Apple is Approaching Social on Vision Pro the Way Meta Should Have All Along
As a leading social media company, it seemed like Meta would be in the best position to create a rich social experience on its XR headsets. But after almost a…
The Biggest Announcements at Meta Connect and What it All Means for the Future of XR
Meta Connect 2023 has wrapped up, bringing with it a deluge of info from one of the XR industry’s biggest players. Here’s a look at the biggest announcements from Connect…
Leaked Xbox Documents Show XR Interest But No Immediate Plans
Leaked documents relating to Microsoft’s business strategy for Xbox show the company eyeing XR technology but continuing to keep it at arm’s length. While Microsoft has previously taken considerable steps…
Meta’s XR Revenue Down 39% “due to lower Quest 2 sales,” as Quest 3 & Vision Pro Loom
Meta’s latest quarterly results show its Reality Labs XR division is again reporting an operating loss just south of $4 billion. Now, for its Q2 2023 results, the company says…
Sales of Valve’s Index Headset Are Waning After Years of Surprising Longevity
Valve’s Index VR headset is now more than four years old. Despite its age, the headset continued to sell at a surprising rate over the years—but as they say, nothing…
Roblox is Coming to Quest, Casting a Shadow on Meta’s Own Social VR Platform
One of the biggest names social gaming is coming to Quest. Roblox is home to tens of millions of daily users and user-generated experiences. “In the coming weeks” Roblox will launch…
Meta CTO Says Quest 3 Announcement Timing Had ‘Nothing to do with Vision Pro’
Meta CTO Andrew “Boz” Bosworth said this week that the announcement of Quest 3, which came just days ahead of Vision Pro reveal, had nothing to do with the timing…
Cloudhead Games CEO: Apple Vision Pro is an AR Headset Wearing VR Clothes
Cloudhead Games is one of the most successful and senior VR studios in the industry. In this Guest Article, studio head Denny Unger shares his thoughts on Apple’s entrance into…
The Best Thing About Apple Vision Pro? Meta Finally Has Big Competition
Meta has undeniably been the lone looming Goliath in a field of smaller Davids in the XR scene for years now. With Apple finally making its entrance into the market,…
70% of the 20 Best-rated Quest 2 Apps are Now Available on Pico 4
The standalone VR market is continuing to grow, and with it, we’re increasingly seeing platform competition for quality content. Pico made its biggest push into consumer VR so far with…
One of VR’s Most Veteran Studios Has Grown to 200 Employees While Continuing to Double-down on VR
Having been exclusively building VR games since 2013, nDreams stands as one of the most veteran VR-exclusive game studios to date. And with more than 200 people, one of the…
Meta Has Sold Nearly 20 Million Quest Headsets, But Retention Struggles Remain
Meta has sold nearly 20 million Quest headsets, but the company continues to struggle with keeping customer using VR. According to a report by The Verge, citing an internal Meta presentation…