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News Bits: Get Your Head in Sony’s Project Morpheus Next Week at SVVR Conference & Expo

Road to VR has received word from the organizers of the forthcoming SVVR Conference & Expo that Sony will be among many exciting exhibitors and bringing Project Morpheus for attendees to demo. We've just received word that Sony will be...

Apple Reveals Official Vision Pro Accessories, Including $200 Carrying Case

Pre-orders for Vision Pro launched today, giving us the first opportunity to browse the $3,500 spatial computer's (aka XR headset's) barrage of expensive official accessories and replacement parts. Apple is hoping you tack on a few goodies to make your...

Former Oculus CTO Has Doubts About PSVR 2’s Chance for Success

John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and key player in the VR startup's genesis story, says Sony's upcoming PSVR 2 headset may be see a bumpy road to adoption based on its high price and potential for scattershot geographic...

Oculus Sold $5M in Quest Content in Two Weeks After Launch

You may have noticed Oculus Quest is sold out practically everywhere, and while it's not certain whether the company's standalone 6DOF headset is selling famously, or is simply the result of artificially limited quantities to generate hype à la Nintendo,...

‘Alice VR’ Review

Virtual reality is a fitting medium for adventure games. When the atmosphere is right and the scene is set, you start to think about the world in a way that taps deep into your reptilian brain, the same one...

New Cinematic VR and Creation Tools Being Prototyped in Unity

Timoni West is a principle designer for Unity Labs, and she's working on creating professional tools for creating VR scenes in Unity while being in VR. These tools are still in the prototype phase of development, but it's something...

Sony Supporting but Not Funding “Non-gaming content” for Morpheus, Says Yoshida

Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony's Worldwide Studios, recently revealed that Sony won't be producing or funding any first-party "non-gaming content" for Project Morpheus. In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Yoshida revealed his thoughts on 360 videos, and their place within the...

Immersive Web Company Infinite Reality Raises $3 Billion From a Private Investor

Infinite Reality, a company building an engine for creating immersive web content underpinned with WebXR support, announced it has raised a whopping $3 billion to continue building the company's "vision for the next generation of the internet." Not only...

ArborXR Secures $12M Funding to Scale Enterprise XR Device Management Platform

ArborXR, an XR device management company working in the enterprise space, announced it has secured $12 million in new funding. The company says it will use the funding to further scale its mobile device management (MDM) platform, which allows...

Qualcomm Reveals Snapdragon AR2 Processor for Glasses-sized AR Devices

Qualcomm today announced Snapdragon AR2, its "purpose-built headworn augmented reality platform." Differentiating from the company's existing Snapdragon XR2 chips, Qualcomm says the AR2 architecture is better suited for creating AR glasses with low power consumption and compact form factors. Today...

‘Zoom’ App Comes to Quest, Letting You Join Work Meetings as Your Avatar

Meta announced it's now added an official Zoom app to the Horizon Store, letting you host and join online meetings as your Quest avatar. This isn't the first time Quest users could jump into a Zoom call in VR. In...

‘Budget Cuts’ and Physical Room-Scale VR Gameplay on HTC Vive

Budget Cuts is a first-person stealth game that's one of the more fun and engaging room-scale HTC Vive experiences that I've played. You're an aspiring spy trying to infiltrate a robot-protected building in order to approve your job application....

Latest Figures Suggest ‘Resident Evil 7’ Has Exceeded 1.25 Million PSVR Players

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) has shipped 7.5 million units. This new figure, when combined with official in-game player stats, suggests that the game has achieved an impressive milestone of reaching more than 1.25 million PSVR...

Quest 2 May Be Selling Thrice as Fast as the Best Selling VR Headset, PSVR

While Facebook has yet to reveal official unit sales figures for Oculus Quest 2, various data points the company has offered, along with data from developers, has allowed us to hone in on a reasonable estimate. Compared to PSVR,...
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Vive Focus 3 Announced with Snapdragon XR2, 6MP Resolution, $1,300 Enterprise Price & June 27th Launch

HTC today revealed its latest standalone VR headset, the Vive Focus 3. The enterprise-oriented headset will bring Snapdragon XR2, a whopping 6MP per-eye resolution, 120° field-of-view, new controllers, and more for $1,300. The Vive Focus 3 release date is...
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