The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

If you are wondering why I was so busy… well, as you can read on Forbes and on Mixed , on Christmas Day, at 8 pm CET (11 am PT) there will be on our VRROOM platform a special concert for the 400 years of the Versailles Palace, featuring Jean-Michel Jarre. PSVR 2 is instead showing all its limits.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In its latest post, he stated that Meta plans to make the Quest 3 live as a medium-tier headset while releasing a new cheaper version of it in 2024 as the affordable option for the mass market. As for the price, I don’t see an exact price mentioned, but the hinted range is $2–300.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Many people are analyzing the Apple Vision Pro… including the ones at Meta Here you are with the usual huge roundup of news about the Apple Vision Pro (a roundup in a roundup). This week both Zuck, the CEO of Meta, and Boz, the CTO of Meta, expressed their opinions on the Apple Vision Pro.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Varjo) Varjo has announced the XR-4 headset Finnish company Varjo has just announced its latest device: Varjo XR-4, a very high-end mixed reality headset. This shows that the sales were good among us VR techies… I myself have stopped using the Quest 2 and almost always use the Quest 3 now.

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Upload VR

APRIL 30, 2024

It's been six months since our Quest 3 review. Quest 3 Review: Excellent VR With Limited Mixed Reality I’ve been using Quest 3 at home since last week - here’s what I think of it in real world use. Here's what they are, and how they change our verdict on whether you should buy it.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Meta announced at Connect 2023 that Xbox Cloud Gaming is heading to Quest in December, meaning you’ll be able to play all of your favorite flatscreen games on offer through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. There’s no specific date yet for when to expect Xbox Cloud Gaming to the Quest platform.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 29, 2024

According to Mark Gurman, we should have the first genuine reviews of the device starting today, that is Tuesday. Road To VR published some statistics comparing the sales of Quest and PSVR 2 on Amazon US over the holiday season, and the proportion of sold Quests to sold PSVR 2 is 30 to 1!

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 19, 2022

John Carmack leaves Meta. John Carmack has completely left Meta. The company is ready to return back to the consumer space and will try to battle the Quest with another headset featuring a lightweight design and RGB passthrough. But it’s already said the price will be higher than the one of the Quest.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 6, 2023

Well, good for you that are going to read this text Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Meta’s XR roadmap unveiled The Verge’s Alex Heath has been able to gather information about an internal meeting that happened at Meta, in which the management informed the employees about the roadmap of the upcoming XR devices.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I feel a bit dizzy because tonight I had to wake up at 2 am to bring some people to the airport… so now my mind lives in a limbo between the real world and the sleepy dream world… can I say that I’m living in a mixed reality? In any case, in whatever reality I am, I am typing on a keyboard the best XR news of the week.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

That solution is a modified version of the company’s already awe-inspiring mixed reality headset XR-3. The XR-3 and the Passthrough Problem. For these users, Varjo released the XR-3 last spring. If you’ve ever used passthrough on a device like the Meta Quest 2, you know that the passthrough isn’t crystal clear.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 12, 2024

I guess every one of you had this question, so… now you have the answer… More info (Vaping in the Vision Pro) People also keep reviewing it, and a Korean user has written on Reddit a review about the device that is long 79 PAGES. It’s basically a book. I’m impressed. I send a big hug to all the people from Plutosphere.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We are at the beginning of March and I just realized that I haven’t written yet a post with my predictions for augmented and virtual reality for this year. The last cycle before this one was the Quest one, which started to make virtual reality known to the mainstream audience for what concerns games and fitness.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 26, 2023

You can access it at this link: [link] ) Top news of the week (Image by Microsoft) Microsoft kills Windows Mixed Reality Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on the Windows Mixed Reality platform , the one of the WMR headsets by Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung which were the first to introduce inside-out tracking in the VR ecosystem.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Meta Quest 3 leaks show a lightweight mixed reality headset. The serial leaker Brad Lynch has shared on his Youtube channel what he claims are CAD renders of the upcoming Quest 3. This would show the fear that Meta has for its upcoming competitor. Top news of the week. Image by Brad Lynch).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro 2 may come in 2026 The rumors about the Apple Vision Pro 2 continue.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

For businesses, finding a cheap virtual reality headset can seem impossible. Cutting corners on cost can increase the risk of virtual reality sickness and harm adoption. Cutting corners on cost can increase the risk of virtual reality sickness and harm adoption. By 2029, experts predict the market will be worth around $203.35

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Upload VR

MARCH 27, 2024

Quest mixed reality apps can disable the annoying safety boundary, but only a handful of whitelisted developers can ship this on the Quest Store and App Lab. Boundary, formerly called Guardian, is certainly useful in virtual reality so you don't leave your playspace and bump into furniture and walls.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MAY 16, 2024

The Pico 4 virtual reality headset might not be the latest wearable produced by the Bytedance-owned XR firm, but it’s still one of the most intuitive and affordable headsets. After reviewing the enterprise version of this headset last year, I decided it was time to take a closer look at the standard solution.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It is the first real consumer-oriented HMD released by Pico on the market with wide availability, after the Pico Neo 3 Link has been used to test the waters in limited beta quantities. It so challenges Meta Quest 2 exactly on all its strongest points, including (very surprisingly) also the price. Specifications.

