Godot Engine's Meta Quest and OpenXR support is set to improve soon
Meta announces a strategic partnership with W4 Games. The goal is to improve OpenXR support and make it easier for developers to create Quest games using the Godot engine. The project is expected to be completed by July 2024.
With this initiative, Meta aims to create a viable alternative to Unity and Unreal Engine. The company has already invested in the open source engine in 2021.
Vision Pro keyboards hint at launch in these countries
Apple's Vision Pro is currently only available to order within the United States. That might change soon based on research by MacRumors. The virtual keyboard only supports English and emoji, but code diving has uncovered a list of other languages: Cantonese, Traditional, Chinese, Simplified, English (Australia), English (Canada), English (Japan), English (Singapore), English (UK), French (Canada), French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, and Korean. The implication is the Vision Pro might launch in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the UK. The same keyboards would be appropriate for Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Cute puzzle adventure Tin Hearts gets a free VR update
Publisher Wired Productions and developer Rogue Sun have released a free VR update for the heartwarming puzzle adventure Tin Hearts. The update was originally intended for the Tin Hearts: Prologue version which Rogue Sun released in early access in 2018. Now, on PSVR 2 and PC VR via Steam, you can experience the world of Tin Hearts from a new perspective and immerse yourself in the game's puzzles by controlling everything directly in VR. Tin Hearts is now available for all major platforms. These include PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Playstation 4 & 5. The game retails for $19.99.