In another one of his increasingly-frequent Instagram AMAs, Facebook’s Vice President of Augmented and Virtual Reality Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth hinted at the potential of a new Quest Pro model and discussed other upcoming features. One user posed a question to Bosworth that read “Why can’t Oculus make a 600$ headset and put the best specs...
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Counter Fight Ichiran Serves Up VR Ramen On Oculus Quest & SteamVR
Oculus Quest and SteamVR’s latest cooking game sees you serving up steamy ramen. Counter Fight Ichiran is available on both platforms now for $13.49 developed by Tricol. It’s the latest entry in the strangely long-running and VR exclusive Counter Fight series (which is up to its fourth mainline edition with multiple spin-offs such as this)...
Hyper Dash Out Now On Quest, SideQuest Alpha Goes Down
Update: Hyper Dash is out now on Oculus Quest for $20. Original: It’s the end of an era for Triangle Factory’s Hyper Dash as the SideQuest Alpha version of the game wraps up ahead of full release. For the past year players have been able to test out this arena-based multiplayer VR shooter for free via...
SteamVR Update Adds Full OpenXR Support
Valve announced the latest version of SteamVR, 1.16.8, now has full OpenXR support. OpenXR is a new standard that provides an API for VR and AR content that allows game engines to write code that is compatible across multiple hardware platforms. Previously, major companies like Microsoft, Valve and Facebook all had their own APIs for...
How To Play PC VR Content On Oculus Quest 2 (Oculus Link And Virtual Desktop) – 2021 Update
Want to play PC VR content on your Oculus Quest or Oculus Quest 2? Here’s everything you need and how to do it. The Oculus Quest 2 is a fantastic standalone headset from Facebook. There’s heaps of native content available on the Oculus Quest store, but one of the key features of the Quest and...
Population: One Season 1 ‘Uprising’ Now Live With $5 Battle Pass
Population: One’s first official ‘Season’ of content, dubbed Uprising, is now live. It will span 10-weeks and includes not only free map updates and new weapons, but also a $5 Battle Pass with premium cosmetics. Check out our Population: One review for more on the game as a whole. Population: One Season 1 – Uprising...
Report: Sony Spinning Off Astro Bot Team In Japan Studio Shut Down
According to multiple unnamed sources, VGC reports that Sony Japan Studio is shutting down and spinning off ASOBI Team (the Astro Bot devs) into a new standalone studio. The news comes mere days after the confirmation of a next-generation PSVR designed for PS5. Sony Japan Studio is one of Sony’s longest-running internal studios with decades...
‘Hey Facebook’ Wake Words Roll Out To Oculus Quest 2
Oculus Quest 2 owners can now address Facebook directly while using the headset to accomplish certain tasks with the phrase “Hey Facebook.” The new opt-in experimental feature is rolling out to Oculus Quest 2 headsets starting today, with plans to expand the feature to the original Quest over time. Facebook says, “Quest doesn’t listen for...
Making a VRChat Avatar with a selfie! – ReadyPlayerMe Avatar Creator
Source: Making a VRChat Avatar with a selfie! – ReadyPlayerMe Avatar Creator
Virtual Desktop PC VR Streaming Now On The Official Oculus Quest Store
You can now wirelessly stream Half-Life: Alyx, Boneworks, H3VR and other PC VR-only games to Oculus Quest and Quest 2 in Virtual Desktop without sideloading. Developer Guy Godin won full Oculus Quest store approval for the much-loved Virtual Desktop wireless feature for streaming PC-based SteamVR and Rift games. The addition comes more than 20 months...