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PSA: You Don’t Need Xbox Game Pass to Play ‘Fortnite’ for Free on Quest

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Supported controllers include all Xbox One S and Xbox One X controllers, PS4 and PS5 controllers, and some later-generation Xbox One controllers. You can find a list of officially supported controllers here , although many other non-listed Bluetooth controller also work, like an old Google Stadia controller.

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Meta Upgrades Ray-Ban Stories with WhatsApp Support

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In the announcement, the top-level executive said that users could communicate directly with the device with voice controls for hands-free functionality. The news comes after the updates were leaked by XDA Developers, revealing in a series of code the fresh AR services aimed at enhancing features for the smart glasses.

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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

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Speaking to Russia-based VR users, we learned that Roskomnadzor doesn’t appear to have the same degree of control over service providers as China does with its ‘Great Firewall’—not yet anyhow. At this point, Quest users in Russia aren’t certain whether it’s intentional or accidental. Photo by Road to VR.

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Send HTC Your Idea for a Vive Accessory and Win a Free HTC Vive

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The Vive’s Lighthouse tracking system is an impressive piece of tech, considering it boasts sub-millimeter, 3D room-scale positional tracking for a VR headset and hand controllers using lasers. But haven’t you ever wished the Vive controllers could be used for more than just hand tracking? The grand prize?

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Pico 4 vs Quest 2 Specs & Features: Weight, Resolution, Field of View, Passthrough & More

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Controllers. Both Pico 4 and Quest 2 use their four corner fisheye cameras to track infrared (IR) LEDs under plastic geometry on their controllers. But whereas Quest 2’s controllers house these IR LEDs in a ring in front of your hand, Pico 4’s controllers have them in an arc over your hands.

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Meta Quest Pro Ships Today, Bringing Color Mixed Reality To Standalone VR

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The included new Touch Pro controllers are self-tracking, with three cameras and an onboard chipset, meaning tracking works in a full 360 degree range of motion. Touch Pro controllers will also be available for Quest 2 owners later this year for $300. If you’re an existing Quest owner you won’t have to re-buy content.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.09): PS5 doesn’t improve PSVR, VRChat reaches 24,000 concurrent users, and more!

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David of Upload says that thanks to its big boost in specifications , PS5 can offer an amazing flat screen experience : better resolution, better framerate, better graphics, better load times, better controller. All the PSVR system is retrofitted into the new console , and so it is like if it can run only in some compatibility mode.

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