PC gamers playing Minecraft Bedrock Edition using virtual reality headsets soon will soon have to find another way to enjoy the game, as official VR support is going away.
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Sony has put up a Steam store page for the app that will enable PlayStation VR2 headset and PlayStation VR2 Sense controller owners to connect their hardware to PCs and VR titles on the platform.
Virtual reality fans will soon have another headset to choose from. The PS VR2's PC adapter lands this August. However, it disables some features like haptics and eye tracking on PC.
Popular VR role-playing game Demeo has now arrived on the visionOS App Store for the Apple Vision Pro. It was already available for the Oculus Quest, then ported to PS5 and the PS VR 2 in 2023.
Meta and Warner Bros. have announced Batman: Arkham Shadow, a brand-new entry into the ArkhamVerse coming later this year. It will be exclusive to the Meta Quest 3 virtual reality headset.
Homeworld: Vast Reaches has been announced. It will be an all-new game in the space-based RTS series that's being developed by FarBridge for the Meta Quest 2 and 3 virtual reality headsets.
Sony has quietly announced that it is planning to offer official PlayStation VR2 support on PC, which could mean owners of the headsets will be able to play their SteamVR games soon.
Deep Silver has announced Metro Awakening, a brand-new prequel entry to Metro 2033 coming to PC VR, Meta Quest, and PSVR this year. Series author Glukhovsky is involved in the development as well.
Meta has officially kicked off pre-orders for its latest generation VR and AR headset: The Meta Quest 3. The hardware features the new Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 to boast major performance boosts.
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AMD has finally managed to fix the high power draw issue which affected its Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT GPUs on multi-monitor or 4k144 FreeSync monitors. VR gaming issues have also been fixed.
Windows Mixed Reality was Microsoft's attempt to bring its own spin on VR to the consumer market, asking third-party PC makers to create headsets based on the platform. It quickly died off.
In a financial presentation, Sony showed a sales chart indicating that its PS VR2 virtual reality system for the PlayStation 5 console sold around 600,000 units in its first six weeks of release.
The Meta Quest Gaming Showcase 2023 date was announced. This year's edition will come with a larger installment of games, applications, and updates for the company's virtual reality headsets.
The research firm IDC says that the Sony PSVR2 headset for the PlayStation 4 console has only sold 270,000 units worldwide since it launched in late February for the price of $549.99.
Microsoft and Meta have announced a partnership that will see the cloud game streaming platform, Xbox Cloud Gaming, arrive to the Meta Quest Store, offering its suite of Xbox games to Quest users.
The upcoming revision of Sony's PlayStation Virtual Reality gaming headset will not be compatible with the current generation of games. Owners will have to retain their old hardware to play them.
The Meta Quest 2 standalone virtual reality headset is soon receiving a major price hike. Both the 128 GB and 256 GB versions, refurbished units, as well as accessories are seeing the increases.
Meta is coming up with its first ever retail store on May 9 in its campus in Burlingame, California. Customers can get familiar with Meta's vision of the metaverse and also play with their hardware.
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During the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase today, Innersloth and Schell Games gave another look at Among Us VR. Aside from new gameplay, the title now has a holiday 2022 launch window attached to it.
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Skydance Interactive today gave a first look at its upcoming virtual reality action and survival game The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Chapter 2 during the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase.
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The social multiplayer sensation Among Us is breaching the 3D space as Innersloth today announced a virtual reality version of the title. Schell Games is developing the whole new experience.
Valve CEO and co-founder Gabe Newell has confirmed that multiple projects are currently in development at the studio that are awaiting announcements. These may be standard or VR games.
The promised virtual reality support for Tetris Effect: Connected has finally arrived to the Microsoft Store PC version. The immersive mode includes support for the multiplayer matches too.
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Respawn Entertainment's upcoming virtual reality title Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond received its first multiplayer trailer today, showcasing its various game modes and revealing new details.
Facebook and Ubisoft confirmed a partnership today that sees new virtual reality entries from the Splinter Cell and Assassin's Creed franchises coming into the Oculus platforms as exclusives.
The upcoming Respawn Entertainment-developed virtual reality title, Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, is coming to both the Oculus Store and Steam. The game is releasing on December 11.
Facebook today announced the new Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset during its Connect keynote. The price starts at $299 and it comes with a higher resolution display, better controllers and more.
Mojang announced today that the PlayStation 4 version of Minecraft is finally gaining virtual reality support, letting players use their PS VR setups to experience the game in a new fashion.
The development team behind L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files, Video Games Deluxe, is currently preparing a new virtual reality game for Rockstar Games. It will be a AAA open-world title.
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Valve has delivered an extensive suite of modding tools to Half-Life: Alyx, letting the community make new levels, models, and more. A native Linux version of the hit VR title is now available too.
As announced by Valve today, the company will be ending support for macOS on its virtual reality platform. Meanwhile, other platforms - Windows and Linux - continue to receive support on SteamVR.
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Valve's new full-fledged VR experience, Half-Life: Alyx, is now out and available on Steam, letting everyone jump back into City 17 for a brand new storyline set before the events of Half-Life 2.
Half-Life: Alyx is releasing early next week, and now Valve has opened the floodgates for pre-loading the highly-anticipated VR title. The download comes in at 48GB and is available now on Steam.
Half-Life: Alyx has received three new gameplay videos straight from Valve, showcasing gunplay, gun customizations, puzzles, VR movement options, and more. The title is releasing later this month.
Valve's upcoming virtual reality headset exclusive single-player game Half-Life: Alyx finally has a release date attached to it. The game will land on March 23, arriving as a prequel to Half-Life 2.
Valve unveiled gameplay of its upcoming VR flagship title Half-Life: Alyx today. The Source 2-built title will be a full-length prequel to Half-Life 2, and will be playable across all PC VR headsets.
Valve has come out and officially confirmed Half-Life: Alyx, a flagship virtual reality exclusive game developed in-house by the studio. The game is slated to be unveiled on Thursday, November 21.
Sony announced in a blog post today that an updated PlayStation VR headset will launch this month in Japan, which features a new cable management system among several other features.
Following its success on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2011, Rockstar Games announced that the critically acclaimed action-adventure game will be making its way to the latest generation of consoles.
