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The XR Week Peek (2022.05.02): Meta predicts the metaverse for 2030 and beyond, Snap launches a drone, and more!

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Zuckerberg sets the Metaverse for 2030 and beyond. Zuck has explained to them to be patient because the Metaverse, which no one knows what actually is, is happening beyond 2030. Goodbye Oculus brand. More info (Meta stores) More info (Oculus website disappearing). Send me hugs. Top news of the week. Confusion LVL 9000.

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Hands-on: NASA-backed ‘Mars 2030’ Launches Today – A Beautiful, Educational, & Buggy Trip to the Red Planet

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The education-focused Mars 2030 launches today on SteamVR for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, soon to come to PSVR. Unquestionably, Mars 2030 ’s greatest assets are… its assets. Available today via SteamVR for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, the Mars 2030 journey begins on the final descent towards the planet.

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Mars 2030 Brings Red Planet To VR Next Month

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Mars 2030 looks like one of the more polished experiences to feature the red planet, though, and it’s coming soon. Developer Fusion Media Group this week announced that Mars 2030 will be landing on the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR (PSVR) in July, with non-VR versions also available on both PC and PS4 too.

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The Biggest Oculus Rift and Gear VR Releases For The Week Of 07/30/17

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Plus — check out our list of the best Oculus Rift games and best Gear VR games for more suggestions! Create your own metropolis and control monsters to challenge others that come to destroy what you’ve made. Mars 2030, from FMG Labs. Tagged with: new releases , Oculus Home , steam Facebook Twitter Reddit More.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.08.01): Quest 2 price raise, PSVR 2 passthrough, Pico 4 leaks, and more!

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Zuck envisions that by 2030 the “metaverse” may be as profitable as advertising for Meta, but it is a prediction that is uncertain and it is expected 8 years from now. Pico 4 Controllers have been leaked. From the images, it is possible to see that these controllers are very polished, ergonomic, and have a very sleek design.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.16): HTC launches Tracker 3.0, Facebook has 10,000 people working on XR, and more!

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In September, the new Facebook Avatars will come and substitute the current Oculus avatars. You will be able to control it with a ring on your finger, about which Apple has actually filed some patents. VR Scout) More info (Apple’s real patent on a ring controller). How it does feel publishing on Oculus App Lab Funny link.

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Ridley Scott’s ‘The Martian’ Gets A Full VR Experience On Vive, PS VR This Week

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This isn’t a simple 360 degree experience like other Fox VR projects such as Wild ; it’s a full VR production that uses position-tracked controls. Experiences like Mars Odyssey are already available and others like Mars 2030 are still on the way. Would you pay for an experience like this?

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