The Quest 2 represented huge specifications leap from the original Quest, but managed to keep the price tag low enough to push it into impulse-purchase territory for a lot of people. That was the right move since sales of Quest 2 units remain strong, but we know VR headsets can really blow the budget on … Continue reading What Could the Quest Pro Be?
Both Oculus Quest devices are festooned with cameras that allow the headsets to track the world around you for accurate positioning. If you’re a Quest user, you know that you can actually see the world as those cameras see them by switching to “passthrough” mode. This is a key safety feature so you can quickly … Continue reading Oculus is Opening Up Experimental Mixed Reality Access on Quest
I’ve been having a blast with my Quest 2 and use it for about 1-2 hours a day. Yes, I’m a Beatsaber addict, I can admit that! You can check out our review of the Quest 2 for all my thoughts on the device, but one issue I did not encounter was skin irritation problems. … Continue reading Oculus Issues Voluntary Quest 2 Recall Citing Problems With Facial Cushion
Valve has announced a handheld gaming console called the Steam Deck. The base model is priced at $400, making it nearly as cheap as the upcoming OLED Nintendo Switch. Given that Valve is one of the VR industry leaders in the PC world, there have already been some comments about the possibility of the system … Continue reading Why the Steam Deck Won’t be a VR Product
As we recently wrote, Facebook is pushing forward with tests to see how people would react to advertising in their VR application. As we also noted in that article, the first developer to opt-in to the experiment quickly backtracked once users got wind of the idea. It seems that the negativity towards this new move … Continue reading Facebook Reality Labs VP Responds to Quest Ads Backlash
When Facebook purchased Oculus, we all had seriously mixed feelings in the VR world. On the one hand, having one of the biggest companies in the world buy Oculus all but guarantees it won’t go under. After all, Facebook presides over an ocean of cash. On the other hand, Facebook makes that very same money … Continue reading Oculus is Experimenting with Advertising and We Should Resist it
When I bought the Oculus Quest to replace the original consumer model Rift, I had no idea that the Quest 2 was just around the corner. I had hardly received my Quest (at a big markup thanks to shortages) when details about the second model dropped. Rather than wallow in buyer’s remorse, I ordered the … Continue reading Hands On: Our Oculus Quest 2 Review
There was never any serious doubt that Sony would release a successor to the PSVR headset for the PS4…
One of the biggest problems we had with the original Oculus Quest was how hard it was to share the device. Despite Oculus advertising it as a family device, the equivalent of a home game console, there was no operating system level feature to manage user accounts. This meant that most games only allowed for … Continue reading Oculus Quest 2 is FINALLY Getting Multi-user Account Support
Nvidia CloudXR promises to beam high-end extended reality visuals directly into your headset from across the internet. This sounds amazing on paper, but is this the future of VR or just a niche technology that most of us can never benefit from? While CloudXR may mainly be of interest to developers and those concerned with the technology … Continue reading Could Nvidia CloudXR Be the Future of VR?
