VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

One of the most popular VR games ever is finally heading to the Meta Quest Store. After over a year on App Lab , everyone’s favorite VR ape simulator Gorilla Tag is set to make its official launch on the Meta Quest Store next month. I’m a gamer myself, and I love VR. The last team with balloons is crowned the winner.

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APRIL 18, 2023

Vinci Games, the studio behind popular VR basketball game Blacktop Hoops , has raised $5.1 The studio says the new funds will be used to develop Blacktop Hoops , which is currently available through Quest’s App Lab distribution channel for Quest 2, and on Steam for PC VR headsets. million in a seed funding round.

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Upload VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Quest 3 was the third most used VR headset on Steam in January, surpassing Oculus Rift S and almost catching up to Valve Index. The data comes from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey. It's offered to a random sample of Steam’s user base each month. It was 5.2% UploadVR David Heaney

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 16, 2022

Since the battery of my previous laptop was growing in size transforming it into a timebomb, I got a new one (also thanks to my friends at Ristband !). I was only concerned by the fact that it run Windows 11 , but my colleagues that already made the update told me not to worry, because Windows 11 worked pretty well with their VR headsets.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Since the launch of Quest 2 the headset has steadily taken over as the leading PC VR device used on SteamVR, now accounting for about one-third of all headsets being used on the platform. It took only a few months for Quest 2 to become the most popular headset used on Steam. Monthly-connected VR Headsets on Steam.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Rec Room takes social VR to the next level with several exciting new features. Rec Room dropped some juicy news during its big virtual event RecCon , including the announcement of Rec Room Studio, an awesome new tool that will let you create your own amazing experiences featuring killer graphics and animations on the social VR platform.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 28, 2021

Adding to a growing number of data points showing why Facebook has shifted its attention away from Oculus PC is the difference in momentum between the two platforms as revealed by game review counts over time. This month, the number of reviews across all Quest games has exceeded the number of reviews across all Oculus PC games.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Industry Direct by Rein Zobel, Creative Director & Co-founder at Maru VR Productions Industry Direct is our program for sponsors who want to speak directly to the Road to VR newsletter audience. Industry Direct posts are written by sponsors with no involvement from the Road to VR editorial team. Okay, good luck then!”

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Vision Pro isn’t supposed to be able to play SteamVR games, although an independent software developer has been able to modify a popular Wi-Fi streaming app that could open the door to PC VR games like Half-Life: Alyx (2020) on Vision Pro—if it weren’t for the Apple’s strategic omission of tracked motion controllers.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hard data on the VR market is often difficult to come by, while broad ‘industry reports’ are often so general that it’s difficult to see what things look like ‘on the ground’ To get a sense of VR’s outlook in 2021, we’ve collected 14 of the most recent and concrete indicators for your perusal.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

After long last, Among Us VR has finally launched on headsets, offering players a new and exciting way to betray their friends in VR. Developed by Schell Games, Innersloth LLC, and Robot Teddy, this official remake of the popular social deduction game was built from the ground up for VR headsets.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar (2021) launched in late August across all major VR headsets, bringing fans of the original game a fresh taste of spy-flavored puzzles and adventure. I Expect You to Die 2 launched simultaneously on all major VR platforms on August 24th, including Oculus Quest, Oculus PC, SteamVR, and PSVR.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Social VR platform Rec Room has sealed another big funding round to close out the year. It’s been amazing to watch Rec Room grow from a tiny collection of mini-games into a global platform with millions of experiences built by the community. The post Social VR App ‘Rec Room’ Raises $145M Funding, Now Valued at $3.5B

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In case the team uses Unity Pro or Enterprise, the thresholds grow in size, and the per-install fee lowers, decreasing with the number of installs: for instance, if a team is on Unity Enterprise, it pays just $0.01 It’s been kind of a crazy week! per install. per install if it has more than 1M installs per month. And this $0.2

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2024

We can say the new cycle started with the announcement of the Apple Vision Pro , because that has been a disruptive moment for our market: Road To VR’s Ben Lang says that it has been the most important moment for virtual reality after Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus , and I agree. And they are entering it to dominate it.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 4, 2020

Half-Life: Alyx led to a huge leap in VR usage on Steam when it launched back in March. Four months later, there’s nearly as many VR headsets on Steam as there were right after the game’s launch. Monthly-connected VR Headsets on Steam.

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VRScout

MAY 23, 2021

Help protect the ocean while exploring a growing catalog of marine species in this VR ocean simulator. How is the Water , an educational VR experience from developer Cyan Planet, looks to offer users just that—an opportunity to step into the shoes (fins?) of various marine species and experience life beneath the waves.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 18, 2022

The inner child inside me is very happy about that. Ok, enough talking about ice creams, let’s talk about XR! Top news of the week. Magic Leap reveals prices and availability of ML 2. Finally, Magic Leap has revealed information about the price and availability of Magic Leap 2. Other relevant news. Image from the web).

