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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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You Can Buy an Oculus Rift + Touch Bundle in Germany for €450

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Germany-based customers looking to snap up a deal on Oculus Rift and Touch, the VR headset’s motion controller, are seeing one of the biggest price cuts thanks to German electronics retailer MediaMarkt. Normally costing €708 for both Rift and Touch, the special sale bundle has slashed prices to a total of €453.99

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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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David Attenborough’s VR Experience ‘Hold the World’ Lands on Rift

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Skeletons and fossilized specimens come to life as well, showing you a true 1:1 scale of how a Pterosaur must have flown, or how a dragon-fly independently controls each of its four wings as it makes its long migratory trips across the world. If not, you can purchase the experience on the Oculus Store.

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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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PSVR ‘Mega Pack’ Hardware Bundle for Europe to Arrive with 5 Top Games

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There’s a few caveats here; the bundle doesn’t include PS Move controllers, however all included games support DualShock 4 gamepads to some extent—an odd choice considering Skyrim VR , Doom VFR, and some of the games offered in PSVR Worlds make good use of PS Move.

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