Quest v67 PTC Finally Lets You Freely Position Windows

Quest v67 will finally let you freely position 2D windows, the Public Test Channel build reveals. What Is the Public Test Channel (PTC)? The Public Test Channel (PTC) is Meta Quest's beta release channel. If you opt in, your headset receives a pre-release ... more - uploadvr

visionOS 2 Beta 2 Released For Apple Vision Pro

visionOS 2 Beta 2 has been released for Apple Vision Pro. Beta 1 was released a few hours after visionOS 2 was announced by Apple at WWDC24 earlier this month. It's unclear what's actually changed from Beta 1 to Beta 2 however, as Apple didn't post a ... more - uploadvr

Why Your iPhone Wonx27;t Power An Apple Vision Headset, But Could Power Glasses

In Mark Gurman's latest report he claims Apple is "considering" making the upcoming non-Pro Vision headset "reliant on a tethered Mac or iPhone". But does powering a Vision headset with an iPhone really make sense? Gurman has a very ... more - uploadvr

Time Crisis-Inspired FPS Dead Second Hits The Main Quest Store Soon

Dead Second, Spunge Games' action cover shooter, is coming to the official Meta Quest store just days from now. Previously launched on App Lab in late 2021, Dead Second is a high-action arcade shooter inspired by the arcade classics of the 1990s, most ... more - uploadvr

Meta Now Lets You Manually Update Your Quest System Software Via PC Or Android

Meta released a web tool letting you manually update your Quest headset to the latest system software version. By default Quest system software automatically "rolls out" to headsets gradually over days or even weeks. The new Meta Quest Software ... more - uploadvr

Riven Review: Island Blues

Riven, like the groundbreaking Myst that came before it, definitely has an air of grandiosity when you first play, and not just because it takes 4-5 minutes of loading and unskippable boot sequences to reach the title screen on Quest 2. When you first ... more - uploadvr

The Exorcist: Legion VR Turns Up The Fear With Free Quest 3 Upgrade

Survival horror adventure game The Exorcist: Legion VR received a free major update for Quest 3. It’s been six years since Fun Train’s The Exorcist: Legion VR launched, harnessing the iconic movie franchise as a backbone for its spooky story. Following ... more - uploadvr

Apple Vision Pro Sets Its Fan Speed Based On How Much Noise The Microphones Hear

A VR developer made a very interesting discovery about how Apple Vision Pro sets its cooling fan speed, and thus thermal-based performance limits. As the computational load increases, processors heat up. Eventually a thermal limit will be reached at ... more - uploadvr

ICYMI This Week: Grokit, Gazzlers, Beat The Beats, Noun Town & More

After this week's biggest VR news? Here's our latest roundup with a few stories you may have missed. Hardware news was dominated by AWE 2024 this week. We went hands-on with Sony's standalone enterprise headset, Ultraleap demoed Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses ... more - uploadvr

Inseye Lumi Is A $160 Cameraless Eye Tracking Addon For Quest 2 & 3

Inseye plans to release a $160 eye tracking addon for Quest 2 and Quest 3, though there's no specific timeline yet. Existing headsets with eye tracking like Apple Vision Pro and PlayStation VR2 use infrared cameras combined with infrared LED illuminators ... more - uploadvr

Hellsweeper VR Overhauls Traits System In Ascension Update

Hellsweeper VR overhauls the traits system in the free Ascension update. Available now on most supported platforms, the latest Hellsweeper VR update streamlines the traits system. Developer Mixed Realms states this "reduces the need to memorize ... more - uploadvr

Taskmaster VR Review: Your Disappointment Starts Now

The British comedy game show Taskmaster is a joyful slice of television that’s beloved globally. It’s something that all TV shows, regardless of genre, should strive to be: clever, unique, honest with a hint of devious, and gut-shakingly funny. Sadly, ... more - uploadvr

PowerWash Simulator VR Meets Alice In Wonderland Next Month In New DLC

PowerWash Simulator VR heads down the rabbit hole next month with a new Alice In Wonderland-themed DLC pack. The latest PowerWash Simulator VR DLC update, Futurlab's next crossover aims to capture the quirky essence of Alice in Wonderland. Featuring ... more - uploadvr

SWERYx27;s Death Game Hotel Has A Release Date, And Itx27;s Soon

Death Game Hotel, a VR horror title from Deadly Premonition director SWERY, confirmed a release date on Quest. Originally announced last year, Death Game Hotel is the debut VR game from White Owls, Inc. The studio was founded by Hidetaka Suehiro, better ... more - uploadvr

Palmer Luckey Confirms His Upcoming Headset Is Designed For Military Use

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is returning to XR with a new headset, though it's primarily designed for military use. We've known for several weeks that Luckey planned to reveal a new headset during AWE 2024. Announced during a panel with Bigscreen Beyond ... more - uploadvr