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Road to VR

JANUARY 26, 2021

Gravity Sketch is a 3D modeling software that supports PC VR headsets and Oculus Quest. Launched into Steam Early Access in 2017, Gravity Sketch has been lauded for its full-featured VR creation tools and support for traditional peripherals such as Wacom tablets. blend), STL, and Collada (.dae).

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Road to VR

JUNE 22, 2023

At least from the outside, it appears Microsoft isn’t actively competing for a seat at the XR table, which is fairly odd coming from a company that pioneered enterprise AR while simultaneously wrangling some of its top OEM partners to make a fleet of PC VR headsets for consumers in 2017. Breaking the Zune Curse?

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Upload VR Winter Showcase brought many pieces of news about VR games. Upload VR Winter Showcase brought many pieces of news about VR games. Upload VR has organized another one of its amazing VR game showcases. Pico 4 market is growing. He will be missed by all of us. May he rest in peace.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 19, 2021

I feel a bit weird because I’ve discovered yesterday that I’m the subject of nightmares for Celine Tricart , a well-renowned VR creator. I mean, I’m a ghost, so probably I should be fine with the idea of being scary, but it still feels a bit strange to me…. Top news of the week. Image by Facebook).

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JANUARY 30, 2023

Games are the largest use case for consumer VR and AR. While VR and AR remain a comparatively small segment of the games industry, the industry is taking notice as VR hardware in particular improves. The GDC ’s State of the Game Industry Report for this year is by no means dedicated to VR and AR.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 24, 2023

You can now wishlist it on Steam and pre-order for PSVR 2. Although not a launch day title ( see the full list here ), the studio says players across Quest, PC VR and PSVR 2 will be able to transfer their save data between platforms. We’ve already added it to our growing list of games getting free PSVR 2 upgrades.

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Road to VR

APRIL 23, 2020

With the recent release of Half-Life: Alyx , VR has been thrust into the spotlight of the mainstream gaming audience. So, what are the arguments against VR commonly seen in 2020? “VR Headsets Cost $1,000” Image courtesy Oculus. “VR Headsets Cost $1,000” Image courtesy Oculus.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Design-wise, No Man’s Sky still isn’t on par with a native VR game due to things like an overreliance on 2D menus, but its massive size and continuously growing feature set seems to keep reeling us back in well after the game’s VR implementation was initially released in August 2019.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 29, 2020

Valve’s monthly Steam Survey has long offered useful insight into the share of VR headsets in use on Steam. But the figures provided are relative to the non-static Steam population, which obfuscates the actual adoption trend of VR headsets on the platform. Monthly-connected VR Headsets on Steam.

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Road to VR

MARCH 16, 2022

Meta announced it’s bringing some new parental tools to Quest headsets in the next few months which are aimed at giving parents more control over what their teens see and do in VR. Soon parents will be able to put a pattern unlock on specific apps, something that will allow for tighter control on precisely what teens can access.

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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. That’s it, easy peasy.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 18, 2021

It’s that time of the week when you can read the best news about AR and VR! CES 2021 brought some interesting AR/VR news. Its visual quality is impressive if compared with other similar performances; Reachy , the cute robot by Pollen Robotics that you can control by VR. So let’s dig immediately into them…. Top news of the week.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Pico 4 was by far the fastest growing VR headset on Steam in November. Companies like Meta and Pico don’t reveal hardware sales figures, so the Steam Hardware Survey has been the most reliable indicator of PC VR’s adoption. It’s offered to a random sample of Steam’s userbase each month.

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Cats and VR

APRIL 2, 2020

are delighted to announce the surprise launch of GRIP: Combat Racing VR. Watch the GRIP VR Announcement trailer: Prepare for the most intense, mind-melting racing experience! GRIP: Combat Racing with VR is available to purchase on Steam right now

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2019

VR technology has absolutely dominated the 2019 holiday season as numerous major retailers—both physical and online—continue to sell out of 64GB and 128GB Oculus Quest headsets. . cables, Oculus this month released its own $80 cable that they promise will provide the ideal PC VR streaming experience on Quest.

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Road to VR

APRIL 30, 2021

Facebook today announced its fourth VR studio acquisition. This time it’s Downpour Interactive, the studio behind the popular VR shooter Onward which has been continuously developed since its Early Access launch on PC back in 2016. Putting on a VR headset and building this dream game was a magical experience every day.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

VR adoption is accelerating thanks to the Oculus Quest. We’ve seen over 100 VR titles break $1 million in revenue, growing the total VR software market by 3x in 2019. Though still small, VR is a growing and sustainable platform? Though still small, VR is a growing and sustainable platform?

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 7, 2022

Meta is currently the market leader in VR, and no company does even get close to its sales numbers. It is the first headset that has (most probably) crossed the 10M sold units, and alone it accounts for more than 50% of VR users on Steam… without even being a native PCVR device. Let me show you why.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 15, 2020

“I will no longer be working on VR projects for the Oculus platform. Whatever the case, as more users come to VR there’s bound to be an ever growing talent pool of prospective jailbreakers interested in mucking around where Facebook simply doesn’t want them to.

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