The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Welcome to this new edition of the XR Week Peek, which this week will be a bit special because I will summarize here what happened during the Meta Connect, the event during which Mark Zuckerberg launched the Quest 3, the Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, and new techniques for data harvest… cough cough I mean, new AI services.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2024

The headset, a mixed reality device that’s centered around AR, notably excludes any kind of motion controller—the staple input method for every major XR headset on the market today. That’s meant a dearth of unique, high quality content for PSVR 2 (amplified by a lack of backwards support for original PSVR games).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The choice of the magazine is not casual: Apple keeps pushing to show that its device is not a nerdy thing that isolates people, but it is a trendy thing that augments reality while you can still interact with other people. It has been on the cover of Vanity Fair, with a very carefully studied picture.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

If you are wondering why I was so busy… well, as you can read on Forbes and on Mixed , on Christmas Day, at 8 pm CET (11 am PT) there will be on our VRROOM platform a special concert for the 400 years of the Versailles Palace, featuring Jean-Michel Jarre. PSVR 2 is instead showing all its limits.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In its latest post, he stated that Meta plans to make the Quest 3 live as a medium-tier headset while releasing a new cheaper version of it in 2024 as the affordable option for the mass market. As for the price, I don’t see an exact price mentioned, but the hinted range is $2–300.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The puck of the Nimo runs on top of a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR 2 (Gen 1) and it is used both as a computation unit and as a controller. It is not clear what this chipset will be, considering that the XR2 Gen 2 chipset, contained in Quest 3, has just been launched. This is due to the Quest 2 arriving at the end of its cycle.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

It’s pretty unlikely we’ll see any deals this year on Meta’s latest and greatest VR standalone, Quest 3. Before the holiday season kicks into gear though, the company is dropping the price of Quest 2 to just $250. And what games can you play on Quest 2?

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Meta announced at Connect 2023 that Xbox Cloud Gaming is heading to Quest in December, meaning you’ll be able to play all of your favorite flatscreen games on offer through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. There’s no specific date yet for when to expect Xbox Cloud Gaming to the Quest platform.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta and LG officially confirm their partnership In the end, the rumor was true: Mark Zuckerberg was in South Korea to start a new partnership with LG. This makes us think that somehow L G is going to provide the content available on its smart TVs to the Meta Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Varjo) Varjo has announced the XR-4 headset Finnish company Varjo has just announced its latest device: Varjo XR-4, a very high-end mixed reality headset. This shows that the sales were good among us VR techies… I myself have stopped using the Quest 2 and almost always use the Quest 3 now.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Many people are analyzing the Apple Vision Pro… including the ones at Meta Here you are with the usual huge roundup of news about the Apple Vision Pro (a roundup in a roundup). This week both Zuck, the CEO of Meta, and Boz, the CTO of Meta, expressed their opinions on the Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

According to Mark Gurman, we should have the first genuine reviews of the device starting today, that is Tuesday. Road To VR published some statistics comparing the sales of Quest and PSVR 2 on Amazon US over the holiday season, and the proportion of sold Quests to sold PSVR 2 is 30 to 1!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 19, 2022

John Carmack leaves Meta. John Carmack has completely left Meta. The company is ready to return back to the consumer space and will try to battle the Quest with another headset featuring a lightweight design and RGB passthrough. But it’s already said the price will be higher than the one of the Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta Connect has been the big event of the week, and as it is a tradition of this blog , I’m going to write today for you a super article where you can find inside ALL the news announced during the event! Meta Quest Pro. Meta Quest Pro announcement video. Meta Quest Pro and controllers (Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Well, good for you that are going to read this text Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Meta’s XR roadmap unveiled The Verge’s Alex Heath has been able to gather information about an internal meeting that happened at Meta, in which the management informed the employees about the roadmap of the upcoming XR devices.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 24, 2024

The virtual reality landscape has exploded in recent years, with innovative new solutions from leading brands like Meta, Pico, and Varjo and new systems from forward-thinking startups. We chose these options based on past reviews of the technology. Plus, this headset includes full-color mixed-reality passthrough capabilities.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I feel a bit dizzy because tonight I had to wake up at 2 am to bring some people to the airport… so now my mind lives in a limbo between the real world and the sleepy dream world… can I say that I’m living in a mixed reality? In any case, in whatever reality I am, I am typing on a keyboard the best XR news of the week.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

That solution is a modified version of the company’s already awe-inspiring mixed reality headset XR-3. The XR-3 and the Passthrough Problem. For these users, Varjo released the XR-3 last spring. If you’ve ever used passthrough on a device like the Meta Quest 2, you know that the passthrough isn’t crystal clear.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

I guess every one of you had this question, so… now you have the answer… More info (Vaping in the Vision Pro) People also keep reviewing it, and a Korean user has written on Reddit a review about the device that is long 79 PAGES. It’s basically a book. I’m impressed. I send a big hug to all the people from Plutosphere.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Meta Quest 3 leaks show a lightweight mixed reality headset. The serial leaker Brad Lynch has shared on his Youtube channel what he claims are CAD renders of the upcoming Quest 3. This would show the fear that Meta has for its upcoming competitor. Top news of the week. Image by Brad Lynch).