I Used Meta Ray-Ban Glasses & Apple Vision Pro To Cover Augmented World Expo

Augmented World Expo in Long Beach is the first conference I’ve attended fully equipped with Meta Ray-Ban glasses and Apple Vision Pro as part of my reporting toolkit. I made plans to attend Augmented World Expo this year in Long Beach without a schedule ... more - uploadvr

Somnium VR1 PC VR Headset With Wide Field Of View Set To Finally Launch In July

Somnium VR1 early reservation holders can finally order the headset, and it's set to go on general sale in July. Who Is Somnium And What Is VR1? Somnium is a Czech startup previously solely focused on its social VR platform Somnium Space. But in late ... more - uploadvr

Rogue Ascent Brings The Roguelike VR Shooter To Steam Next Month

Rogue Ascent, a VR roguelike sci-fi adventure, reaches Steam next month with controller support. Developed by Nooner Bear Studio, Rogue Ascent is a VR shooter that can be played entirely through hand tracking. Fighting through procedurally-generated ... more - uploadvr

MiRacle Pool Sinks The Shot In Quest Store Mixed Reality Release

It’s no secret that a lot of folks out there would probably love to have a pool table or other large social fixture in their living spaces. Realistically, most people simply don't have the floorspace, or budget, to make it happen. This is where mixed ... more - uploadvr

Escape Simulator VR Meets PowerWash Sim In Todayx27;s DLC

Escape Simulator VR meets PowerWash Simulator in a new DLC crossover, and it's out now on Steam. Announced two weeks ago, Escape Simulator VR is turning the PowerWash Simulator VR garage into a "mind-bending" escape room. Armed with familiar ... more - uploadvr

Mannequin Offers Social VR Stealth On Steam Today

Mannequin, the asymmetrical VR multiplayer game inspired by Prop Hunt, launches today on Steam. Supporting five players in online 2v3 matches, Mannequin sees two Agents hunting down shape-shifting aliens. As the aliens, you can freeze to blend in with ... more - uploadvr

Downtown Club Review-In-Progress: A Solid Chassis On Which To Build

Within the first few moments, Downtown Club has me feeling like Max Verstappen. Lined up on the grid, I flex my gloved fingers and grip the steering wheel. The countdown begins and my right hand finds the shift knob. Three. Two. One. And I'm ready to ... more - uploadvr

The Infinite Inside Brings A New MR Puzzle Adventure To All Major Platforms Next Month

The Infinite Inside arrives on all major VR platforms next month. Previously available as a demo on App Lab and SideQuest, The Infinite Inside comes from Maze Theory, best known for Peaky Blinders: The Kings Ransom and Doctor Who: The Edge of Time. It's ... more - uploadvr

Android Watch App WowMouse Offers Hand Pointing & Gestures Without Camera Tracking

Doublepoint is the company behind an impressive Wear OS app that lets any Android smartwatch add hand pointing and gestures to XR headsets or glasses without needing optical hand tracking. A quick demo offered by Doublepoint at the Augmented World Expo ... more - uploadvr

Ultraleap Demos Metax27;s Ray-Ban Glasses With All-Day Hand Tracking Sensor Added

Ultraleap is at Augmented World Expo in Long Beach demonstrating a path to all-day gestural recognition with low power consumption required to keep it ready all day. The 3D-printed housing for a downward-facing event sensor is connected by wire to a ... more - uploadvr

Neon Squad Tactics Review: Demeo With Droids

Neon Squad Tactics might feel to some like it was borne out of one of those desperate meetings - that people outside of game development assume happen all the time but likely never do. The kind where one person twirling a pencil-thin mustache names a ... more - uploadvr

Gorilla Tag Has 1 Million Daily & 3 Million Monthly Active Players

Gorilla Tag has reached over 1 million daily and three million monthly active players. Revealed during a fireside chat at AWE 2024, developer Another Axiom confirmed Gorilla Tag has seen over 1 million daily active users, over 3 million monthly active ... more - uploadvr

ALVR SteamVR Streaming App For Apple Vision Pro Now On The visionOS App Store

ALVR is now available on the visionOS App Store. If you're interested in VR you're probably familiar with the three most popular tools to make Meta Quest headsets act as PC VR headsets on Windows: Virtual Desktop, Steam Link, and Quest (Air) Link. But ... more - uploadvr

First Impressions: Sonyx27;s Standalone Headset For Creatives Disappoints

Sony's upcoming standalone headset running the XR2+ Gen 2 chipset is unlikely to draw in creatives with its limited field of view and finicky controllers. Sony Announces XR2+ Gen 2 Standalone Headset For Enterprise Sony is the previously undisclosed ... more - uploadvr

Meta Reportedly Began Work On Quest Pro 2 Back In November

Meta started work on a Quest Pro 2 in November 2023, according to The Information. Buried in their report today about Apple suspending work on Vision Pro 2 to focus on shipping a cheaper headset by the end of next year, The Information's Wayne Ma and ... more - uploadvr