ARVR

OCTOBER 13, 2021

HTC is soon launching a new VR headset without controllers and their own metaverse called “Viveport Verse”. This thursday HTC is going to present a new VR headset to the public and beating Facebook by doing so. HTC has already posted teasers every now and then a few days ago, where a black cup could be seen.

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VRScout

APRIL 15, 2020

Arriving on Oculus Quest and PC VR headsets April 23rd , Pixel Ripped 1995 takes players on a nostalgia-fueled trip back to, you guessed it, 1995, where they’ll once again save the universe from a handful of retro gaming-inspired threats. If 1995 is anything like 1989, you’ll definitely want to avoid using your motion controllers.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2019

This past week, Briant Tate, creator of Beat Saber modding group Beast Saber , was able to modify Beat Saber on the Oculus Quest to support custom tracks not included as part of the original song packs. Now it appears as though official support is on the way to the Oculus Quest.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 3, 2019

Last year HTC teased the VR world ahead of CES 2018 about what would become the announcement of the Vive Pro. Road to VR will be boots on the ground once again to bring you the most important developments, including whatever HTC has up their sleeve. Vive Pro, Vive Focus, and Vive Business Edition | Image courtesy HTC.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2018

VR/AR expert Antony Vitillo (aka ‘ Skarred Ghost ‘) got an opportunity to speak with HTC Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin recently, and while Graylin predictably couldn’t answer the question on everyone’s mind—”how much is Vive Pro going to cost?”—we

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VRScout

AUGUST 12, 2020

Besides, what lies beyond the gates of this digital amusement park is definitely worth some minor frustration. To get started, download the Cluster app for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The app is in Japanese, which can make it difficult to navigate at times, but not impossible.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 27, 2021

Viveport, HTC’s storefront for VR games and apps, is throwing out free promo codes to owners of Oculus Quest and Quest 2 which will let you play all of the games enrolled in its Infinity program for a whole month. Image courtesy HTC. Looking for some free PC VR games to play on Quest?

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Cats and VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Choose between HTC Vive or Oculus Rift headsets via SteamVR or purchase directly from the Oculus Store for an experience unlike any other. Step into the shoes of an exorcist to confront ancient forces of evil when everything is at stake! Discover an intricate story filled with mystery and peril.

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2017

Just about the only thing we know so far about the new Daydream standalone VR headsets in the works from HTC and Lenovo is that they are… in the works. Qualcomm says that the HTC Vive and Lenovo standalone headsets will be built around the latest version of the VRDK which uses the significantly more modern Snapdragon 835 chip.

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APRIL 27, 2017

Now that the Vive Trackers are shipping to developers, the next big launch for HTC’s VR headset is the Deluxe Audio Strap, and Microsoft may have just filled us in on when it’s coming. HTC previously announced that the device would go on sale this June, but Microsoft appears to have narrowed the exact date down to 6/5/2017.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 19, 2018

After the Oculus Rift Marvel Powers United bundle was briefly on sale for $350 at Best Buy, now the basic Rift package has dropped to $350 at Amazon US, a $50 discount, which is about as good as you can hope to find. SEE ALSO HTC Is Opening Its Viveport VR App Store to Oculus Rift Users.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 16, 2016

Oculus Touch vs. HTC Vive – Which Is The Better VR Controller? Before we get started, let me make something perfectly clear: what is about to follow is an opinion I have formed after spending considerable time with both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift’s hand tracking solutions for virtual reality. Read more here.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2020

Companies such as Fable , HTC, and Oculus have each walked away as winners for their groundbreaking hardware, alongside genre-defying titles such as War Remains , Tilt Brush and ImmersiCare. The popular VR social platform will serve as home to this years festivities amid the COVID-19 outbreak. price tag and easy accessibility.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Just in time for the superstitious day of ‘Friday the 13th’, a one day flash sale on the Oculus store offers up some big discounts on scary & suspenseful games. Today-only Oculus is offering discounts on 15 spooky titles : Game. Sale Price. Edge of Nowhere. $5.

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Road to VR

JUNE 25, 2020

Yes, even on Oculus Quest. You’ll find the video player there starting today; it works cross-platform across all supported headsets, including Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, HTC Vive, and all SteamVR-compatible headsets. Find out how to download it for free here.

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2020

You’re going to get your groove on and your legs and arms will definitely feel the burn as you work your way through each song. Platforms: SteamVR , Oculus Rift/Rift S , Viveport. Platforms: SteamVR , Oculus Rift/Rift S , Oculus Quest. You’ll definitely work up a sweat dodging bullets in this full-body VR workout.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

TPCAST announced last month plans for an Oculus Rift version of their wireless module. The unit is said to be available by year’s end, and will have the same or similar $300 price as the HTC Vive module. At the SVVR Meetup #46 on Tuesday, TPCast showed the first public demo of their wireless Oculus Rift module.

