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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Oculus has its very own press conference where it revealed the final version of the Rift and announced Touch. One such announcement was from Microsoft. The Windows maker took to the stage during the show to reveal that Oculus Rift and Xbox One owners could stream their console games into the headset via a Windows 10 PC.

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JUNE 13, 2017

We haven’t had the E3 where Sony doesn’t shut up about VR like it once did 3D, for example, nor the E3 where it seems like everyone and their mothers are making VR games like they once were mobile or motion controlled experiences. It was Microsoft that dropped the ball the hardest.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Microsoft’s play for command of next generation personal computing can be seen today with the announcement of a series of Windows-powered VR headsets starting at $300. This is not the case with the headsets on the way from Microsoft’s partners. An example of the Windows Holographic user interface.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

We reported recently on the official Windows 10 version of the social gaming phenomenon Minecraft receiving Oculus Rift headset support. Now, Microsoft have stated that support for Oculus’ forthcoming Touch motion controllers will be added too beginning October 18th.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

CES 2017 is officially “begins” tomorrow but the behemoth conference is already revving up in Las Vegas. The pre-show press conferences have already begun and that means the big virtual reality news is already breaking. What We Know: Microsoft is at the show in a multitude of capacities. Oculus (Facebook).

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Some of its features are: 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per eye 90Hz framerate 4-cameras inside-out tracking (like the Quest) Touch-like controllers with Knuckles-like finger-sensing Face tracking Hips tracking (for better orientation in games) Integration with SteamVR games Wireless add-on. Other relevant news.

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MARCH 1, 2017

Microsoft’s VR headsets, made in partnership with major companies, remain shrouded in mystery at the moment, but select developers will start getting a peak behind the curtain later this month. We’ll next see the headsets at the company’s Build developer conference in May, and after that we’d expect to hear more at E3.

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APRIL 28, 2017

One of Microsoft’s newest leaders in mixed reality, Mark Bolas, took the stage for a few minutes at Acer’s press conference this week and put into human terms the company’s goals with the technology. Now he is helping define the company’s strategy and vision moving forward into the new medium.

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MAY 17, 2017

Looks like the rumors are true; Google just announced it’s working on its very own standalone VR headsets at its I/O conference. Google’s VP of VR Clay Bavor introduced this new initiative towards the end of the conference. Meet WorldSense.

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MARCH 19, 2019

HP unveils their ultra comfortable VR headset at HP Reinvent global partner conference. The initial offerings suffered from inconsistent tracking and subpar controllers, but a low cost-of-entry made it an appealing alternative for entry-level users looking for a cheaper route into VR. . Image Credit: HP Inc.

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During its annual Connect conference yesterday Meta announced a partnership with Adobe that will bring several of the company’s creative tools and programs to Quest 2 and Quest Pro. Said to be available on Quest 2 and Quest Pro next year, it will allow users to model and review 3D objects in standalone VR using Touch controllers.

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APRIL 13, 2018

The two-day conference’s full slate of keynote speakers also include live performances. The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. There’s quite no conference like VRLA. Katie Kelly, Head of Engagement, AltspaceVR / Microsoft.

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MARCH 8, 2021

Microsoft announces Mesh, an XR collaboration platform. Alex Kipman promised us a Microsoft Ignite conference with an amazing level of immersion , and he kept his word. But since Microsoft owns one of those studios (and using it costs around $100K/day if I remember well!), Here you are my flower for you! Image by OceanX).

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APRIL 23, 2019

Oculus Quest. Image courtesy Oculus. Quest is Oculus’ first standalone VR headset that includes 6DOF tracking on the headset and controllers. This is similar to Oculus Go, except that Go only tracks rotation of the head and hands, which means it can only offer static, seated VR experiences. Oculus Rift S.

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APRIL 5, 2021

In the latest invitation to WWDC 2021 , the yearly Apple developers’ conference, there is a picture of an animoji wearing glasses in front of a Mac. The Oculus Quest 2 continues its march towards mainstream adoption. It wouldn’t be a normal week without some news about Facebook and/or the Oculus Quest. Other relevant news.

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MAY 11, 2017

The hardware of the headsets themselves likely won’t change between when these systems start shipping to developers and when they are marketed toward consumers in a push planned for the holidays this year, according to Microsoft. All the headsets are powered by a Windows 10 PC.

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

While hardware advancements such as the HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift have solidified at-home VR as a viable option, those looking for next-level immersion will still find the most success with location-based VR installations. LOCATION-BASED VR. Of course we can’t talk about standalone VR without bringing up the HTC Vive Focus.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Just ahead of Microsoft’s E3 conference last week the company filed a trademark for Direct Reality. Windows as a platform has to support any HMD natively that you plug in and we’ve been getting good feedback from the Oculus team and Valve about things we need to do with Windows 10.”

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JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Or that Microsoft is working on a new reference design that fixes the issues of the first one?

