The Meta Quest 2 128GB Holiday Bundle is being offered with a $50 Amazon credit on Cyber Monday for just $249 shipped after clicking ‘Redeem’, originally $349.99. Its 3D positional audio, hand tracking and haptic feedback ensure that you’re fully immersed. Product page.
The Apple TV port of Super Mario 64 is fun, but what would a Meta Quest 3 version be like? Llbsidezll couldn’t wait for an official version, so they programmed their own by utilizing Virtual Desktop’s passthrough feature, which basically displays the user’s computer monitor in a three-dimensional virtual space, along with Blender’s built-in VR support.
Mark Zuckerberg won’t tell you how user repairable the Meta Quest 3 is, but iFixit has no issues with tearing down one of these mixed reality headsets to show us. What you’ll notice right away is just how difficult it will be to replace its lithium polymer battery pack.
Sector D2’s Project Wingman: Frontline 59 hit the PS VR2 today, and this game lets you pilot advanced fighter jets in virtual reality. Navigating through a war-ravaged Earth, players will have to dodge railguns and geothermal weapons, while striking against mechanized fortresses using gatling guns as well as wing-mounted rocket launchers.
Forget video calls, computer scientist Lex Fridman interviewed Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in the metaverse using lifelike 3D Codec Avatars. Some might be familiar with the cartoon-like avatars that are seen in many games, but these mimicked a real human face, complete with all of their imperfections.
Thunderful Games’ LEGO Bricktales is coming to Meta Quest on December 7th, priced at $29.99 USD. Not a simple side-scroller, this title offers the most intuitive brick-by-brick building in a LEGO video game yet, as players can see their creations come to life in a three-dimensional world.
Portal Prelude RTX was released back in July, and now, a fan-made Portal 2 VR mod is available for free download. Based on the Left 4 Dead 2 VR mod, the game boasts a more immersive experience, but there are a few glitches that users may experience such as buggy in-game menus.
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File this under: weird iPhone accessories. Apple may be working on VR media glasses for the iPhone, or an alternative to those who don’t want to shell out $3,500 for the Vision Pro. This accessory would be compatible with the iPhone and a headset compatible with future AirPods as well as an over-ear headset.