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JUNE 26, 2020

Along with it comes two new platforms, PSVR and Oculus Quest. Once out of early access, both SteamVR and Oculus Rift platform versions of the game will feature performance optimizations, achievements, balance updates, bug fixes, and quality of life updates.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Besides, what lies beyond the gates of this digital amusement park is definitely worth some minor frustration. To get started, download the Cluster app for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. The app is in Japanese, which can make it difficult to navigate at times, but not impossible.

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APRIL 15, 2020

Arriving on Oculus Quest and PC VR headsets April 23rd , Pixel Ripped 1995 takes players on a nostalgia-fueled trip back to, you guessed it, 1995, where they’ll once again save the universe from a handful of retro gaming-inspired threats. If 1995 is anything like 1989, you’ll definitely want to avoid using your motion controllers.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Oculus Quest is an awesome achievement in engineering; no other standalone VR headset offers the quality, rock solid positional tracking, ease of use, and competitive price point as Quest. A crank-style ratcheting system, much like the one employed on the Oculus Rift S, is also a bit better suited for quick adjustments. FrankenQuest.

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JANUARY 31, 2018

VR/AR expert Antony Vitillo (aka ‘ Skarred Ghost ‘) got an opportunity to speak with HTC Vive China President Alvin Wang Graylin recently, and while Graylin predictably couldn’t answer the question on everyone’s mind—”how much is Vive Pro going to cost?”—we

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JUNE 28, 2017

Just about the only thing we know so far about the new Daydream standalone VR headsets in the works from HTC and Lenovo is that they are… in the works. Qualcomm says that the HTC Vive and Lenovo standalone headsets will be built around the latest version of the VRDK which uses the significantly more modern Snapdragon 835 chip.

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Platforms: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, PSVR. Platforms: HTC Vive, Oculus Quest, Rift and Rift S, PSVR, Valve Index, Windows Mixed Reality. You will definitely do some serious physical exercises during this game, so this is a win-win for every kind of player and a great way of replacing your daily hour in the gym.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

Last year HTC teased the VR world ahead of CES 2018 about what would become the announcement of the Vive Pro. Road to VR will be boots on the ground once again to bring you the most important developments, including whatever HTC has up their sleeve. Vive Pro, Vive Focus, and Vive Business Edition | Image courtesy HTC.

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MAY 23, 2019

A new era in VR technology arrives with the Oculus Quest standalone headset. The Oculus Quest shouldn’t exist—at least not at this price. Most importantly, the Oculus Quest ditches the past complexities and considerable expenses of modern VR, ushering in the dawn of true consumer-level virtual reality.

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MARCH 16, 2020

You’re going to get your groove on and your legs and arms will definitely feel the burn as you work your way through each song. Platforms: SteamVR , Oculus Rift/Rift S , Viveport. Platforms: SteamVR , Oculus Rift/Rift S , Oculus Quest. You’ll definitely work up a sweat dodging bullets in this full-body VR workout.

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MARCH 7, 2018

He’s ready to answer with his HTC super powers. And I still remember that you have done boxing, so I agree with you in any case… HTC Vive Pro first impressions. Also, the controllers were the ones of Vive 1 and being used to my Oculus Touch , I felt back to the nineties. HTC Vive 1.0 vs HTC Vive Pro.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

TPCAST announced last month plans for an Oculus Rift version of their wireless module. The unit is said to be available by year’s end, and will have the same or similar $300 price as the HTC Vive module. At the SVVR Meetup #46 on Tuesday, TPCast showed the first public demo of their wireless Oculus Rift module.

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AUGUST 29, 2017

Some of VR’s best games however are exclusive to Oculus’ content library, though savvy Vive owners know that the unofficial ‘Revive’ workaround opens the door to playing Oculus games on the Vive, and the same could be true for the Windows VR headsets. Image courtesy Microsoft. Image courtesy Microsoft.

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MAY 30, 2019

This past week, Briant Tate, creator of Beat Saber modding group Beast Saber , was able to modify Beat Saber on the Oculus Quest to support custom tracks not included as part of the original song packs. Now it appears as though official support is on the way to the Oculus Quest.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Thanks to the support of HTC, Rob is experimenting with Vive Trackers , and is very eager to tell you everything about his experiments with them, in a series of two very detailed posts. The post finishes also with the little surprise of an interview with HTC’s Shen Ye. HTC Vive Trackers (Image by Rob Cole). Introduction.

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JUNE 9, 2020

Companies such as Fable , HTC, and Oculus have each walked away as winners for their groundbreaking hardware, alongside genre-defying titles such as War Remains , Tilt Brush and ImmersiCare. The popular VR social platform will serve as home to this years festivities amid the COVID-19 outbreak. price tag and easy accessibility.

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JUNE 25, 2020

Yes, even on Oculus Quest. You’ll find the video player there starting today; it works cross-platform across all supported headsets, including Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, HTC Vive, and all SteamVR-compatible headsets. Find out how to download it for free here.

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MAY 11, 2021

HTC today revealed its latest standalone VR headset, the Vive Focus 3. HTC today also announced the Vive Focus 3, full details here. HTC is going all out with its latest standalone VR headset, seemingly aiming to position the product as the high-end standalone VR headset choice for enterprises. Image courtesy HTC.

