VR
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VR hype soars as Facebook buys Oculus | 10 Years Ago This Month
Sony and Facebook throw their wallets into the ring and virtual reality dominates the discussion at GDC 2014
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Sony reportedly stops PSVR 2 production to clear the current backlog
Sales for the headset have also allegedly dropped every quarter since its launch
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Thirdverse raises $3.3m in funding round
The investment will go towards developing Soul Covenant and growing its staff
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Sony tests out PC support for the PSVR 2
The platform holder aims to have the functionality available to users later this year
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Eggspace Entertainment raises $4.25m in seed funding round
The Buenos Aires-based game maker intends to use its funding to launch its mixed reality title
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Apple Vision Pro to launch in February
The device will be available in the US next month, and preorders begin on January 19
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VR game studio Archiact announces layoffs
The developer's redundancies included staffers from its audio, IT, and QA divisions
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Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows Mixed Reality
The move comes a year after it reported the tech giant dropped plans for a HoloLens 3
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Consumer spending on VR content dipped by 10% in 2023
Report says headset sales during the year also fell by 24%, as the Meta Quest 3, PSVR2, and Pico 4 underperformed
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Report: Meta pens deal with Tencent to sell VR headsets in China exclusively
The agreement will mark the firm formerly known as Facebook’s return in 14 years
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VR game firm MyDearest raises $8m in funding round
The Brazen Blaze developer intends to expand its publishing efforts and release its titles on more platforms
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Meta Quest 3 launches October 10
Xbox cloud gaming to launch for headset in December
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Report: Apple scales down plans for Vision Pro headset
Tech giant reportedly only making between 130,000 and 400,000 units in the first year instead of the one million initially projected internally
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Meta unveils Meta Quest+ subscription service
Users will gain access to two monthly VR titles for $7.99 a month or $59.99 a year
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Xbox is waiting for an audience before it expands into AR/VR
Head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty says that the scale needed for success is not there yet
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Meta Quest 3 launches this fall at $499
Meta promises next headset will be thinner, more powerful, "first mainstream headset with high-res color"
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Meta drops Quest Pro and Quest 2 prices
Higher-end VR headset drops $500 less than five months after launch, while 256GB version of Quest 2 reverses most of last year's price hike
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VR isn't ready for a "must-play" experience | Opinion
Reggis Fils-Aimé is right about VR needing "must-play" games, but the sector isn't ready to play host to that kind of cultural phenomenon
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Report: Meta planning three more VR headsets, Quest 3 due this year
A leaked presentation detailed the company's plans for AR and VR, but highlighted retention issues with current hardware
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PlayStation VR 2 | Critical Consensus
Reviewers were convinced by Sony's new cutting edge VR headset – and poster child Horizon Call of the Mountain – but it might not be enough to justify the costly investment
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The potential of PSVR 2 | Podcast
Latest episode discusses the many challenges Sony faces as it prepares to launch its new headset
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Sony: We have not cut PSVR 2 production numbers
The platform holder refutes Bloomberg report
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Sony reportedly halves PSVR 2 shipping numbers
Update: PlayStation has denied the story
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More than just ports: VR devs on bringing PSVR 1 titles to PSVR 2
From launch titles to twilight releases, developers discuss benefits, enhancements, and costs of porting old PlayStation VR titles to the next generation
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Sony unveils additional titles to release in 2023 for its PlayStation VR 2 console
The new VR headset is on pace to have a library of over 30 within a month after its launch