Road to VR

JUNE 15, 2022

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual games & apps are performing across its Quest 2 storefront, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Only apps with more than 100 reviews are represented. Rank Change.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2022

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of January 2022.

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Road to VR

APRIL 15, 2022

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of April 2022.

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2022

VR has come a long way since the launch of the Oculus DK1 in 2013. What was once a niche technology is now on the verge of going mainstream, due in large part to the immense success of popular VR headsets like the Meta Quest 2 and PlayStation VR. Meta Quest 2. Who saw this coming except everyone? HP Reverb G2.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of February 2022.

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Road to VR

MARCH 21, 2022

While Oculus doesn’t offer much publicly in the way of understanding how well individual apps are performing across its VR storefronts, it’s possible to glean some insight by looking at apps relative to each other. Here’s a snapshot of the top 20 Oculus Quest games and apps as of March 2022.

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AR Insider

JUNE 28, 2021

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 launched. And this appears to be working given Quest 2’s continued sales performance. Here they are… Usage Milestones . –– VR headsets on Steam in May reached a new high of 2.31 Data Dive: How Many Quest 2s Sold in Q1?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It so challenges Meta Quest 2 exactly on all its strongest points, including (very surprisingly) also the price. Discover with me the Pico 4 and realize why it is the first real Quest competitor! The resolution is an impressive 2,160 x 2,160 pixels per eye , which is much higher than the 1,832 × 1,920 of the Quest 2.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 14, 2021

I’m very tired because yesterday I was ironing out bugs on HitMotion: Reloaded together with the game designer Max until 3.40 Facebook may plan to sell 18–20M Quests next year. According to the report, analyzing the orders made to the lens manufacturer, the two new headsets by Sony and Facebook should be released in 2022.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. There are so many pieces of news about it that today’s newsletter could have been called the Quest 2 Week Peek :). Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Image leaked from Oculus runtime). The design of Oculus Quest 2 Pro and controllers has been leaked. Especially if Facebook is going to also discount the Quest 2 to something like $199 …. Facebook may be planning to change its name. Top news of the week. Apart from some prosumer niches (e.g.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I can’t wait to discover the Pico 4, the Quest Pro, and the Apple Reality headsets… and you? Apple headset may be called “Reality”. One” and “Pro” may refer to two pricing tiers: for instance, the headset that may release next year could be the “Apple Reality Pro”, given its predicted price of $2000+. Other relevant news.

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ARVR

JULY 2, 2021

And that demand was given a place to go when Oculus Quest 2 launched. And this appears to be working given Quest 2’s continued sales performance. Here they are… Usage Milestones — VR headsets on Steam in May reached a new high of 2.31 Pavlov Shack gained 3,000 more players after its Oculus App Lab launch. —

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 5, 2021

Today in Italy it should be the day when we go pic-nicking… but given the fact that we are in lockdown, I’ll just eat a lot at home While I send you a lot of good vibes, let’s see together what have been the best pieces of AR/VR news of this week, that has been incredibly interesting! (My Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 21, 2021

I’m super-late with this newsletter because we of New Technology Walkers are working on some cool stuff for our game HitMotion: Reloaded! The second company to announce a Kickstarter campaign has been SimulaVR, which plans to start a crowdfunding campaign for its Simula One headset in January 2022.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Here are our picks for the top 25 best Quest 3 games available now. Our list of best Quest 2 games and best Quest 3 games will be updated and maintained separately. It's a short and sharp puzzle game and an instant classic of the genre that is worth checking out.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

First of all, the market is growing with a good rate of 30% year-over-year , and this is great news especially for the developers that want to make a living out of Steam content. pales in front of the estimated 8–10M Quest 2 users : the standalone market is so much more bigger and appealing for content creators.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

I really hope for the best for all people that are in this awful situation. Sony reveals the design of the PSVR 2. Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. More info (PSVR 2 unveiled) More info (Official blog post on PSVR 2 headset). Top news of the week.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

For anyone who may not know, Peloton's big twist is the service side of its product. A separate $13/month app-only subscription is "not compatible" with the bikes or treadmill, as a Peloton support specialist informed my partner.) In fact, the report notes that Peloton's video game, Lanebreak , is powered by Google.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

With a tweet on its account, Valve has announced that the most awaited VR game of the year, Half-Life: Alyx is going to be released on March, 23rd. The game will be available only on Steam, but it will be compatible with all PC VR headsets. The price is €50, but the game is free for Index owners. I’m hyped, and you?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 had a great Christmas. The sales of Oculus Quest 2 have been great during the holidays , and the Quest has been a Christmas gift very much appreciated by kids (but wasn’t there an age limit?). All the above cues are proof that Quest 2 sold well this Christmas.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 17, 2021

But before leaving you to the best pieces of AR/VR news of the week, let me tease you that in the upcoming days I will publish an article I’m sure you will all love… it’s a hands-on preview on… you’ll discover it! HTC launches Vive Focus 3 and Vive Pro 2. Just be sure to keep an eye on your e-mail to not miss it…. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 11, 2022

As it is a tradition of this blog , I’ve prepared a big roundup of the best news in XR from this year’s CES! — VR Nima (@NimaZeighami) January 5, 2022. Now let’s dig into the best news! PlayStation VR 2 Logo (Image by Sony Interactive Entertainment). Further references. HTC Vive Wrist Tracker.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 7, 2021

The event kicks off at 10 am PDT and you can watch it here: [link] Besides Apple, very soon you will also discover new info about our game Hitmotion: Reloaded … this is more interesting than Apple glasses that may revolutionize all the XR sector of course… so stay tuned! May he rest in peace. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 16, 2021

I still can’t believe that I did it for so long… and this is also been possible thanks to your support Our game HitMotion: Reloaded has been approved on App Lab and even Upload VR reported the news ! My silly app The Unity Cube is now in 20th place among the best-rated applications on App Lab !

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 11, 2021

At Facebook Connect 2021, Meta has announced Application SpaceWarp, a new solution to boost the framerate of Oculus Quest 2 applications up to +70%. Application SpaceWarp on Quest 2 – A Video with all you need to know. It provides the Oculus runtime the depth texture. But is it actually this good?

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Robert Scoble

JUNE 4, 2019

The Apple Privacy Wall/Strategy Analysis of How Apple will Come at Oculus Next Year. Irena and I are hearing that one of the devices, er, AR/VR head-mounted displays, Apple is considering launching next year could go directly after Oculus Quest and the rest of the VR space. Go after Oculus Quest as “not capable enough.”

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 14, 2020

Yes, the biggest companies were not there with a booth (Oculus will probably target the OC6, HTC the VEC, etc…), but it is the first time that I read the XR news from CES and I dont’ remain surprised. This means that probably we’ll need to wait at least for CES 2021 or 2022 to see again something that will truly amaze us.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Meta Quest Pro. Meta Quest Pro announcement video. Meta Quest Pro was what everyone was expecting from this event , and Zuck has not disappointed us with this point. Quest Pro specifications (Road To VR) Quest Pro won’t ship with a depth sensor (Upload VR). Meta Quest Pro and controllers (Image by Meta).

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 keeps showing impressive sales stats. Last week we talked about how the Quest 2 sold particularly well, and this week, well… we talk about the same topic because Facebook has shared new info about it. Among these top-selling games, there are also titles that have just launched, like Population One.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Most of us were expecting the launch of the Quest 2 Pro, a discount on the original Quest, and the official release of Horizon Worlds, but nothing of this happened. More info (Summary of the news announced at Facebook Connect 2) More info (John Carmack talking about the metaverse) More info (My editorial on Facebook Connect 2).

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