VR Industry
Meta Delays Puck-Tethered XR Headset to 2027, Next Quest “Large Upgrade” to Current Gen
Meta may be pushing back the release of an upcoming XR headset that tethers to a pocketable compute puck. Meanwhile, the company says its next-gen Quest will be a "large upgrade" over the current generation.
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Meta supposedly planned to...
Mojo Vision Secures $75M Investment to Commercialize Micro-LED Displays for XR Glasses
Mojo Vision announced it's secured a $75 million Series B Prime investment round, which the company says will support the commercialization of its powerful and flexible micro-LED platform for XR glasses.
The round was led by Vanedge Capital, and included...
Operator XR Secures $3.7M VR Training Contract with Texas Department of Public Safety
Australian immersive training technology company xReality Group announced its subsidiary Operator XR has secured a contract with the Texas Department of Public Safety (Texas DPS) worth up to AUD $5.71 million (~$3.7 million USD), which will see the rollout...
Meta-owned Dev Team of ‘Onward’ is Being Dismantled Following Major Game Update
Onward (2020), the tactical mil-sim shooter from Meta-owned Downpour Interactive, got its big 2.0 update in March, bringing improved visuals and a host of new content to the game. Now, Downpour Interactive announced that Meta is shutting down the...
Apple is Approaching Social on Vision Pro the Way Meta Should Have All Along
As a leading social media company, it seemed like Meta would be in the best position to create a rich social experience on its XR headsets. But after almost a decade of building XR platforms, interacting with friends on...
The Biggest Announcements at Meta Connect and What it All Means for the Future of XR
Meta Connect 2023 has wrapped up, bringing with it a deluge of info from one of the XR industry's biggest players. Here's a look at the biggest announcements from Connect 2023, but more importantly, what it all means for...
‘Roblox’ Launches on Quest Store, Casting a Shadow on Meta’s Own Social VR Platform
One of the biggest names in social gaming is now officially on the official Quest Store, launching out of App Lab starting today. Roblox is home to tens of millions of daily users and user-generated experiences, casting a clear shadow on...
Leaked Xbox Documents Show XR Interest But No Immediate Plans
Leaked documents relating to Microsoft's business strategy for Xbox show the company eyeing XR technology but continuing to keep it at arm's length.
While Microsoft has previously taken considerable steps into XR with both HoloLens and the Windows Mixed Reality...
75% of the 20 Best-rated Quest 2 Apps are Now Available on Pico 4
The standalone VR market is continuing to grow, and with it, we're increasingly seeing platform competition for quality content. Pico made its biggest push into consumer VR so far with the launch of the Pico 4 last year, and...
Meta’s XR Revenue Down 39% “due to lower Quest 2 sales,” as Quest 3 & Vision...
Meta's latest quarterly results show its Reality Labs XR division is again reporting an operating loss just south of $4 billion. Now, for its Q2 2023 results, the company says Reality Labs' revenue was down by 39% due to...
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...
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...
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...


















