Road to VR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

In the company’s Q3 2021 earnings call Facebook today said it expects its XR investments this year to top $10 billion, and advised investors that it plans to spend even more than that in subsequent years. The post Facebook’s 2021 XR Investments to Total $10 Billion, Even More in 2022 & Beyond appeared first on Road to VR.

Conference 363

Conference Virtual Reality Microsoft Industry 363

VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2021

VR motion tracking specialists Nolo VR revealed several new additions to its lineup of VR hardware during CES 2021 this week, including a brand new 6DoF cloud VR solution costing less than $200. Users interact with cloud VR content using two motion controllers nearly identical to those of the Oculus Quest/Quest 2 and Oculus Rift S.

Head Mounted Display 387

Head Mounted Display China Controllers Oculus 387

AR Insider

JANUARY 5, 2021

This was the topic of the latest ARtillery report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons; 2021 Outlook. One key factor counteracting those declines is Facebook’s multi-billion-dollar investments to seed content, user demand, and compelling hardware. Facebook’s VR strategy is best embodied in its latest hardware: Oculus Quest 2.

Hardware 254

Hardware Strategy Entertainment AR 254

Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook today announced that it’s working with Rockstar Games to bring Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) exclusively to the Oculus Quest 2 headset. The company said in its Facebook keynote today at Facebook Connect 2021 that it has been working “for years” to bring the game to VR.

Oculus 327

Oculus Tips Trends Virtual Reality 327

AR Insider

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Our research arm ARtillery Intelligence got a jump on that process with its December report that looked back at the biggest lessons of 2020… and forward to the biggest predictions for 2021. AR Glasses’ 2021 Fate. Speaking of which, Vuzix’s new hardware represents a design target we’ll see more of.

AR 354

AR Apple Wearables Tips 354

VRScout

JULY 22, 2021

The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) has announced the finalists for the fifth International VR Awards , an international ceremony honoring incredible milestones made within the VR industry in categories such as hardware, gaming, film, social VR, marketing, and more. VR HARDWARE OF THE YEAR. VR EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR.

Filming 490

Filming Japan Training Thailand 490

ARPost

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Leaks in advance of Facebook Connect, particularly around the time that VIVE Flow was announced , had many anticipating new devices from Oculus. There were announcements, mainly involving hardware and new titles and game updates in the coming year, and a new headset was announced though it won’t be here until next year at the earliest.

Gesture Control 356

Gesture Control Hardware Augmented Reality Tools 356

Road to VR

MARCH 8, 2021

Pico Interactive, the Beijing-based VR headset creator, announced it has secured a fresh funding round of ¥242 million RMB (~$37 million), something the company says will help launch new hardware, and better position itself as a consumer-focused company. Thanks to Antony Vitillo of Skarred Ghost for pointing us to the news.

China 333

China Hardware Technology Oculus 333

AR Insider

JANUARY 14, 2021

The result is the report, Spatial Computing: 2020 Lessons, 2021 Outlook, and the latest episode of ARtillery Briefs (video and takeaways below). Those subdivisions include hardware and software, as well as consumer and enterprise use cases. And the underlying hardware continues to evolve, such as LiDAR. The Spatial Spectrum.

Wearables 253

Wearables AR Apple Hardware 253

Road to VR

JANUARY 12, 2024

XR was the future of computing, he wagered, and in buying a little known startup called Oculus, Meta would beat Apple to the punch. And he put his money where his mouth was by dropping more than $2 billion in 2014 to buy Oculus, a small startup that precipitated a grassroots resurgence of virtual reality technology.

Apple 303

Apple Oculus Google AR 303

AR Insider

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 Launched. — In the same Facebook earnings call, it announced that more than 60 Oculus Quest titles (about 30 percent of the Oculus Store) have surpassed $1 million in revenue, up from 20 titles that reached that milestone in March. But demand remained strong.

Data 267

Data Oculus Hardware Exercises 267

VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

After a mixed year for VR hardware sales in 2016, two new separate reports are painting a more optimistic outlook for the VR market going forward. In a new consumer VR report just released by SuperData Research , the findings show that global VR hardware revenue is expected to hit $3.6 billion by 2021. million were sold.

Hardware 257

Hardware Los Angeles North America Software 257

Road to VR

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

We’re keeping an eye on the best Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday 2020 deals, don’t blink or you might miss the best Quest sale of the year! The Best Oculus Quest 2 Black Friday 2020 Deal. It doesn’t look like Oculus will be discounting Quest 2 hardware this year, instead the company is focusing on game deals.

