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JULY 29, 2021

According to a new report by Bloomberg , Facebook may be working with fellow tech giant Apple to bring the Apple Health platform to Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets. You could, for instance, upload burned calorie data from Oculus Move to the Apple Health app or view Apple Health data directly from your Oculus Quest headset.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

In a video posted to Reddit yesterday, developers Dr. Beef and baggyG—the same team responsible for bringing Half-Life , Quake , and Quake 2 to VR via the Oculus Quest—teased the arrival of another classic franchise on standalone headsets. The video does not include an official release date other than 2020.

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APRIL 12, 2020

We’re not even half way through 2020 and so far this year is shaping up to be a big one for standalone location-based VR thanks to the Oculus Quest. It’s predicted that the location-based VR industry could grow by 36% between 2020 and 2023. Standalone technology is leading the way for a brand new wave of location-based VR.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Walt Disney Animation, Qualcomm, ILMxLAB are just a few of the winners announced during the 2020 VR Awards. And it appears as though Twitter aggrees: Alyx is all of us going through 2020. GG [link] — Ashley Huffman (@ChickTech) November 13, 2020. link] — Erik Odeldahl (@erikodeldahl) November 12, 2020.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Existing users will need to merge their Oculus accounts in two years. Earlier this morning Facebook confirmed in an official Oculus blog post that, beginning October 2020, those using an Oculus VR headset for the first time will need to log in to their devices with an official Facebook account for full functionality.

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JANUARY 18, 2020

Oculus Quest hand-tracking turns one apartment into an XR playground. XR wizard Greg Madison, an interaction designer for spatial computing, has made science-fiction a reality by turning his own home into a mixed reality playground using the Oculus Quest. 02 Transform any surface into a giant touch screen.

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AUGUST 31, 2020

With just four months to go in 2020, we still have plenty of VR gaming to look forward to. It goes without saying that 2020 has been a rollercoaster of a year so far. In contrast to 2019, 2020 will continue to be a little quiet in terms of hardware, with major brands like Facebook and Lenovo having launched new headsets just last year.

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APRIL 29, 2021

Available now on the Oculus Quest via SideQuest, Real Commodore 64 – Virtually brings the original Commodore 64 experience to VR, allowing Quest and Quest 2 players the chance to explore a massive catalog of retro PC games. Real Commodore 64 – Virtually works really well with the Oculus Quest. to 17 million units sold.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

With Christmas 2020 officially in the rear view mirror, a new wave of Oculus Quest 2 users now find themselves enjoying all the incredible games and apps available on Facebook’s magical standalone VR headset. But one question we still hear a lot is, “How much space do I need to use the Oculus Quest 2?”

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MARCH 18, 2020

After sitting in Oculus Quest’s “Coming Soon” section for what feels like an eternity, Ready at Dawn’s 2017 multiplayer VR sport games Echo VR will finally be available to play on Oculus Quest, sort of. Image Credit: Oculus, Facebook). Image Credit: Oculus, Facebook). Feature Image Credit: Oculus, Facebook.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

At the beginning of 2020, Major Lazer had an extensive road calendar ahead of them. MAJORLAZER 's putting our ArcRunner platform to the test on 11/18 and bringing their full live show to @oculus Venues, from stage layout to lighting and beyond. A tour was planned that included 50 shows spanning 11 countries around the world.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Oculus Quest and Quest 2 owners are finally getting several features they’ve been asking for since launch: support for multiple accounts and app sharing. Support for multiple accounts will extend first to the Oculus Quest 2 followed by original Oculus Quest headsets at a later time. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus.

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MAY 5, 2020

Bloomberg reports Facebook is working on a new, more comfortable Oculus Quest. Bloomberg is reporting that Facebook is currently working on a new Oculus Quest headset featuring a lighter physical design and faster refresh rates, resulting in a significantly more comfortable in-headset experience. Image Credit: Facebook, Oculus.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

The launch on Quest has gone pretty well , and the game has had good feedback from the press (apart from some graphical glitches that can be solved in future updates) and very positive reviews on the Oculus Store. Now there is the Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest and controllers (Image by Oculus).

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JULY 7, 2021

If so, then today’s your lucky day as Polish developer Immersion Games has announced that its magical VR disc golf experience Disc Ninja will be arriving on Oculus Quest headsets next month. Disc Ninja arrives on Oculus Quest headsets on August 5th. Image Credit: Immersion Games. via SteamVR. For more information visit here.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Originally released in open beta on Oculus Quest headsets via SideQuest and the App Lab, developer realities.io inc has officially launched its VR jigsaw puzzle experience Puzzling Places on the Oculus Store alongside a handful of improvements designed to take your puzzle-solving experience to the next level. Moving forward, realities.i

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JUNE 18, 2021

Launched back in October 2020, Oculus Quest 2 effectively set the bar for standalone VR headsets by delivering a high-quality experience at a relatively low price. Quest 2 is capable of more than just playing games from the Oculus Store too. Now, for a limited time, you can nab a Quest 2 for $50 off from Target.

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JUNE 29, 2020

Original image by Oculus). Oculus kills the Go and opens to content on Quest. In the end, the time of the Oculus Go has come. Devices like Oculus Quest , Pico Neo 2 , and Vive Focus Plus have proven that 6DOF VR is more interesting and has far more retention. Top news of the week. Take your course on Unity now!

