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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

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Image by Oculus). Facebook is working on a new version of the Oculus Quest. According to a report by Bloomberg, Oculus is working on a new Oculus Quest model, and it has already done prototypes that are lighter and more powerful than the current device. Top news of the week. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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Exclusive: ‘Unearthed Inc: The Lost Temple’ Is A Sci-fi VR Take On An ‘Indiana Jones’ Style Puzzle Game

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Before I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark , the first film in the venerable Indiana Jones franchise, I told myself I wasn’t interested in that genre. A little robot companion greets me and chimes in with silly anecdotes about Google Maps and updating my Instagram — although the one-liners get old and repetitive after a while.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.02.27): Meta reported to release Quest Pro 2 in 2025, Apple Vision Pro affected by the crackgate, and more!

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We already know that Google, Samsung, and Qualcomm are working on a competitor of the Vision Pro, which should be based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR Gen2+ and cost around $2000. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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Exclusive interview and footage about “Sam & Max: This Time It’s Virtual”!

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For sure Apple, Facebook, and Google have to invest in this technology because the sales of the smartphones are declining, and they need something new. It seems that Max is a huge fan of the Oculus Quest 2 (Image by HappyGiant). But the technology has to improve before it will have a chance at mass market success in my opinion.

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