‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ is Finally Getting VR Controller Support, Coming in Mid-November

Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) features PC VR headset support, although it’s notably missing the ability to use VR motion controllers. Now developer Asobo has signaled that VR controller support is finally coming, and is slated to land sometime in ... more - roadtovr.com

Report: Apple’s Rumored VR Headset Could Feature 3,000 PPI MicroOLED

Apple is hosting what promises to be its big iPhone 13 event today. While we’re once again holding out hope for that ‘one more thing’ to see if the company reveals anything about its upcoming AR or VR wearables, it seems a supply chain rumor contends ... more - roadtovr.com

Xiaomi Teases Smart Glasses Concept with MicroLED Display & 5MP Camera

Chinese tech giant Xiaomi unveiled its first pair of smart glasses today, sensibly called Xiaomi Smart Glasses. They aren’t a product you can buy for now, as the company calls the concept device “an engineer’s look into an advanced future.” With the ... more - roadtovr.com

Zoom Support Coming to Facebook’s VR Meeting App ‘Workrooms’ Starting Next Year

Facebook’s Horizon Workrooms connects both VR and video chat users together in the same space. Although it’s still in beta, the company says that it’s gearing up to integrate Workrooms with popular video chat platform Zoom. Starting in 2022, Workrooms ... more - roadtovr.com

Oculus Quest Pro Reference Hidden in Latest Software, Mentions Face & Eye Tracking

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke about the idea of a ‘Quest Pro’ headset back in May, saying that it could include sensors for both face and eye tracking. The v32 firmware release for Oculus Quest last month ostensibly confirms that the company is ... more - roadtovr.com

Oculus Quest ‘Space Sense’ Feature Will Alert You When Someone Invades Your Play Area

Oculus Quest just got its v32 software update last month which brought changes to file syncing, friends lists, and a few other things. Now it’s been discovered that within v32 is a video showing off what could be an upcoming feature to Quest’s roomscale ... more - roadtovr.com

‘I Expect You To Die 2’ Surpasses $1M in Revenue Less than a Week After Launch

I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar (2021) launched in late August across all major VR headsets, bringing fans of the original game a fresh taste of spy-flavored puzzles and adventure. Now developers Schell Games say it’s done so well that the ... more - roadtovr.com

Facebook & Ray-Ban Launch $300 Stories Glasses, a Hybrid Between Snap Spectacles & Bose Frames

Facebook and Ray-Ban today unveiled Stories, a new line of tech-forward glasses the companies hope will pave the way for a future of smart and stylish AR devices. Stories appear to fit in the same category as the first three generations of Snap’s Spectacles, ... more - roadtovr.com

Facebook’s Ray-Ban Smartglasses Get Their Big Reveal on Thursday

Facebook and Ray-Ban are collaborating on what promises to be a pair of smartglasses, something that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in July would “let you do some pretty neat things.” Well, the companies are getting ready to reveal the device on September ... more - roadtovr.com

Indiana Jones-inspired Puzzler ‘Eye of the Temple’ Coming to PC VR in October, Trailer Here

Eye of the Temple impressed us with its unique room-scale gameplay and inventive locomotion style back in its free demo last year. Now indie developer Rune Skovbo Johansen announced the full game is coming to PC VR headsets starting next month, and it’s ... more - roadtovr.com

‘The Matrix 4’ Teaser Lets You Choose Between the Red & Blue Pill

The Matrix Resurrections, the fourth installment of The Matrix films, just got its first set of teaser trailers that offer a peek at what’s coming to the silver screens in December 2021. It’s been over 20 years since The Matrix (1999) wove its iconic ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Sniper Elite VR’ Update Brings Custom Difficulty, New Comfort Options & More

Rebellion’s Sniper Elite VR (2021) has offered up some satisfying sniping with a bevy of comfort and gameplay options to boot. Now the studio is dialing in even further with a new update for Quest, PSVR, PC VR that promises more customization to the ... more - roadtovr.com

Quest 2 Sees Its First Loss in Share on Steam But It’s Hardly Done Growing

Since the launch of Quest 2 the headset has steadily taken over as the leading PC VR device used on SteamVR, now accounting for about one-third of all headsets being used on the platform. After a month long sales pause due to a facepad recall, the headset ... more - roadtovr.com

Final ‘Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge’ Game Launches on Quest September 15th, Trailer Here

ILMxLAB, the Lucasfilms studio behind a slew of Star Wars VR experiences, revealed a gameplay trailer to the final installment of its Galaxy’s Edge VR game series, which is due to launch here this month on Oculus Quest. The episode, dubbed Star Wars: ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Puzzling Places’ Review – Putting Conventional Jigsaw Puzzles to Shame

Puzzling Places takes jigsaw puzzles in a new and clever direction by offering up multiple difficulties of some highly textured and interesting 3D scenes, making for an experience that’s better than either physical 2D or 3D puzzles in almost every way. ... more - roadtovr.com

