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Meta’s PC VR Dominance Continues as Quest 2 Passes New Milestone

Quest 2 quickly rose to become the most-used VR headset on Steam, but last month it crossed a new milestone as the majority of headsets used on the platform. Quest 2's aggressive price point and ability to be used as...

The Design & Implementation of Hand-tracking in ‘Myst’

Using Presence Platform’s upgraded Hand Tracking API, we introduced Hand Tracking with our most recent update to Myst on the Meta Quest Platform, titled 'Hands & More'. We’re super excited to finally let folks play Myst on Quest without...
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Meta Releases ‘First Hand’ Demo to Showcase Quest Hand-tracking to Developers

Meta this week released a new demo app called First Hand to showcase the kind of experiences that developers can build with the company's controllerless hand-tracking tools. Controllerless hand-tracking has been available on Quest for years at this point, and while...

Quest v43 Update May Include Long-awaited 16:9 Recording Mode

Quest's v43 software update has already rolled out on the Public Test Channel, however now it seems Meta is getting ready to unlock a number of long overdue video capture options, like the ability to record in 16:9 aspect...

Meta Says New Prototype Will Put Its Cutting-edge R&D in a Market-viable Headset

Back in June Meta revealed its latest XR R&D efforts through a handful of different prototypes designed to prove out various concepts. The next step, the company says, is to bring it all together into a single package that...

Here’s a Breakdown of the Newly Increased Prices of Quest 2 & Official Accessories

Now that August is here, Meta has made good on its promise to raise the price of Quest 2 and its accessories. Here's a quick look at how the company has increased prices for its most popular VR headset...

FTC Sues to Block Meta’s Acquisition of Top VR Fitness App Developer

In 2021 Meta announced its intention to acquire Within, the studio behind popular VR fitness app Supernatural; though neither company announced the deal price, reporting indicated a whopping $400 million price tag which may have caught the attention of...

Sony Promises Info on PSVR 2 Release Date & Launch Titles “Soon”

Sony has fully revealed PlayStation VR 2 at this point, but the company has still kept the PSVR 2 release date under wraps, with many wondering if it will come in 2022 or 2023. Well the company says it'll...

Meta Raises Quest 2 Price to Stave off Growing Costs

Meta announced today something that we haven't previously seen happen in the middle of a VR headset's lifecycle—a price increase for Quest 2. To soften the blow, the company says it will include a free copy of the headset's...

Newly Revealed PSVR 2 Features Add Long Overdue Conveniences

Even though the original PSVR headset is still getting some new game releases, it's decidedly a last-gen headset... or maybe even a last-last-gen headset depending upon how you look at it. Luckily the forthcoming PSVR 2 is ready to...

Where to Change Quest 2 Privacy Settings and See What VR Data Meta Collects

In late 2020 Meta began requiring the use of Facebook accounts for all new users of its Oculus headsets, the culmination of a trend of deeper integration between Oculus products and Facebook services. Although the company is soon planning...

‘Ultrawings 2′ Has ’10x More Sales’ on Quest, Developer Says, Despite Design Focus on PC VR

In a seemingly unprompted tweet this week, Ultrawings 2 developer Bit Planet Games said that despite building its latest game with a focus on the PC VR platform, the studio has seen significantly more sales volume on Quest 2. Adding...
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New Footage Shows ‘Red Matter 2’ Pushing the Limits of Quest 2 Graphics

In its announcement of Red Matter 2 earlier this year, developer Vertical Robot made the ambitious claim that it would deliver the "best graphics on mobile VR to date.” And now a new video shows the studio backing up its...

Hidden SteamVR Feature May be Another Clue to Valve’s Rumored Standalone VR Headset

A recent SteamVR beta release included a hidden feature that allows the user's playspace boundary to be set up in a passthrough mode which could eventually be used for existing SteamVR headsets or a future headset from Valve. Users of...

The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – July 2022

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s...
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