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The Vive VR headset will be the first major VR competitor to reach shelves – but only in limited quantities. The Vive, developed by HTC, was scheduled to launch this Christmas ahead of Project Morpheus, which is set for release during for the first half of 2016, and Oculus Rift, …
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‘Oculus Rift isn’t going to sell billions in 2016 – and that’s okay’
For 18 months, there have been a lot of exciting developments for VR. Facebook purchased Oculus for $2bn, while Sony was getting involved in this new space with Project Morpheus. And Valve announced it had partnered up with HTC for its first Valve VR headset, the Vive. But in recent …
Read More »E3 2015: Microsoft working with Valve on virtual reality
But no details given on what partnership entails
Read More »MICROSOFT: Xbox has partnered up with Valve for VR
Microsoft is looking to dominate the VR space on console. Taking to the stage, head of Microsoft Studios Kudo Tsunoda said that the firm has undertaken a partnership with Valve. That said, it didn’t really give any details about said partnership. This is on top of its deal with Oculus …
Read More »The Assembly will be a launch game for Oculus Rift, Project Morpheus and HTC Vive
VR developer and publisher nDreams has unveiled a game that it says it will be a launch title for the big three upcoming virtual reality headsets. The Assembly, which has been rebuilt with Unreal Engine 4, aims to be a launch title for not only Facebook’s Oculus Rift but also …
Read More »2015 arrival looking unlikely for Oculus Rift
It’s looking increasingly unlikely that the pioneering virtual reality headset Oculus Rift will launch this side of Christmas. We have not announced any specific plans for shipment volumes in 2015 related to Oculus," Facebook CFO David Wehner told analysts, as reported by Gamasutra. Oculus is very much in the development …
Read More »First game for Valve’s virtual reality headset revealed
Owlchemy Labs working on first-person job simulator for Vive VR
Read More »Valve unveils VR headset made by HTC
Smartphone powerhouse HTC has been named as the manufacturer of Valve’s virtual reality headset. The device is called the Vive. A developer version is due out this spring and the consumer version in ‘holiday 2015′, meaning that potentially it could beat big-name rivals such as the Oculus Rift and Sony’s …
Read More »Valve to reveal Steam VR hardware and final Steam Controller design at GDC
A big new player will enter the virtual reality arena next week. Valve has confirmed that it will use GDC to reveal what is described as a "previously-unannounced SteamVR hardware system". Although nothing is known of the new hardware as of yet, Valve’s dominance in the PC games sector means …
Read More »Oculus VR adds PopCap producer Bernard Yee
Oculus VR has hired former Plants vs Zombies 2 senior producer Bernard Yee, adding yet another industry veteran to its ranks. Speaking with GamesBeat, Yee discussed his experience with a VR demo visiting Valve earlier this year that prompted his interest in the budding tech. "I was really blown away …
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