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.
Apple Joins Pixar, NVIDIA, & More to “accelerate next generation of AR experiences” with 3D File Protocol
Today, big tech companies including Apple, Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk, and NVIDIA, announced the formation of the Alliance for OpenUSD...
Meta Reveals New Prototype VR Headsets Focused on Retinal Resolution and Light Field Passthrough
Meta unveiled two new VR headset prototypes that showcase more progress in the fight to solve some persistent technical...
Meta’s XR Revenue Down 39% “due to lower Quest 2 sales,” as Quest 3 & Vision Pro Loom
Meta's latest quarterly results show its Reality Labs XR division is again reporting an operating loss just south of...
Sony Details PSVR 2 Prototypes from Conception to Production
Sony released a peek into the prototyping stages that led to PSVR 2, showing off a number of test...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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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.
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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...
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...
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,...
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...
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'...
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...
