2023 Sections
Report: Sony Targeting Holiday 2022 Launch for Next-gen PSVR with OLED Display
A report from Bloomberg citing unnamed sources points to a Holiday 2022 launch of Sony's next-gen PSVR headset. The report says that PSVR 2 may be the only next-gen VR headset to use OLED displays rather than LCD.
Following reports of...
Quest v30 Update Bringing Multitasking & Mic Switching, Air Link to Original Quest
Today Oculus is starting to roll out the v30 update to Quest headsets, which brings multitasking, mic switching, and new accessibility options. The update also adds the wireless PC VR streaming feature, Air Link, to the original Quest.
Oculus announced...
Red 6 Raises $30 Million for In-flight Military AR Training Platform
Red 6, a company building an aircraft platform with augmented reality capabilities designed for military training, says it has raised a $30 million Series A investment to further its mission.
Founded in 2018, Red 6 is the creator of the...
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – June 2021
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...
Facebook Just Bought Its Fifth VR Studio, ‘POPULATION: ONE’ Developer BigBox VR
Facebook today announced its fifth VR studio acquisition. This time it’s BigBox VR, the studio behind the popular VR battle royale POPULATION: ONE which launched just last year on PC VR and Quest, and has consistently ranked among Quest's most popular...
How to Enable Smartphone Notifications on Oculus Quest
The latest Oculus Quest update, v29, added support for displaying smartphone notifications (currently iOS only) inside of your headset. Here's how to enable the feature.
Note: Smartphone notifications in Quest are only currently supported for iOS devices (iPhone 7 or...
You Can Now Buy Valve Index Controller & Tether Replacements
Accidentally breaking a motion controller or finding out your all-important headset cable has been chewed through by a pet can ruin anyone's day, especially for a device as costly as Valve Index. Now Valve has made replacements controllers and...
Quest is Getting a Third-person Spectator View for Casting
The latest update to the Oculus Integration for Unity includes a beta release of a spectator camera capability which will allow developers to show a third-person view to spectators watching on a smartphone or web browser.
Today if a friend...
The Best Oculus Quest 2 Accessories & Why You’ll Want Them
Oculus Quest 2 has everything you need in the box to get playing an awesome selection of VR games. Once you've owned it for a few weeks though, you'll probably start to notice the headset's inherent pain points, which...
New Apple Watch Feature Could Form the Basis of the Company’s XR Input Strategy
This week Apple debuted new accessibility-focused features for iOS. Among them, the AssistiveTouch feature for Apple Watch allows for single-handed control of the watch by detecting clenching and pinching of the hand, as well as accelerometer-based control. The system...
Snap Acquires AR Display Startup WaveOptics for Over $500M
Snap Inc is making some definite strides into augmented reality territory as of late. It not only announced yesterday that its next-gen version of Spectacles will be a AR device, but it's now come to light that the company...
Quest 2 Delisted on Amazon EU Due to a Skin Irritation Issue, Oculus Says it Will...
Since last week Oculus Quest 2 had disappeared across a range of Amazon EU websites. Oculus says it was due to previously reported skin irritation caused by the facepad on a small number of units. While the company says...
Quest 2 Update Adds Video Overlay for Casting, File Browser, & Phone Notifications in VR
Another big update to Quest and Quest 2 is on the way. Oculus today announced that the v29 update will begin rolling out to users "soon" (likely starting this week), and will bring a video overlay feature to casting,...
Tundra Tracker Kickstarter so Successful It’s Now Sold Out of Most Hardware Bundles
Tundra Labs celebrated success back in March as Tundra Tracker, the company's SteamVR-based tracker device, not only exploded past its Kickstarter goal in less than 24 hours, but went on to pass the $1 million mark. It's proved to...
The 20 Best Rated & Most Popular Quest Games & Apps – May 2021
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...

















