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The XR Week Peek (2024.11.26): Valve Roy controller leaked, VR Black Friday deals, and more!

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But for now, I’ll just tell you what have been in my opinion the most interesting pieces of XR news of the week… Top news of the week (Image by KnightMD) Valve Deckard’s “Roy” controllers allegedly leaked The usual Brad Lynch with his team of data miners has found evidence of a controller codenamed Roy in the code of SteamVR.

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‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ is Finally Getting VR Controller Support, Coming in Mid-November

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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) features PC VR headset support, although it’s notably missing the ability to use VR motion controllers. Now developer Asobo has signaled that VR controller support is finally coming, and is slated to land sometime in mid-November. Image courtesy Asobo.

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Unofficial SteamVR Driver Will Reportedly Enable Support for WMR Headsets on Latest Windows Versions

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Microsoft pulled the plug on support for its entire WMR platform on Windows 11 last year, putting an official end to the company’s foray into PC VR headsets. It supports full 6DoF tracking along with motion controllers,” mbucchia says. “As Now, an unofficial SteamVR driver hopes to bring it back.

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Microsoft Employee Working On SteamVR Driver To Revive Windows MR Headsets

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A lone Microsoft employee is unofficially working on a native SteamVR driver to bring Windows MR headsets back to life. In October, Microsoft started rolling out Windows 11 24H2, the latest major version of its PC operating system which removed support for Windows MR headsets. Find out in our HP Reverb G2 review!

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Halo: Combat Evolved Gets PC VR Mod With Full Motion Controls

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Available to download via GitHub , this Halo: Combat Evolved VR mod lets you experience the entire campaign with full 6DOF motion controls, a two-handed aiming mode for weapons, rebindable controllers, and more. More notably, early Windows MR headset users may recall when Microsoft released Halo Recruit back in 2017.

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How to Use Windows on Meta Quest 3 Headsets

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At Ignite 2024 , Microsoft announced new support for Windows on Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S devices, designed to boost immersive collaboration and productive experiences for teams. For instance, you could load up a Microsoft Teams meeting and a spreadsheet at the same time. Youre in luck. What Will the New Experience Offer?

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‘Microsoft Flight Simulator’ VR Support Coming to SteamVR Headsets Next Week

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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) VR support was scheduled to arrive sometime this month, but the wait is nearly over. ASOBO UX designer François Dacquin announced in a video (linked below) that the long-awaited VR update for Microsoft Flight Simulator is scheduled to arrive on December 22nd, 2020 as a free update.