Enlarge / The first Meta Store won’t necessarily be your one-stop shop for all things sold by Meta—as this artistic interpretation points to one thing not sold by the store until further notice. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) On May 9, Meta will double down on its metaverse sales pitch by… making people drive […]
Enlarge / It’s not much to look at, but at least the name is official. (credit: Sony) Sony’s trickle of information about its future in virtual reality continued on Tuesday with the surprise announcement of an unsurprising name: PlayStation VR2. Thankfully, the name comes with a dump of specs that confirm Sony’s aspirations to deliver […]
Anyone who has played a flight simulator knows that screen real estate is critical. Your average 16: 9 TV or monitor is fine for most video games, but flight simulators are all about the spatial awareness of sitting in a cockpit, peeking at a massive console of virtualized buttons and screens, and having your midair […]
Enlarge / One day, the VR industry may be boosted with sensory tricks like smell-o-vision. That’s different from the itching and burning sensations reported by Quest 2 users—unless one of Quest 2’s VR zombie games is really, really ahead of its time. (credit: Oculus | Aurich Lawson) Facebook’s VR division is recalling every single foam […]
Enlarge / More hidden features will soon be loosed onto Oculus Quest 2 owners. (credit: Sam Machkovech) Last year’s Oculus Quest 2 VR headset remains one of the cheapest—though not necessarily recommended—ways to jump into virtual reality. But even I must admit its sales proposition became more tantalizing on Tuesday with a late-night announcement from […]
Expand / It seems like its predecessor, however, Oculus Quest two is very distinct –and largely in disappointing manners. (charge: Sam Machkovech) Even the long-rumored (and lately leaked) Oculus Quest 2 is in my house, in my head. I got it earlier this month, together with information that this could be Oculus’s lowest priced”all-purpose” VR […]