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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. So we can see that Oculus exclusives have a good track record at least of exceeding the average game rating in their given release year. Defining Scope.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2020

This past July Microsoft confirmed that Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 , the latest iteration of the companies legendary flight sim experience, would be receiving official VR support shortly after launch. It will also be open to all devices, the Oculus family, Valve family, every family of headset is supported there.”.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Facebook today announced that it’s working with Rockstar Games to bring Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) exclusively to the Oculus Quest 2 headset. Rockstar Games previously announced it had started production on an “AAA open world title in VR” back in July 2020, which came on the heels of its VR port of L.A.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

John Carmack, legendary programmer and key player in the Oculus Rift genesis story, announced recently that he’s won a decisive battle within Facebook to finally release root access to Oculus Go, the 3DOF standalone VR headset launched in 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

After Venice VR Expanded has come to an end, I have finally had the time to experiment with Oculus Quest AR Passthrough. pic.twitter.com/hC6gseSijr — Daniel Beauchamp (@pushmatrix) April 7, 2020. Mild interest of the community. Actually, the reception of the dev community has not been so great as I envisioned.

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APRIL 15, 2021

Announced last September at Facebook Connect 2020 , Puzzle Bobble VR reimagines the classic action-puzzle game for the VR format. ” Puzzle Bobble VR launches May 20th, 2021 on Oculus Quest and Quest 2 headsets. The post ‘Puzzle Bobble VR’ Arrives Next Month On Oculus Quest appeared first on VRScout.

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MARCH 31, 2021

During an interview with Bloomberg this week, Facebook Reality Labs VP, Andrew Bosworth, said that Quest 2 has outsold all Oculus headsets combined, a significant milestone for a headset which has only been available for five and a half months. Here’s a quick timeline of Oculus headsets: Rift – March 2016. Go – May 2018.

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MARCH 10, 2022

Oculus Move is Quest 2’s onboard activity layer that tracks just how much you’re moving during gameplay. Now the company says its baking support for Move into both Apple Health and the Oculus App itself. We don’t use your Oculus Move stats to inform the ads you see on any Meta services.”

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Respawn Entertainment and Oculus today announced that the PC VR game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond (2020) , notably one of the worst-rated Oculus Studio partner titles, is being slimmed down to fit on Oculus Quest 2. Launch is slated for sometime “later this year,” and will include the full game.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

Swordsman (2020) , the physics-based combat sim for PSVR and PC VR headsets, is bringing its bloody sandbox battles to Oculus Quest at some point next year. Developers Sinn Studio announced in a recent tweet that Swordsman is slated to arrive on Oculus App Lab in early 2022.

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AUGUST 24, 2021

As promised, Facebook today introduced its new 128GB version of the Oculus Quest 2 headset for $300, entirely replacing the 64GB base model launched in October last year. You’ll find the 128GB model offered direct from Oculus , as well as from official partners including Amazon , Best Buy , Target , and Adorama in the US.

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JULY 19, 2021

Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 headset launched in October 2020 in two flavors: 64GB and 256GB. Notably, LDCL is an official partner retailer of Oculus, which may lend credence to the report. Note that “Go” is French for GB, which shouldn’t be confused with the now discontinued Oculus Go standalone from 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Ahead of what promises to be an eventful sales season, it seems Facebook is getting a head start today with the launch of a week-long sale on Oculus Quest 2 headsets. Starting today, the company is launching a week-long deal that will save you $100 when buying a second Oculus Quest 2. The First $100 You Should Spend on Quest 2 Games.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Oculus Quest 2 was 10 million units, and the success of Oculus Quest 2 had an impact on the company that is providing [it].” The post Qualcomm: Oculus Quest 2 Shipped 10 Million Units Since Launch appeared first on Road to VR. “And I’ll point you out that this is already starting.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

2020 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for VR. Yesterday, Facebook Reality Labs conducted its Q3 2020 Earnings Call , during which company co-founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, stated that the Oculus Quest 2 received 5x as many pre-orders as the original Oculus Quest.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

“Beginning in the early morning hours of November 2, 2020 some of the Capcom Group networks experienced issues that affected access to certain systems, including email and file servers,” stated Haruhiro Tsujimoto, President and COO, in an official release. Targeting June 2021 Switch/PC release. Feature Image Credit: Capcom.

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MARCH 19, 2025

Meta's CTO says he "loved and hoped to keep" the Oculus brand. "I This is very different than Oculus, a name I definitely loved and hoped to keep. Boz (@boztank) March 19, 2025 Meta, then Facebook, acquired Oculus in 2014 for almost $3 billion in total. No, I'll definitely tell the story some day.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Fortnite doesn’t natively support VR headsets, however an update coming to the popular battle royale shooter today reportedly holds mention of Oculus, possibly pointing to future VR support for the game. Epic added stuff related to Oculus (Quest, Quest 2 & Mobile) in today's update. — HYPEX (@HYPEX) August 30, 2022.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

PowerBeatsVR (2020), the high-intensity workout experience from Munich-based indie studio Five Mind Creations , is finally making its was to Oculus Quest next month, which will let you box, dodge, and squat to the beat without getting tangled up in wires … or subscriptions. Want to experience the maximum HIIT workout?

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