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JUNE 26, 2023

While people prepare to go on vacation, the XR news starts becoming less than before… but I’m still here telling you which are the most important ones! If you want to start playing around with these tools, of course, you need a Mac , and if you are a Windows guy like me, you are SOL (S**t Out of Luck).

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The big Oculus Rift Summer Sale may be officially over, which saw the Rift + Touch bundle temporarily slashed from $600 to $400 for a limited time, but for some reason the US Amazon site hasn’t reverted yet to the new $500 price tag, making now the very last time you’ll be able to get the deal. What’s in the Box.

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JULY 15, 2017

Oculus slashed the original price tag in half to $400 on the Rift +Touch bundle last week, but the company’s ‘Summer of Rift’ sale only lasts for six weeks, leaving the question on the table as to exactly how much the VR headset + motion controller bundle would return to once the sale is up.

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APRIL 6, 2017

Microsoft’s Project Scorpio, an upgraded version of its Xbox One console, is coming to market later this year, but we still don’t know much about it. Today, however, the system’s much-touted specs have been revealed. Tagged with: microsoft , project scorpio Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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JUNE 11, 2017

Even though Microsoft confirmed it won’t be showing any of its wireless VR headsets at E3 this week with Xbox Scorpio we know it’s going to eventually have VR support. On that note, finally finding out the price and release date for what should be the most powerful game console on the market is a big deal.

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MARCH 9, 2021

Nadella described Mesh by inviting users to “think about what XBox Live did for gaming.” In case there are younger readers in the audience, XBox Live introduced customizable avatars along with many of the other elements that are currently taken for granted in online gaming today. Mesh wouldn’t be exciting if it only worked on HoloLens.

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JUNE 15, 2017

It’s been a strange week for Xbox and VR. The latest addition to Microsoft’s console brand, Xbox One X , was finally revealed in full, but the promised VR support was not detailed. Xbox One X, meanwhile, will launch in November for $499.

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JUNE 6, 2017

Microsoft just deflated our hopes for a VR blowout at its Xbox E3 press conference this Sunday, but left us with a big tease of what’s to come at the same time. Speaking to Polygon , the company confirmed that it will not be discussing VR-related plans for its refreshed Xbox One console, codenamed Project Scorpio, at the event.

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JUNE 12, 2017

The new trailer for Skies Unknown gives a peak into the game’s main conflict via some gameplay shots and cinematic clips. When the game launches, it will feature VR support but in a limited capacity on PSVR. To get a better idea of what will be offered in VR, check out our hands-on feature.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2017

As usual, Microsoft is firing first with its press conference this E3, but it’s doing so even earlier than anticipated. It’s surprisingly early announcement of a press conference date indicates that this is going to be a significant showing for the company. Xbox (@Xbox) February 15, 2017. Brace for big news.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Microsoft held a big debut for its refreshed Xbox One console, the Xbox One X , at E3 yesterday, but there was one piece of the puzzle missing: VR support. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer addressed that question in an interview with the BBC following yesterday’s conference.

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JUNE 16, 2017

Because E3 is done for another year, and we’re as far as we’ll be from another week of huge announcements and hands-on with the latest games. This year’s show might not have been the biggest for VR, but there were still a handful of huge announcements that you don’t want to miss. Bethesda Bets Big On VR.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Sony’s PlayStation 4 continues to widen the gap between it and the Xbox One with a strong 2016. The most popular PS VR game digitally on PSN in 2016 was Job Simulator , which just announced surpassing $3 million in sales today. Tagged with: PlayStation 4 , PS VR , ps4 , PSVR , sales , sony.

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This has already prompted Apple to slash its production plans and could mean the Vision Pro is as difficult to access for consumers as the Xbox One and PS5 were just a short while ago. Currently, the spatial computing device’s price is $3,499 at launch, making it one of the most expensive products out there.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

One such announcement was from Microsoft. The Windows maker took to the stage during the show to reveal that Oculus Rift and Xbox One owners could stream their console games into the headset via a Windows 10 PC. This week, it’s popped up again. The Xbox One Streaming app has finally launched on Oculus Home.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Attempting to bridge the gap between movies and games, it tells the tale of a man’s obsession, which you’ll explore through digitally recreated memories, solving puzzles. It will feature a branching narrative, but that’s about all we know right now. Tagged with: e3 Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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MARCH 21, 2017

This free app hit Viveport back at the start of the year, but this week launched on Steam and brought support for not only HTC’s own headset but also the Oculus Rift and OSVR devices too. While it’s interesting that HTC has retroactively added Oculus support to Vive Video, it’s not too surprising.

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MARCH 9, 2021

Nadella described Mesh by inviting users to “think about what XBox Live did for gaming.” In case there are younger readers in the audience, XBox Live introduced customizable avatars along with many of the other elements that are currently taken for granted in online gaming today. Mesh wouldn’t be exciting if it only worked on HoloLens.

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MARCH 1, 2017

One of the biggest questions surrounding Microsoft’s mixed reality platform, Windows Holographic, is if it will support the company’s mysterious Project Scorpio. Developers can start crafting their mixed reality gaming experiences this year on the desktop to bring them to Xbox One in 2018.

