The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I hope you will receive them, either via e-mail or via your dreams… Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Specs of Quest 3 leak together with the price of accessories Some major leaks keep happening about the Quest 3: the latest one happened when last week UnboundXR published by error the listing of the headset and all its related accessories.

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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

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Temperatures are getting colder, but not in VR… here it is going to be a very hot week with the launch of the Quest 3! Today I was thinking “Oh it’s cool that the Quest 3 is coming in a few weeks…” and then I realized that is going to be fully launched in just 2 days. I’m super excited, and you?

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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. According to a recent report, the successor of the first Vision Pro may come in 2026 and have a price comprised between $1500 and $2500.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In this crazy end of the year, here I am, on Friday, the 22nd, writing a roundup with the date of Tuesday, the 19th. Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple Vision Pro may be out in January According to the latest report on Bloomberg, Apple is still on track to release the Apple Vision Pro at the beginning of this year.

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VRScout

AUGUST 4, 2022

The full release is scheduled for Holiday 2022, but you may be able to play early if you move quickly. Among Us , the popular social deduction game that took gamers by storm back in 2020, is coming to VR headsets later this year, and based on what we know so far this could be the best iteration of the game yet. do you own a VR headset?

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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

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Sony announces price and release date for PSVR 2. Together with this announcement, Sony has also announced 11 new games that will be compatible with the console, including 4 titles that have never been released before. Pimax announces the price of its upcoming Crystal headset. Top news of the week.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 22, 2023

Apple is going all-in with hand-tracking for its upcoming Vision Pro , but can hand-tracking really replace proper VR controllers? tracking improvements are introducing what Meta says is better hand responsiveness and a few new experimental features that we’ll probably see in Quest 3.

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The price of the higher storage model of Quest 3 may have leaked. VR enthusiast Luna shared an image on X they say was sent to them by a GameStop employee. That October 10 shipping date was previously spotted in a pulled Amazon Canada listing in August. But how much storage will it have?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. After the announcement was made, the game development community (including the VR one) didn’t just backlash, it totally rioted against this decision.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Some years ago I predicted that “Facebook will never release a cable to connect the Quest to the PC because that would kill the Rift”… well, you can see that it didn’t age pretty well :P… so take what I write here with a huge grain of salt! Oculus Rift 3. Oculus Quest 2 Pro / Oculus Quest 3.

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Road to VR

APRIL 12, 2022

Tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is known for making predictions based on Apple supply chain leaks, but this time Kuo alleges Meta is getting ready to release a ‘Pro’ branded follow-up to its most popular VR headset to date, Quest 2. inch mini-LED displays packing in 2,160 × 2,160 resolution per-eye.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 22, 2022

Meta launches Horizon Worlds in Europe and promises graphical improvements. This is good because it means that slowly Meta’s social VR experience is arriving in all the countries of the Western world. Honestly, as much as I don’t like some practices by Meta, I think that all this criticism was a bit unfair.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Pico has just announced its launch date and price, plus I had a very fast hands-on with it … and also a very embarrassing moment with the Pico team (and I know you like reading about my embarrassing moments). Look at the difference in the facemask of the Pico Neo 3 Pro (right) and Pico Neo 3 Link (left).

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JUNE 1, 2023

Meta just officially announced Quest 3 is shipping this fall, starting at $500 for the 128GB model. It has a "40% slimmer optic profile", Meta's "highest resolution display yet" and a "next-gen Snapdragon chipset" with "more than twice the graphics performance." Pancake lenses also offer superior visual clarity.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

A pulled Amazon listing suggests Quest 3 might ship from October 10. A screenshot of the Quest 3 page on Amazon Canada, which is unavailable as of this writing, showed a "Release date" of October 10. We've reached out to Meta for comment on this potential leak, and will update this article if we hear back.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 12, 2023

This has been a piece of massive news, which most probably has started a new course for VR. Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple releases the Apple Vision Pro I promised a roundup not focusing that much on the Vision Pro, and I will keep my word. We don’t know the price and we don’t know the release date.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 17, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Valve) Valve confirms it is working on a VR headset Speaking with the Korean magazine This Is Game, Valve’s product designer Greg Kumar has answered the explicit question about their work on a VR headset with the following sentence: “Still, I can tell you for sure that we’ve been working on a VR headset lately.

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MAY 29, 2023

Bloomberg reportedly went hands-on with a prototype version of Quest 3 and provided new details on the mixed reality passthrough experience and more. The headset is yet to be formally revealed by Meta, but has been referenced by executives and recently showed up on the Quest app store.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 21, 2023

No version has been released for iOS, but the company says that its development is going smoothly, so I think that hopefully, we can see a beta for that platform in the next months, too. VRChat aims at a potential full release to all VRChat users before the end of the year, but they are not committing to any date, yet.

