In a post published yesterday on Google’s The Keyword blog, Google unveiled a series of new features for the universal Android XR platform for XR headsets and glasses. Right now, Android XR…
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Can Valve save VR gaming with the Steam Frame?
The Apple Vision Pro is an expensive flop. I haven’t heard anyone mention the Meta Quest in months, despite it getting a new model just last year. I can’t even remember the…
You can 3D print a VR headset for $150
Virtual reality gaming is pretty dang cool, and I should know. But it’s not the easiest thing to get into, especially if you’re looking at a big bill just to try it…
Game developers are losing faith in VR as a gaming market
According to one late 2024 survey conducted by the Game Developer Collective, over half of the game developers surveyed consider the VR market to be stagnant or in decline. Worse still, barely…
Microsoft abandons HoloLens 2 in a final break from mixed reality
Microsoft has discontinued production of the HoloLens 2, apparently ending its love affair with its augmented-reality headset and perhaps the metaverse in general. UploadVR cited a Microsoft representative who told the outlet…
Meta’s new Quest 3S is the VR headset I wanted last year
The Meta Quest 2 remains the most popular VR headset in the world, at least if we assume that Steam’s hardware survey is an accurate indicator of the VR headset market. And…
Microsoft jumps on the metaverse bandwagon with animated Teams avatars
Microsoft has a metaverse, too, and it’s built on… Microsoft Teams?! By designing its metaverse for online business and social experiences, Facebook (sorry, Meta) took aim at Microsoft’s own experiences for collaboration…