2023 Sections
PlayStation VR 2 Finally Revealed in First Images
Sony finally lifted the veil on PlayStation VR2 along with the final design image of the PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers.
Note: This news is breaking. We're updating this piece as new information comes in.
We've been waiting for nearly a year...
Meta’s ‘Horizon’ Social VR Platform Surpasses 300,000 Users in 3 Months
Meta opened its Horizon Worlds social VR platform in December, rolling out its proto-metaverse project to Quest users in the US and Canada. During an all-hands company call this past week—where CEO Mark Zuckerberg dubbed Meta employees 'metamates'—the company announced...
Meta Says Full-body Tracking Probably Not Viable with Inside-out Headsets
Much ado has been made about Meta's latest avatars which juxtapose impressive expression against, well... a complete lack of legs. While full-body tracking is both desirable and achievable today with outside-in tracking systems, Meta doesn't think it's viable with...
Valve Plans to Offer Replacement Parts for Index via iFixit
Valve will soon offer official replacement parts for its Index VR headset (and possibly other Index products like controllers and base stations) via DIY repair site iFixit.
Valve announced today that it plans to offer official replacement parts for "Valve...
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – February 2022
While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of...
VR’s Biggest Ad Yet Pushed ‘Meta Quest’ to a National Audience During the Super Bowl
It's hard to find a single event with a bigger audience than the Super Bowl, which has made it one of the hottest pieces of advertising real estate anywhere. Meta went big this year with a 60 second ad...
A Sony Patent Could Bring Next-gen Fresnel Lenses to PSVR 2
We learned last week that PSVR 2 will use Fresnel lenses, which have a range of advantages over traditional lenses, but also come with a big downside: god rays. However, Sony may have a trick up its sleeve that...
Monthly-connected VR Headsets on Steam Blast Through 3 Million Milestone
The holiday period has consistently been a significant time of growth for VR and holiday 2021 was no different. Largely driven by an influx of new Quest 2 users, VR headsets on Steam handily reached a new record high...
PSVR 2 Product Page Reveals New Details on Optics & Displays
An official product page for PlayStation VR 2 confirms some new details on the headset's optics and displays. Although the page signals that PSVR 2 is getting ever closer to becoming a reality, we still don't have a release...
Evidence Mounts for Apple’s Support of WebXR in Latest iOS Beta
As the most valuable tech company in the world, decisions that Apple makes tend to reverberate throughout the industry. Recent evidence strongly points to Apple planning to support WebXR on Safari and possibly its forthcoming XR headset, which would...
‘Township Tale’ Studio Raises $12.4 Million to Expand Studio & Development
Australia-based Studio Alta, the developer behind A Township Tale, today announced it has raised a $12.4 million seed investment to expand its studio and accelerate development of the game.
Studio Alta had been quietly developing its brilliant co-op focused VR game A...
13 Major New Features Added to Quest Since Launch
Since its launch in 2019 Oculus Quest has represented a major shift in Facebook's VR strategy by moving away from the PC. Quest 2, which launched in October 2020, has become the most popular VR headset on the market....
Aero Likely the First in a Series of Enthusiast Headsets from Varjo
Varjo's Aero headset is the first from the company that's meant to appeal to individual customers rather than large organizations... and it probably won't be the last.
Since the company's inception, Varjo has sold high-end enterprise headsets to the likes...
New Feature in Quest Update Could Bolster WebXR Use
Meta is rolling out update v37 for Oculus Quest and Quest 2 bringing quality-of-life improvements like interface tweaks and tracking support for the Apple Magic Keyboard. A new link sharing feature promises to finally make it easy to send...
‘Phantom: Covert Ops’ Developer Announces New Studio Dedicated to AAA VR Games
nDreams, the veteran VR developer and publisher behind Phantom: Covert Ops (2020), announced it's creating a new studio dedicated to AAA VR games, dubbed nDreams Studio Elevation.
Studio Director Glenn Brace, who previously served as Head of Art at nDreams...




















