Road to VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth released an internal memo to employees, stating 2025 is going to be “the most critical year” for the company’s XR efforts yet, Business Insider reports. Here’s Bosworth’s full memo: 2025: The Year of Greatness Next year is going to be the most critical year in my 8 years at Reality Labs.

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MARCH 17, 2025

Valve’s Index headset was a market leader among PC VR headsets for years, but is it still worth buying in 2025 now that it’s nearly six years old? The post Is Valve Index Worth Buying in 2025? Read on for our no-nonsense recommendation. Our No-nonsense Recommendation appeared first on Road to VR.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Granted, it’s a seven-month wait until Connect 2025 kicks off, so it’s possible we could hear about those headsets sooner rather than later. As the race to release an all-day pair of AR glasses heats up, we’re of course hoping to hear more at Connect 2025. That said, it’s a long leadup to Connect 2025.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

Immersive classroom solutions provider Avantis Education is showcasing its recently debuted K-12 school-ready VR service, Eduverse+, at the 2025 Future of Education Technology Conference this week, including a selection of new content to enhance classroom experiences with AI tools and more.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Scaling XR in 2025 2025 and leading into 2030 may be a paradigm-shifting period for XR as devices become more lightweight, alognside new technologies such as AI and RT3D streaming helping to fuel the potential of AR/VR/MR solutions for businesses is growing. Below, you will find a summary of some of their responses.

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Road to VR

APRIL 18, 2025

According to the franchise’s prospectus , target markets in 2025 include theUSA, multiple European countries, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Canada, Malaysia, India, The Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, South Africa, South Korea, Mexico, Chile, and Turkey. .”

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The post ‘Alien: Rogue Incursion’ Quest Launch Delayed to 2025, PSVR 2 & PC VR on Track for December Release appeared first on Road to VR. Stay tuned to our social channels for the latest updates on the game – we’re confident it will be worth the wait, no matter where you play.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 14, 2025

How does the sub-sector fare as we enter 2025? In all the excitement around mixed reality and AI smart glasses, we often forget about XR's most scalable format today: Mobile AR. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Will this divergence and diversification keep its momentum into 2025? 2024 saw AR form factors that deviated from traditional approaches – everything from lite AR glasses to non-display AI smartglasses. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

As we roll into 2025, its time for our annual ritual of synthesizing the lessons from the past twelve months and formulating the outlook for… Continue reading → Where Does Headworn AR Sit in 2025? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

Meta says it will be streaming immersive WNBA games at some point too, although more details will be available ahead of the 2025 season, which is expected to resume in May 2025.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

AWE USA 2025 is set to include speakers from some of the biggest names in the XR industry, including Oculus & Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, along with Jason Rubinone of the only remaining early Oculus executiveswho is presently Meta’s Vice President of Metaverse Experiences.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 18, 2024

We predict visual search's fate in 2025. Visual search such as Google Lens continues to fall short of its potential. Could recent moves from Apple, Meta, and Google change that? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Headset museum at AWE 2024 That’s why I’m proud to announce that Road to VR is joining AWE USA 2025 as the event’s Premiere Media Partner. If we could only attend a single conference in 2025, AWE USA would be our choice. Super Early Bird All Access passes are available now for a limited time—there won’t be a better deal!

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DECEMBER 24, 2024

And let me add my wishes for a wonderful 2025, in which all your dreams may come true. Just a regular Christmas in Italy This is also the time during which I think about how my career has been in 2024, and how I can improve it in 2025. Enjoy the vacation days and have a fantastic 2025! Best wishes from your favorite Ghost!

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Meta Connect 2025 will take place on September 17 and 18. Connect 2025, then, will see Meta "share the latest and greatest in Meta Horizon updates, peel back the curtain on tomorrows tech, and give XR devs the tools they need to help build for the next computing platform today. What's Expected At Meta Connect 2025?

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Road to VR

MARCH 20, 2025

Beyond 2e contains everything Beyond 2 does, albeit with a very small eye-tracking suite, which is said to feature AI-powered computer vision for low-latency, privacy-focused tracking, and integrated with SteamVR, OpenXR, and platforms like VRChat , with a beta program launching in Summer 2025.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

Controllers are to come in 2025, the year the headset will ship. This trend is expected to continue in 2025, but there should be a rebound in 2026. This trend is expected to continue in 2025, but there should be a rebound in 2026. The chipset is the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ Gen2. This is super beneficial for everyone.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2025

The company says it’s keeping current prices until January 16th, 2025. Thereafter, new pricing will be announced and become effective on January 16th, 2025, the company says. For now, it’s unclear what those new prices will be.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 10, 2025

This week, at CES 2025, NVIDIA took centre stage to showcase its latest innovations in emerging technology. The firm also introduced the new “Omniverse Spatial Streaming to Apple Vision Pro” at CES 2025, which supports developers in creating applications for immersive streaming of large-scale industrial digital twins.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 9, 2025

Studio co-founder Brandon Laatsch outlined a number of goals for 2025 in a recent X post, stating that not only is the studio working on patches for its Marrow Enginephysics framework, which was developed by the studio for the Unity engine , but also the release of Boneworks for Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Godspeed, SLZ!

