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.
Sales of Valve’s Index Headset Are Waning After Years of Surprising Longevity
Valve's Index VR headset is now more than four years old. Despite its age, the headset continued to sell at a surprising rate over the years—but as they say, nothing lasts forever.
Valve launched Index with the goal of setting...
Meta CTO Says Quest 3 Announcement Timing Had ‘Nothing to do with Vision Pro’
Meta CTO Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said this week that the announcement of Quest 3, which came just days ahead of Vision Pro reveal, had nothing to do with the timing of Apple's first public foray into XR.
"People won't believe...
Meta Introduces ‘Super Resolution’ Feature for Improved Quest Visuals
Meta today introduced a new developer feature called Super Resolution that's designed to improve the look of VR apps and games on Quest. The company says the new feature offers better quality upscaling at similar costs as previous techniques.
Meta...
Vision Pro Dev Kit Applications Will Open in July
Apple says it will give developers the opportunity to apply for Vision Pro dev kits starting sometime in July.
In addition to releasing a first round of developer tools last week, including a software 'Simulator' of Vision Pro, Apple also...
Apple Releases Vision Pro Development Tools and Headset Emulator
Apple has released new and updated tools for developers to begin building XR apps on Apple Vision Pro.
Apple Vision Pro isn't due out until early 2024, but the company wants developers to get a jump-start on building apps for...
A Concise Beginner’s Guide to Apple Vision Pro Design & Development
Apple Vision Pro has brought new ideas to the table about how XR apps should be designed, controlled, and built. In this Guest Article, Sterling Crispin offers up a concise guide for what first-time XR developers should keep in...
Apple Vision Pro Will Have an ‘Avatar Webcam’, Automatically Integrating with Popular Video Chat Apps
In addition to offering immersive experiences, Apple says that Vision Pro will be able to run most iPad and iOS apps out of the box with no changes. For video chat apps like Zoom, Messenger, Discord, and others, the...
Cloudhead Games CEO: Apple Vision Pro is an AR Headset Wearing VR Clothes
Cloudhead Games is one of the most successful and senior VR studios in the industry. In this Guest Article, studio head Denny Unger shares his thoughts on Apple's entrance into the space.
Guest Article by Denny Unger
Denny Unger is CEO...
The Best Thing About Apple Vision Pro? Meta Finally Has Big Competition
Meta has undeniably been the lone looming Goliath in a field of smaller Davids in the XR scene for years now. With Apple finally making its entrance into the market, Meta won't be able to go at its own...
Apple’s Computer Vision Tool for Developers Now Tracks Dogs & Cats
Would reality really be complete without our beloved four-legged friends? Certainly not. Luckily the latest update to Apple's 'Vision' framework—which gives developers a bunch of useful computer vision tools for iOS and iPad apps—includes the ability to identify and...
Apple to Open Locations for Devs to Test Vision Pro This Summer, SDK This Month
Ahead of the Apple Vision Pro's release in 'early 2024', the company says it will open several centers in a handful of locations around the world, giving some developers a chance to test the headset before it's released to...
One of VR’s Most Veteran Studios Has Grown to 200 Employees While Continuing to Double-down on...
Having been exclusively building VR games since 2013, nDreams stands as one of the most veteran VR-exclusive game studios to date. And with more than 200 people, one of the largest too. The studio's CEO & founder, Patrick O'Luanaigh, continues...
Meta Has Sold Nearly 20 Million Quest Headsets, But Retention Struggles Remain
Meta has sold nearly 20 million Quest headsets, but the company continues to struggle with keeping customer using VR.
According to a report by The Verge, citing an internal Meta presentation held today, the company has sold nearly 20 million Quest...
Pimax Secures $30M Series C1 Funding to Expand & Support Rollout of Crystal & Portal VR...
Pimax, the China-based creator known for its wide field of view (FOV) VR headsets, announced it's secured a $30 million series C1 financing round, something the company says will aid in the rollout of its new portfolio of VR...
Xiaomi Unveils Wireless AR Glasses Prototype, Powered by Same Chipset as Meta Quest Pro
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi today showed off a prototype AR headset at Mobile World Congress (MWC) that wirelessly connects to the user's smartphone, making for what the company calls its "first wireless AR glasses to utilize distributed computing."
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