Tag Archives: Virtual Reality

It has been almost 18 months since Facebook first released the Oculus Quest headset and it looks like we could be in for an upgraded Quest 2 very soon. This week, the original Oculus Quest began showing up as out of stock around the world, indicating that something new is …

Dreams serves as one of PlayStation’s most unique and interesting first-party releases. The game creation toolkit received high praise thanks to its creativity and encouragement of others’ creative endeavours. Though the tools available to ‘Dreamers’ was already wide in scope, both Dreams and PSVR are getting a significant boost, as …

It has been a couple of months since HP officially unveiled its ‘next-gen’ VR headset. Built in collaboration with Valve and Microsoft, the HP Reverb G2 is due to release this year and now thanks to an early retail listing, we have a more specific date to circle in the …

Pico Interactive has announced that new VR headsets from the Pico Neo line are now available. Both the Neo 2 and Neo 2 Eye have been developed to deliver key VR solutions to the enterprise market and are built with business in mind. Standalone Neo 2 VR headsets from Pico …

VR backpacks have been around for a while now but with each iteration, they get more powerful and user-friendly. Today, Zotac announced its new VR GO 3.0 backpack, improving performance by around 25 percent compared to the previous generation. The Zotac VR GO 3.0 packs a gaming PC into a …

It has been a few years since the Oculus Touch controllers first launched and while there have been small tweaks to it along the way, we have yet to see a proper ‘next gen’ controller from Oculus. That could be changing quite soon, as recent firmware updates have shed some …

It is no secret that Apple is working on mixed reality technology and has been stocking up on IP and buying out smaller companies to further its goals. This year, Apple is reportedly adding another piece to the puzzle, with sources indicating that it will be buying NextVR. NextVR is …

Towards the end of last year, HTC released the VIVE Cosmos, a wireless, standalone VR headset to compete with the Oculus Quest. Now for 2020, HTC is rolling out three more headsets, including the higher end Cosmos Elite, a cheaper version of the standard Vive Cosmos and an all new …

In July 2019, it was rumoured that Ubisoft was looking to create two new VR games based on the Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell franchises. It turns out that Ubisoft was actually working on a Prince of Persia VR experience, using the IP to create a virtual escape room.  Prince …

A few months ago, head of Xbox Phil Spencer stated in an interview that VR wasn’t a focus for the console manufacturer, and that Xbox is “responding to what our customers are asking for and… nobody’s asking for VR”. Since then, Spencer has returned to clarify the situation, claiming that …

SuperData released an updated analysis of the VR market this week, accounting for headset sales in Q4 2019 - here's what you need to know...

Lenovo has been hovering around the Virtual Reality space for a few years now, having released headsets for the Google Daydream and Windows Mixed Reality platforms, while also licensing Sony’s PSVR design and taking on manufacturing duties for the Oculus Rift S. This year, it looks like Lenovo will be …

While the VR market may not be the largest segment of the video game industry, there is still plenty of room for the platform, and its games, to be a success. Making the official announcement recently, Job Simulator, the ‘tongue-in-cheek’ simulation title developed and published by Owlchemy Labs, has now …

This generation has seen the PlayStation brand perform stronger than ever, with the PlayStation 4 cementing itself as one of the best selling consoles of all time. With that, at CES 2020, the console manufacturer gave us an insight into how the various PlayStation services have been performing (hint: very …

CES will be full of innovative new PC hardware due to launch in 2020, one new product that looks particularly interesting is the VR haptic glove designed for devices such as Oculus, HTC, Microsoft and Varjo VR and mixed reality headsets from BeBop sensors. BeBop Sensors has announced it will …

2019 has seen a substantial rise in the popularity of Virtual Reality hardware with more devices creeping into homes this year than ever before. Naturally, you instantly think gaming when VR is mentioned, however software developers are constantly looking for new ways to deploy VR capabilities. Mozilla has released a …

While the virtual reality headset market got off to a slow start, companies like Oculus and HTC have been working on improving accessibility since then in an effort to grow the user base. Those efforts appear to be paying off now, with 2019 VR hardware revenues on track to be …

Phil Spencer has clarified whether or not the next Xbox will support VR...

Just one day after earning the Accenture Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the virtual reality industry, Oculus CTO, John Carmack, has announced that he will be taking a step back from Oculus and will be spending more time working on artificial intelligence instead. Carmack has been the Chief Technology …

It has been a while since HTC first announced the VIVE Cosmos but we are finally on the way to an early October launch. The VIVE Cosmos will be more expensive than the Oculus Rift S but it will also offer up an impressive spec bump. The new HTC VIVE …

A couple of decades ago, Nintendo attempted to one-up the entire gaming industry by breaking in to virtual reality far before the technology was truly ready. The Virtual Boy swiftly died but in the last few years, VR has regained ground and is now viable for consumer gaming devices. Nintendo …

Last year, a hidden VR mode was discovered within the Nintendo Switch OS. For a while, we were all left wondering what Nintendo could have planned, or if this feature would ever be put to use publicly. That changed a few weeks ago with the announcement of Labo VR, a …

A few days ago, Valve unveiled the first official teaser for its upcoming virtual reality headset, known as the Valve Index. The plan was to have a full announcement with more details in May. However, early versions of the Steam Store page for the headset went live beforehand. Valve has …

Over the weekend, Valve unveiled the first official teaser for its first-party virtual reality headset. At the time, the teaser promised more information in May 2019, but it looks like a leaked Steam page beat them to the punch a little bit.

Despite no longer being employed by Oculus, Palmer Luckey is looking out for owners of the Rift CV1 by offering free repair kits to those affected by audio issues.

The Borderlands series has been on a bit of a hiatus over the last few years. We’ve known for quite some time that Borderlands 3 is in the works but so far, there has been very little noise on that front. However, Borderlands 2 is making a comeback this year, …

Valve has been consistently working on improving its foothold in the virtual reality space over the last few years. High-end PC users are already covered, but over the last 12 months, much of Valve’s focus has been placed on lowering the barrier of entry to use VR. That effort continues …

HTC launched its Vive Pro full kit earlier this year with an eye-watering price of £1,299 here in the UK. While we respect cutting edge technology here at KitGuru, justifying the cost seemed almost impossible with current state of the virtual reality market.  We were quickly informed by Gaunt Francis …

In the VR world, there are several companies that license patents from a few big players. The HTC VIVE is built using Valve’s developed technology, meanwhile the Samsung GearVR is built in partnership with Oculus. Now, it looks like Sony is opening up to licensing out its own virtual reality …

Last year, Pimax launched a successful $4.2 million Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund its 8K and 5K+ virtual reality (VR) headsets. With the official launch just around the corner, the firm has now opened up pre-orders for the upcoming devices with relatively competitive prices. That’s not to say that either comes …