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Report: Sony Balks on PSVR 2 Game Development

Sony is getting ready to release tethered PC VR support for PSVR 2 this summer, but that may be one of the last meaningful things the company does for its increasingly latchkey VR hardware. According to a report by...

Analysis of Valve’s ‘Lighthouse’ Tracking System Reveals Accuracy

Valve's 'Lighthouse' tracking system affords the HTC Vive a 'room-scale' tracking space for the VR headset and its controllers through the use of area-sweeping lasers. But exactly how accurate is it? Oliver Kreylos, a VR researcher at UC Davis,...

Apple Will Host in-Store Vision Pro Demos on Release Weekend

Apple quietly announced plans to host in-store demos at the launch of Vision Pro, but it isn't clear how long they will continue. Alongside its announcement of the forthcoming pre-orders and release of Vision Pro, Apple noted in a marketing...

Meta Reality Labs Latest Revenue & Operating Cost Figures Aren’t Going to Make Investors Happy

In Meta's most recent quarterly earnings call the company shared the latest revenue figures of Reality Labs, the company's XR division. In the third quarter of the year the division hit new milestones... unfortunately not the kind investors like...

Facebook’s Rubin: ‘The trajectory is clear, we’re going to get to AAA VR games’

Speaking on a panel at the online GDC Showcase today, Facebook's VP of Play, Jason Rubin, and Facebook Reality Labs' VP of Content, Mike Verdu, furthered the company's bullish outlook on Quest. The duo claimed that the platform is...

PSVR Airship Battle Arena ‘Bow to Blood’ to Launch on Rift & Vive Soon

Once a PSVR exclusive, Tribetoy today announced their ship-battling arena title Bow to Blood (2018) is soon headed to Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The studio today released word that Bow to Blood is expanding support this April to traditional monitors on several...

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Steam VR’s Lighthouse Tracking System

Lighthouse is Valve's laser-based tracking system that forms the bedrock of Steam VR's input system. Alan Yates, Hardware Engineer at Valve was a key player in the system's design and implementation. Alan, frustrated with being asked the same questions...
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‘Smashbox Arena’ Now Available on PSVR – Launch Trailer

Smashbox Arena, one of SteamVR's best rated titles, today launches on Playstation VR. The game plays like a mashup of a first person shooter and a game of dodgeball. Smashbox Arena originally launched for the HTC Vive in late 2016. On...
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‘Thrill of the Fight 2’ Brings Multiplayer Boxing Action to Quest Today, Now in Early Access

Halfbrick Studios and The Thrill of the Fight (2016) original creator Ian Fitz today released the long-awaited sequel to the popular boxing sim, available now on Quest in Early Access. A fully-reimagined sequel to the original game, The Thrill of...
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VR Design Unpacked: How These Clever Tools in ‘Red Matter 2’ Boost Immersion

In Inside XR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the clever design of Red Matter 2's 'grabber tools' and the many ways that they contribute to immersion. Editor’s Note: Red Matter 2 was released three...

Sci-fi Shooter ‘Scraper: First Strike’ to Launch on PSVR Next Month

Scraper: First Strike (2018) landed on PC VR headsets late last year. Now, Labrodex Studios say the standalone sci-fi shooter is headed to PSVR on July 2nd. Based on the original IP by Jim Ivon and the novel by Ryder...

Hands-on: Vive Wireless Adapter Shows Strong Performance Ahead of Summer Launch

After revealing the Vive Wireless Adapter earlier this year, the company confirmed this week at E3 2018 that the device is on track to launch by late Summer, and offered up some details on the device's battery and operation....

‘Skyrim VR’ PSVR Patch Brings Improvements to Visual Fidelity, Move Controls & More

Bethesda's debut VR title Skyrim VR (2017) recently received its third patch since the hotly awaited game launched on PSVR back in November. According to a studio forum post, the free patch not only fixes a few quality-of-life issues such as...

Facebook Disguised Quest 2 Dev Kits as Clothing Irons to Avoid Prying Eyes

Even though Quest 2 was leaked well before it was officially announced, Facebook still did their level best to hide the box from prying eyes while en route to developers, camouflaging it as an ordinary household clothing iron. Now that...

Newly Reduced Quest 3 Price and Quest 3S Pre-orders Now Available on Amazon

The newly discounted Meta Quest 3 (512GB) is now available on Amazon, along with pre-orders of the new Quest 3S (128GB) and (256GB), with that sweet, speedy Prime shipping. All now include the promised bundle that includes Batman: Arkham Shadow...
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