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Hilmar Pétursson sees virtual reality as a ‘ten-year plan’, with the latter five years heralding ‘rapid expansion like we've never seen before’
Read More »With pre-orders still unfulfilled, Oculus rolls out to US retail
The Oculus Rift headset will this weekend be available to buy from retailer Best Buy in the US – despite the fact that many pre-orders remain unfulfilled. Oculus launched over a month ago, but manufacturing problems have left many pre-order customers waiting for their headsets. However, stock that could have …
Read More »Live streaming start-up VREAL is ‘Twitch for virtual reality’
Platform will support 360-degree streaming to both headsets and PC screens
Read More »Mojang brings Minecraft to Gear VR
Separate Oculus Rift version still in the works, studio confirms
Read More »Owlchemy drops Job Simulator price by $10: ‘No one knew what to expect from VR’
Player feedback, limited install base and need to recoup costs of 15-strong dev team cited as reasons behind price cut and offer of refunds
Read More »Oculus hints at possible Vive software block
The workaround that lets Oculus Rift games run on HTC Vive may be in danger. Yesterday it emerged that a third party program released on Github allows any Oculus Rift title to be played on the HTC Vive headset. The first release allows titles such as Lucky’s Tale and Dreamdeck …
Read More »Oculus Rift games can be patched to work on HTC Vive
It seems as if Oculus Rift exclusives are exclusive only in name. Polygon reports that a third party program released on Github allows any Oculus Rift title to be played on the HTC Vive headset. The first release allows titles such as Lucky’s Tale and Dreamdeck to happily run on …
Read More »Oculus hopes Rift orders will arrive earlier than promised
VR hopeful Oculus Rift says it is addressing the component shortage problems that have delayed orders of the device. The component shortage impacted our quantities more than we expected, and we’ve updated the shipment window to reflect these changes. We apologize for the delay,” it told Polygon. We’re delivering Rifts …
Read More »Oculus Rift customers see pre-orders pushed back as far as August
The troubled launch of the Oculus Rift VR headset shows no sign of improving. Polygon reports that a number of customers have now been informed that their pre-orders have been pushed back significantly, in some cases to as far away as June – that’s three months after the headset’s official …
Read More »Oculus Rift data sharing policies challenged by US senator
A US senator has issued an open letter to Oculus over concerns over the information it is collecting about its users. The concerns were first outlined by UploadVR. It noted that all Oculus games must be loaded via the company’s own software, and that in turn is linked to a …
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