VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

It’s only day one of Oculus Connect 5 and already we’ve seen new hardware, new content, and bold new ideas for the future of VR. Our friends at Oculus share ILMxLAB’s ambition to bring compelling immersive narratives to life, and using Oculus’ hardware, we will invite fans to experience Darth Vader as never before.”.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

According to a new report by TechCrunch , Facebook has abandoned their plans for a next-gen Oculus Rift headset in favor of minor hardware updates to the original model. In addition to hardware, we have a robust software roadmap and are funding content well into 2020,” an Oculus spokesperson told TechCrunch. Image Credit: VRScout.

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DECEMBER 22, 2018

As we head into 2019, there’s a growing sense of bated breath within the VR industry as the Oculus Quest launch draws near. Today the headset popped up in FCC listings, seemingly indicating that things are on track for the Spring 2019 release. SEE ALSO Oculus Quest Hands-on and Tech Details.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Oculus Quest may not have a specific release date yet, although now that both the headset and its Touch controllers have undergone FCC testing, there’s little left standing in the way of the headset’s launch this Spring. SEE ALSO Oculus Quest Hits FCC on Its Way to Spring 2019 Launch. Image courtesy Oculus.

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VRScout

MARCH 20, 2019

The sequel to Oculus Touch launch title features new modes and a social hub. Along with these PC VR games–all of which will be available on the Rift S–Oculus provided several updates regarding the upcoming Quest lineup. Image Credit: Oculus. Side-by-side comparison between Rift and Quest.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

LONDON, November 23, 2019 – Focused on filtering through the hype around VR, AR and immersive tech, the VRX Conference & Expo 2019 speaker line-up includes senior executives from HTC Vive, ExxonMobil, DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, HP, Survios, Nestlé, Bayer Pharma USA and others. Press release. 44 (0)207 375 7567.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Developers can now share their apps with Oculus players without Store approval. Oculus today announced the rollout of update v25 for Oculus Quest/Quest 2 headsets, introducing a slew of long-sought-after features that make the companies line of all-in-one standalone VR headsets even more attractive.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2019

Top among these announcements was the reveal of Vertigo Games’ stellar zombie survival FPS, Arizona Sunshine , for the Oculus Quest. Originally released back in 2016 for SteamVR, Oculus, and PSVR, the immersive experience takes users through a post-apocalyptic wasteland ravaged by a worldwide zombie virus. Image Credit: Vertigo Games.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Facebook just officially unveiled their next standalone VR headset, Oculus Quest 2. The company also announced that, since it launched in May 2019, Quest users have spent over $150 million on apps and games. Facebook said back in May that Quest users had spent $100 million on games and apps since its launch on May 21st, 2019.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

Without further ado, Road to VR’s 2019 Game of the Year Award winners: Asgard’s Wrath. Available On : Oculus (Rift). Release Date : October 10th, 2019. Sanzaru Games and Oculus Studios brought Asgard’s Wrath to life as a part of the Oculus initiative to fund less, but bigger titles for the Rift platform.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

VR hardware is front and center at this year’s festivities following the release of Oculus Quest and HP Reverb. AIXR has announced the 2019 nominees for their third annual international VR Awards , an event dedicated to celebrating outstanding achievements in the VR industry. VR Hardware of the Year: Oculus – Quest.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

Oculus today announced that it’s bringing two VR experiences to this year’s Sundance Film Festival— the previously announced Traveling While Black for Oculus Go & Rift, and the newly unveiled The Under Presents for Oculus Quest. The experience is said to arrive on Oculus Quest “later this year.”

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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. Oculus proved that VR was more than a product when they officially released numbers about their ecosystem last September at Oculus Connect 6.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Thanks to Steam’s hardware agnostic approach, it’s become the defacto repository of all things PC VR (excluding Oculus exclusives, of course). You may find a couple repeats from our 10 Best Rift Games of 2019 , but there’s still plenty of top-scoring games to dig into here. The 10 Best SteamVR Games of 2019.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Originally released back in March of 2016, Virtual Desktop has since become the gold standard in wireless VR streaming, allowing users to access their desktop PC’s in VR using an Oculus Rift/Rift S, Oculus Quest/Quest 2, or SteamVR headset. Virtual Desktop is available now on Oculus Quest/Quest 2 for $19.99.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

It’s been three years since the major consumer VR headsets came onto the scene, with Oculus Rift leading the charge back in March 2016. We’re included links below for both Steam and the Oculus Store if the game just so happens to be available on both. Stormland on Oculus. Asgard’s Wrath on Oculus.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Yesterday, I have dressed as a fortune teller and I have given you my predictions for augmented reality in 2019. And how it will be in 2019? This year we saw the launch of: Oculus Go ; Lenovo Mirage Solo ; Vive Focus ; Pico Neo / G2 ; S hadow VR; and the announcement of the Oculus Quest. How has VR performed in 2018?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Oculus Quest’s content library eclipsed 100 games and apps back at the end of August and continues to grow at a solid clip. Here’s 25 titles coming in 2019 and 2020 that we’ve got our eyes on. Release date: Winter 2019. It is currently in development for Oculus Quest. Release date: December 19, 2019.

