Meta plans to stop requiring Facebook IDs to log into Quest devices starting in August 2022 and will roll out “Meta accounts” for new and existing Quest users
and that's a win-win for Zuck Lucas Matney / TechCrunch : Meta is dumping Facebook logins as its metaverse ID system Nick Statt / Protocol : Why Meta is killing Facebook logins for VR Tech Advisor : B...
Sony reveals the PlayStation VR2's design: lighter, with a lens adjustment dial, new vent layout, and similar white-and-black color scheme
how Sony is tackling the most annoying VR headset issue Mathew Olson / The Information : Sony's PlayStation VR2 Headset Design Sports New Comfort Features Michael Gariffo / ZDNet : Sony reveals first ...
Meta says it acquired ImagineOptix, a North Carolina-based startup specializing in liquid crystal lenses, which could help reduce the size of VR headsets
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Meta opens its VR social platform Horizon Worlds to all adult users in the US and Canada, after announcing a private beta in September 2019
a new metaverse experience you can explore right now Peter Graham / VRFocus : Adults in US & Canada can Now Step Into Horizon Worlds David Cohen / Adweek : Meta Brings Horizon Worlds VR App Out of Bet...
Oculus says developers can now sell recurring subscriptions to their Quest apps, and each subscription will have a free trial period
try fitness apps for free Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica : Resident Evil 4 VR announced for Oculus Quest 2 as a first-person remake Jamie Feltham / UploadVR : Resident Evil 4 VR will be an Oculus Quest...
ESA says E3, scheduled for early June as a three-day event, has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns
The biggest trade show in video games is skipping a year. Michael Kan / PCMag : 2 Attendees at Last Month's RSA Cybersecurity Show Now Have Coronavirus Stephany Nunneley / VG247 : With E3 2020 cancele...
Microsoft reveals more Xbox Series X details: 12 teraflops of GPU performance, up 2x from the Xbox One X; support for 8K gaming; and a “quick resume” feature
PS5 is in trouble Kyle Orland / Ars Technica : The next Xbox will quadruple XB1's CPU, octuple its GPU performance Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter : What Exactly is Xbox's New “Smart Delivery”? M...
YouTube gains exclusive streaming rights to Activision Blizzard's big esports events like Overwatch League, which was a Twitch exclusive for the past two years
Activision Blizzard And Google Enter … Justin Diaz / Android Headlines : Google Cloud Will Power Activision Blizzard Games Like Call of Duty James Hale / Tubefilter : YouTube Gaming To Exclusively Liv...
Google Stadia review: works well and has a clearer picture than early rivals but 4K games do not look 4K, tons of features are missing, and it feels like a beta
its botched launch does the opposite Richard Leadbetter / Eurogamer.net : Stadia tech review: the best game streaming yet, but far from ready Brian X. Chen / New York Times : Google Stadia Wants You t...