XR weekly review: A deluge of new VR games, multi-room mixed reality and a 3D display for your pocket
A flood of games for Meta Quest, a VR blockbuster in review, and two pieces of hardware we took a closer look at. Here's the XR week in review.
In our weekly "XR Update" you will always find the most important XR news of the past week with a short summary. If you are interested in a particular topic, click on the link to the full article, which offers more context.
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XR hardware: News on VR, AR and mixed reality headsets
Meta Quest 3: What’s the new multi-room mixed reality like?
Did you know that Meta Quest supports multi-room mixed reality with an area of up to 200 m² and 15 rooms? MIXED tested this feature with the MR horror game Hauntify.
What is the Looking Glass Go 3D display good for?
Looking Glass Go is a portable 3D display for personal photos. No 3D glasses or headset required. Do you need something like this? Tomislav tried it out for a week and gives you his impressions.
Razer Kraken 4 Pro tested with Quest 3: More immersion through haptics?
The Razer Kraken 4 Pro gaming headset offers excellent sound, compatibility with many devices, and a high build quality. However, the haptic feedback can become a problem when used with a VR headset, writes Kevin in his review.
XR market and business news
The current flood of new VR games is crazy and could have negative effects
There is currently a deluge of new VR games, the likes of which virtual reality has never seen before. Tomislav believes this could become a challenge for the industry, as it becomes increasingly difficult for individual products to attract the attention and customers they deserve. Read his analysis and opinion on the current state of the Quest ecosystem.
VR games and XR apps: all the latest news
Metro Awakening review
Metro Awakening is an immersive VR shooter with a successful prequel story, great weapon handling, and exciting combat. But it also has some weaknesses, as our reviewer Sönke writes.
The mixed reality shooter Spatial Ops is here and the single-player mode rocks
Spatial Ops was released this week for Meta Quest and Pico (campaign-only). The mixed reality game offers an arena mode for local multiplayer with up to 8 players as well as a single player campaign. Tomislav tested the latter and loved it.
Vendetta Forever on Quest 3: What’s the innovative VR shooter good for?
Vendetta Forever is a fast and chaotic VR shooter with fun gameplay, high replay value and great sound. Graphically, the stylized look takes some getting used to, but fits the game well. All in all, a sweaty and entertaining action blast, writes Kevin in his hands-on.
Silent Hill 2 makes it into virtual reality thanks to a VR mod - with a first-person perspective and other VR extras
VR modder Praydog is bringing another horror remake from Konami to PC VR-compatible headsets. This time it's Silent Hill 2, which was released a few weeks ago and can now be played with a first-person perspective, motion controls and even melee combat - provided you have a powerful computer.
EXOCars is a real racing game for Meta Quest and PC VR
There is a lack of racing games on Meta Quest. EXOCars adds a solid title to the selection, writes Tomislav, who tried out the game.
Beautiful mixed reality game “Squingle” to be released for Meta Quest
The tactile-trippy MR game Squingle is being re-released for Meta Quest and received a mini version for you to try out.
Two high-quality mixed reality games announced for Apple Vision Pro
Signs of life from the Vision Pro ecosystem: Apple's spatial computer will soon receive two high-quality mixed reality games from established VR studios: Little Cities: Diorama by Purple Yonder and Near Light and Gears & Goo by Resolution Games. Both titles are coming to Apple Arcade.
Gadgeteer’s new MR mode awakens the child in you
With Gadgeteer's mixed reality update for Quest 3 and 3S, your home becomes a canvas for self-built Rube Goldberg machines. Over 100 building elements and gadgets are available to combine digital creativity with the physical world.
MIXED reader question: Can virtual reality die and disappear at this point?
This week, Tomislav answered a reader's question about whether virtual reality could disappear or whether it is here to stay. What is your opinion?
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