Microsoft is bringing its Xbox dashboard to the web with party chat and more

Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is previewing a new Xbox Cloud Gaming interface today that includes the social features and UI you’d normally find in the Xbox dashboard. The new interface includes access to a web version of Xbox party chat, so you ... more - theverge

WWE went big on AR at WrestleMania 40

Photo by WWE / Getty Images AR effects have become a key part of entrances and other aspects of WWE TV over the last several years — far outlasting the company’s experiments with VR. Continue reading… ... more - theverge

How Meta’s global head of safety approaches online age verification

Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge “The ability to know somebody’s age and try to protect privacy at the same time can be challenging,” says Meta’s Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis. Meta has been advocating for app store operators like Apple ... more - theverge

The creators of 3 Body Problem want to have ‘a back and forth’ with the book

3 Body Problem executive producers Alexander Woo, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss. | Image: Ed Miller / Netflix Between its expanded, more ethnically diverse cast and its more advanced take on virtual reality gaming, Netflix’s new 3 Body Problem series ... more - theverge

3 Body Problem VR headset review: magical tech in need of more apps

Image: Netflix Arthur C. Clarke famously said that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic,” and that’s never been more true than with the 3 Body Problem VR headset. It’s so far ahead of everything else on the market that ... more - theverge

Ubisoft let me actually speak with its new AI-powered video game NPCs

“Passion. You can feel it, can’t you?” begins Bloom, an AI NPC from Ubisoft in collab with InWorld, and Nvidia. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge For the past three months, ever since I spoke to the AI NPCs in Nvidia’s cyberpunk ramen shop, I’ve ... more - theverge

Sony is reportedly pausing PSVR2 production to clear excess inventory

Sony’s PlayStation VR2. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge After producing in excess of two million units of its latest virtual reality headset, Bloomberg is reporting that Sony is hitting pause on production to try and shift its unsold inventory. ... more - theverge

PC games start at just $1 in Steam’s spring sale

From AAA blockbusters to indie cult classics, there are tons of games up to 95 percent off. | Valve / Steam You’d think most gamers would have indulged enough over the long winter season that they wouldn’t want to spend the first moments of spring doing ... more - theverge

DJI Avata 2 drone leaks are out — and its goggles have cameras

Leaks of the DJI Avata 2 drone show it with a sleeker battery housing and updated triple-bladed propellers. | Image: @Quadro_News DJI’s unannounced Avata 2 drone and Goggles 3 have leaked, showing some exciting updates over their predecessors — such ... more - theverge

Headspace XR made me forget how much I hate meditation tech

I’m the most shocked that I enjoyed the app. | Image: Headspace, Meta I am not a chill person, but I would like to be. It’s why I keep trying various meditation tech, breathing in and out as abstract graphics or disembodied voices guide me to a higher ... more - theverge

Meta’s Quest 2 and Pro headsets now have a lying down mode

Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Owners of Meta’s Quest 2 or Pro headsets can turn on a setting that allows their headset to work while lying down, thanks to the v63 software update that’s starting to roll out. Meta tested lying down mode in ... more - theverge

Meta says it’s deleting all Oculus accounts at the end of the month

Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge If you still haven’t migrated your Oculus account to a Meta one, you might want to do that soon. In an email sent to users, the company says it will delete Oculus accounts on March 29th, 2024, preventing you from reactivating ... more - theverge

Honda’s ‘extended reality’ is a mash-up of VR and motorized wheelchairs

It’s me, living my best life. | Image: Honda Honda announced a new “extended reality” experience that combines virtual reality with personal mobility devices like the automaker’s self-balancing Uni-One wheelchairs. Honda said it will show off its technology ... more - theverge

The Vision Pro isn’t destroying your eyes, but maybe get some eye drops

The 20-20-20 rule and some eye drops can help if you’re feeling eye strain. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge We’ve all heard that screens aren’t good for your eyes. So it might not be too surprising to hear that many Vision Pro users have complained ... more - theverge

Meta might demo a pair of ‘true’ AR smart glasses later in 2024

The Orion smart glasses would be a totally different product from the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses pictured above. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It’s been long rumored that Meta is working on a pair of augmented reality smart glasses — ... more - theverge

