3 in 5 SteamVR gamers in April used Oculus headsets, according to Valve’s monthly hardware survey data. Companies like Facebook, Valve, & HTC don’t reveal sales figures. The Steam Hardware Survey remains the most reliable indicator of PC VR’s adoption. The survey is offered to a random sample of Steam’s userbase each month. If you...
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Virtual Desktop Ahead Of Air Link With Quest 2 120Hz Support
Guy Godin’s Virtual Desktop now offers 120Hz wireless PC VR streaming support for Oculus Quest 2. Godin says he’s also planning to support 120Hz mode for traditional flatscreen games in some of his virtual environments as well, but that hasn’t been implemented yet. The refresh rate of a display is the number of unique frames...
Editorial: Sony’s Risky Edge Lives On In VR
April has been a funny sort of month for Sony Interactive Entertainment and the PlayStation brand, bookended by contradictory events. At the beginning of the month, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reported on a shift in strategy for the gaming giant that would see it moving away from riskier game pitches and doubling down on the tentpole...
Free-Running Game Stride Coming To The Oculus Quest Store
Joy Way, the developers of Mirror’s Edge-inspired free-running game Stride, say their concept has been accepted to the Oculus Quest Store. Stride recently held a beta test on Oculus Quest and the studio is offering a sign up for additional beta tests, though it does come with a non-disclosure agreement. The studio noted in a...
VR Download: Facebook’s Confidence Grows As HTC Teases Next Steps
Our live discussion from VR this week utilizes Facebook’s latest high frequency hand tracking technology as we get into the latest industry-wide trends. This week we’re going to talk about Facebook’s growing confidence in VR as the company sees sustained sales for Oculus Quest 2 after its 2020 holiday season debut. Even on Valve’s Steam,...
Best Puzzle VR Games Available For Oculus Quest 2
Looking for some mind-bending puzzle games to play through on Quest 2? Here are our picks. The Oculus Quest library is only growing larger and stronger by the day with a few options available in most genres. For puzzle fans, we’ve put together this list of some of the best in the genre available on...
New VR Games May 2021: All The Biggest Releases
Looking for the new VR games May 2021 list? We’ve got you covered. We’re moving into Summer and releases are certainly heating up for VR headsets. Well, they are for the Oculus Quest at least – most of the big titles launching this month are on the standalone headset, though there are some offerings for...
Vacation Simulator Adds High Frequency Hand Tracking Support on Quest 2
A new Vacation Simulator update adds support for the Quest 2’s new High Frequency Hand Tracking mode, increasing performance and decreasing latency. The update is available now and improves the reliability and performance when using hand tracking, thanks to an increase in the rate of tracking. The feature is only available to Oculus Quest 2...
ForeVR Bowl Coming To Oculus Quest Soon
There’s a new VR bowling game on the way to Quest – ForeVR Bowl. This new title from ForeVR Games popped up in the coming soon section of the Quest store this week. We don’t have a solid release date just yet but Quest games usually pop up in the store when they’re a few...
Star Wars Day Sale Sees Discounted Games Across VR Platforms
Several Star Wars VR titles are discounted across a variety of VR platforms to celebrate Star Wars Day, May the 4th. For those living under a rock, Star Wars Day falls on May the 4th (a play on the classic Star Wars line – may the force be with you) and Star Wars games are...
