XR Insiders Reflect on Apple Vision Pro Development and Industry Impact
The Voices of VR Podcast never misses an opportunity to document the ongoing history of the XR space. With Vision Pro now in the hands of many, host Kent Bye…
Meta and LG Confirm Partnership to “Accelerate XR Business” in Wake of Vision Pro Launch
LG announced a collaboration with Meta focused on strengthening the XR business of both companies. Following the release of Vision Pro, it has become apparent that Apple has a serious…
Qualcomm’s Head of XR is Leaving at a Pivotal Moment for the Industry
Hugo Swart, General Manager and Vice President of XR at Qualcomm, has announced his departure from the company at a pivotal moment in the industry. Hugo Swart, who has been…
Sony to Shutter ‘Blood & Truth’ London Studio, Layoffs at ‘Horizon Call of the Mountain’ Studio
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced today that the company is laying off 900 PlayStation employees, or around eight percent of the company, which will affect a number of…
One of the First Oculus Rift Games is Currently One of Vision Pro’s Best
Proton Pulse, originally created for the Oculus Rift DK1 development kit in 2013, has been re-released on Apple Vision Pro this week. Practically untouched from its original head-tracked input scheme,…
Sony Plans PC Compatibility for PSVR 2 Later This Year, Acknowledging a Weak Game Library
Today, on the one year anniversary of the release of PSVR 2, Sony announced it’s testing PC VR compatibility for PSVR 2, with plans to release some form of PC…
Mozilla is Shutting Down Development on WebXR Social App ‘Hubs’
Mozilla, the company behind the Firefox browser, shuttered most of its web-focused XR development back in 2020. At the time, the company’s web-based social VR app Hubs was spared from the…
Vision Pro Has Apps and Quest Has Games, What Can Samsung Bring to XR to Compete?
Samsung has partnered with Google to make an XR headset, although the South Korean tech giant hasn’t tipped its hand on what to expect just yet. Despite its $3,500 sticker price,…
Felix & Paul Studios Secures Multi-Million Dollar Financing for Next Location-based VR Experience
Felix & Paul Studios, the Emmy Award-winning XR studio, announced it has secured funding for its next location-based VR (LBVR) experience based on what it says will be a brand-new…
Ubisoft “disappointed” in ‘Assassin’s Creed VR’ Performance, Future VR Investments on Hold
In Ubisoft’s most recent earnings call, CEO Yves Guillemot said he was “disappointed” with the performance of Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR (2023) and that the company will not be increasing investment in VR…
YouTube is Coming to Vision Pro Eventually, but What About Spatial Video?
YouTube is one of the biggest apps not available on Vision Pro at launch. Thankfully we now we know that it’s on the way. But will it support its large…
Konami Aims to Develop ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ for VR After Successful Prototype Demo
Yu-Gi-Oh! doesn’t have an official VR game yet, but after demoing a VR proof-of-concept of the card battler at the franchise’s 25th anniversary event in Tokyo, Japan, Konami says we…