Meta Just Made It Easier for Small Developers to Get Apps Into the Main Quest Store

Quest users searching the Store will now be able to more easily find games published through its early access distribution channel, App Lab, which previously weren’t visible, effectively giving smaller studios…

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Google & HP Partner to Productize ‘Starline’ Light-field Display for Videoconferencing

Google announced it’s partnering with HP to commercialize Project Starline, the company’s light-field display for immersive, headset-less video conferences. Google says it’s partnering with HP to start commercialization of Starline…

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New Meta R&D Reveals Shortcut to Ultra-wide Retina Resolution Holographic Displays in XR

Researchers from Meta Reality Labs, Princeton University, and others have published a new paper detailing a method for achieving ultra-wide field-of-view holographic displays with retina resolution. The method drastically reduces…

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Travel Mode is the Latest Vision Pro Feature to Come to Quest 2 & 3

Meta is finally rolling out the long-awaited travel mode for Quest 2 and Quest 3, ostensibly hacking away another unique feature from Apple Vision Pro. Update (May 13th, 2024):  Meta…

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Pimax Introduces Trial Payment Model to Let Customers Try New Headsets Before Paying Full Price

China-based VR headset creator Pimax has introduced a new payment model following the recent announcement of its Crystal Light PC VR headset, which will let try it out before plonking…

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Latest SteamVR Update Includes Steam Link Improvements for Quest

The latest major SteamVR update has arrived, coming with it an improvement to Steam Link for Quest. Initially released in November 2023, Steam Link is Valve’s own app on the…

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‘Pokémon Go’ Studio Releases Mixed Reality Pet ‘Hello, Dot’, Now Available on Quest 3

Niantic, the studio behind Pokémon Go, revealed it’s been working on a Quest 3 mixed reality experience that lets you play with your very own pint-sized virtual pet. Called Hello, Dot, Niantic…

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Quest 3 Has Higher Effective Resolution, So Why Does Everyone Think Vision Pro Looks Best?

Take a look around the web at reviews of Vision Pro and you’ll find that practically everyone agrees: Vision Pro’s display is excellent. Words like “crisp,” “smooth,” and “4K,” are…

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VR Attraction Sandbox VR Announces Major Expansion With 25 New Locations in the Coming Years

Sandbox VR, the location-based VR attraction, announced it’s opening 25 new locations as a result of a partnership with Apparel Group, the United Arab Emirates-based fashion and lifestyle company. The…

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Marvel and ILM Immersive Announce Vision Pro Exclusive Based on Animated Series ‘What If…?’

Marvel Studios and ILM Immersive today announced a new interactive story coming exclusively to Apple Vision Pro, which is based on the popular Disney+ animated series What If…?. Called What If…?…

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Kinetic Rhythm Game ‘Spin Rhythm XD’ is Coming to PSVR 2 This Summer, Free VR Update to Steam

Spin Rhythm XD (2023), the kinetic rhythm-action game, is coming to PSVR 2, PS5 and PS4 this summer, which is also slated to include a free VR update to the…

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