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Upload VR

MAY 19, 2024

VR stealth game Espire 1 will receive new DLC next week on Quest, while the Steam release isn't far behind. It's the latest in a series of post-launch updates from Digital Lode, who's also continued releasing Espire 2 updates like October's mixed reality missions. I’ve played Espire 1 a lot over the last couple of years.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

But before, please read (and share around) my latest article which is about a crazy experiment I did with mixed reality and generative AI… I’m sure you will love it! Meta really wants to fight Apple on his own territory. From Gurman’s description, it seems that this device will in fact revolve all around mixed reality.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by VR Panda) New information leak about the Quest 3 The launch of the Quest 3 is getting closer, and it is tradition with Meta, the weeks before the launch, everything about the device is getting leaked. He has written that the codename of the Quest 3 is Crystal.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 8, 2023

In case you missed it, I can summarize it by saying that HTC launched a new Quest Pro competitor priced at $1100. I’m not totally sure it can work for long-term usage , especially after my negative experience with the Quest Pro that every time makes my forehead become totally red. Mixed reality, again.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Could a Quest 3 Lite arrive in the first half of next year to replace Quest 2 from as low as $200 without controllers? Earlier this year, Meta's internal roadmap leaked to The Verge revealing the company planned to release a new headset in 2024 "at the most attractive price point in the VR consumer market."

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Anyway, there has been some cool news, like a new trailer for Wallace & Gromit, the announcement of the open beta of Final Fury, the launch trailer of the hyper-cute kitten games Neko Atsume, or even the announcement of Zero Caliber 2. Now Meta has shared a 3D render of it and everyone got excited about it.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2023

And for this reason, I’m preparing a dedicated special roundup of posts to read just dedicated to it that I will publish in the next 2 days. Especially the UX is incredibly polished and all the reviewers say that using it becomes immediately second nature. And you can already preorder it on the Meta store.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Just the time to eat some homemade pasta and I got a cold, which mixed with the jet lag of the trip from China, means that I’m truly having some great days But nothing can stop me from writing the roundup of the best AR/VR news of the week for you, my lovely readers!

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Top news of the week Meta and Tencent are bringing the Quest to China According to the latest rumors, after one year of negotiation, finally, Meta and Tencent have found an agreement to bring the Quest to China. It looks like Meta solved most of the major issues.

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Road to VR

MARCH 12, 2024

Now, Vision Pro users can download the myMako app , which lets surgeons visualize and review surgical plans in an immersive way. Many such examples of pre-op medical apps already exist, including SurgicalAR from Medivis , which launched on HoloLens 2 prior to coming to Vision Pro last month.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 19, 2023

And as usual, no piece of news was mind-blowing (yeah, Half-Life 3 is not confirmed this year, either), but all together show a vibrant ecosystem of VR game studios. More games are experimenting with Gorilla-Tag-like movement mechanics , and 2. I do not know what to think about this.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Sony announces price and release date for PSVR 2. Sony Interactive Entertainment has finally announced that PSVR 2 will be launched on February 22nd, 2023 for $549. Since PSVR 1 games won’t be compatible with PSVR 2, Sony has to build a content catalog for this headset from scratch, and this will require time, money, and commitment.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 31, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Roblox) Roblox Beta has been launched for Quest Some weeks ago I reported here the announcement by Meta about an upcoming launch of the popular gaming platform Roblox on Meta Quest. I’ve gone hands-on with Roblox Beta and I’ve come out with mixed impressions. Let’s all hope so.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest Pro: Which “professional” headset is best? Meta has been offering companies its own high-powered mixed-reality headset for years (at a fraction of the price of the Vision Pro, we might add). It’s still a powerful ( relatively affordable ) headset for mixed reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2023

Meta starts the discontinuation of Quest 1. Meta has started the discontinuation of Quest 1. In a recent statement sent via e-mail, it has communicated this to all Quest 1 users: You will still be able to use your Quest 1 headset and available apps. We won’t be delivering new features to Quest 1.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 16, 2024

The new device, still unnamed, boasts a Qualcomm’s XR2+ Gen 2 processor and is said to include 1.3-inch The most affected by this “restructuring operation” is the “1P AR Hardware” team, the one working on augmented reality devices. She claims that this solution will add thousands of games overnight to the Meta Quest.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In a three-and-a-half-minute video posted to his Instagram page , the Meta CEO gave his review of Apple’s headset and his comparison to Meta’s own Quest 3. To clearly showcase that Quest 3 too has color passthrough, Zuckerberg said his video was shot on a Quest 3 by a person sitting in front of him wearing one.

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