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.

Valve Promotes Latest Knuckles Controller from Prototype to Dev Kit

Valve this week revealed the newest version of their upcoming 'Knuckles' VR controllers which have graduated from the 'EV' prototype distinction to 'DV' dev kits. While Valve has yet to offer any indication of launch timing, the latest refinements...

Modest Gains Bring Rift’s Share of Headsets on Steam to a New High Amid Sale

According to the latest figures from Valve's Hardware & Software survey, Rift has reached its highest historical market share on Steam thanks to modest gains amid an ongoing sale. Despite the new high point, the HTC Vive still holds the...

Unexpected Update Brings New Content to SteamVR Home

Valve released an update to SteamVR this week that unexpectedly added new content to SteamVR Home. Valve has long been making small but helpful updates to SteamVR, but especially in the last year there hasn't been a particularly clear signal...

‘Beat Saber’ Gets 3 New Free Songs from Japanese EDM Artist Camellia

The block-slashing rhythm game is at it again: Beat Saber (2019) just got three new songs from Japanese electronic dance music artist Camellia, available today on all supported platforms. Although the studio has been mostly cutting deals to secure paid content...

PSVR Exclusive ‘Paper Beast’ is Coming to PC VR Next Week

Paper Beast, the surreal wildlife simulation first launched on PSVR, is slated to release on SteamVR headsets next week. Update (July 15th, 2020): Pixel Reef today announced that Paper Beast is coming to PC VR headsets on July 24th, 2020. This will...

Asus Windows VR Headset Finally Launches, Priced at $430

Asus was among a handful of Microsoft partners who planned to launch a VR headset as part of Microsoft's "Mixed Reality" platform. While those other headsets became available late last year, Asus' own Windows VR headset is finally launching...
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Lucy Liu Stars in VR Adventure ‘The Pirate Queen’, Now Available on Quest & SteamVR

The Pirate Queen: A Forgotten Legend, the award-winning VR adventure starring Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill), launched today on Quest and SteamVR headsets. Created by UK-based Singer Studios, VR narrative adventure takes inspiration from true events, following the titular 'Pirate Queen'...

There’s Now More VR Than Mac Players on Steam

The PC VR population has been growing ever so steadily over the last four years. Meanwhile, the MacOS population has shrunk and been overtaken by VR. If you were just looking at the percent of the Steam population with monthly-connected...

Studio Behind ‘SUPERHOT’ Looking for More VR Developers

It's amazing how well SUPERHOT (2016), the unforgettably stylized action game, worked when translated to virtual reality. Now, the developers at SUPERHOT Team are looking to get more hands on deck as they dive deeper into the world of VR development. Once the...

Hands-on: ‘Beat Saber’ is Every Bit as Fun as It Looks

At GDC this year, I had a chance to step into Beat Saber, an upcoming rhythm game from Czech Republic-based indie studio Hyperbolic Magnetism that tasks you with slicing flying cubes with lightsabers to electronic dance music. If that sounds cool to...
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‘Audica’ is an Inventive “VR Rhythm Shooter” From the Studio Behind ‘Rock Band’

Harmonix, the studio behind many rhythm game hits like Guitar Hero (2005) and Rock Band (2007), today announced what they're calling a "VR rhythm shooter" that looks—to be frank—pretty freaking awesome. I guess there's just something about combining body movements...

Report: ‘Borderlands 2 VR’ Gets ESRB Rating for PC, Suggesting Nearby Launch

Borderlands 2 VR (2018) landed on PSVR late last year, although Gearbox Software made it clear at launch that it was going to be a timed exclusive, with a minimum of five months given to PlayStation. Now, it appears...

PSVR 2 Firmware Update Includes New Support for NVIDIA GPUs, Pointing to Wired PC VR Connection

Sony announced last month it was bringing PC VR support to PSVR 2 sometime this year, although the company didn't specify how or exactly when this would happen. According to the headset's latest firmware update, all signs now point...
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‘Metro Awakening’ to Release on All Major Headsets in November, New Gameplay Revealed

Developer Vertigo Games announced that Metro Awakening, the VR exclusive created in collaboration with the series’ original author Dmitry Glukhovsky, is slated to arrive on all major VR headset November 7th. If you haven't read any of Glukhovsky’s novels, or played Metro...

Quest 2 Now the Most Used on Steam, Monthly-connected Headsets Hit Record High of 2.8 Million

Another month, another record high count for the VR usership on Steam. Quest 2, despite being a standalone headset, has helped to drive much of the growth thanks to its ability to connect to a PC to play PC...
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