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VRWorld

MARCH 7, 2018

The Oculus Rift surpassed the HTC Vive in popularity among Steam users for the first time, according to the results of the latest monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey. The survey, which scans users’ PCs for different hardware components, found that the Oculus Rift accounts for 47.31 percent share of the market.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 29, 2017

Some of VR’s best games however are exclusive to Oculus’ content library, though savvy Vive owners know that the unofficial ‘Revive’ workaround opens the door to playing Oculus games on the Vive, and the same could be true for the Windows VR headsets. Image courtesy Microsoft. Image courtesy Microsoft.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2017

So, you just bought an Oculus Rift and you want to know what to download first (besides the free stuff). In our breakdown of the top 5 games for Oculus Touch and top 5 for the Xbox One gamepad, we take a look at some of the best games currently on the Oculus Store. Top 5 Oculus Touch Games. Robo Recall. Edge of Nowhere.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 17, 2019

After months of speculation, miscommunications, and general confusion, davevillz (David Villz), lead developer behind Pavlov VR , confirmed earlier today that the massively popular competitive VR shooter will be arriving on the Oculus Quest before the end of the year. . — davevillz (@davevillz) October 17, 2019.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Since launching this past November on major PC VR headsets as well as the Oculus Quest, we’ve been actively competing against one another for the top spot on the leaderboards, and while we’ve somehow managed to keep our friendships intact, tensions are definitely high. Pistol Whip is proving to be a big hit here at the VRScout offices.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 26, 2017

Claude Zellweger, HTC’s VP of Design, is making the switch from PC VR to mobile VR. HTC itself confirmed to UploadVR that Zellweger had parted ways with the company, stating: “HTC can confirm that Claude Zellweger has left the Company. Tagged with: Claude Zellweger , Daydream , google , htc.

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Road to VR

APRIL 4, 2018

HTC impressed us with its debut headset, the Vive, back in 2016. Offering a room-scale experience with motion controllers out of the box, its $800 all-in price was plenty premium even at the time, though through competition with Oculus and others, you can now pick up a brand new Vive system for a quite reasonable $500.

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VRScout

JANUARY 2, 2022

VR has come a long way since the launch of the Oculus DK1 in 2013. The standalone VR headset, developed by Meta (formerly Facebook), was one of, if not the hottest item of the holiday season, with the Oculus companion app becoming the #1 download on the Apple App Store.

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ARPost

JANUARY 15, 2020

Though we will also be looking at one VIVE headset, Oculus rules the road when it comes to standalone VR headsets. They weren’t actually the first to market (here’s lookin’ at you, Pico Goblin ) but they definitely do the best job. Oculus has a number of standalone models. Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest. HTC Vive PRO.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 5, 2019

The Vive Cosmos signals a bright future for HTC, but at $699, will people buy it? HTC’s latest VR headset, the Cosmos is officially available for purchase and at $699 the headset doesn’t come cheap, but it does come with some much-needed improvements. Design was a priority for HTC when it came to the Cosmos. Calling it now.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 24, 2019

VRFocus previewed Viro Move during Gamescon 2019 in August, finding that: “Fit Reality certainly wants to enter the VR market with a bang and Viro Move is definitely going to do that. ” Like the final version, the demo of Viro Move will support Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Valve Index headsets.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 26, 2021

It’s rumored that Oculus is working on getting Apple Health to track VR workouts , and a leaked HTC Vive concept shows that getting sweaty in VR is definitely something headset makers are thinking about. Virtual reality fitness games have become a thing.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Lynx R-1 features the same Qualcomm XR2 chipset as Oculus Quest 2 and HTC Vive Focus 3, and like those two it’s also based on a heavily modified version of Android. French startup Lynx today launched the long-awaited Kickstarter campaign for Lynx R-1, a standalone headset capable of both VR and passthrough AR.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

In the company’s most recent earnings call, HTC confirmed it’s making a profit on each Vive headset sold, and that the company has sold “much more” than a widely reported 140,000 units. In accordance with a Q3 investor earnings call , the company reports “continued sales momentum for the HTC Vive systems across.

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VRScout

AUGUST 27, 2020

You might not experience all of the real aches and pains that come with rebuilding a house, but you’ll definitely work up a bit of a sweat as move your hands and arms to vigorously scrub the walls, bend over to install plumbing, and get down on your knees to polish floors. Though I think the answer to that question is fairly obvious.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Pirates of the Caribbean may not be returning to cinemas until 2017, but anyone that wants to undertake a swashbuckling adventure this year should definitely check out The Rise of Captain Longbeard for the HTC Vive.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Today developer Anotherway announced the game’s release date for October 21st on Oculus Quest, and affirmed that a PC VR version will launch later this year. The game definitely builds on the vibes of classic instrument-based rhythm games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero , but this time without the plastic guitar.

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VRScout

JULY 8, 2021

This includes SteamVR headsets such as the HTC Vive and Valve Index as well as the Oculus Rift. You can even use the Oculus Quest using the Oculus Link feature or a program such as Virtual Desktop. As such, you will need a PC VR headset in order to enjoy this years’ content.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Having initially announced that their Vive Focus standalone VR headset would operate as part of Google’s Daydream VR platform in 2017, HTC later scrapped those plans ahead of the headset’s recent launch in China under HTC’s own ‘Wave Vive’ platform.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 13, 2017

Ever since Facebook purchased Oculus VR back in 2014 it was clear the company was playing the long-game when it came to their strategy in the VR marketplace. Rather than rush to deliver a product or clamor to release as many games and apps as possible, the Oculus Home marketplace is a more finely curated “walled garden” approach.

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