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Snap Makes Spectacles AR Glasses More Affordable for Students & Teachers

Snap, the company behind Snapchat, is making its latest Spectacles AR Glasses more affordable to students and teachers with a new educational discount that cuts the $1,200 launch price in half. Initially released in September 2024, the company's fifth-gen Spectacles...

Samsung Shows First Glimpse of Near-final Android XR Headset, But No Controllers Yet

Samsung Unpacked didn't have any big XR revelations this year, although the South Korean tech giant has finally shown off the near-final version of its Android XR headset, codenamed Project Moohan. We went hands-on with Moohan at the headset's unveiling last...
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‘Fitness Fables’ is a Heart-pumping Workout & Fantasy Action Mash-up, Coming to Quest This Month

Poland-based indie Immersion Games are getting ready to launch their next title later this month, which puts a fantasy gameplay twist on some tried and true VR fitness mechanics. Called Fitness Fables, the game promises a host of features you'd expect to...

Meta Reportedly Plans Smart Glasses with Display, Targeting 2025 Release at Premium Price Point

Even with onboard AI, Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses aren't as smart as they could be, since the glasses lack any sort of display for doing simple tasks, like reading incoming messages. Now, a report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman maintains...

Google Responds to Developer Concerns About Long-term Commitment to Android XR

Google's announcement of Android XR last month was largely met with excitement, but there was a notable undercurrent of concern about Google's long-term commitment to the platform. The company has a storied history of launching new products and platforms,...

35% of All Game Developers Are Building for XR, According to GDC Industry Survey

Despite industry woes, XR development has largely stayed consistent, according to the annual Game Developer Conference (GDC) State of the Game Industry Survey, noting that 35% of developers who responded are building for XR. The San Francisco-based conference is a...

Slated to Launch Today, ‘Superhot VR’ Spiritual Successor ‘COLD VR’ Delayed by “a week or two”

COLD VR, one of the most promising spiritual successors to smash-hit game Superhot VR, isn't arriving today as previously planned, with developer ALLWARE and publisher Perp Games maintaining it still needs a little more time in the oven. Slated to launch today, January...

Meta Details Why So Many Quest Headsets Were Bricked This Past Christmas

A non-inconsequential number of new Quest 3 and 3S headsets couldn't update properly this past Christmas, leaving some users scrambling for last-minute replacements or knee deep in support chats looking for a fix to their freshly bricked VR headsets....

PSVR 2 Team Shooter ‘Firewall Ultra’ Gets Update to Attract Newcomers After Year-long Abandonment

Firewall Ultra (2023), the tactical team shooter, hasn't seen an update since developer First Contact Entertainment shut down in late 2023, or just four months after the game's release on PSVR 2. Now, Sony has dropped a patch out of...

Oculus Founder Teases XR Announcement Coming “in a few weeks”, Possibly Pointing to Military-driven Headset

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is announcing something in a few weeks, which he says will prove he isn't out of the 'XR game'. Luckey confirmed back in June he's building a new XR headset, although the device in question seems to be...

‘Meta Horizon’ Quest Mobile App Downloads Dropped Christmas 2024 as Meta Aims to Bolster Quest 3S...

Meta is fairly tight-lipped when it comes to detailing just how many headsets it sells, although there are a few ways to gauge the platform's popularity, one of which is fresh downloads of its required companion app, Meta Horizon,...

Somnium Space Announces New Pricing for VR1 Lineup, Putting Entry-level Headset North of $3,000

Somnium Space, the Czechia-based social platform creator, has raised prices on its enthusiast-grade PC VR headset, Somnium VR1, something the company says was done to "maintain the highest quality standards." The company announced last month it was paring down the number...

‘Assetto Corsa EVO’ Launches on PC VR Headsets in Early Access, But You May Want to...

Assetto Corsa EVO made its big Early Access launch on Steam yesterday, bringing the next iteration of the racing franchise to both flatscreen and PC VR headsets. It's getting mixed reviews, although VR users in particular are warning that you...

Shuhei Yoshida, Industry Veteran & Main Figure Behind PSVR, Departs Sony

Shuhei Yoshida (aka 'Shu') has left Sony, closing a near 32-year chapter of his life with the company. Yoshida announced he was leaving Sony back in November, setting his retirement date for January 15th, 2025. Now, the one-time President of...

Meta & Plessey Announce Super Bright, High-efficiency Red MicroLED: an Important Piece in All-day AR

Meta announced in 2020 it was working with UK-based AR display maker Plessey, which was tapped to provide Meta with AR displays over the course of multiple years. Now the companies have announced they've developed what they're deeming "the...
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