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Xbox Game Studios Has (inadvertently?) Acquired Heaps of VR Development Talent

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A year ago, in response to Sony consistently delivering high-quality exclusives for PS4, Microsoft made a commitment to rejuvenating its first-party game development efforts and went on a shopping spree, acquiring a handful of respected studios to bolster its first-party game development talent under the Xbox Game Studios banner.

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Experimental ‘Halo Reach’ VR Mod in the Works by Creator of ‘Alien: Isolation’ Mod

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Halo Reach (2010) , the final Halo game from the series’ original developer, Bungie, is coming to PC in December, and could wind up with a VR support through an unofficial mod. Zack “Nibre” Fannon, the creator of the Alien: Isolation VR mod, is experimenting with VR support for Halo Reach.

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Minimum Specs for Microsoft’s Windows 10 AR/VR Interface Are Impressively Low

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In a compatibility test application from recent Windows 10 test builds, Microsoft has revealed some minimum specs for Windows Holographic, the Windows 10 interface and platform for VR and AR devices which will include inexpensive headsets from big manufacturers. SEE ALSO Microsoft Says New Surface Studio is VR Ready(ish).

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The XR Week Peek (2020.05.11): new Quest is in the works, Magic Leap may pivot to healthcare, and more!

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Image by Oculus). Facebook is working on a new version of the Oculus Quest. According to a report by Bloomberg, Oculus is working on a new Oculus Quest model, and it has already done prototypes that are lighter and more powerful than the current device. Top news of the week. Mechanical IPD is confirmed.

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Physicality & Spectatorship in ‘Project Arena’ Could Blur the Line Between E-sport and Actual Sport

Road to VR

Anyone remember Sports Champions (2010) ? With a VR headset and controllers like Oculus Touch, your hands aren’t abstracted on a TV in front of you, they’re in your vision, placed exactly where you expect them to be. At the time the prototype used a VR headset combined with a Microsoft Kinect for tracking.

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These Are The Stocks You Could Buy To Invest In The VR Industry

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VR investments have broken into the billions of dollars with reports showing as high as $4-5 billion since 2010 and $2 billion in the last 12 months alone. Facebook – NASDAQ: FB – Oculus VR, VR headset, VR Camera, VR content, VR platform. Samsung – KRX: 005930 – GearVR (partnership with Oculus VR) and 360 Camera.

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Spatial raises $14M more for a holographic 3D workspace app, a VR/AR version of Zoom or Hangouts

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But that too appears to be getting bumped up, so to speak, because of the positive outlook. . “We have always wanted to open up our platform to let others build applications on our framework, using our avatars, leveraging our cross-platform nature, finding new applications for our hand gestures,” Agarawala said.