Sony is laying off 900 PlayStation employees

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony says it’s laying off around 900 employees of its PlayStation division, a reduction of its global headcount of around 8 percent. Sony’s layoffs are the latest in a wave that has been impacting the gaming and ... more - theverge

Apple’s wearable ideas include smart glasses and cameras in your ears

Illustration: The Verge Apple’s future roadmap for wearables may include AI-powered smart glasses, as well as AirPods with cameras, according to Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg. Both concepts are in the exploratory phase inside ... more - theverge

Sony is now testing PSVR 2 support for PC

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Sony’s PlayStation VR2 headset is designed to work exclusively with a PS5, but the company is now testing out support for PC. While the original PSVR headset got unofficial support for PC, Sony now says it’s ... more - theverge

The first X-Men ‘97 trailer is a return to the days of mutant supremacy

Marvel’s larger X-Men brand has evolved a lot during the almost 30 years since X-Men: The Animated Series went off the air, but the first trailer for Disney Plus’ new X-Men ‘97 show from executive producer Beau DeMayo will take you right back to the ... more - theverge

Meta’s big vision for face computers might be better than Apple’s

My skeptic spouse is now obsessed with these smart glasses. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Face computers are the future, but the world as we know it isn’t quite ready. That’s the conclusion both Apple and Meta have arrived at. You can ... more - theverge

A new Vision Pro teardown shows Apple’s incredible pixel density

iFixit’s partially disassembled Vision Pro | Image: iFixit The Apple Vision Pro has a very good display. That’s the big takeaway from iFixit’s second teardown video on the headset (with accompanying blog), as the team found the dual MicroOLED panels ... more - theverge

YouTube says a Vision Pro app is ‘on the roadmap’

I just like this photo a lot. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Here’s a little bit of an about-face: YouTube now says it has a Vision Pro app on its roadmap. I mean this literally, as YouTube spokesperson Jessica Gibby just emailed me the ... more - theverge

Snap is cutting 10 percent of its staff

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Snap plans to lay off around 10 percent of its employees as the company continues to struggle with declines in the digital advertising market. The company had around 5,300 employees at the start of 2023. Snap previously ... more - theverge

Adobe brings Lightroom and Firefly AI to the Apple Vision Pro

You can pull images generated by Firefly AI and place them around you like a floating gallery. | Image: Adobe Adobe’s Firefly AI, the text-to-image tool behind features like Photoshop’s generative fill, will be available on the Apple Vision Pro as a ... more - theverge

Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not

The Apple Vision Pro is the best consumer headset anyone’s ever made — and that’s the problem. Continue reading… ... more - theverge

Zoom meetings are about to get weirder thanks to the Vision Pro

Image: Zoom Zoom’s Vision Pro app will launch alongside Apple’s new headset on February 2nd and let wearers use its “persona” (a digital avatar based on their face scans) during video calls. Whoever they’re calling will see their facial expressions and ... more - theverge

Microsoft Teams now supports 3D and VR meetings

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is launching its immersive 3D meetings inside Microsoft Teams today. Microsoft Mesh, the company’s mixed reality platform, is coming out of preview and being integrated into Teams to let people gather in virtual spaces with ... more - theverge

Here’s what you need to know about preordering the Apple Vision Pro

Apple’s mixed-reality headset lets users switch between virtual and augmented reality using a physical dial. | Image: Apple After first introducing the Vision Pro during last year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple recently revealed that the forthcoming ... more - theverge

Apple Vision Pro hands-on, again, for the first time

It’s impossible to look cool in a VR headset, even if it’s the $3,499 Vision Pro. | Image: Apple I know what I saw, but I’m still trying to figure out where this headset fits in real life. Continue reading… ... more - theverge

The best Meta Quest 2 deal from Black Friday is back with a $50 credit

The Quest 2 offers lower specs than Meta’s latest headset, true, but it also costs half the price. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In case you haven’t heard, the Meta Quest 2’s $249 holiday pricing is sticking around for good. That’s a ... more - theverge