Meta Now Sells Quest 3 Refurbished For $450

Meta now offers Quest 3 refurbished, priced at $450 for the 128GB storage model or $580 for 512GB. The offering is available from the online Meta Store. Quest 3 is sold new for $500 for 128GB or $650 for 512GB, so this represents a $50 or $70 discount ... more - uploadvr

Slap Fighter VR Promises Story-Driven Urban Combat Next Year On Quest & Steam

Inspired by '90s action movies, Slap Fighter VR mixes elemental combat with dark humor next year on Quest and Steam. Developed by Curious Games, Slap Fighter VR sees you play as John “The Invincible” Krasinsky, who's tasked with beating the Slap Syndicate ... more - uploadvr

Between Realities VR Podcast ft Richie Eastes

In this week's episode of the Between Realities VR Podcast, Alex and Skeeva host Creative Director of Max Mustard Richie Eastes. Richie gives some insight on Toast Interactive's recent marketing strategies for Max Mustard. Other topics include lack of ... more - uploadvr

ICYMI This Week: Pistol Whip, Bootstrap Island, DigiGods, F1 24 & More

Looking for the biggest VR news? Here's our weekly roundup with a few stories you may have missed. In hardware news, WWDC 2024 revealed some significant developments. The visionOS 2 beta improves hand tracking and scene understanding; it now supports ... more - uploadvr

UploadVR Summer Showcase Spotlights Mixed Reality Gaming On June 26

We've got dozens of videos in hand for the UploadVR Summer Showcase featuring impressive new work from developers exploring funny, strange and wildly cool new ideas for headsets. We can confirm Creature is planning to show up with several projects pulled ... more - uploadvr

Unity 6 Preview Will Soon Add Pre-Release Support For visionOS 2

Unity 6 Preview will add pre-release support for visionOS 2 "in the upcoming weeks". Unity 6 is the latest release of the game engine that's used to build most VR content. It's currently in preview, meaning it's supported by Unity but isn't ... more - uploadvr

Tour A Vast Airport And Discover The Organism In VRChat On PC

Planet Funkatron and The Organism Trilogy offer some surprising sights in VRChat on PC. Here's a look inside: We've been in contact with VRChat experts with thousands of hours logged across the service's interconnected web of worlds and had a few tour ... more - uploadvr

Mixed Reality Racer Track Craft Is Now Fully Playable In VR

Former mixed reality exclusive Track Craft now includes an immersive VR mode, and it's heading to the main Quest Store in August. Following last year's early access launch, Track Craft from Brainz Gamify received a major update that adds an MR/VR toggle ... more - uploadvr

Downtown Club Racing Game Steers Onto Quest App Lab Today In Early Access

Downtown Club, a VR racing game with full virtual controls, arrives in early access today on Quest App Lab. 0:00 /0:52 1× Developed by Commuter Games (V-Speedway, Neodori Infinity), Downtown Club is designed for standalone VR and differs considerably ... more - uploadvr

Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxyx27;s Edge Topped PSVR 2 May Charts

Star Wars: Tales From The Galaxy's Edge topped the PlayStation VR2 download charts for the second month running. Continuing the monthly PlayStation Store charts, Sony announced May 2024's top downloads across Europe and North America. Just like April, ... more - uploadvr

Apple Vision Pro Preorders Open In China, Japan, and Singapore

People in China, Japan, and Singapore can now preorder Apple Vision Pro. In China the headset starts at ¥30,000, in Japan it starts at ¥599,800, and in Singapore at S$5300. China Japan Singapore 256GB ¥30,000 ¥599,800 S$5300 512GB ¥31,500 ¥634,800 S$5600 ... more - uploadvr

VRIDER Review: All About The Road

At its core, VRIDER is about the love of racing - and it really wants you to know that. Read our review for our full impressions. Update Notice This review was initially published on June 6, 2024, and was based on an early access version of VRIDER previously ... more - uploadvr

With visionOS 2, Apple Vision Pro Can Support Room-Scale VR

Apple Vision Pro can support full room-scale VR with visionOS 2, only showing your real floor when walking. In our review of Vision Pro we pointed out that it didn't really support room-scale VR. Instead of having a user-defined or suggested safety boundary ... more - uploadvr

Body Of Mine Explores Gender Identity Through VR Today On Quest

Body of Mine seeks to promote transgender empathy by demonstrating gender dysphoria in VR, and that's available today on Quest. Created by Kost, Body of Mine is a full-body VR experience that places you into a body of the opposite gender, recounting ... more - uploadvr

Neon Squad Tactics Promises Cyberpunk VR Action Strategy On Quest

Neon Squad Tactics, a new VR turn-based strategy game, arrives today on Quest. Developed by Tin Man Games, Neon Squad Tactics takes us to a cyberpunk metropolis called UltraCity. Playable solo or in online co-op for up to four players, it tasks you with ... more - uploadvr