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JUNE 10, 2017

And that in some cases meant we haven’t been able to design the experiences that we hoped to deliver for our community,” Zuckerberg said during a recent court case between game maker ZeniMax and Oculus, the virtual reality (VR) startup Facebook bought for $2 billion in 2014. But Zuckerberg’s ambition is much wider.

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MARCH 15, 2021

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). Read about Microsoft’s Ignite conference.

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MARCH 18, 2018

Held annually in San Francisco, Game Developers Conference has undeniably been a focal point for VR the industry, and as augmented reality continues to heat up, we expect it to be increasingly important for AR as well. Image courtesy Oculus. Santa Cruz is Oculus’ high-end standalone VR headset. Image courtesy Oculus.

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JUNE 16, 2017

Going into the show, we knew that Microsoft would be revealing its upgraded Xbox One console, now confirmed to be the Xbox One X. Sadly, we also knew the company wouldn’t be discussing VR plans at the show and, sure enough, the company’s Sunday press conference came and went without a mention of the tech. PSVR Overload.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

(Image by Microsoft). According to Reuters, Microsoft’s executive vice president Harry Shum took the stage at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai and said that the HoloLens 2 will be released sometime in September of this year. HoloLens 2 could be put on sale on September. In any case, we will see.

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MAY 7, 2017

Now that the dust has settled on F8, Facebook’s annual developer conference, it’s time to look back and ask ourselves: what do those announcements actually mean for the end consumers? Leading up to F8, I wrote a piece highlighting five key predictions about what we’d discover at the conference. Augmented Reality. Virtual Reality.

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MARCH 4, 2017

Oculus announced VR’s first big price cut this week. The second Oculus Rift could double screen resolution and have flawless inside-out tracking, but there would be another headset releasing weeks or months down the line that would do the same. It was Microsoft that led me onto this.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

The headsets will support motion controllers , but it appears these aren’t available for developers just yet. The most notable feature of Microsoft’s design is the ‘inside-out tracking’—which shares some of its technology with Microsoft HoloLens—requiring no external devices or sensors to achieve positional tracking.

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APRIL 27, 2017

At a demo for an internal prototype Microsoft VR headset at the Game Developers Conference in late February, we reported that the headset’s biggest innovation, the inside-out tracking, worked well — albeit we tested it with a very short cord. Visually, the screen texture felt similar to the Oculus Rift. Ergonomics.

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MARCH 1, 2017

I tried a Microsoft prototype VR headset at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and got the first public look at the company’s vision for mixed reality beyond Hololens. I was among a handful of journalists invited to see the internal Microsoft prototype, though I was told photos or videos for my demo would not be allowed.

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MARCH 2, 2020

To make you understand how these features are incredible, Qualcomm has stated that “the [XR2] reference design has 2x the CPU and GPU performance, 4x more video bandwidth, 6x higher resolution and 11x AI improvement compared to our current widely adopted XR platform [the Oculus Quest ]”. So bad, because I was planning to go there in March.

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MARCH 3, 2017

With each passing year the Game Developers Conference (GDC) becomes more and more important to the VR industry, and 2017’s iteration was no different. Last year at GDC Oculus revealed much of its line-up for the imminent launch of the Rift. New Gear VR, New Controller. Whew, what a week. Can we sleep now?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Even though they’re not the only VR headsets on the market, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift attract the most attention and command the mainstream media presence. When announced, Oculus Rift launch price of $599 presented a main advantage over HTC Vive’s $799. Oculus Touch controllers to cost £190 in the UK.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Microsoft, Google and Apple all have their own approaches to augmented reality and virtual reality, but the race for the face is particularly critical to Facebook and Amazon, because they have yet to establish computing gateways. Meanwhile, heftier VR products from Facebook’s Oculus and Magic Leap have mostly been for gamers.

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

The legendary programmer and founder of Epic Games sat down with me after his keynote address at the VRX conference in San Francisco and, as conversations with Sweeney usually do, the topic quickly turned to the issue of open platforms. “Oculus [Home] is even ok to me.

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JUNE 13, 2016

Microsoft tonight dropped the bomb that it was indeed joining the VR race and it was developing the console hardware to power it’s offering, Xbox Scorpio. Phil Spencer took to the stage at Microsoft’s pre-E3 show tonight to rundown the division’s plans for hardware and Xbox’s future.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The 2017 Game Developers Conference (GDC) and accompanying Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) are right around the corner. The Oculus Rift and Touch, HTC Vive, PlayStation VR (PSVR), Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR, and so many other headsets are all available for purchase. What to Expect from Oculus.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

With the trend of Gaming entrepreneurs, for example, Samsung, HTC, Sony, and Oculus transferred from games to virtual reality and we started to keep eye on the VR area. Since Meta made the acquisition and took over Oculus, VRTUOLUO began to write original and in-depth articles on the XR industry. Screengrab of the VRTUOLUO website.

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