article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2023.11.14): Quest Lite is coming to China, Samsung XR headset expected for 2024, and more!

The Ghost Howls

According to the Korean outlet JoongAng (which we all read every day), Samsung headset is codenamed “Infinite” and will be announced at a Samsung Unpacked event happening in the second half of 2024. Who We Are Push the boundaries of the virtual reality industry with us as we create a cross-platform, VR video streaming metaverse.

China 326
article thumbnail

Made with (Dis)Unity? XR World Reacts to New Runtime Fees

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Unity Technologies has reportedly backtracked on the controversial fees it introduced last week, triggering a public outcry from the developer community. Many Unity developers have slammed the new fees as unfair, prompting the San Francisco-based firm to rescind its announcement partially.

Unity 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The XR Week Peek (2020.01.27): Samsung may be working on a new headset, Half-Life: Alyx will ship on time and much more!

The Ghost Howls

Image by Samsung, taken from Upload VR). Samsung may launch a next-gen Samsung Odyssey. A recent filing at the Chinese IP offices makes us speculate on a new PC VR headset in the works by Samsung. Unity changes how it handles XR Plugins. That said, let’s have a look at this interesting week in AR and VR.

Samsung 415
article thumbnail

Unity CEO: VR Will Get Huge, But Devs Need to Survive and Avoid Hype Until it Does

Road to VR

At VRLA 2017, Unity CEO and games industry vet John Riccitiello dumped a little cold water wisdom on the hype surrounding the red-hot VR industry. John Riccitiello is the CEO of Unity Technologies , one of the world’s leading game engines. billion in 2016 alone. Photo courtesy VRLA.

Unity 264
article thumbnail

Spatial Debuts Unity Creator Toolkit at GDC 2023

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

3D social and shared immersive space platform Spatial announced on Monday that its Unity Creator Toolkit had moved to its beta version. The new iteration of Spatial’s widely-celebrated extended reality (XR) platform now integrates Unity Technologies’ industry-leading solutions.

Unity 81
article thumbnail

Big XR News from Unity, PIXO VR, and Microsoft

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Meanwhile, the immersive industry is coming closer to a potential paradigm shift in 2024, as big technology brands plan to make a mark on the emerging sector. XR Today recently marked this period with an XR Trends series, which brought together some of the best minds in the industry to share AR/VR/MR insights.

Unity 58
article thumbnail

Trends and predictions for XR in 2024

The Ghost Howls

A new cycle of XR The Apple Vision Pro launch has been a disruptive moment for our industry (Image by Apple) As I said in a popular post a few months ago , I think we have entered a new cycle for immersive realities. Especially Apple and Google, which are the dominant players in the smartphone industry, are both launching headsets this year.

Trends 407