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Upload VR

MAY 20, 2025

Heres some information about The UploadVR Showcase - Summer 2025: How Do I Watch The Showcase? The deadline to submit final videos is June 25th, 2025. The Showcase will premiere July 11th @10am PT on the IGN and UploadVR YouTube channels. You can also get notified when it goes live at our listing: Is There a Date Set For the Showcase?

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Road to VR

MAY 15, 2025

The 2025 WNBA season starts this week, and Meta announced it’s again livestreaming a host of season games on Quest across the Xtadium app and Horizon Worlds NBA Arena. Quest users will be able to tune into 20 live games this season, including five games captured in 180-degree immersive video,Meta says in a news update.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Priced at $1,900 and purportedly shipping in May 2025, Pimax’s Dream Air headset aims to take on an emerging segment of compact high-end PC VR headsets like Bigscreen Beyond and the Shiftall MaganeX Superlight. Pimax is already taking pre-orders for the Dream Air, with a price of $1,900 and an expected release date of May 2025.

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2025

.” Valve Patent from 2022 | Image courtesy Brad Lynch Furthermore, he tells Road to VR that he’s heard that mass production and eventual availability is slated for 2026, which differs slightly from a previous report whereinleaker and data miner Gabe Follower alleged Deckard would arrive by the end of 2025, priced at $1,200.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 7, 2025

What is known however is that its XYN Motion Studio PC companion software is coming out in March 2025, which supports connection with 12 ‘mocopi’ sensors for more seamless motion capture workflow. XYN’s price and release date are still uncertain, which is a baffling move as far as product announcements go.

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Road to VR

MARCH 25, 2025

” Image courtesy GSM Arena While Vivo Vision is expected to be officially unveiled in mid-2025, specifics are still thin on the ground, with notable question marks surrounding the MR headsets specs, operating system, release date, global availability, pricepretty much everything besides the device’s externals.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Even though it's just a working prototype, Meta Orion showed the world that it's possible to build AR glasses that are both UX-rich and relatively stylish. Will this inspire others (ahem, Apple) to move in the same direction? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In a leaked memo, Meta's CTO told staff that 2025 will determine whether its hardware & metaverse division is "the work of visionaries or a legendary misadventure". Here's Bosworth's leaked memo in full: 2025: The Year of Greatness Next year is going to be the most critical year in my 8 years at Reality Labs. 2025 is the year.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Now, leaker and data miner ‘Gabe Follower’ maintains Deckard is coming by the end of 2025, priced at $1,200. Gabe Follower, who also runs a YouTube channel , reports in an X post that “[s]everal people have confirmed that Valve is aiming to release new standalone, wireless VR headset (codename Deckard) by the end of 2025.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Dream Air | Image courtesy Pimax Priced at $1,900 and expected to release in May 2025, the company also announce an optional puck-style compute unit ‘Cobb’, which houses a Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset for standalone VR.

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Road to VR

MAY 7, 2025

Insomniac Games’ VR titles have been delisted periodically over the years, however most recently all four of those titles were quietly removed from the Horizon PC Store in early 2025.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 2, 2024

StrikerVR says 1,000 units will available for Christmas delivery, however general shipping is expected to take place starting March 15th, 2025. StrikerVR says it’s also collaborating with developers to expand the Mavrik’s game library, with new releases planned throughout 2025.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Meta wasn't first to market with mixed reality but it added the element of affordability, thus making it table stakes in VR. What will this do for mixed reality as it offers a bigger platform for developers? This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

What's the state of the VR today? Where is value being created? And who's leading the way? These are questions our research arm recently tackled in its annual state of spatial report. This week, we excerpt some of the insights around VR's place in the mix. This post appeared first on AR Insider.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

” The company announced last month it was paring down the number of previously offered configurations of Somnium VR1 alongside the news that, after January 16th, 2025, it was going to raise prices on its three remaining variantsbut not by how much. taxes) USD New Price (EUR excl.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Indie studio Windup Minds have finally announced its long-awaited virtual pet simulator, Stay: Forever Home, bringing a cute little canine friend to Quest in early 2025. There’s no launch date yet beyond the “early 2025” release window. In the meantime, you can wishlist it now on the Horizon Store forQuest 2/3/Pro.

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