facebook Facebook Horizon Brings User-Built Social VR Worlds to Oculus Facebook announces Horizon, a new social VR world for Quest and Rift where users build and explore custom environments. The launch prompts the immediate closure of older apps Facebook Spaces and Oculus Rooms.
oculus Oculus Link Update Transforms Quest Into PC VR Headset Facebook announces Oculus Link, a feature that allows Oculus Quest owners to connect to gaming PCs via USB-C to play Rift games.
oculus Oculus Link Makes The PC-Tethered Rift S Headset Obsolete A new beta feature called Oculus Link allows standalone Quest users to connect to a PC and play high-end VR games, delivering an experience nearly identical to the Rift S. This new technology effectively renders the Rift S irrelevant by giving the cheaper Quest the same PC-powered capabilities.
facebook Facebook Horizon Aims to Build the Ultimate Social VR Sandbox Facebook unveils Horizon, a user-generated virtual reality universe designed to be a lasting social destination rather than a simple novelty. The closed beta launches in early 2020, replacing older social VR apps like Spaces and Oculus Rooms.
emmys Streaming Services Dominate 2019 Emmy Awards Across All Categories Streaming platforms like Amazon Prime and Netflix dominate the 2019 Emmy Awards, with interactive media also making history. HBO still leads the overall victory count despite the strong internet-based competition.
facebook Facebook Pins Mainstream VR Hopes on the Launch of Oculus Quest Facebook releases the Oculus Quest, a streamlined VR headset designed to finally bring virtual reality to a mass audience. The tech giant faces intense pressure to prove its billion-dollar investment works as it struggles to simplify its confusing product line.
facebook Facebook Ships VR Headsets With Embarrassing Hidden Inscriptions Facebook admits that tens of thousands of upcoming Oculus VR controllers ship with internal prototype messages like "Big Brother Is Watching." The company reveals the embarrassing hardware error ahead of two major headset launches.
valve Valve Reveals Index VR Headset Launch Date and Controller Details Valve accidentally reveals key details about its upcoming Index VR headset, confirming a June 15 launch alongside its Knuckles controllers. The high-end device features integrated headphones as it prepares to compete with Oculus and HTC.
oculus Oculus Unveils Rift S VR Headset With Higher Resolution for $399 Oculus introduces the Rift S, a PC-tethered VR headset featuring sharper LCD screens and inside-out tracking for $399. The device launches this spring with a redesigned fit created in partnership with Lenovo.
vr Andreessen Horowitz Leads $68M Into Location-Based VR Startup Sandbox Sandbox VR brings players into empty rooms and transforms them into full-body virtual reality experiences using backpack PCs and haptic gear. The startup just raises a $68 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz to expand its scalable out-of-home VR arcades.
ar AR and VR Face Crucial Transition Before 2020 Rebirth The current generation of augmented and virtual reality struggles to find a mass market, with mixed smartglasses sales and declining VR units. Analysts predict a necessary industry shakeout in 2019 before a major inflection point arrives in late 2020.