Meta AI On Smart Glasses Can Now Access Your Calendar

Meta AI on Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses can now access and add events to your Google Calendar and Outlook Calendar. To link your Google or Outlook calendar, open your glasses settings in the Meta AI smartphone app and navigate to the App Connections ... more - uploadvr

Valvex27;s Steam Link Is Coming To Pico Headsets

Valve's Steam Link is coming to Pico headsets, a ByteDance beta test registration form confirms. The form, hosted at an official ByteDance URL, lets Pico owners sign up for the beta test of Steam Link. It lets registrants select Pico 4 Ultra, Pico 4, ... more - uploadvr

Hubris & MLB Home Run Derby Are Questx27;s Horizon+ Monthly Games For September

Hubris and MLB Home Run Derby are the Horizon+ monthly redeemable games for September. What Is Meta Horizon+? The $8/month Horizon+ subscription lets you redeem two Meta-selected Quest games each month as well as access the dozens of titles in its Games ... more - uploadvr

World War Z VR Review: Brains Not Included

World War Z VR aims to bring the carnage of the hit 2019 game to PC VR and Quest headsets in all its glory. While my preview on Quest 3 didn’t prove quite up to that task, I hoped that the rest of the game could bring Saber’s iconic action-horror epic ... more - uploadvr

Banners & Bastions Hands-On: Satisfying Strategy In Mixed Reality

Banners & Bastions brings its mixed reality strategy game to Quest today in an early access release. Read on for my initial impressions. Banners & Bastions from Not Suspicious knows exactly what it is and nails the feel of a short-form strategy ... more - uploadvr

Spatial Ops Update Adds bHaptics, New Enemies & More

Mixed reality shooter Spatial Ops added bHaptics support, new enemies, and more in today's update. Live on Quest and Pico following last November's launch, mixed reality FPS Spatial Ops launched the 'Pulse Protocol' update earlier today. Resolution Games ... more - uploadvr

Hands-On With Cosmic XR: Exploring The Universe From My Living Room

Every once in a while I stumble across an experience that makes me pause and say “Wow”. As a space fan, Cosmic XR is one of those rare gems. Available now for Quest 3 and Quest 3S, this stunning mixed reality app transforms your play space into a cosmic ... more - uploadvr

Horizon Worlds Creators Can Now AI-Generate Islands, And AI NPCs "Very Soon"

Meta's Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor now lets creators AI-generate island environments, and will let them add conversational AI NPCs "very soon". What Is Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor? Horizon Worlds Desktop Editor is a flatscreen Windows PC ... more - uploadvr

The VR Retail Experience Needs A Hard Reboot

The Quest 3 dummy unit is fastened precariously to the table, with a Quest 2 flopped forward on its face beside it. I couldn't see the newer Quest 3S, which has been out for almost a year, anywhere. Each headset was accompanied by a single sad controller ... more - uploadvr

Quest 3 Unity SDK Update Lets Developers Easily Track QR Codes

The latest Meta MR Utility Kit SDK update for Quest 3 lets Unity developers easily decode and 6DoF track QR codes. It's already possible for developers to decode and/or track QR codes using a third-party or custom computer vision library, as Meta has ... more - uploadvr

No Manx27;s Sky Is The First PS VR2 Game To Use PS5 Prox27;s PSSR AI Upscaling

No Man's Sky is the first PlayStation VR2 game confirmed to use PS5 Pro's PSSR AI upscaling, improving image clarity. Similar to NVIDIA's DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) on PC, PS5 Pro's PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) feature uses a ... more - uploadvr

Meta Doesnx27;t Expect To Sell Many Units Of Its HUD Glasses

According to both CNBC and supply-chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Meta doesn't expect to sell many units of its upcoming HUD glasses. What Is Hypernova? Hypernova is the codename for Meta's upcoming smart glasses with a small heads-up display (HUD) in one ... more - uploadvr

No Manx27;s Sky Voyagers Update Lets Friends Come Aboard Your Corvette

The No Man's Sky Voyagers update lets you build larger, more ambitious ships with friends, and it's out now. Otherwise known as No Man's Sky 6.0, the latest expansion introduces more customization options for budding mechanics to tweak their space hauler. ... more - uploadvr

Quest v81 PTC Overhauls Your VR Home & Improves Meta AI

Meta Horizon OS v81 PTC overhauls Quest's VR home system, replacing all previous environments with a high-quality loft with free locomotion. What Is the Public Test Channel (PTC)? The Public Test Channel (PTC) is Meta Quest's beta release channel. If ... more - uploadvr

Oakley Meta HSTN Glasses Now Shipping

The regular Oakley Meta HSTN glasses are now shipping and available in stores. Ray-Ban and Oakley are both owned by EssilorLuxottica, the eyewear giant with which Meta last year secured an agreement extending their partnership “into the next decade”, ... more - uploadvr

