From October 2020, Facebook will require anyone using an Oculus device for the first time to log in via a Facebook account. It will no longer be possible to sign-up with a separate Oculus ID. In addition, starting in 2023 the social media giant will end support for existing Oculus accounts and attach “full functionality”...
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Beat Saber Linkin Park DLC Launches Today
A new Beat Saber Linkin Park DLC releases today, offering the first new tracks for the hit VR app in a little while. As teased on Friday, a total of 11 new songs from the band launch today. Three of them — including Bleed It Out and Paper Cut — are taken from the seminal...
Beat Saber Linkin Park Review: One Step Closer To More Rock Music
Beat Saber just got a Linkin Park music pack today and we’ve already played through the list of songs to bring you our review. Spoiler alert: it’s fantastic. It’s been a very, very long time since a Beat Saber music pack turned my head. When I got the email about the Linkin Park pack, dropping...
Next, NEXT Gen PSVR Revealed In Job Listing?!
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Statik Dev ‘Sad That More People Didn’t Experience’ PSVR Puzzle Gem
One of the developers of little-known PSVR puzzling gem, Statik, recently acknowledged they were sad that more people didn’t get to try the game. Developed by Tarsier Studios, Statik was a PSVR exclusive puzzle game that launched back in 2017. The game used position-tracking on the DualShock 4 controller to great effect, locking players’ virtual...
Apple Files Patent For Its Own VR Boundary System
There’s yet more evidence that Apple is working on its own VR solution; the company recently filed a patent for an Apple VR boundary system. The document, filed in late March and published on August 13th (as spotted by Apple Insider) is for ‘Detecting Physical Boundaries’ when “immersed in a virtual reality environment”. The goal...
Editorial: New PSVR Controllers Should Launch Before PSVR 2
It seems clear at this point that Sony won’t be releasing a second PSVR headset to go alongside the launch of the PS5 later this year. The tech giant will have its hands busy getting the market to adopt just one expensive new Christmas gift, for starters. But recent breadcrumbs dropped on the trail Sony...
Sony Confirms Work On ‘Next-Generation’ VR Headset That Might Not Be PSVR 2
A recently-posted job listing from Sony Corp in Japan confirms that the company is working on a “next-generation VR head mounted display”. The listing states (via Google Translate): “We are developing a next-generation VR head mounted display,” and the company is on the hunt for a team of around 15 people that will be “in charge...
Sensational VR Movie BattleScar Comes To SteamVR In 2020
Last year we wrote about BattleScar, a sensational VR movie that recaptured the magic of the platform. A year on, it looks like everyone will finally get to see it for themselves. BattleScar has been listed on SteamVR for release later on in 2020. There’s no exact date, but the Steam page says to expect...
Google Sheets And Excel VR Spreadsheets Are A Thing Now
If your dreams occasionally involve spreadsheets that extend endlessly in all directions, good news: Researchers have developed a virtual reality spreadsheet interface that could expand Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel files from flat screens into 3D spaces. Rather than being nightmare-inducing, it could actually make spreadsheet apps more usable than before. While traditional spreadsheets have been limited by the boundaries of...
