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Meta’s VR metaverse is ditching VR
1+ week, 5+ day ago (255+ words) Horizon Worlds is now going to be a platform that's "almost exclusively mobile.' The new approach sets Meta up to better compete with platforms like Roblox and Fortnite, which also offer user-generated experiences that can be played on your phone....
The Apple Vision Pro is getting foveated streaming, which is Valve’s fancy trick for the Steam Frame.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (195+ words) I was impressed with foveated streaming on the Steam Frame, which, when you're interacting with games streamed to the headset, renders what's right in front of your eyes at the highest fidelity. I hope it's just as good on the…...
How Gorilla Tag is weathering the VR winter
2+ week, 5+ day ago (500+ words) The popular VR game is breaking audience records, all while its makers are working on a mobile offshoot, a TV show and a Gorillacon live event. The VR industry has been on edge since Meta's massive job cuts earlier this…...
Zuckerberg considered changing how Meta studies social issues after research got it in trouble
3+ week, 5+ day ago (181+ words) The Meta CEO said Apple seems to get away with less criticism by lying low. One day after The Wall Street Journal published a blockbuster story about Meta's own dismal findings about teen girls' mental health on Instagram, CEO Mark…...
You can reportedly use the Labo VR headset to play 3D Virtual Boy games.
3+ week, 6+ day ago (185+ words) If you've still got your Labo kits, you may not need to buy Nintendo's $100 or $25 Virtual Boy Switch accessories. During an event last week, Nintendo Treehouse staffer Corey Olcsvary told GamesBeat that the Labo VR kit'can also be used to…...
Supernatural was a breakout VR fitness sensation — meet the women furious with Mark Zuckerberg for killing it
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1174+ words) A passionate group of women rediscovered fitness in VR. They're furious with Mark Zuckerberg for killing their community. Supernatural isn't dead, but it might as well be. A few weeks ago, Meta shut down three VR studios as part of…...
Samsung’s AR glasses are coming this year.
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (117+ words) Samsung's AR glasses are coming this year.The Verge That's according to Seong Cho, head of marketing for mobile, during today's quarterly earnings call. Discussing plans for 2026, he mentioned XR form factors including "next-generation AR glasses." Samsung has been developing…...
Meta has discontinued its metaverse for work, too
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (306+ words) Meta continues to trickle out the bad news for VR. Meta will also no longer sell its headsets and software as a service for businesses, another help page reads: "We are stopping sales of Meta Horizon managed services and commercial…...
Meta’s layoffs hit the studio that made Batman: Arkham Shadow, too.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (150+ words) The studio, Camouflaj, hasn't been "completely laid off," as one Arkham series fan page reported; Camouflaj experienced layoffs but is not shutting down, Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton tells The Verge. The team is now "just a handful of employees" working…...
Meta is closing down three VR studios as part of its metaverse cuts
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (155+ words) Developers from Twisted Pixel Games and Sanzaru Games have posted about their studios being closed down. Meta is laying off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs metaverse division, and the cuts include closing down some of its VR gaming studios....