PC VR News & Reviews

The latest PC VR news. In this section you'll find SteamVR reviews, games, and news on Valve's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.

PC VR News & Reviews

The latest PC VR news. In this section you'll find SteamVR reviews, games, and news on Valve's latest moves in XR and spatial computing.

New Feature in ‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ Boosts VR Performance, Extra Eye-tracking Gains Coming Soon

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 supports PC VR headsets, although you'll also need a pretty beefy rig to even run it. Now, players are getting the much-requested fixed foveated rendering feature, saving on compute and boosting performance. Microsoft Flight Sim fans...
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Avatar-inspired Bending Combat Comes to Quest & PC VR in ‘Elements Divided’ Next Month

Loco Motion, the studio behind superhero action sandbox Superfly(2022), and publisher Fast Travel Games announced some very Avatar: The Last Airbender-inspired action is coming to Quest and PC VR headsets next month in Elements Divided. Launching on Quest 2 and above...

Bigscreen Beyond 2 Sold the Equivalent of 6 Months of Beyond 1 Sales in First 24...

Bigscreen Beyond 2 orders flooded in last Thursday at a surprising pace. Now, the PC VR headset maker notes that its next slim and light headset outsold the original in 24 hours by an impressive margin, making its first...

Bigscreen Beyond 2 Outsells Original in First Day, Surpassing Months of Beyond 1 Sales

Bigscreen launched orders for its upcoming Beyond 2 PC VR headset yesterday, which is boosting field-of-view and clarity thanks to the inclusion of a new pancake lens design. Now, the company says that within a mere 10 hours of...

‘Half-Life: Alyx’ is Now Five Years Old. What’s Next for Valve in VR?

Five years after Half-Life: Alyx reshaped expectations for VR gaming, Valve remains a quiet yet critical force in the industry. Despite little fanfare, the company has continued to shape the VR landscape through steady updates to SteamVR, integration with...

PC VR Headset Bigscreen Beyond 2 Promises Big Boost to Field-of-view & Clarity, Launching Next Month

Bigscreen today announced its next-gen Beyond PC VR headset, promising a big boost in field-of-view (FOV) and clarity thanks to the inclusion of new pancake lenses. Bigscreen is also making the slim and light headset more attractive to at-home...

McDonald’s Japan Launches Official ‘VRChat’ World, Tapping Into Japan’s Massive VTuber Trend

When you think of corporate brand engagement in VR, Meta is typically the prime suspect. In the past, they've brokered exclusive deals with Wendy's for a Horizon Worlds social experience, and KFC for its finger-lickin' weird escape room. Now, McDonald's...
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Mil-sim Shooter ‘Onward’ is Getting Its “biggest update ever” in 2.0 Release Next Week

Onward (2020), the mil-sim shooter from Meta-owned Downpour Interactive, announced its big 2.0 update is coming next week, promising to be its "biggest update ever" since the game's early access launch in 2016. Coming March 25th on all supported platforms,...

Despite Years of Reports to the Contrary, PC VR Just Won’t Die—In fact, It’s Growing

The XR landscape has changed significantly over the last five years with the flourishing of standalone headsets and new entrants like Apple and (soon) Google. Despite all of that, the PC VR platform has continued a slow but steady...
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Real-time Space Strategy Game ‘BattleGroupVR’ Sequel Announced for Quest & PC VR Headsets

Indie studio SpaceOwl Games announced the upcoming sequel to real-time strategy game BattleGroupVR (2022). Developed by solo dev 'KommanderKen', BattleGroupVR2 is coming to Quest and SteamVR headsets soon, promising to be a "bigger, better sequel" to the single player real-time space...

Is Valve Index Worth Buying in 2025? Our No-nonsense Recommendation

Valve's Index headset was a market leader among PC VR headsets for years, but is it still worth buying in 2025 now that it's nearly six years old? Read on for our no-nonsense recommendation. Valve Index is Not Worth Buying...

Varjo is Moving Some Advanced Headset Features Behind a $2,500 Annual Paywall

Varjo, the Finland-based maker of high-end XR headsets, announced they're releasing a new paid licensing structure next month which will include some of XR-4's previously free software features. Many of Varjo’s headsets over the years have required a subscription of...

Steam Spring Sale Brings ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ to 70% Off and Tons of Other Great PC VR...

Sell all of your useless collectibles and prepare your wallets, because Steam's annual Spring Sale is here, offering up big discounts on some of PC VR's biggest and best games. Steam's Spring Sale, which goes from now until March 20th,...

VR Veteran & ‘Primal Hunt’ Studio Phaser Lock Interactive is Shutting Down

Phaser Lock Interactive, the studio behind Quest exclusive Primal Hunt (2023) and a host of early PC VR games, announced it's shutting down, citing a "challenging economic climate and the current state of the gaming industry." Founded in 2015, the Austin,...

Update to ‘PSVR 2 App’ for SteamVR Makes it Easier to Diagnose Controller Tracking Issues

Sony has released an update to the PlayStation VR2 App which allows the headset to be used with SteamVR content. The update makes it easier to diagnose controller tracking issues which have been proven problematic. The latest update to PlayStation VR2...
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