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Steam Frame Launch

Steam Frame Walks In on a Monday and Asks $1,059 for a Wireless Steam Library

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Steam Frame Launch
Valve spent Monday putting a headset on sale before most people had finished coffee. Steam Frame starts at $1,059 for the 256GB kit and $1,299 for the 1TB kit, with controllers and a native build of Half-Life: Alyx in the package. A power brick stays off the packing list. Sign-ups for a reservation lottery run through September 17 at 10 a.m. Pacific. After that cutoff Valve randomizes the list, emails results the same day, and starts sending the first purchase invitations on September 18. Miss the window and you land at the back of the waitlist.

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RayRod TV Mario Kart 64 VR Mod

Strapping On a VR Headset and Racing Mario Kart 64 Like Never Before

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RayRod TV Mario Kart 64 VR Mod
RayRod TV has released a free VR mod that drops Mario Kart 64 into modern headsets with full head tracking and stereo 3-D. Built on HarbourMasters’ SpaghettiKart PC port, the project runs the original 1997 racing game natively on Windows while adding an OpenXR layer so any compatible headset can take over the view. You supply your own US .z64 ROM, point the executable at it once, and the rest is ready to go.

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New Lamborghini Apple Vision Pro App

Lamborghini Brings Its Hybrid Hypercars to Life at True Scale in Your Own Space on Apple Vision Pro

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New Lamborghini Apple Vision Pro App
Lamborghini just released a new app built for the Apple Vision Pro. Current hybrid models from the lineup take center stage with high-fidelity digital versions ready for close examination. Models include the Temerario and Revuelto on the two-seater hypercar side while the Urus SE and Urus SE Performante bring the performance SUV offerings into view, with the latter appearing in complete detail ahead of its physical introduction at Goodwood. Two modes shape how each car appears. One mode places the model directly into the user’s real environment so it can occupy full scale next to existing furniture or adjust smaller to match available room. A second mode moves everything into a dedicated digital space created with Lamborghini’s design direction in mind.

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The Legend of Zelda Breath of the wild VR BetterVR Update

Zelda Breath of the Wild VR Mod Update Makes Movement and Aiming Feel Natural at Last

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The Legend of Zelda Breath of the wild VR BetterVR Update
Zelda Breath of the Wild has long rewarded patient exploration and creative problem solving across its enormous map. Turning that same world into a convincing virtual reality experience has required ongoing refinement from modder Crementif through the BetterVR project for the Cemu emulator. Version 0.9.17, released in mid-June, focuses on everyday frustrations that kept the game from feeling fully ready for long sessions.

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 PSVR2 Release

Virtual Reality Turns Every Takeoff Into a Personal Adventure in Microsoft Flight Simulator for the PSVR2

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 PSVR2 Release
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will be available on PS5 in April of this year, and there will be no additional cost to enjoy it in Virtual Reality. Sim Update 5 includes the VR mode as well as a few other minor improvements, such as snazzy new avionics and compatibility for five new payware aircraft. Anyone who already owns the game on PS5 will be able to try out the VR feature for free because, let’s be honest, the timing looks promising for a release in the first half of next month.

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Homemade VR Headset Sony Watchman Portable TV

Homemade VR Headset Uses Sony Watchman Portable TVs from the 1990s

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Homemade VR Headset Sony Watchman Portable TV
Dooglehead’s DIY VR headset is reminiscent of the past, a purposeful step back in time. Modern VR headsets are all about blazing fast pixels and brilliant colors, but dooglehead’s design manages to get by with small old CRTs rescued from 1990s Sony Watchman pocket TVs, and it’s still good enough for virtual reality. Coming in at a mere 544 grams, nearly the same weight as an HTC Vive, you have the unmistakable mass and charm of old electronics slumped over your face.

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