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APRIL 4, 2018

HTC impressed us with its debut headset, the Vive, back in 2016. Offering a room-scale experience with motion controllers out of the box, its $800 all-in price was plenty premium even at the time, though through competition with Oculus and others, you can now pick up a brand new Vive system for a quite reasonable $500.

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JANUARY 2, 2022

VR has come a long way since the launch of the Oculus DK1 in 2013. The standalone VR headset, developed by Meta (formerly Facebook), was one of, if not the hottest item of the holiday season, with the Oculus companion app becoming the #1 download on the Apple App Store.

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This includes SteamVR headsets such as the HTC Vive and Valve Index as well as the Oculus Rift. You can even use the Oculus Quest using the Oculus Link feature or a program such as Virtual Desktop. As such, you will need a PC VR headset in order to enjoy this years’ content.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Since launching this past November on major PC VR headsets as well as the Oculus Quest, we’ve been actively competing against one another for the top spot on the leaderboards, and while we’ve somehow managed to keep our friendships intact, tensions are definitely high. Pistol Whip is proving to be a big hit here at the VRScout offices.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Having initially announced that their Vive Focus standalone VR headset would operate as part of Google’s Daydream VR platform in 2017, HTC later scrapped those plans ahead of the headset’s recent launch in China under HTC’s own ‘Wave Vive’ platform.

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MAY 2, 2022

That’s definitely expensive for a standalone VR headset, but not unheard of. HTC’s Vive Focus 3—which is aimed at enterprise customers—is priced at $1,300. Back in 2015, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey said the launch price of the original Oculus Rift headset would be “roughly in [the $350] ballpark.”

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OCTOBER 5, 2019

The Vive Cosmos signals a bright future for HTC, but at $699, will people buy it? HTC’s latest VR headset, the Cosmos is officially available for purchase and at $699 the headset doesn’t come cheap, but it does come with some much-needed improvements. Design was a priority for HTC when it came to the Cosmos. Calling it now.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

With the Unimersiv app and Oculus Rift headset, students can meet people from any country in the world and learn languages in VR. The Unimersiv app is free to download on the Oculus Store, making it easily accessible to a wide range of students. This field trip is definitely something that students will remember.

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MAY 22, 2019

Multiple budget-friendly headset options, compatibility with a massive library of experiences offered by SteamVR (and Oculus via LibreVR’s Revive app), the list goes on. Next to the Oculus Go, the HP Reverb is the most comfortable VR headset available at the moment. Where the HP Reverb truly shines is in its comfortability.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

You might not experience all of the real aches and pains that come with rebuilding a house, but you’ll definitely work up a bit of a sweat as move your hands and arms to vigorously scrub the walls, bend over to install plumbing, and get down on your knees to polish floors. Though I think the answer to that question is fairly obvious.

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APRIL 14, 2017

Revealed in the description of the new promo released today on the company’s YouTube channel, the makers of Mindshow haven’t cranked down on a definite release date yet, but have said it will be launching on HTC Vive. image courtesy of Visionary VR.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

It seems the manga and anime’s Western fan base has spoken, and they definitely want Spice & Wolf in VR. The lowest funding tier at ¥3,000 (~$27) gets you a download key for the platform of your choice: Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, HTC Vive, PSVR, or Oculus Quest. Image courtesy SpicyTails.

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JANUARY 12, 2020

Oculus Link official cable now available worldwide (but Quest is still soldout). Good news for all the Quest fans: the official Oculus Link cable is now available worldwide in 22 countries. Anyway, with future software updates of the Oculus runtime, the official cable will be able to exploit all the maximum speed possible.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

HTC Vive Pro. Perhaps the biggest reveal at CES 2018 was HTC’s Vive Pro. As a side note, HTC confirmed to us that the Vive Pro won’t ship with Valve’s ‘Knuckles’ controllers , a bummer for those hoping to finally get their hands on the anticipated controllers which were first revealed back in mid-2017.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Today developer Anotherway announced the game’s release date for October 21st on Oculus Quest, and affirmed that a PC VR version will launch later this year. The game definitely builds on the vibes of classic instrument-based rhythm games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero , but this time without the plastic guitar.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Lynx R-1 features the same Qualcomm XR2 chipset as Oculus Quest 2 and HTC Vive Focus 3, and like those two it’s also based on a heavily modified version of Android. French startup Lynx today launched the long-awaited Kickstarter campaign for Lynx R-1, a standalone headset capable of both VR and passthrough AR.

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APRIL 7, 2020

While there aren’t any official Avatar: The Last Airbender VR games out there, RUMBLE definitely wants to fill in the gaps with its Earthbending fighting game where, like the series’ telekinetic martial artists, you control the very ground beneath your feet.

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MAY 5, 2018

Apparently HTC is lowering the price for some devs, although the total price sans discount appears to be approximately the same premium price tag the headset carries in its home country. SEE ALSO Oculus Go, Mirage Solo, and Vive Focus Standalone Headsets Compared.

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MAY 28, 2019

There’s no definite Early Access launch date yet, although Neat Corp maintains in the game’s Steam store page that it should be “soon.” Garden of the Sea is targeting SteamVR headsets such as HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

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