Oculus 317

Oculus Gaming Arizona Amazon 317

Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook Connect is the company’s AR/VR developer conference that often plays host to product reveals, industry insights, and plenty of talks to get developers on the right path towards building for the company’s existent and upcoming XR hardware. Here’s the top-down skinny on what, when and where. Sounds like a trip.

Oculus 222

Oculus Conference Virtual Reality AR 222

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

We def haven't gotten to all of them yet" — Shawn Whiting (@ShawnRecRoom) February 5, 2021. million Quest 2 headsets sold before the beginning of 2021. The post ‘Rec Room’ Studio Estimates Facebook Sold 2-3M Oculus Quest 2 Headsets in Q4 appeared first on Road to VR.

Oculus 353

Oculus Data Conference Virtual Reality 353

Road to VR

APRIL 25, 2022

Facebook announced back in late 2021 that it would rebrand itself to Meta and eventually dissolve the Oculus brand. In 2022 the company has steadily taken steps to make this a reality, including rebranding its flagship VR headset, Oculus Quest 2, as Meta Quest 2. The Oculus logo and type under Facebook.

Oculus 222

Oculus Retail Hardware Industry 222

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 4, 2024

Following Meta’s move away from Oculus branding and, subsequently, from requiring Facebook accounts during XR device log-ins, the Menlo Park-based firm is removing all Oculus accounts and related data by the end of the month. Additionally, all data linked to a user’s Oculus account will disappear by the end of March.

Data 97

Data Oculus Wearables Hardware 97

Road to VR

MAY 5, 2020

Oculus is reportedly readying a Quest successor which will iterate on the existing headset with a smaller form-factor, faster refresh rate, and new controllers. Rather than an outright Quest 2, it seems Oculus may be aiming first for a Quest S. SEE ALSO Oculus Reveals New VR Headset Prototypes with Major Advances in Optics Form-factor.

Controllers 342

Controllers Oculus Sony HTC 342

Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Oculus brand will be phased out, with the Quest product line becoming Meta Quest. The Oculus brand, which has existed alongside the company’s other products, will be phased out in order to allow the company’s metaverse and XR efforts to be positioned under Meta as the parent brand. Image courtesy Meta.

Oculus 341

Oculus Hardware Software Tools 341

VRScout

AUGUST 30, 2021

ByteDance’s purchase of Pico marks the companies first foray into VR, potentially putting it in direct competition with Facebook’s Oculus platform. According to the IDC, Pico VR was the third-largest headset manufacturer in the first quarter of 2021. Image Credit: Pico Interactive. Image Credit: TikTok.

Hardware 530

Hardware Oculus Software Technology 530

ARPost

JUNE 14, 2021

By being the first AR headset to focus on both entertainment and fitness, Photons can be for AR fitness what Oculus Quest is for VR fitness. With a price range starting at $699 and a mid-June launch on Kickstarter, with shipments going out in late November 2021, Photons could be the consumer headset that brings AR fitness to the forefront.

AR 262

AR Hardware Entertainment Hand tracking 262

Road to VR

JULY 13, 2020

And unless the stars align (which we all know happens rarely in game development), it is unlikely that Firmament will be coming in 2021. The post ‘Myst’ Studio’s Upcoming VR Adventure ‘Firmament’ Delayed Beyond 2021 appeared first on Road to VR.

Hardware 266

Hardware Gaming HTC Oculus 266

Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hard data on the VR market is often difficult to come by, while broad ‘industry reports’ are often so general that it’s difficult to see what things look like ‘on the ground’ To get a sense of VR’s outlook in 2021, we’ve collected 14 of the most recent and concrete indicators for your perusal.

Data 275

Data Oculus Google Industry 275

The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

The Oculus Connect 6 is approaching. Next week, on 25th and 26th, Oculus will hold its main yearly event , and as always, it will talk about the milestones reached by the company and then it will show future hardware and software. What will Oculus announce? No new VR hardware announcement. It would be a crazy move.

Oculus 337

Oculus AR Augmented Reality Apple 337

The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 3, 2020

Some time ago, the most important companies of the XR ecosystem (HTC, Oculus, Microsoft, etc…) joined the Khronos Group to discuss a standard to end the fragmentation of the XR space. T his standard, dubbed OpenXR, was about the interoperability of different VR hardware and software together.