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Upload VR

APRIL 30, 2024

It's been six months since our Quest 3 review. Quest 3 Review: Excellent VR With Limited Mixed Reality I’ve been using Quest 3 at home since last week - here’s what I think of it in real world use. Here's what they are, and how they change our verdict on whether you should buy it.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 4, 2023

Tomorrow, June, 5th, Apple will most probably launch its Apple Reality Pro headset. It should run on top of an M2 chipset, which is much more powerful than the processing unit of the Quest 2, 4K displays per eye with strong HDR (a rumor talks about a 5000-nits display, about which many are lost in the optical path), a quite nice FOV.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2023

Apple Reality may be the new iPad Apple Reality (the rumored name of the device) should run the following applications, as reported by my friends of Road To VR : iPad apps adapted for mixed reality : Calendars, Contacts, Files, Home control, Mail, Maps, Messaging, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Music, News, Stocks, and Weather apps.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 6, 2024

Only a very cheap headset like Quest 2 can scale at that level, it’s literally impossible that a Vision headset, which rumors put at a $1500 price, scale next year at tens of millions of sold devices. This week, Meta has fulfilled its promises. These are great improvements that wil l favor all indie VR games on the Quest store.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

For businesses, finding a cheap virtual reality headset can seem impossible. Cutting corners on cost can increase the risk of virtual reality sickness and harm adoption. Cutting corners on cost can increase the risk of virtual reality sickness and harm adoption. By 2029, experts predict the market will be worth around $203.35

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 31, 2024

The best Meta Quest 3 accessories are an excellent way to take your innovative immersive headset to the next level. On its own, the Quest 3 represents a significant step forward in the virtual reality landscape. When looking for the ideal Meta Quest 3 accessories, we recommend considering a few things.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

I really hope you are having a great time, maybe with a newly bought PSVR 2 headset. Top news of the week (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment) PlayStation VR 2 has been launched This has been the week of PSVR2. The weather is getting crazy… a bit like me. I’m preparing for my next adventure… can you guess where will it be?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Most probably, if we mix this with other rumors of the past, Google is going to offer the operating system as a modified version of Android that works in AR/MR. But this happens when a big corporate like Meta has to perform cuts to please the stock market and the investors. Qualcomm seems a very predictable choice, but Google is less.

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Upload VR

MARCH 27, 2024

Quest mixed reality apps can disable the annoying safety boundary, but only a handful of whitelisted developers can ship this on the Quest Store and App Lab. Boundary, formerly called Guardian, is certainly useful in virtual reality so you don't leave your playspace and bump into furniture and walls.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It is the first real consumer-oriented HMD released by Pico on the market with wide availability, after the Pico Neo 3 Link has been used to test the waters in limited beta quantities. It so challenges Meta Quest 2 exactly on all its strongest points, including (very surprisingly) also the price. Specifications.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

But before, please read (and share around) my latest article which is about a crazy experiment I did with mixed reality and generative AI… I’m sure you will love it! Meta really wants to fight Apple on his own territory. From Gurman’s description, it seems that this device will in fact revolve all around mixed reality.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by VR Panda) New information leak about the Quest 3 The launch of the Quest 3 is getting closer, and it is tradition with Meta, the weeks before the launch, everything about the device is getting leaked. He has written that the codename of the Quest 3 is Crystal.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro 2 may come in 2026 The rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2 continue.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

This is something that Meta does not have, and let the headset start with already a huge amount of available content since Day 1. But there is not only Samsung: XR2 Gen 2 is going to be integrated also by Immersed’s Visor, a new HTC Vive headset, a YVR headset in China, and a headset that is still undisclosed.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 8, 2023

In case you missed it, I can summarize it by saying that HTC launched a new Quest Pro competitor priced at $1100. I’m not totally sure it can work for long-term usage , especially after my negative experience with the Quest Pro that every time makes my forehead become totally red. Mixed reality, again.

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