The show floor of a video game convention is really not the best place to try out an immersive, elaborate VR game, and yet that’s precisely the only way we’ve been able to get our hands on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR and Fallout 4 VR so far. Bethesda will release both games (plus...
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Microsoft Has Published New System Requirements for Windows VR Headsets, and An App to Check Your PC
As the holiday launch of the Windows VR headsets nears, Microsoft has published a new set of system requirements and an app allowing you to see if your PC will be ready for the company’s “Mixed Reality” platform. A while back, a pre-release version of Windows specified some impressively low minimum specifications for Microsoft’s “Mixed...
‘Mixed Reality Ultra PCs’ Will Run Windows VR Headsets With Higher Refresh Rates & Better Graphics
Microsoft is planning to divvy up so-called ‘Mixed Reality PCs’ into two categories, standard and Ultra. PCs meeting the higher specification will be designated ‘Ultra’ and will run Windows VR headsets at higher framerates and with better graphics. Microsoft is planning a badging program to help consumers understand which PCs meet the requirements for the forthcoming...
Insta360 ONE: 360 Camera With An Amazing Bullet Time Mode
Insta360 has been working feverishly these last 12 months to deliver the latest and greatest 360 camera technology for every segment of the market. However, there was a pretty significant gap in their product line between their $129 Insta360 Air, $199 Insta 360 Nano and $3499 Insta360 Pro. The new Insta360 ONE is the company’s...
Sony Introduces Official $399 PSVR Camera Bundle
Looks like Sony caught wind of Microsoft’s VR news; the company has just announced a new bundle for its PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset. When PSVR launched back in October 2016 its base model didn’t include the PlayStation Camera that was required to actually track the headset. Limited bundles offered the device with the camera but,...
SpaceVR Is Building Robots Controlled By VR To Reduce Labor Costs
Remember when the new millenium hit and we began to envision a future in which robots carried out many traditional jobs? SpaceVR is helping to make that reality. When it’s not launching 360 cameras into the solar system, this San Francisco-based startup is building an automaton system that uses VR to get robots to carry...
Windows VR’s All-In Price Starts At $900
Going all-in on Microsoft’s new Windows 10 VR platform will cost you at least around $900. By all-in, we mean buying not just one of the new VR headsets (made in partnership with several manufacturers) when they launch later this year but the PC to go along with it as well as motion controllers bundled...
Hands-On With the Windows ‘Mixed Reality’ VR Motion Controllers
When it comes to input mechanisms for virtual reality it’s really a two horse race at the moment. The HTC Vive nailed roomscale tracking first with its lighthouse base station system and wand-like motion controllers while the Oculus Rift released its Oculus Touch controllers less than a year ago. We prefer the Touch controllers from...
Pilot A Giant Robot In Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Sortie
Virtual Reality seems like a natural fit for the Gundam series. The animated franchise has space, robots, explosions, and even those cool anime missiles that leave a web of smoke trails. Good thing Gundam VR is coming, then. Those cool anime missiles in Mobile Suit Gundam. Gundam fans in Japan will get their chance to...
Here’s 67 Apps and Companies Planning to Support Windows VR Headsets
Microsoft today announced a bevy of information regarding their upcoming Windows VR headset launch, which will see headsets from Acer, Dell, HP, and Lenovo coming this holiday season starting at $400. Revealed today by HoloLens chief inventor and project lead Alex Kipman, the Windows VR headsets have been confirmed to work with at least 67 apps—including...