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The XR Week Peek (2025.01.29): Google acquires HTC engineers, Meta plans to release Oakley smartglasses, and more!

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Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google acquires HTC Vive engineers for $250M Completely out of the blue (at least from our eyes), Google decided to acquire some XR-related engineers from HTC Vive (together with a non-exclusive license on some HTC IP) for the whopping amount of $250M.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.12.19): Carmack leaves Meta, HTC teases its headset, and more!

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HTC to reveal its headset at CES. After many weeks of teasing, HTC is finally ready to unveil its new headset at CES. I expect the usual HTC headset, with technical innovations, but a price that doesn’t make it compelling for users. More info (HTC’s new headset — Road To VR) More info (HTC’s new headset — Upload VR).

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Vive Still The Most Popular Headset For Developers, VRDC Survey Suggests

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Last August the Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC) published its first report on the state of the VR industry based off of a survey for developers. The results suggested that marginally more developers were working on the HTC Vive than the Oculus Rift. It might take some time before we see big changes in these surveys.

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HTC Says Watching ‘Ready Player One’ Boosts VR Purchase Intent in China

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HTC China President Alvin Wang Graylin tweeted recently that Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One (2018) is projected to have a “significantly positive impact” on VR adoption in China this year. Image courtesy HTC.

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Oculus Rift Closes in on Steam Majority Market Share

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According to the latest figures from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has picked up an additional 3.1% The HTC Vive maintains the majority with 50.2% SEE ALSO Google Buys HTC Talent & IP for $1.1 Billion, Cash to Support HTC's Focus on Smartphones, VR, & AR.

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Report: 39% of Game Developers Working on AR/VR Headsets

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A survey of game developers attending the annual GDC conference suggests major growth in the number of developers building games for AR and VR headsets. As for the future, development interest in the HTC Vive seems to be growing the most compared to other platforms. Future AR/VR Focus. Developer Interest in AR/VR Platforms.

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HTC Vive Overtakes VR/AR Outlook In GDC State of the Industry Survey

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Each year, attendees take part in a lengthy survey that serves as the foundation for the conference’s State of the Industry document — this year’s results proved very interesting. 44% of those surveyed said they weren’t interested in developing for the VR or AR platforms at all.

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