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PSA: You Don’t Need Xbox Game Pass to Play ‘Fortnite’ for Free on Quest

Road to VR

Xbox Cloud Gaming finally came to Quest earlier this week, letting Game Pass Ultimate members play the service’s full catalogue of flatscreen games on Quest for the first time. Keep in mind: we’re talking about traditional flatscreen Xbox games played on a virtual screen. So, what’s the big deal?

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Our First Look At Microsoft HoloLens 2

VRScout

Microsoft debuts their latest mixed reality device at Mobile World Conference 2019. The first time I tried the HoloLens I knew I was experiencing the first generation of a game-changing technology. So, here’s the full low-down on Microsoft’s newest immersive device: It’s all about the Cloud. Spatial Anchors.

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Despite Shortages, Valve Index Among Steam’s 5 Best Selling Products for 13 Weeks Straight

Road to VR

It’s worth remembering that the ranking is by revenue ; to put things into perspective, each Index kit sold costs the same as about 17 games at $60 each. Still, it seems quite impressive that the headset’s revenue is ranking alongside some of the world’s best selling games.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.11.09): PS5 doesn’t improve PSVR, VRChat reaches 24,000 concurrent users, and more!

The Ghost Howls

And both the journalists of Road To VR and Upload VR agree on the fact tha t it doesn’t represent an improvement for VR gaming yet. The PS5 is a big step forward for console gaming , and being paired with a next-gen controller like the DualSense, that provides realistic haptic sensations, it can give its players countless hours of fun.

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Microsoft Finalizing Its HoloLens, VR Headset Specifications

VRWorld

In just a few days time, Microsoft will host WinHEC , its annual hardware / platform conference. Intel has 600 people here working on hardware form factors, while the similar story is with Microsoft and a few other known global players. As always, the game revolves around the minimum hardware specifications.

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Leaping Into the AR Magicverse?

Tech Trends VR

There are plenty of players like Microsoft HoloLens and DAQRI which consistently deliver not only cool demos, but real use-cases for holographic Mixed Reality Click To Tweet. Considering how much flack Microsoft gets for its FOV, it seems unfair to cut Magic Leap any slack on that.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Air New Zealand is one airlines provider that is testing how the Microsoft Hololens can help improve in-flight customer service. Although this project is only in the testing phase right now, it’s interesting to note that the software company that Air New Zealand is partnering with is Dimension Data.