Here’s a Look at Tokyo Game Show’s Virtual Venue for Quest & PC VR

Like pretty much all big shows in 2020, the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) gaming expo was basically cancelled last year, instead offering up online coverage to bridge the gap. Although the show will be missing a physical component again this year, in addition ... more - roadtovr.com

Google’s VR Studio Reveals Bright & Bubbly Game Coming to Quest & PC VR in 2022

Google’s Owlchemy Labs, the VR studio behind Job Simulator (2016), just revealed a totally new game called Cosmonious High. It’s heading to PC VR and Oculus Quest next year. First revealed today, Cosmonious High launches you into an alien high school ... more - roadtovr.com

‘BRINK Traveler’ Takes You on Photorealistic Hikes in VR, Coming to Quest & Steam September 9th

BRINK Traveler is a VR travel app that, thanks to some detailed photogrammetry, offers up realistic 3D locations for you to hike through and learn about along the way. Brink Traveler offers up 18 different places to hike around which span a dozen locations. ... more - roadtovr.com

Latest ‘No Man’s Sky’ Update Makes You Mayor of an Alien Town, Now Live on PSVR & SteamVR

There seems to be no end to the redemption arc of No Man’s Sky (2016) , as today marks the release of the sci-fi exploration game’s 17th major update. Now live on PSVR and SteamVR headsets, No Man’s Sky brings base building to new heights in its ‘Frontiers’ ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Shariiing VR’ Adds an Incredibly Useful Tool to SteamVR That We’d Love to See in All Headsets

Shariiing VR is a piece of add-on software for SteamVR which allows an outside user to annotate a VR user’s view in real-time, which can be incredibly useful for helping new VR users once they’re inside the headset. It’s so simple that we’d love to see ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Warhammer: Tempestfall’ Delayed to Improve Combat & Progression

Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Tempestfall is an upcoming VR action game from Carbon Studio. The game was original set for a Summer release date on PC VR and Quest, but the studio has announced a delayed release date, now set for sometime in Q4. Carbon Studio ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Beat Saber’ Finally Gets a Skrillex Music Pack, Now Available on All Major Headsets

Facebook’s Beat Games today surprise-launched probably one of the most on-brand paid music packs for its EDM-heavy rhythm game Beat Saber, this time featuring dubstep’s Skrillex. The Skrillex Music Pack is available starting today on all supported platforms, ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Spacefolk City’ is a Funky City Simulator Coming to Quest & PC VR This Fall

Spacefolk City is a city building simulator for Quest and PC VR that aims to get you plonking down a dense city landscape in free-floating space. At least from the trailer, it looks like a deliciously weird slice of fun. Indie studio Moon Mode is hoping ... more - roadtovr.com

Voices of VR Podcast’s 1,000th Episode Looks Back on Seven Years of the VR Industry

Just this weekend the Voices of VR Podcast reached an impressive milestone; in the podcast’s 1,000th episode, host Kent Bye looks back at his conversations with members of the VR industry over the last seven years to parse where the moderrn era of VR ... more - roadtovr.com

Musical VR Adventure ‘Rhythm of the Universe: Ionia’ Coming to All Major Headsets in September

During the all-digital version of Gamescom 2021, indie studio ROTU announced that its upcoming single-player puzzle-adventure Rhythm of the Universe: Ionia is releasing on all major VR headsets in September. It’s been nearly a year since we last saw ... more - roadtovr.com

Reality Might Be a Simulation, Scientists Think It’s Possible to Find out for Sure

If you’re interested in VR, you’ve probably thought at least once or twice about the simulation hypothesis—the idea that we might actually already be living in a virtual reality world. Many people are passingly familiar with the idea, especially thanks ... more - roadtovr.com

Quest Users Can Play a Library of Top PC VR Games for Free for a Month with This Promo

Looking for some free PC VR games to play on Quest? Viveport, HTC’s storefront for VR games and apps, is throwing out free promo codes to owners of Oculus Quest and Quest 2 which will let you play all of the games enrolled in its Infinity program for ... more - roadtovr.com

This VR Documentary is Filming Outside of the ISS so You Can See Space With Your Own Eyes

Space Explorers: The ISS Experience is a multi-part VR documentary from Felix & Paul Studios and TIME that lets you see what life is like aboard the International Space Station. The first two episodes transport you to the rarefied air of the ISS ... more - roadtovr.com

‘Jurassic World Aftermath: Part 2’ is Set to Land in September, New Trailer Here

Jurassic World Aftermath: Part 2 is now set to launch on September 30th on Oculus Quest, less than a year after Part 1 . And we’re glad it’s coming soon—the original was a quality game but felt like it got cut short with a serious cliffhanger. Coatsink, ... more - roadtovr.com

Report: The Owner of TikTok is Considering Buying One of China’s Leading VR Headset Makers

ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of social media app TikTok, is reportedly considering purchasing Pico, one of China’s leading VR headset makers In a move that in some ways parallels Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus in 2014, TikTok parent company ... more - roadtovr.com