Meta Platforms decided against a partnership with Alphabet to use Google’s Android XR platform for its virtual and mixed-reality Quest headsets, The Information reported on Friday. Google had suggested that Meta partnered with its new software platform that is being developed for virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed-reality headsets, the report said, citing a source …
29 January 2024 Apple made the Vision Pro headset official last June, following years and years of rumors about such a product. On January 19, the company finally started taking pre-orders, with initial shipments scheduled for February 2. In the meantime, however, the shipping estimates have slipped into weeks, given the headset’s popularity – it’s …
New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 9, 2024 16:46 IST Apple’s Vision Pro headset will go on sale on February 2 and CEO Tim Cook announced the same on Twitter (now called X) recently. Since this is the first virtual reality headset from the iPhone maker, people are quite excited to see what it offers. Earlier last year, …
Qualcomm has unveiled the powerful Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset that is destined for Samsung’s upcoming extended reality (XR) headset. “Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 unlocks 4.3K resolution which will take XR productivity and entertainment to the next level by bringing spectacularly clear visuals to use cases such as room-scale screens, life-size overlays and virtual desktops,” …
Apple Apple will begin mass shipments of its Vision Pro mixed-reality headset “in the first week of January” before launching it in Apple Stores in late January or early February, oft-reliable supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in a note on Monday. Kuo added that Apple plans to ship “approximately 500,000” Vision Pro devices as …
PlayStation VR2, Sony’s next-gen virtual reality headset, is coming sometime in early 2023. PlayStation confirmed the news earlier today across its social media handles, with a release window locked in the early months of next year. Sony has been trickling out information over the past few months, including new features such as the see-through mode …
Red Storm Entertainment has shown off how parkour and stealth will work in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR in a new deep dive video. Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR features the memories of Assassins Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Connor, and Kassandra as the player steps into the shoes of an undercover Abstergo hacker trying to …
Tencent Holdings is currently engaged in discussions with Meta Platforms regarding the distribution of its Meta Quest line of virtual reality headsets in China, as revealed by three individuals familiar with the matter. The talks between Tencent and Meta were initiated last year and have continued in recent months. One of the sources, who possesses …
Ubisoft, the French videogame giant, is setting its sights on artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) as the future of gaming, according to its CEO. With Apple’s upcoming mixed reality headset on the horizon, Ubisoft is no stranger to taking risks on gaming innovations. In the past, the company partnered with Nintendo on the …
Meta Platforms unveiled an innovative subscription-based service called Meta Quest+ for its virtual reality (VR) headsets, aiming to make a significant impact in the emerging and highly lucrative VR market. In a live broadcast on Instagram, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta Quest+ would be available starting Monday at a monthly price of $7.99 (approximately …