The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In its latest post, he stated that Meta plans to make the Quest 3 live as a medium-tier headset while releasing a new cheaper version of it in 2024 as the affordable option for the mass market. The article talked about a headset shipping without controllers and aiming at the sweet price point of $200.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

(Some of them have been brainstormed with Lorenzo Cappannari with whom I wrote an article a few months ago and who I thank for the collaboration ). The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

This is going to be the week of the Apple Vision Pro, with the first people who preordered it finally receiving the device at home! This means that all people who wanted to get a Vision Pro rushed to preorder one, but then the orders diminished a lot as if the number of people really interested in the device was anyway limited.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Meta Connect keynote has just finished: for 90 minutes, Mark Zuckerberg and Andrew Bosworth guided us in discovering the upcoming products and partnerships that Meta is developing on its road to the Metaverse. Let’s be honest: Meta Connect was utterly disappointing. Microsoft 365 is coming to Quest Pro!

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2023

After having seen the teaser of the Quest 3 and especially the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro (about which you can read my opinion here ), I’m always more convinced that we have entered into a new phase of XR history. And this is opening new opportunities for all of us.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 9, 2023

There is a lot of hype around the Apple Vision Pro. Some people tried to recreate the same experience on Quest Pro , but does it work that well? If you keep reading, as usual, you will find the written version of the article. Eeeeh… not exactly.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Well, good for you that are going to read this text Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Meta’s XR roadmap unveiled The Verge’s Alex Heath has been able to gather information about an internal meeting that happened at Meta, in which the management informed the employees about the roadmap of the upcoming XR devices.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Apple Vision Pro is a very impressive fusion of hardware and software, but it's by no means perfect. Read on for my breakdown of the Vision Pro hardware and software and the experience they enable. Read our specs breakdown and comparison to Quest 3 here. A product starting at $3500.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I can’t wait to discover the Pico 4, the Quest Pro, and the Apple Reality headsets… and you? Apple headset may be called “Reality”. We have new rumors about the upcoming Apple headset. According to the usual analysts, this means that the name of the upcoming headset will be Apple Reality.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It is the first real consumer-oriented HMD released by Pico on the market with wide availability, after the Pico Neo 3 Link has been used to test the waters in limited beta quantities. It so challenges Meta Quest 2 exactly on all its strongest points, including (very surprisingly) also the price. Specifications.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

Pico Neo 3 Link has been launched in beta. At Laval Virtual, Pico has announced the Pico Neo 3 Link , its first consumer-oriented headset. Pico Neo 3 Link is basically the same device as the Pico Neo 3 Pro , with just some little modifications. (Image by Pico Interactive).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 4, 2022

I want to dedicate this newsletter article to my friend Mathew Olson, who at The Information kickstarted the “Reality Check”, a newsletter about XR which I received 3–4 times a week in my e-mail, and that was very well done. A thing I have appreciated about Meta is that it has canceled projects, but it has not fired anyone.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 25, 2022

Today is a bit of a special day for this newsletter because this article you are reading is the 250th roundup about XR news I’ve written! Image by Meta). Meta announced interesting games at its Quest Gaming Showcase. Half-Life 3 for Quest) and not even updates on the most awaited games for Quest (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 3, 2021

Or better, maybe it’s not totally merit of HTC, it is mostly the fact that everyone is hoping for a good headset that can compete somehow with the Oculus Quest , even just in the prosumer segment. May there be a Pro and Light version? Do you remember when Downpour screwed up all the graphics for PC to launch on the Quest in time?

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2024

There is so much to say that I could probably write a book about it, but for today I will just put the most important takeaways in a very long article (let’s say a small book). Define your vision Once you have decided to start your platform, it’s time to define exactly what’s your final vision.

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