Here are the latest XR news from different online sources (e.g. XR Today – https://www.xrtoday.com/feed/, UploadVR – https://uploadvr.com/feed/, Road to VR – https://www.roadtovr.com/feed/ and VRScout – https://vrscout.com/feed/)
Contrary to the public perception of Apple's sentiment on Vision Pro, the company's newest store includes a dedicated side room for the headset.
Meta is enlisting A-list celebrities, Chris Pratt and Chris Hemsworth, to advertise the Ray-Ban smart glasses at the Super Bowl.
Aces of Thunder will feature planes from World War 1, including the Fokker DR.I of the infamous Red Baron.
Meta already has a way to watch your own content on Quest, although browsing through a file system and viewing on a windowed panel is decidedly less immersive than a proper home theater. Now the company says it’s experimenting with the idea. Mark Rabkin, VP leading Horizon OS and Quest, says in a recent X post The post Meta is Experimenting with a Home Theater Environment for Quest’s Horizon OS appeared first on Road to VR.
Co-op action adventure game Into Black is getting a PlayStation VR2 port, and new localizations are now available in update 1.5.
Sony released its annual wrap-up of top downloads across its various PlayStation platforms for 2024. And while there hasn’t been a lot of movement in comparison to PSVR 2’s first year, we can’t really say we’re particularly surprised at the outcome. PSVR 2 is nearly two years old now, and while some have claimed the The post Sony Shares PSVR 2’s Most Downloaded Games of 2024 appeared first on Road to VR.
Into The Radius 2 has earned nearly $3 million revenue so far, and we interviewed CM Games to discuss its early access launch.
The Smurfs – Flower Defense brings the iconic series to Quest 3 this May with a VR and mixed reality tower defense game.
Elsewhere Electric is an asymmetric co-op puzzle game from the Broken Spectre studio that unites VR and mobile players, and it's out this year on Quest and Steam.
We play innovative games Tablecraft and Airspace Defender while talking with developer Rafael Brochado.
Trombone Champ: Unflattened adds a new environment, custom songs on Quest, and more in today's update.
To the surprise of practically no one, Beat Saber is 2024's most downloaded game on PlayStation VR2.
Google has acquired a number of HTC’s XR engineers for $250 million, something the company says will “accelerate the development of the Android XR platform across the headsets and glasses ecosystem.” Google’s announcement of Android XR last month represents a critical shift in the competitive landscape, as Samsung will ostensibly be the first to launch a headset The post Google Acquires Vive Engineering Talent for $250M, Raising Questions About HTC’s Next Move appeared first on Road to VR.
Snap, the company behind Snapchat, is making its latest Spectacles AR Glasses more affordable to students and teachers with a new educational discount that cuts the $1,200 launch price in half. Initially released in September 2024, the company’s fifth-gen Spectacles (called Spectacles ’24) are primarily targeted at developers, priced at $100 per month for a The post Snap Makes Spectacles AR Glasses More Affordable for Students & Teachers appeared first on Road to VR.
Samsung Unpacked didn’t have any big XR revelations this year, although the South Korean tech giant has finally shown off the near-final version of its Android XR headset, codenamed Project Moohan. We went hands-on with Moohan at the headset’s unveiling last month, the company’s upcoming mixed reality headset built on the newly announced Android XR platform. The post Samsung Shows First Glimpse of Near-final Android XR Headset, But No Controllers Yet appeared first on Road to VR.