Oakley Meta glasses are coming later this year, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.

Google’s announcement of Android XR last month was largely met with excitement, but there was a notable undercurrent of concern about Google’s long-term commitment to the platform. The company has a storied history of launching new products and platforms, only to drop them a few years later—often leaving third-party developers in the lurch. Google has The post Google Responds to Developer Concerns About Long-term Commitment to Android XR appeared first on Road to VR.

Flat2VR Studios aims to make an original version of FlatOut for VR, telling UploadVR it “wants to take some of the best things” from each main entry.

Despite its developer shutting down in 2023, Tactical PS VR2 shooter Firewall Ultra received a surprise update that relaxes progression.

Despite industry woes, XR development has largely stayed consistent, according to the annual Game Developer Conference (GDC) State of the Game Industry Survey, noting that 35% of developers who responded are building for XR. The San Francisco-based conference is a veritable Mecca for game developers across the industry, as it not only gives studios a The post 35% of All Game Developers Are Building for XR, According to GDC Industry Survey appeared first on Road to VR.

COLD VR, one of the most promising spiritual successors to smash-hit game Superhot VR, isn’t arriving today as previously planned, with developer ALLWARE and publisher Perp Games maintaining it still needs a little more time in the oven. Slated to launch today, January 21st, Cold VR is headed first to Quest and PC VR headsets, and to PSVR 2 The post Slated to Launch Today, ‘Superhot VR’ Spiritual Successor ‘COLD VR’ Delayed by “a week or two” appeared first on Road to VR.

A non-inconsequential number of new Quest 3 and 3S headsets couldn’t update properly this past Christmas, leaving some users scrambling for last-minute replacements or knee deep in support chats looking for a fix to their freshly bricked VR headsets. Now, Meta has clarified just what transpired. And it wasn’t a buggy update either, as previously The post Meta Details Why So Many Quest Headsets Were Bricked This Past Christmas appeared first on Road to VR.

Fitness Fables is a new fantasy-fitness VR game heading to Quest next week.

Meta explained the specific technical reason that some Quest headsets were bricked last month.

Firewall Ultra (2023), the tactical team shooter, hasn’t seen an update since developer First Contact Entertainment shut down in late 2023, or just four months after the game’s release on PSVR 2. Now, Sony has dropped a patch out of the blue, tweaking incentives to get new players in… for who knows what reason. As spotted The post PSVR 2 Team Shooter ‘Firewall Ultra’ Gets Update to Attract Newcomers After Year-long Abandonment appeared first on Road to VR.

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is announcing something in a few weeks, which he says will prove he isn’t out of the ‘XR game’. Luckey confirmed back in June he’s building a new XR headset, although the device in question seems to be primarily “driven by military requirements” in addition to “non-military stuff,” he said at its AWE 2024 The post Oculus Founder Teases XR Announcement Coming “in a few weeks”, Possibly Pointing to Military-driven Headset appeared first on Road to VR.

Human Within promises an intriguing premise in VR on Quest, but the branching narrative significantly falters in its execution.

The XR News Round-Up is back once more and we're highlighting the stories we initially missed, like Game Room's recent update and Exit Condition: One's upcoming launch.

Somnium VR1, the European wide field of view PC VR headset, has just received a price increase for all three remaining variants, bringing the entry price to €3000.

Former head of PlayStation Studios Shuhei Yoshida is "sorry" for being wrong about PlayStation VR2, though described his work on the original as "the most fun I had".