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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). Here’s your comprehensive guide to how the Meta Quest Pro stacks up against Apple’s new arrival.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 15, 2022

As you’ve read in my other article written today , this is a special day for this blog… but it is also Monday, so I won’t skip writing a new amazing roundup of AR/VR news So, wishing you a happy Ferragosto (the name of today’s holiday in Italy), I leave you to the best XR news of the week! units is less than what the Quest sells in one year.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

A clip found in Meta's firmware visualizes Quest 3 using its depth sensor to generate a detailed 3D mesh of its environment. Meta has hinted that Quest 3 is capable of "intelligently understanding and responding to objects in your physical space", but hasn't yet gone into detail about what that actually means.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

An unofficial Meta Quest 3 unboxing video was posted anonymously to Reddit. This is becoming somewhat of a tradition now for Meta's headsets. Last year Quest Pro's design and packaging leaked a month before launch in a similar unofficial unboxing video posted by a hotel worker who said he found one.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Following its recent Quest 3 update, Antarctic adventure Genotype marks PC VR as its next destination. Released last month, Genotype is a narrative VR action shooter set in a South Pole research base overrun by dangerous monsters. From November 27th, the price of Genotype will be adjusted to $24.99. ?From

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Ghosts of Tabor leaves App Lab for the main Quest store next month. Developed by Combat Waffle Studios, Ghosts of Tabor initially launched last March in early access on Quest and Steam , offering an extraction-based VR FPS survival game with PvP and PvE modes. Ghosts of Tabor is out now on Quest App Lab and SteamVR for $19.99.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 8, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta Quest Gaming Showcase is back on June, 1st The Meta Quest Gaming Showcase is back! On June, 1st, at 10 am PT, Meta is going to stream a presentation with a lot of news about upcoming titles or upgrades of existing titles for the Meta Quest.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 8, 2023

We have good news if you’ve been searching for a Meta Quest 3 release date for the last few months. Meta opened pre-orders for the Meta Quest 3 on September 27 th , and shipments began rolling out on the 10 th of October this year. How Much Will the Meta Quest 3 Cost?

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 28, 2023

A leaked unboxing video of the Meta Quest 3 has illustrated the headset’s sleek new design. Quest 3 leaked early again #metaquest #Quest3 pic.twitter.com/KfjXx5Qxi7 — VR Panda. However, the Quest 3 controllers lack built-in cameras.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Finally, Sony Interactive Entertainment has unveiled the design of the PlayStation VR 2 headset. Sony has also stressed in its announcement post that PSVR 2 has been conceived so that to feature optimal comfort for different head shapes , and to guarantee a comfortable use for long VR sessions. Image by Meta).

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XROM

AUGUST 23, 2023

Exciting news has surfaced in the virtual reality (VR) realm as an early unboxing video of Meta's highly anticipated Quest 3 headset has emerged. Unboxing Leak Reveals Meta Quest 3's Striking Design: A leaked unboxing video, shared on various social media platforms, showcases the Meta Quest 3 in all its glory.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

From LEGO Bricktales to Stranger Things, Meta Connect 2023 showcased many promising VR and mixed reality games. It's no surprise that Meta is pushing mixed reality with Quest 3. Away from the main event, we discovered Quest 3 won't have exclusive games at launch. Here's what you need to know.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

The release date should have been early 2024, but it seems that the Korean company has informed its suppliers that this date may have been moved forward of “one to two quarters”. But the bad news is another one: it seems that the release schedule of the Apple Vision “had to be pushed back”, probably into 2026.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Pico 4 Review: Should You Actually Buy One Instead Of Quest 2? Pico is no newcomer to VR – it revealed its first headset in 2016. Pico has always UploadVR David Heaney If you're not aware, ByteDance is the Chinese tech giant behind TikTok, and in mid 2021 it acquired the Chinese VR headset startup Pico.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Meta Platforms is set to partner with South Korean tech giant LG for the former’s successor to the Quest Pro, media reports said on Monday. UploadVR broke the news from the Maeil Business Newspaper, which stated that Meta had inked the joint venture with the Seoul-based company.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

I didn’t even know Webby Awards existed, but I’m happy that I’ve won one… Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Zuckerberg confirms Meta’s commitment to the metaverse Meta is not in its best moment ever, and it is performing its second huge round of layoffs in this “year of efficiency”.

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