Glasses or no glasses, this year’s WWDC is all about AR

Apple has been demoing AR for years but has never really shown us how it’s supposed to work. | Image: Apple Apple’s software is very good, generally speaking. Even as the company has spread its focus among more platforms than ever — macOS and iOS and ... more - theverge

Horizon, Resident Evil Village, and more are coming to PlayStation VR2

Sony Sony’s latest State of Play showcase gave a glimpse into what games will support the launch of the PlayStation VR2 (PSVR2) headset. Neither a price or release date has been shared yet for the headset, but at least we know what kind of games we can ... more - theverge

Resident Evil 4 remake is coming to the PS5 in March 2023

Capcom is continuing its trend of remaking classic Resident Evil games with the fourth mainline entry in the survival horror series. A remake of Resident Evil 4 will be hitting the PS5 on March 24th, 2023, bringing the action-focused game to modern platforms. ... more - theverge

iOS 16, Notifications, and Macs: what to expect at WWDC 2022

Kristen Radtke / The Verge What will Apple’s next OS bring? Continue reading… ... more - theverge

Meta’s head of AI to depart in group reorg

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A day after Sheryl Sandberg announced she is leaving as Meta’s COO later this year, the company is losing another executive amid a reorganization of its artificial intelligence group. Jerome Pesenti, Meta’s VP ... more - theverge

The first US Super Nintendo World is set to open in ‘early’ 2023 with a Mario Kart AR ride

Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge | Image: Universal Studios Hollywoord Universal Studios Hollywood and Nintendo are slowly cranking up the volume about the first Super Nintendo World theme park located in the US. Now, they’re narrowing its opening window ... more - theverge

Looking Glass might have just invented the GIF’s 3D successor

At the risk of confusion: this is a GIF of a Block. | Image by Nikki Chan / GIF by The Verge On June 15th, 1987, CompuServe introduced the GIF, a way to share images — or animated sequences of images — anywhere. The incredible portability of the late ... more - theverge

Apple’s RealityOS for rumored headset appears in trademark application

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge RealityOS — the name Apple is reportedly using for the operating system running on its rumored virtual and augmented reality headset — has appeared in a trademark filing spotted by Parker Ortolani. Bloomberg News ... more - theverge

Sony’s next State of Play will offer a sneak peek at PSVR2’s games

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony will broadcast almost half an hour of PlayStation trailers and announcements during its State of Play livestream next Thursday at 3PM PT (6PM ET), the company announced today. It’s yet to announce any specific games ... more - theverge

PlayStation VR2 set to launch with over 20 ‘major’ games

The previously-revealed design of the PlayStation VR2. | Image: Sony Sony expects to have over 20 “major” titles available for its PlayStation VR2 headset at launch, according to a company investor presentation. While it didn’t confirm the names or developers ... more - theverge

Niantic moves beyond games with Lightship AR platform and a social network

Niantic Niantic made a name for itself in the mobile gaming industry through the enduring success of Pokémon Go . Now the company is hoping to become something else: a platform for other developers to build location-aware AR apps on top of. This plan ... more - theverge

Apple reportedly chose a standalone AR / VR headset over a more powerful tethered design

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple’s rumored mixed reality headset seems like the worst-kept secret in tech, and a new report about the device from The Information (its second this week) is chock full of details about the unannounced product’s ... more - theverge

Qualcomm’s new AR glasses are thinner and wireless

Qualcomm Qualcomm is introducing a wireless version of its augmented reality Smart Viewer, a reference design that manufacturers could adapt into commercial headsets. The Wireless AR Smart Viewer updates Qualcomm’s earlier smart glasses design with a ... more - theverge

Amazon hardware exec takes another swipe at Zuckerberg’s metaverse fantasy

“We wanna enhance the here and now.” | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg can’t catch a break — everyone just keeps saying that they don't want to live in the metaverse. This week, it’s Amazon’s head of devices David ... more - theverge

Apple’s board of directors reportedly tried out its upcoming AR / VR headset

It may not come in time for WWDC, though. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple showed a mixed reality headset capable of both augmented and virtual reality to its board of directors last week and has engineers hard at work on an operating ... more - theverge