Among Us VR Delivers Vigilante Justice With Todayx27;s Limited Time Event

Among Us VR delivers vigilante justice to the social deduction hit in a new limited-time event. Launching today on all platforms, 'DUM Justice' is the latest free Among Us VR update that introduces a new role: The Vigilante. Despite being counted as ... more - uploadvr

Taskmaster VR Brings Greg Daviesx27; Comedy Show To Quest Today

Comedy show 'Taskmaster' comes to VR today on Quest. Announced last November, Taskmaster VR turns you into a contestant on the popular game show. Stepping into the Taskmaster house, this upcoming adaptation puts you up against "a menagerie of weird ... more - uploadvr

BlackForge Crafts A Path Onto Quest & PC VR Today

BlackForge, a VR weaponsmithing sim, reaches Quest and Steam today. Developed by Mana Brigade and published by Fast Travel Games, BlackForge: A Smithing Adventure is described as a "wholesome and deceptively skillful" title that promises realistic ... more - uploadvr

Zengence: Take Aim With Every Breath Is A Meditation Rail-Shooter For Good Vibes

Zengence: Take Aim With Every Breath is a relaxation action game that's close to serenity, provided it refines its breath detection. When I first learned about Zengence, I could hardly believe the premise. Combining one of the most rapid-paced, reflex-heavy ... more - uploadvr

VRChat Severs 30% Of Team: "We Need More Time And Runway To Execute"

VRChat let go 30 percent of its team and promised at least 12 weeks of severance for departing staff. The CEO of VRChat, Graham Gaylor, suggested in an email posted to the company's forums that recent management changes have set up the company "for ... more - uploadvr

Astro Bot Director Says PlayStation VR2 “Was Not A Consideration” And A Port Is “Unlikely”

Astro Bot's upcoming PS5 sequel was "never designed" for VR, and a future PSVR 2 update seems unlikely. Revealed in May's State of Play presentation, it's no secret that many PlayStation VR2 owners were disappointed that the upcoming Astro ... more - uploadvr

With visionOS 2, Safari On Apple Vision Pro Supports WebXR By Default

WebXR is enabled by default in Safari with visionOS 2. 0:00 /0:43 1× Apple's demo of WebXR via Safari on Vision Pro. WebXR is the open standard API that enables webpages to display immersive content on headsets and support interactivity via controllers ... more - uploadvr

Ultimate Swing Golf Devs Talk Challenges, Safety & Mixed Reality In Bringing Golf To VR

Clap Hanz has spent 25 years making the studio synonymous with the golf game. Partnering with Sony, it developed Everybody’s Golf and even created a PlayStation VR version in 2019, which saw the company make its first steps towards VR. A brief detour ... more - uploadvr

Mannequin Hands-On: VR Prop Hunt Strikes A Convincing Pose

Mannequin, the Prop Hunt-inspired asymmetrical VR multiplayer game, reaches Steam on June 20. Read on for our full impressions on Quest. I've always seen VR multiplayer as a risky proposition for developers. Making a successful game with an engaged player ... more - uploadvr

Kayak VR: Mirage Heads To Soca Valley With New DLC Environment

Kayak VR: Mirage receives a new DLC location, available today on Steam and PSVR 2. Marking the next Kayak VR: Mirage environment previously mentioned alongside last year's Christmas update, Better Than Life's new update takes us to Soča Valley in Slovenia. ... more - uploadvr

PSVR 2 Flight Sim Aces Of Thunder Reveals Soviet Aircraft In New Gameplay

Aces of Thunder, the upcoming PlayStation VR2 aerial combat sim from War Thunder's studio, offered a new look at gameplay with Soviet aircraft. Revealed in a new Aces of Thunder update on Instagram, the latest gameplay video focuses on Soviet aircraft ... more - uploadvr

Questx27;s Web Browser Now Supports Netflix

You can now watch Netflix in the web browser on Quest headsets, and it streams at up to 1080p. Previously, the Quest browser showed incompatibility with Netflix when trying to play a movie or TV show from the service. Since 2019, Netflix offered the ... more - uploadvr

Chrono Weaver Is A VR Co-Op Puzzler You Can Play Alone With A Quest & Steam Demo

Chrono Weaver is a new VR physics puzzler that asks if you can play a co-op game alone, and there's a free demo on Steam and Quest. Developed by Ivory Crow Games, Chrono Weaver is described as being similar to The Last Clockwinder, We Are One, and Transpose ... more - uploadvr

With visionOS 2, Apple Vision Pro Can Print What You See

Apple Vision Pro can print flat media on physical paper in visionOS 2. Text and images presented in classic formats such as English and JPEG can now be etched onto thin slices of tree using a printer connected to the same Wi-Fi network as an Apple Vision ... more - uploadvr

With visionOS 2, Apple Vision Pro Can Track & Augment Prespecified 3D Objects

visionOS 2 adds the ability to track 3D objects that app developers prespecify. As well as improving hand tracking and enhancing scene understanding, visionOS 2 introduces 3D object tracking, an entirely new tracking capability. These tracking improvements ... more - uploadvr