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APRIL 19, 2021

Right up front it should be said that there’s a number of different ways one could consider Facebook’s Oculus exclusive content ‘successful’ or not. Defining Scope. Marvel Powers United VR. Dance Central. Journey of the Gods. Turtle Rock. Vader Immortal I. Vader Immortal II. Vader Immortal III. Asgard’s Wrath.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The frantic food game Clash of Chefs VR just received a major update that lets you ditch your Oculus Touch controllers and cook delicious cartoon food with your own two hands. When hand tracking started rolling out for the Oculus Quest in 2019, the technology promised to change the way we interact in VR.

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VRScout

JUNE 11, 2019

We had a chance to check out a brief demonstration of the game while attending this years event, and sufficeth to say Stormland is shaping up to be one of the most polished VR games ever released on the Oculus Rift/Rift S. Stormland arrives on Oculus Rift and Rift S later this year.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 26, 2019

What were the biggest spatial computing trends and events in 2019? Our research arm, ARtillery Intelligence took a deep dive in its latest report on 2019 lessons & 2020 predictions. So as 2019 winds down, we’re featuring the year’s most popular posts. Will ‘Picks & Shovels’ Accelerate AR in 2019?

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

We’re keeping an eye on the best HTC Vive Black Friday 2019 deals, including the Vive Cosmos, Vive Pro, and original Vive. The Best HTC Vive Black Friday 2019 Deals. HTC has announced its Black Friday 2019 deals but the sale won’t be available until November 28th and then run until December 2nd. Image courtesy HTC.

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VRScout

MARCH 4, 2021

‘First Steps With Hand Tracking’ and ‘Tiny Castle’ are available now via the Oculus App Lab. It was back in 2019 that Facebook first began rolling out support for hand tracking on the Oculus Quest. Feature Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Facebook.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

For example, last week we estimated holiday Oculus Quest sales, and did a similar cumulative sales estimate in September. This and other factors caused aggregate VR software revenues to triple year-over-year during 2019. Drilling down to different platforms, calculations indicate that Oculus had a 10x jump in software sales in 2019.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 22, 2019

From asymmetrical party games to epic sci-fi RPGs, 2019 was one hell of a year for VR gaming. The final days of 2019 are almost upon us, marking the end of arguably the biggest year for VR gaming so far. Before we wrap-up the decade, let’s take a look at some of the most impactful VR releases of 2019. per episode.

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VRScout

JUNE 27, 2019

— Oculus (@oculus) June 27, 2019. Phantom: Covert Ops launches on Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift/Rift S sometime later this year. Featured Image Credit: Oculus Studios / nDreams. The post Phantom: Covert Ops Takes Home Award For Best VR/AR Game At E3 2019 appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

JULY 17, 2019

Last year’s Emmy’s included seven nominations for various immersive content, with Oculus Studios’ Henry taking home the award for “Outstanding Original Interactive Program” and Scatter’s VR documentary Zero Days for “Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary.”. Featured Image Credit: ILMxLAB / Fable Studio.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

You can still buy an Oculus Rift S.for now. The company also made the official reveal of the Oculus Quest 2 —a lighter, faster, all-in-one VR headset available this October beginning at $299. You can still order a Rift S via the Oculus website… for now. It’s been an exciting week for VR!

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Following the announcement in September that Facebook will discontinue the Rift product line in 2021 , it appears the company is gearing up for a final sendoff by offering its latest PC VR headset, Oculus Rift S, for just $300. Oculus Rift S headset. Oculus Touch controllers (2). What’s in the box? Headset cable.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Developed by Creepy Jar, Green Hell launched on PC back in 2019 after spending roughly a year in early access. As previously stated, Green Hell VR is scheduled to launch Q3 2021 on PC VR headsets followed by an official Oculus Quest/Quest 2 release later in the year. Green Hell is available now for $24.99 Image Credit: Creepy jar.

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VRScout

JUNE 23, 2020

Earlier today, Facebook announced that they will no longer be accepting new game and app submissions for the Oculus Go as they begin to shift their efforts away from 3DoF VR in search of greener pastures, namely the Oculus Quest. On December 16th , the company will cease publishing new content entirely.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Oculus Quest 2 is way too new for any real hardware discounts this holiday, it seems. But if you manage to nab a new Quest 2 before the year’s end, you’ll be able to download award-winning PC VR title Asgard’s Wrath (2019) for free. Make sure to download the Oculus PC app first, and connect your Quest 2 with a USB 3.0

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VRScout

APRIL 14, 2021

Update v28 is an absolute game-changer with new features such as wireless Oculus Link functionality, updates to Infinite Office, and more. Announced yesterday in an official Oculus blog post , the Oculus Air Link expands on the existing Oculus Link software introduced back in 2019. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

Mark Zuckerburg reveals interesting new sales figures during a Q4 2019 earnings call. If you were one of the poor souls desperately trying to purchase an Oculus Quest this holiday season, you know better than anyone how difficult it’s been to locate a headset whose price hasn’t been inflated hundreds-of-dollars by third-party sellers.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Facebook’s Oculus Connect 6 kicked off this morning with a slew of big reveals for the Oculus Quest standalone headset, one of the biggest being the reveal of hand and finger tracking. Say hello to hand tracking on #OculusQuest #OC6 pic.twitter.com/pDtjuMc6cU — VRScout (@VRScout) September 25, 2019. Image Credit: Facebook.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 25, 2019

For some people, it will be the year of VR, thanks to Oculus Quest and Half-Life: Alyx. I’m also preparing some cool posts about Viveport Streaming (yes, finally you will read a review about it) and Oculus Hands Tracking SDK… but today is not the day. The post Happy Holidays 2019! In some days, it will be 2020.

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