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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Waltz of the Wizard added hand tracking on PlayStation VR2 last week , the first title to do so, just under five years after it became one of the first to add the feature on the original Oculus Quest too. 0:00 / 0:59 1 Video from Waltz of the Wizard's developer Aldin Dynamics.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2022

percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2021 and 2026. Form factors have improved dramatically since then, and most people are familiar with the first commercially-available VR headset, then-Facebook’s Oculus Rift. Interest in VR is rapidly increasing with a forecasted 48.7 billion USD in 2021 to $84.09

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

Companies such as NVIDIA, AMD, Pinscreen, Deutsche Telecom, and Oculus are set to attend the talks on 18 August. Experts, businesses, and analysts will attend the event to discuss the Metaverse, emerging technologies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and collaborative efforts with ASEAN member-states.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 16, 2019

This technology is still in development by XR technology giant Oculus and its parent company Facebook Reality Labs. According to the report, “ widespread resolution of VAC and focal rivalry could result in nearly $10B in additional market value by 2026. The display could potentially replicate changing eye focus. Quite a lot.

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ARVR

JUNE 9, 2021

Facebook Facebook is one of the Tech Giants that has been investing more in immersive technologies for some years now, in particular with the acquisition of Oculus and the subsequent release of several successful VR devices. The smart glass market was valued at USD 3.89 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 7.96

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Fresh Developments from Meta Meta is trying to finish the Nazare device in time for a release in 2026. Although, since its reshuffle, Meta doubled down on its core immersive hardware goals, including the debut of the Meta Quest Pro and the continued development of the Project Nazare device.

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DECEMBER 22, 2021

Billion by 2026. The Oculus Rift headset allows employees to enter the vehicle and feel the facilities. Augmented Reality (AR) allows the user to view augmented elements or data in real-world space. AR was valued at USD 14.7 Billion in 2020. It is expected to reach USD 88.4 5 Manufacturing Businesses That Used AR and VR.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

He even arrived to claim that It is a bigger jump from what exists today than the jump that I made when I started Oculus. The game is slated to arrive in 2026 Neko Atsume Purrfect is celebrating ten years with a new event, featuring crossovers with Breachers, Walkabout Mini Golf, and Gorilla Tag.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

There was (and still is) quite a good hype for these headsets, exactly as there was hype for what was Oculus Santa Cruz, the codename of the Oculus Quest. The rumors from Mark Gurman talk about a new cheaper version, which can have a more mass market appeal, forecasted for 2025-2026. Let me tell you why.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 10, 2023

Long story short… Samsung is copying from Apple, again More info Other relevant news (Image by Apple) Apple Vision headset delayed to 2026 Apple is having its share of problems with the XR headset it is building, which is its most complicated product ever to assemble. If you want to buy some PCVR games, I suggest you give it a read!

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 30, 2022

That’s why its greatest bet is AR glasses that are coming from 2024 or 2026. The metaverse is something that encompasses all devices, not only virtual reality, and Meta knows that well. VR is where they started, not the end goal, and in fact, the Quest Pro is already a hybrid headset. Meta never spent $10B/year for Horizon.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

A few weeks after I officially entered VR, the technology started being overhyped after Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus. If you follow the story described above, you can see that the hype for VR in 2014 was caused by Facebook buying Oculus. After the year 2026, we will be just one of the many that do XR, a commodity technology.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Only the second edition in 2026 will be actually released to the market. I’m honestly not that convinced by this feature , having seen similar features for PCVR headsets (Oculus Rift Home, SteamVR Home) never gaining ground, but maybe with Quest will be different.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In any case, even if you do that, you’ll still be able to play SteamVR content only through November 2026. As a tech guy, of course, I’m all in for retro compatibility, and I would still love to sometimes attach my Oculus DK2 to my laptop and remember the good old times playing Tuscany.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This headset should go into production in the second half of 2025, so realistically be available in 2026. Apple claims the M4 has a 50% more powerful CPU an d 4 times more powerful GPU than the M2 chipset mounted on the Vision Pro, so an M5 chipset may give the new Vision Pro unprecedented performances for a standalone MR headset.

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Upload VR

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Existing Windows Mixed Reality devices will continue to work with Steam through November 2026, if users remain on their current released version of Windows 11 (version 23H2) and do not upgrade to this year’s annual feature update for Windows 11 (version 24H2).”

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A leaked image from the Oculus team shows that the company is working to implement body tracking inside the Oculus Unity SDK. Below are more details about what we’re looking for: Do you have a consumer facing VR game or application that is launched on Oculus Store, Viveport, Steam, or a combination of any/all of these?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 13, 2024

When Microsoft launched Windows Mixed Reality in 2017, it wanted to take advantage of the rapidly growing PC VR market, which was previously dominated by Oculus and HTC. However, even if you dont, youll only be able to use SteamVR apps through November 2026. Nothing is certain in Microsofts XR future.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

It is not the first time Meta partnered with an external company for a new device and in most cases this choice paid off: both the Gear VR (Samsung) and the Oculus Go (Xiaomi) were pretty good products. Given the production timeline, this Vision Pro successor could launch in the first half of 2026.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

It lacks all Oculus Exclusive titles like Beat Saber and Population One, but its store is becoming anyway interesting. More info (Oculus Quest Store numbers) More info (Meta talks about content curation and revenues). The next versions of the glasses are expected for 2026 and 2028. 10 Years of Oculus. Road To VR).

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 9, 2022

The Information goes on to say that Meta also plans to ship its first generation of true AR glasses, Nazare, in 2024, followed by the more advanced second and third-generation models in 2026 and 2028 respectively. Probably the subreddit /r/oculus should change to /r/meta. I have to say two things about this report. Learn more.

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