In an interview with CNET, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke more about the company’s upcoming social experience app Facebook Horizon and how he hopes it will be the ‘social fabric’ of VR. Facebook Horizon was announced almost two years ago and has been seemingly close to release ever since. We know that varying levels of...
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Exclusive: Next-Gen PlayStation VR Is 4K With Foveated Rendering And Vibration Feature
Sony’s next-generation VR headset for PlayStation 5 has significantly higher resolution, inside-out tracking, a vibration motor, and even foveated rendering, reliable sources tell UploadVR. We don’t yet know the product’s name, but multiple sources tell us Sony shared details with partners. Those details include a resolution of 4000×2080 pixels (2000×2040 per eye), a lens separation...
PS5 Shortages Might Continue Into VR Headset Launch – Report
Shortages of Sony’s new PS5 console may continue into the launch window of the company’s next VR headset, a recent report suggests. Bloomberg today reported that Sony warned analysts that PS5’s supply shortage will run well into 2022. The article cites “several people” that attended an analyst briefing, in which Chief Financial Officer Hiroki Totoki reportedly...
Sony Wants To Shadow Ban VR Users For ‘Inappropriate Gestures’ And More, Patent Filing Reveals
In late 2017 Sony filed documents to patent a means of ‘shadow banning’ users in social VR applications by monitoring their language and comments. The filing, revealed in early May, outlines a means of “recognizing and tracking” behaviors of a reported user within a given social application. The system looks for “inappropriate” language, gestures and...
How To Set Up Your Desk In VR On Oculus Quest 2
With the new v28 update for Quest, access to the new Infinite Office desk feature is slowly rolling out. Here’s how to bring your desk into VR on Oculus Quest. As part of v28, Facebook is introducing a new feature that lets you bring your real desk into VR, as part of a gradual introduction...
FRL VP ‘Doesn’t Have An Issue’ With Quest Store On Other Headsets
Facebook Reality Labs VP Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth, doesn’t take issue with the idea of bringing the Oculus Quest store to other headsets. Bosworth said as much during his most recent AMA session on Instagram. Asked if the Quest’s store could come to other devices, he replied: “I don’t have a fundamental issue with the idea....
Larcenauts – Impulse Gear On Growing Beyond Farpoint
A bit of VR trivia for you: Farpoint didn’t have 90 degree turns. Like, at all. Thinking back about it, I realize that’s obvious; you can play the entire campaign without ever once artificially turning the camera. In an effort to keep the game as comfortable and immersive as possible, developer Impulse Gear instead created...
Larcenauts – Growing BEYOND Farpoint!
Source: Larcenauts – Growing BEYOND Farpoint!
Demeo Review – VR Download Gamescast
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Oculus Quest Might Be Getting Android Apps
You might soon be able to access some Android apps on your Oculus Quest. VR YouTuber The Mysticle today tweeted images of Android apps listed in their Quest 2 library. According to the tweet, the apps appeared under the preview apps section of the store, which is primarily used for early access to native Quest...