Oculus Quest wishlist: 4 upgrades we want
The Oculus Quest standalone VR headset is an incredible device that’s redefining what virtual reality means. The $400 all-in-one released in May with some...
Facebook will show VR games in online developers showcase March 16 to March 19
After pulling out of the 2020 Game Developers Conference (GDC) a few weeks back — and the show’s subsequent cancellation — Facebook will be...
Facebook ‘thinking about’ opening Quest to apps outside the Oculus Store
Facebook’s Chris Pruett gave details on the Oculus Store curation policy for Oculus Quest in a Twitter thread, along with teasing a potential official...
Valve’s Index VR headset goes back on sale March 9
Valve Index VR kits will be available to purchase again on at 10 a.m. Pacific time on Monday, March 9. The restock timing was...
E3 2020 moves ahead as Los Angeles declares coronavirus emergency
The City of Los Angeles has announced a state of emergency due to the spread of the coronavirus. For the video game industry, this...
Virtual Desktop dev rewrites Oculus Quest’s wireless PC VR feature
Guy Godin rebuilt the wireless streaming feature Oculus Quest owners use to PC VR play games from their computer using Virtual Desktop. The new...
Sony patents a VR controller that feels a lot like Valve’s Index
A recently published patent from Sony Interactive Entertainment suggests that the company is working on a new VR motion controller, similar to those for...
No Man’s Sky adds living ships and VR improvements
No Man’s Sky’s range of galaxy-trekking space ships are about to feel a bit more, well, alive. Developer Hello Games today introduced the Living Ship...
Unity gets controller-free hand-tracking in the editor with Oculus Link
The latest update to the Oculus Integration for Unity adds the Quest’s controller-free hand-tracking to the editor. Facebook added experimental controller-free hand-tracking for Quest in...
The VR world doesn’t need 4 Vive Cosmos headsets or 2 Proton glasses
I’m a huge fan of hardware experimentation and prototyping — enough to enjoy looking back at abandoned designs and forgotten products that either never...