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The world’s biggest game will enter virtual reality next year. Brick-building blockbuster Minecraft is one of the games from moe than 200,000 developers that have signed up to create for the Rift platform, Oculus announced at its Connect 2 conference. Slated to launch next year, Minecraft VR will be the …
Read More »You can now watch Netflix in virtual reality
Netflix has launched an official app for Samsung’s Gear VR headset. The TV and film streaming service is now available for users of the smartphone-powered virtual reality device, the consumer version of which was also detailed. The app plonks viewers in a virtual cabin with a sofa and a screen-within-the-screen …
Read More »VR is currently ‘pretty expensive, relatively primitive’, admits Oculus Rift creator
VR might not be for everyone just yet, but you’d be a luddite to count the nascent technology out for good. That’s according to the 22-year-old creator of the Oculus Rift, Palmer Luckey, who recently candidly told GameSpot that those yet to be won over by headsets such as the …
Read More »AR is not compelling enough for consumers yet, says Oculus
VR giant Oculus says that augmented reality has failed to capture the mass-market so far. Speaking to MCV, CEO Brendan Iribe said that the reaction from consumers to AR tech such as Microsoft’s HoloLens has been ‘ok’, but that this could change in an instant. It’s one thing to make …
Read More »Oculus Rift ‘will be an open platform’, avoid ‘console tactics’, insists founder
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey has dismissed concerns that the Rift virtual reality headset will be designed as a closed ecosystem. A Reddit thread attempting to dissuade readers from buying the upcoming consumer version of the VR device cited Oculus’ funding of two dozen Rift-exclusive titles as a sign that the …
Read More »Oculus bolsters indie VR offering with $10 million investment
Virtual reality specialist Oculus is taking new steps to attract smaller developers to its Rift platform. As part of its pre-E3 press conference, the company said that it would be pouring an additional $10 million into ‘accelerating’ support for indie studios working on content for the VR headset. (via Polygon) …
Read More »Oculus hints at development of dedicated VR game controller
A dedicated controller designed to suit the needs of virtual reality titles could well be in development at Oculus Rift. Having claimed that traditional joypads [aren’t] necessarily the right input for what you said, rich interactions in virtual reality” Oculus founder Palmer Luckey was asked by Polygon when Oculus would …
Read More »Oculus Rift dev kits removed from sale in China
Chinese developers are being blocked from buying Oculus Rift dev kits due to the number of units being sold on by buyers. Games In Asia reports that the company has even go so far as to cancel exiting pre-orders. It is a bummer that we’ve had to suspend sales in …
Read More »Now Luckey says VR could make wasting time on real life ‘irresponsible’
Virtual reality may not just mean the end of TVs – it might actually mean the end of ever interacting with actual flesh and blood people altogether. Having predicted the end for television yesterday, GameSpot has spotted some even more audacious claims from Oculus founder Palmer Luckey in an interview …
Read More »25,000 second-gen Oculus dev kits sold
Oculus has sold 25,000 second-generation development kits in less than a month of pre-orders going live. The figure was revealed toTechCrunch, which means sales of the new DK2 version for developers is outpacing the last. Pre-orders for the new kit went live on March 19th. Sales of the first generation …
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