla is Shutting Down Development on WebXR Social App ‘Hubs’
Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, shuttered most of its web-focused XR development back in 2020. At the time, the company’s web-based social VR app Hubs was spared from the chopping block. Now, after a new organization-wide restructuring, all...
Vision Pro Has Apps and Quest Has Games, What Can Samsung Bring to XR to Compete?
Samsung has partnered with Google to make an XR headset, although the South Korean tech giant hasn't tipped its hand on what to expect just yet. Despite its $3,500 sticker price, Vision Pro has shown that big and expensive is...
Felix & Paul Studios Secures Multi-Million Dollar Financing for Next Location-based VR Experience
Felix & Paul Studios, the Emmy Award-winning XR studio, announced it has secured funding for its next location-based VR (LBVR) experience based on what it says will be a brand-new IP.
The studio hasn't released the exact figure of the...
Ubisoft “disappointed” in ‘Assassin’s Creed VR’ Performance, Future VR Investments on Hold
In Ubisoft's most recent earnings call, CEO Yves Guillemot said he was "disappointed" with the performance of Assassin's Creed Nexus VR (2023) and that the company will not be increasing investment in VR right now, as it awaits further growth of the...
YouTube is Coming to Vision Pro Eventually, but What About Spatial Video?
YouTube is one of the biggest apps not available on Vision Pro at launch. Thankfully we now know that it's on the way. But will it support its large existing library of spatial videos?
Not only did YouTube not have...
Konami Aims to Develop ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ for VR After Successful Prototype Demo
Yu-Gi-Oh! doesn't have an official VR game yet, but after demoing a VR proof-of-concept of the card battler at the franchise's 25th anniversary event in Tokyo, Japan, Konami says we may see more in the future.
Last weekend at the...
‘NFL Pro Era’ Studio Raises $20M From Google to Grow VR Sport Game Catalog
StatusPRO, the studio behind NFL Pro Era (2022), announced it has secured $20 million in Series A funding, led by Google Ventures. The XR sports technology company says the latest funding round will help it expand its growing catalog...
Quest 3 Pushed Meta Reality Labs to Record Revenue in Q4, But Also Record Costs
Meta today announced its fourth quarter earnings for 2023, revealing how Reality Labs has fared during the holiday season. It's been a banner quarter for Meta's XR division, with Reality Labs posting record revenue numbers, but also record costs.
During...
Vision Pro Preview: Early Thoughts on My Time Inside Apple’s First Headset
Over the last three weeks I’ve had the chance to spend significant time in Apple Vision Pro. While my full review is still marinating, I want to share some early thoughts I've had while using the headset and what...
Panasonic Sells Off Japanese VR Hardware Startup Shiftall
Shiftall, the Japan-based VR hardware creator, is no longer owned by Panasonic, as the company has been effectively sold off to the Tokyo-based company CREEK & RIVER.
As first noted by tech analyst and YouTuber Brad Lynch, Panasonic today announced it...
Microsoft Teams Now Supports 3D & VR Meetings, Releases ‘Mesh’ App on Main Quest Store
Microsoft Teams now lets you hold meetings in 3D and VR, as its immersive chatting platform Microsoft Mesh has now come out of preview.
Microsoft announced Mesh back in early 2021, essentially acting as the company's foundation for building multi-user...
Meta-Tencent Partnership to Bring Quest to China Reportedly Suspended
According to a Wall Street Journal report in November, Meta was in talks with Chinese tech giant Tencent in hopes of bringing a cheaper version of Quest to Mainland China. Now, according to a new report from Chinese language outlet Sina...
Quest Massively Outsold PSVR 2 on Amazon Over the Holiday Season
Judging by sales volume on Amazon, Quest 2 & Quest 3 massively outsold PSVR 2 during the 2023 holiday season.
Tracking Quest 2, Quest 3, and PSVR 2 sales volume on Amazon US gives strong evidence that Quest headsets did...
Disney is Working on a VR Treadmill That Supports Multiple Users
Disney unveiled an omni-directional treadmill project it hopes to eventually scale up for users both in and outside of virtual reality.
Called HoloTile, the unique device is composed of individual 'tiles' that rotate and change pitch to accommodate to a...




