SpaceOwl Games Announces BattleGroupVR2 With A Demo Coming Soon

BattleGroupVR2, a follow-up to the popular 2023 real-time strategy space sim, is getting a free demo on September 12 for PC VR and Quest. This sequel by SpaceOwl Games puts players back onto the bridge to command a fleet of massive ships across a galactic ... more - uploadvr

Metax27;s HUD Glasses Could Support Third-Party Apps

Meta has reached out to third-party developers to build "experimental apps" for its upcoming HUD glasses with sEMG wristband, CNBC reports. This developer outreach relates to "particularly those who specialize in generative AI", the ... more - uploadvr

Orbx Shares New Look At Jurassic World DLC For Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024

Orbx released new imagery teasing its upcoming Jurassic World: Archipelago DLC for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. The high-resolution images that were released reveal more of the terrain and iconic landmarks fans can expect to see, from both air and ... more - uploadvr

Lumines Arise Reveals November Release Date On PS VR2 & Steam

Lumines Arise will launch this November for PS5, PlayStation VR2, and PC via Steam. Enhance, the studio founded by Tetsuya Mizuguchi and best known for Rez Infinite and Tetris Effect, confirmed the news alongside the launch of a new limited-time flatscreen ... more - uploadvr

Into Black Review: A Sci-Fi FPS That Hits The Mark

Into Black comes to new headsets with a sharper resolution, an intriguing sci-fi narrative, and electrifying action. Read on for our full review. Into Black is an ominous title. It prefaces a darkness that reveals nothing more of what it truly is. Outer ... more - uploadvr

Samsungx27;s Android XR Headset Will Reportedly Be $1800-$3000

South Korea's Newsworks released a report claiming to reveal the launch dates and rough target price for Samsung's upcoming Android XR headset. According to the report, Samsung is targeting a price somewhere between 2.5 million and 4 million South Korean ... more - uploadvr

Rec Room Halves Staff After x27;Pushing A Giant Vision We Couldnx27;t Realistically Deliverx27;

The founders of Rec Room say they reduced headcount by half. A blog post titled "A hard day at Rec Room" by Cameron Brown, signed at the bottom also by co-founder Nick Fajt, explains the new focus of the company. Departing employees will be ... more - uploadvr

Resonite Releases Performance Update For Social PC VR

Social VR platform Resonite released a major update to improve its performance for PC VR users. Resonite is an immersive platform with building capabilities which promise "everything you see in the world can be edited and customized with the game ... more - uploadvr

Street Gods Is A Promising Fantasy Superhero VR Roguelite

Norse mythology-inspired VR roguelite Street Gods holds considerable promise, and we went hands-on during Gamescom. If I had to pick a highlight from this month's showcase, Street Gods would be up there. We've seen great licensed superhero games across ... more - uploadvr

Total Chaos Threatens Atmospheric Terror On PC VR

Total Chaos, a remake of the total conversion Doom II mod, will add PC VR support to the survival horror game post-launch. Developed by Trigger Happy Interactive, we've known since its announcement that Total Chaos would launch with optional PC VR support. ... more - uploadvr

Marvelx27;s Deadpool VR Utterly Nails Combat So Far

Coming away from Marvel's Deadpool VR at Gamescom, it's the frantically satisfying combat that's sticking with me. I had high expectations going into my recent demo. Path of the Warrior was an early favorite when I first bought my Rift S, which left ... more - uploadvr

Heroes Together VR Is A New Roguelite Co-Op Dungeon Crawler

Heroes Together VR is a co-op roguelite dungeon crawler heading to Quest 3 and Steam. Created by Basement Bunker Labs, Heroes Together VR sees you exploring this broken world as you fight the dark forces of Lord Sunder. Supporting up to four-player co-op ... more - uploadvr

The Signal: Stranded On Sirenis VR Is A Narrative-Driven Survival Adventure

The Signal: Stranded on Sirenis, a narrative-focused survival adventure, is getting a VR adaptation. Developed by Goose Byte and published by Spiral Up Games, The Signal: Stranded on Sirenis sees you trying to survive across this strange, sentient world ... more - uploadvr

Invisible Mobile Robots Can Make Deliveries To VR & AR, Princeton Researchers Show

Researchers at Princeton made a robot that can deliver food and water to someone in virtual reality. They call the robot control engine Skynet and the bot wears a VR headset too. If you're sitting on the moon in virtual reality and want a drink of coconut ... more - uploadvr

Quest v78 Improved The Passthrough Camera APIx27;s Image Quality

Horizon OS v78 significantly improved the quality of the passthrough camera API, making Quest 3 a passable entry-level 3D camera. The passthrough camera API was first released back in March, and has been available for use in shipping Horizon Store apps ... more - uploadvr