Meta is prioritizing shipping an ultralight Horizon OS headset with a tethered compute puck in 2026, multiple sources tell UploadVR. The two previously leading candidates for a Quest 4 series, codenamed Pismo Low and Pismo High, have been canceled, these sources suggest, while the next candidate for a traditional form factor Quest most likely wouldn’t […]
Today is the day we celebrate the Italian Republic, so theoretically I should be on holiday, but actually I’m here, writing this article to inform you about the most interesting things that have happened in XR in the past week! As usual, I will be very informative for you all, my human readers, but it seems […]
In a twist that promises to make the inevitable Palmer Luckey documentary even more dramatic, Palmer Luckey’s military tech company Anduril has now officially partnered with Meta to build “the world’s best AR and VR systems for the US military.” Luckey founded Oculus in 2012, the company whose Rift headset was the spark that rebooted […]
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Welcome back to the XR News Roundup, and our latest edition is live with extra stories from this week. Across gaming, we’ve seen a few surprise reveals like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Empire City and World War Z VR. Years after its initial announcement, Unseen Diplomacy 2 will launch later this year, Insomniac isn’t planning […]
Meta has been flirting with retail for years now, however a Business Insider report maintains the company is finally looking to expand its retail footprint beyond its first and only brick-and-mortar location. Citing an internal communication, the report maintains Meta is looking to hire retail staff and roll out more physical stores, which are thought to go […]
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Anduril is teaming up with Meta to build XR products for US and allied militaries, starting with the EagleEye AR/VR helmet. Palmer Luckey’s defense firm says the partnership will see the two companies “design, build, and field a range of integrated XR products that provide warfighters with enhanced perception and enable intuitive control of autonomous […]
I am back in Italy after another interesting trip to China. You may have read some of my experiences with Chinese XR devices in my previous articles (like this one), and you will read a lot more in the next few days (e.g. be prepared for my review of the Play For Dream MR headset!). […]
Brand ambassador and referral programs are everywhere, aiming to drive engagement and sales through influencers and loyal fans alike. But last week, Pimax crossed a line, the company publicly admitted. It was discovered the PC VR headset company was secretly aiming to launch a program that offered rewards for verifiably positive forum posts—an ostensible attempt […]