Meta is testing end-to-end encryption for Quest’s VR Messenger app

The test is included in software update v40. | Image: Meta Meta has been on a multiyear push with Messenger’s end-to-end encryption (E2EE) features, and it’s now starting to test E2EE messaging with its Quest VR quest headsets. With the new v40 software ... more - theverge

SteelSeries is offering up to 40 percent off gaming headsets and mice today

The SteelSeries Arctis 7P Plus works with almost everything... except Xbox consoles. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge SteelSeries is running a spring sale promotion that takes up to 40 percent off some of its gaming headsets, mice, and mousepads ... more - theverge

Google’s AR translation glasses: it’s really not that simple

Of course it’s simulated. | Image: Google At the end of its I/O presentation on Wednesday, Google pulled out a “one more thing”-type surprise. In a short video, Google showed off a pair of augmented reality glasses that have one purpose — displaying ... more - theverge

Here’s Mark Zuckerberg demonstrating Meta’s high-end Project Cambria VR headset

Mark Zuckerberg demoing the Project Cambria headset, which has been blurred out to hide its appearance. | Image: Meta Mark Zuckerberg just shared a short demo video showcasing some of the capabilities of Meta’s upcoming high-end virtual reality headset, ... more - theverge

Google shows off AR glasses that might make a case for augmented reality

Google wrapped up its I/O presentation with one big surprise: a look at its latest AR glasses. The key feature Google showed off was the ability to see languages translated right in front of your eyes, which seems to me like a very practical application ... more - theverge

Google Maps’ new ‘Immersive View’ combines Street View with satellites

Google launched a new mode for Maps on Wednesday, designed to give users a more real-life look at the places they’re going before they even go. The new Immersive View is sort of a Street View in the sky: you can look over a location from above to get ... more - theverge

Microsoft teams up with VW to make HoloLens work in cars

HoloLens showing a driver an upcoming left turn. | Image: Microsoft Microsoft has officially announced a new “moving platform” feature for the HoloLens 2, which is designed to let the augmented reality headset work in places like cars. It addresses a ... more - theverge

These features make the Meta Quest 2 even better

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Meta Quest 2 is one of those rare products that keeps getting better. Part of this has to do with the hardware, which has received several useful updates since we reviewed it in late 2020, including 120Hz ... more - theverge

Google bought a MicroLED display company that could help make AR headsets better and cheaper

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Today Google hardware boss Rick Osterloh confirmed that the company has acquired Raxium, a five-year-old startup with MicroLED technology that could be key in building a new generation of augmented, virtual, and ... more - theverge

Meta’s VR roadmap reportedly has four new headsets, with both high-end and cheaper Quest units

Last month we took a deep dive into Mark Zuckerberg’s grand metaverse plan, and some of the hardware Meta is working on to deliver it, in the form of Project Nazare augmented reality glasses. Now The Information reports on a roadmap for virtual reality ... more - theverge

Sony’s new QD-OLED and Mini LED TVs are just as expensive as you’d guess

Today, Sony announced the full pricing and availability details for its 2022 Bravia XR lineup of TVs. The range is led by the flagship 8K Mini LED series — this is Sony’s first year making Mini LED sets — but also includes 4K Mini LED, QD-OLED, and more ... more - theverge

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel thinks the metaverse is ‘ambiguous and hypothetical’

CEO of Snap Inc. Evan Spiegel presents at the livestreamed Snap Partner Summit 2022 | Photo by Snap, Inc./Getty Images for Snap, Inc. Snap isn’t the only social media company with smart glasses and an expanding hardware portfolio, but what’s separating ... more - theverge

Snapchat’s Dress Up feature turns your phone into an AR shopping mall

Image: Snap It’s becoming a fundamental law of the internet: where people socialize, they must also shop. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and practically every other social network and messaging app on the planet has spent the ... more - theverge

A VR company is using an artificial patient group to test its chronic pain treatment

Applied VR Virtual reality company AppliedVR is taking an innovative approach to a new trial for its chronic pain treatment. Rather than try to find a group of people with chronic back pain to sign up for the trial and not get the treatment, they’ll ... more - theverge

PlayStation Plus’s upcoming game trials will reportedly be at least 2 hours long

Image: Sony New details have emerged about the time-limited game trials that Sony previously announced would be part of its new PlayStation Plus Premium subscription tier. According to sources speaking to Game Developer these free trials will be required ... more - theverge