Vision Pro and Quest 3 Hand-tracking Latency Compared
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by Ben Lang
8h ago
Vision Pro is built entirely around hand-tracking while Quest 3 uses controllers first and foremost, but also supports hand-tracking as an alternate option for some content. But which has better hand-tracking? You might be surprised at the answer. Vision Pro Hand-tracking Latency With no support for motion controllers, Vision Pro’s only motion-based input is hand-tracking. The core input system combines hands with eyes to control the entire interface. Prior to the launch of the headset we spotted some footage that allowed us to gauge the hand-tracking latency between 100-200ms, but that’s a ..read more
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Meta is Removing a Host of Features from ‘Workrooms’, Requiring Users to Download Files Before June
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by Scott Hayden
8h ago
Meta announced it’s pushing a major change to Workrooms, its virtual collaboration space that connects both VR and video chat users. The overhaul is set to improve, but also remove a slate of features, so Meta is suggesting active users download important data before the update’s May 30th rollout. Launched in 2021, Workrooms was designed to be a fully-functional virtual meeting space that leveraged a companion app for both PC or Mac, letting you stream your computer’s desktop and see your real keyboard via a small passthrough window in addition to chatting with users both in VR and on ..read more
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‘MLB Home Run Derby’ Swings for the Fences on Main Quest Store After Long Stint on App Lab
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by Scott Hayden
8h ago
Major League Baseball’s batting simulator MLB Home Run Derby VR (2018) has left App Lab and is now available on the main Quest Store, which also comes alongside a few updates to the game. Previously launched on PC VR in 2018 and on Quest via App Lab in 2021, MLB Home Run Derby VR lets you swing for the fences from the batter’s box of all 30 MLB ballparks. Here’s how the MLB describes it: Utilizing advanced motion controls and realistic batting mechanics, players will feel the rush of every swing as if they’re really at the ballpark. Whether you are a seasoned baseball a ..read more
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Psychological Horror Game ‘MADiSON VR’ Delayed by “a few weeks” on PSVR 2 & PC VR
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by Scott Hayden
19h ago
Previously launched on consoles and PC in 2022, the VR version of psychological horror game MADiSON was set to launch this month on PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets. Now, just a day before its planned launch, the studio says it’s being delayed by “a few weeks” to allow the team to hit a higher framerate. Perp Games and developer Bloodious Games announced the delay in a blogpost, noting that Unity’s recently released SDK would allow the team to hit 90Hz natively on PSVR 2 instead of the planned 60/120Hz interpolation mode. “Our ambition is to create a realistic and daunting atmosphere w ..read more
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Heavy Metal Rhythm Shooter ‘Metal: Hellsinger’ is Coming to Major VR Headsets This Year
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by Scott Hayden
1d ago
Popular rhythm shooter Metal: Hellsinger (2022) is getting a VR version, bringing its frenetic action and metal-heavy soundtrack to all major VR headsets this year. Games publisher Funcom and original developer The Outsiders announced that Metal: Hellsinger VR is being developed from the ground-up in collaboration with Lab42 Games, a Sumo Digital studio since 2020. While a VR version has been a fan request for a while now, the game has now been confirmed to launch sometime this year on Quest 2/3/Pro, PSVR 2 and SteamVR headsets. Image courtesy Funcom Metal: Hellsinger VR is said to inc ..read more
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Apple Announces WWDC 2024 with Plans to Highlight “visionOS advancements”
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by Scott Hayden
2d ago
Apple finally revealed when its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is happening this summer, and the company says it’s also slated to highlight some “advancements” on Vision Pro’s operating system, visionOS. Coming June 10th – 14th, WWDC is set to feature updates to visionOS in addition to the regular deluge of stuff for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. It’s not certain what the company will have in store, however there are a few rumors out there worth considering the closer we head to the second week of June. Marking one year since its initial unveiling, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirm ..read more
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‘Max Mustard’ Review – An ‘Astro Bot’ Style VR Platformer That Cuts the Mustard
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by Scott Hayden
4d ago
Max Mustard may be a bit of a curveball when it comes to names, but this traditional 3D platformer reimagined for VR delivers in nearly every other way, serving up some very Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018) and Lucky’s Tale (2016) vibes in the process. Max Mustard Details: Available On: Quest 2/3/Pro (coming later to Steam & PSVR 2) Reviewed On: Quest 3 Release Date: March 21st, 2024 Price: $30 Developer: Toast Interactive Gameplay Max Mustard isn’t reinventing the wheel here: it’s a solid, extremely well-built 3D platformer that, for all its pos ..read more
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‘Laser Dance’ Hands-on: Forget ‘the floor is lava’—You’ve Got Lasers Now
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by Ben Lang
6d ago
After recently playing a prototype version of Laser Dance, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around what makes it so engaging. And it finally struck me. The game is a manifestation of the kind of simple rules that could turn any ordinary day in my childhood into an exciting adventure. Immediately I recalled the classic childhood pastime of ‘the floor is lava’, the game where everyone has to pretend that the floor is entirely covered in lava, and touching it means you’ll die (not morbid at all, I know). So you have to climb on your furniture or hop from spot to spot to avoid an untimely ..read more
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Multiplayer JRPG ‘Soul Covenant’ Coming to All Major VR Headsets Next Month
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by Scott Hayden
1w ago
Thirdverse, the Japan-based VR studio behind Swords of Gargantua, Altair Breaker, and X8, announced that its VR multiplayer JRPG SOUL COVENANT is coming to all major headsets next month. Developed by the core team behind SOUL SACRIFICE (2013), players are thrust into a post-apocalyptic Tokyo in the franchise’s first VR expansion. Soul Covenant is said to feature a “deeply emotional narrative,” letting players explore humanity’s last bastion against the relentless onslaught of an AI-led genocidal army known as ‘Deus Ex Machina’. While the game can be played in single pla ..read more
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‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ VR Interactive Anime Unveiled in New Teaser, Coming to Quest
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by Scott Hayden
1w ago
Bandai Namco revealed in November that it was partnering with XR studio Atlas V (Gloom Eyes, BATTLESCAR) to release a Mobile Suit Gundam game for Quest. Now the studio has released the first teaser. Mobile Suit Gundam: Silver Phantom is being pitched as a “virtual reality interactive movie,” which is said to provide fans with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the Gundam series in a new way and brand new story. While the studios were previously very light on the detail when the project was announced late last year, it’s now been revealed the narrativ ..read more
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