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JUNE 13, 2017

We’ve seen a routinely strong showing for the tech at the games industry’s biggest event over the past few years, but it hasn’t yet truly dominated the conversation. I thought this year’s E3 would be the one for sure, but it looks like we’ll have to keep waiting.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

It was well over a year ago that the promise of Xbox streaming to the Oculus Rift was first promised by Phil Spencer during a June 2015 press event in San Francisco. The idea was to allow your Rift to function as a highly immersive monitor for your Xbox console. The app will release on December 12 on the Oculus Home store.

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MAY 8, 2017

“Absolutely expect some announcements in VR,” Ong said, “that’s something we’re really excited about. That’s certainly bullish, which has us aching to find out what Marvel is working on in VR. That’s just speculation on our part, though.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Rockstar Games is known for pretty consistently releasing some of the best games on the planet such as Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption. But one of its most divisive games of the last decade, LA Noire, could be the first to make it into VR. It’s a bit of a surprise, but LA Noire could be a great fit for PSVR.

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MAY 10, 2017

Back in January Capcom’s beloved survival horror series, Resident Evil, made a triumphant return with Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. We knew this thanks to Capcom’s ResidentEvil.net , a stat-tracking site that users can opt into that, among other things, keeps track of how many players are experiencing the game in VR.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

One man that acutely recognizes that growing trend is Otto Berkes. Berkes is one of the original founders of Xbox at Microsoft and is currently Chief Technology Officer at CA Technologies after serving as the EVP, Technology and CTO at HBO. Tagged with: industry , microsoft , otto berkes , VR , xbox.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

No Man’s Sky ‘s near-infinite procedural world and Star Citizen ‘s lofty ambitions have come under fire for various reasons, but they both have taken the genre to new heights. The game was funded on Kickstarter with over $1.5 at one point entirely by accident.

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DECEMBER 31, 2016

Well that’s great because there’s a lot of work to do over the next 52 weeks. That’s a question that expands well beyond 2017, but there’s still a bunch of big questions we’re expecting to answer next year. Let’s take a look. Had a nice break? Will Someone Crack VR Locomotion?

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MARCH 8, 2017

Microsoft’s HoloLens is still very much in an early stage, and interesting new ideas and uses for the device are being discovered by the week. The studio wanted the kind of control you can get with VR controllers like the HTC Vive’s six degree of freedom (6DOF) wands but for HoloLens. Tagged with: HoloLens , microsoft.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Usually, we’d get Microsoft’s conference early on Monday with Sony taking the late slot of that same day, but MS has moved an entire day earlier and will potentially set the tone for the week starting on Sunday. Xbox (@Xbox) February 15, 2017. Tagged with: 4k , e3 , microsoft , VR , xbox.

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JULY 31, 2017

Elite: Dangerous is one of the most complex, detailed, and engrossing space flight simulators out there right now. The game is currently available on PC, Mac , Xbox One, and PS4. However, the only way to play it in VR currently is to play it on PC using a Rift or Vive. Notably, PSVR is listed as one of the options.

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MARCH 17, 2017

Narcosis is one of those VR games that I’ve been writing about pretty much as long as I’ve been writing about VR itself (just over three years). A few weeks on from GDC 2017 wrapping up, we finally have a release date for the game. Tagged with: honor code , htc vive , Narcosis , oculus rift.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

Refrigerators with touch screens, talking trashcans, and robots that watch your kids sure — that’s a given — but I didn’t expect a candle. It’s truly a site for sore noses if I ever saw one. Tagged with: 4d , biohazard , candle , capcom , CES , merchoid , Resident Evil 7.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

If you play on PC, then your keyboard and mouse are likely your bread and butter. Console gamers have their dedicated PS4 and Xbox One controllers — both of which are excellent and extremely high-quality. As long as it can mimic an Xbox controller, you should be fine.

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MAY 22, 2017

It looks like Sony’s big bet on the VR first-person shooter (FPS), Farpoint, had paid off, at least in the UK. The UK’s weekly games chart , compiled by GfK and shared via The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (UKIE), reveals that Farpoint debuted at number two in the weekly charts for the last seven days.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2017

Bethesda’s solution to those issues appears to be the best anyone can come up with right now; give people options. Speaking to Glixel , Bethesda’s Todd Howard addressed the issue of locomotion in its open-world RPG. Teleporting across the wasteland one jump at a time doesn’t sound like the best way to travel about.

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JULY 28, 2016

The Oculus Rift headset had already passed through numerous prototype iterations before the DK1 formed the basis company’s original Kickstarter campaign. But it’s also an indication of just how complex and difficult the task of bringing a completely new form of entertainment device to the public was.

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APRIL 24, 2017

However a report today may have revealed specific details for Lenovo’s take on the concept. Information comes by way of Ross McDougall, a member of the Lenovo Insiders program, who was reportedly briefed on the situation this month. McDougall claims that Lenovo’s kit will be arriving in August 2017 for $399.

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