The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Unity should anyway be the first engine partner, something that doesn’t surprise me considering the litigation between Apple and Epic Games, the company behind Unreal Engine. The headset shouldn’t feature controllers and should not be focused on games, which are the most common use case for XR. Some news on content. Other news.
The Ghost Howls
OCTOBER 11, 2023
The article talked about a headset shipping without controllers and aiming at the sweet price point of $200. Mark Gurman reiterated a similar rumor: he didn’t say that Meta will ship it without controllers, but just that it is evaluating also that option. The second is about interactions.
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The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Some people are migrating to Unreal Engine or Godot. There are a few interesting details about this story: A new headset, probably dubbed Pico 5, is coming The controllers do not have rings, so they most probably are similar to the Touch Plus Controllers associated with the Quest 3. Others are working on legal actions.
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
In my opinion, it is a controlled leak to ruin the launch of Pico 4 , which according to rumors is happening these days… but of course, I could be wrong. VR modder Praydog has just announced a “Universal VR injector” for Unreal Engine. I mean, this story smells. We have a new leak about the upcoming Pico 4 Pro headset.
The Ghost Howls
APRIL 10, 2023
The company has fine-tuned the interactions in the best way possible so the game can be played without controllers by retaining a good experience. Owlchemy is convinced that hand tracking is what will pave the way to make VR mainstream, because it makes interactions more natural, intuitive, and frees us from controllers. Impossible!)
The Ghost Howls
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
Last week we had a first look at the controllers, while this week we had quite a confusing leak about its product line, which, if confirmed, would show an ambitious plan by the Chinese company. Yes, it is less than the 5% of Unreal, but until yesterday we only paid per seat, not both per seat and per revenue sharing. And this 2.5%
The Ghost Howls
JULY 18, 2022
Someone in the communities argued with me that HoloLens 2 has still some advantages over Magic Leap 2: it is well integrated with Azure, it is standalone so it doesn’t need a potentially dangerous cable connecting the headset to the computational unit, and it doesn’t need controllers (it uses hands tracking).
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