Oculus 297

Oculus Eye Tracking Hardware Las Vegas 297

ARVR

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 Launched. This follows the announcement earlier this month that Oculus Quest 2 surpassed Quest 1’s active user base in just its first seven weeks in the market. - have exceeded 250,000 and surpassed Oculus Rift-based game reviews after less than two years in the market.

Data 130

Data Virtual Reality Oculus Hardware 130

Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2021

At Facebook Connect 2021 today, the company announced it will be releasing a new Quest for Business program that’s rebooting its enterprise-focused VR software by bringing its growing suite of business tools to the consumer version of Quest 2, which you can buy from anywhere. Image courtesy Facebook.

Tools 329

Tools Oculus Software Hardware 329

VRScout

JULY 1, 2021

Russian state corporation Roscosmos reveals a prototype of its new VR headset, announces additional hardware for 2021. This past February, Roscosmos, a state corporation of the Russian Federation specializing in space flight, announced that it was in production of consumer-focused VR hardware. Image Credit: Roscosmos.

Russia 545

Russia Eye Tracking Hardware Haptic 545

Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Cloud-based gaming has been seen by the industry at large as a way to make games more widely accessible by making them playable on less powerful hardware. Some of the cloud gaming stuff that we’re doing will, of course, be useful for VR as well, and we’re building a big community around that on Oculus.

Oculus 328

Oculus Latency Gaming Strategy 328

VRScout

APRIL 1, 2021

The popular military shooter draws in 3,000 new players after launching on Oculus’s experimental test channel. With its arrival on App Lab, you can now download Pavlov Shack straight from your Oculus Quest or Oculus Quest 2 headset, no additional setup or hardware required.

Oculus 371

Oculus Sony Gaming Hardware 371

AR Insider

MARCH 1, 2021

We’ve also seen a strong overall start for VR in 2021. Data Dive: VR Starts 2021 Strong. Facebook’s Q4 non-advertising revenue — where Oculus revenues are categorized — were $885 million. As noted, the company specified during its earnings call that Oculus sales were a major growth driver.

Exercises 385

Exercises Hardware Data Software 385

Road to VR

APRIL 1, 2021

While Facebook has yet to reveal official unit sales figures for Oculus Quest 2, various data points the company has offered, along with data from developers, has allowed us to hone in on a reasonable estimate. While Oculus hasn’t offered up official sales figures for Quest 2 yet, two data points can help us reach a reasonable estimate.

Data 361

Data Sony Oculus Hardware 361

VRScout

APRIL 20, 2021

Newly leaked images tease a fitness-focused VR headset from HTC, but is this sneaker-like hardware even real? Four onboard cameras allow for inside-out tracking, removing the need for external trackers, such as ones used for the HTC Vive and original Oculus Rift respectively. It appears as though congratulations are in order.

HTC 450

HTC Head Mounted Display Exercises Hardware 450

ARVR

APRIL 1, 2021

MeetinVR, a Danish world-leading platform for collaborative meetings in virtual reality, today announced the launch on the Oculus Store. We are very excited to be launching on the Oculus Store. Search for MeetinVR on the Oculus Store and meet in VR today. Don’t forget to give us your ?? Don’t forget to give us your ?? !

Oculus 147

Oculus Virtual Reality Automotive Tools 147

VRScout

JULY 12, 2021

In terms of compatibility, the platform is cross-compatible with nearly every major VR & AR device, including the HTC Vive, Oculus Quest 2, Microsoft HoloLens 2, as well as AR-enabled iOS and Android devices; it’s never been easier to take your friends’ money!

AR 519

AR Magic Leap Microsoft HTC 519

Road to VR

MARCH 19, 2017

.” 2016 saw the arrival of 3 major consumer virtual reality headsets, the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. Samsung confirmed at CES in January that its Oculus engineered Samsung Gear VR headset had passed an install base figure of 5 Million and more recently Google affirmed that it had shipped over 10 Million Cardboard viewers.

AR 247

AR Virtual Reality Magic Leap Samsung 247

AR Insider

AUGUST 2, 2021

We’ve also seen a strong overall start for VR in 2021. Facebook’s Q1 non-advertising revenue — where Oculus revenues are categorized — was $497 million as noted. The company has stated publicly that Oculus is the growth engine for this revenue center. By “Oculus,” we mean hardware and software.

Exercises 347

Exercises Hardware Apple Oculus 347