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The release of Half-Life: Alyx is likely responsible for a jump of roughly 50% in Steam users with a VR headset
Read More »Half-Life: Alyx boosts VR headsets on Steam to 2m users
Jason Rubin: ‘When Oculus was young, it was a startup… now we have a plan’
Oculus’ $399 Rift S and Quest headsets are a huge leap forward in the VR platform’s maturity, Jason Rubin explains to MCV
Read More »First look: $399 Oculus Rift S is a landmark moment for VR as a mature platform
New headset was launched at GDC and we got to try it out
Read More »Aardman Interactive partners with University of Bath to create a VR experience about head injuries
"This work is a result of several years of research"
Read More »Zenimax finally settles VR lawsuit against Facebook and Oculus
Zenimax didn’t disclose the terms of the settlement but CEO Robert Altman said he was “fully satisfied with the outcome”
Read More »AR and VR market hit $3.2bn in 2017 – but it’s time we untangled these very different propositions
IHS Markit report shows growth across both sectors but at very different rates
Read More »$199 Oculus Go a step in the right direction, say analysts, but price alone won’t drive adoption
This week, Facebook confirmed that the Oculus Go, a new, standalone VR headset, was on its way in early 2018. Priced at $199, the social giant said its low price should make VR more accessible than ever before. However, while analysts MCV spoke to were generally in agreement that Oculus Go …
Read More »Oculus Rift price cut to £399 for good
In addition to announcing a brand-new standalone VR headset in the form of the Oculus Go, Oculus also announced yet another permanent price cut for its regular Rift headset. After its successful Summer of Rift program, where it dropped the price temporarily to £399 for six weeks, the Rift will now stay at …
Read More »VR market needs more competition says Sony – Reuters
Quoted by the news agency, the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc says more competition will drive adoption and development
Read More »Permanent price cut for HTC Vive
The virtual reality headset drops $200 permanently but is still more than competitior Oculus
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