Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey ‘Can’t Use Oculus Rift S’ Due to Fixed IPD

March 26, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Last week, when Oculus’ officially unveiled its latest iteration of the Rift virtual reality headset, called the Oculus Rift S, many wondered what Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, the man behind the Rift’s initial concept and its first prototypes, may think about … Read More

Oculus Unveils $399 Rift S Headset with Higher-Res and Built-in Tracking

March 20, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Today, at GDC 2019 Oculus officially unveiled the latest iteration of its flagship PC-powered virtual reality headset, called Oculus Rift S, which is due to release later this spring priced at $399.

The Rift S replaces the original Rift and … Read More

‘Beat Saber’ Officially Coming to Oculus Quest as Launch Title

March 18, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced that the critically-acclaimed VR rhythm game, Beat Saber, is coming to Oculus Quest when the headset launches this spring.

According to an official Oculus blog post, Beat Saber will be available on day one as part of … Read More

Oculus ‘Rift S’ Headset Set to Be Revealed at GDC 2019

March 16, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has been pretty quiet about when we can expect the next iteration of its Oculus Rift but, thanks to a report by UploadVR, it appears the company is getting ready to reveal the rumored ‘Rift S’ headset next week … Read More

Facebook Reality Labs is Working on Real-Time, Lifelike Avatars

March 13, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus-parent company Facebook is aiming to redefine the future of communication with new groundbreaking 3D capture technology and AI systems that can create lifelike avatars of people.

In an Oculus blog post today, Facebook Reality Labs (FRL) chief scientist Michael … Read More

Oculus Quest and Go ‘Enterprise Editions’ Expected to Launch in 2019

March 7, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus-parent company Facebook appears to be looking to launch an enterprise edition of its Oculus Go and upcoming Oculus Quest standalone virtual reality headset sometime later this year, as first reported by Variety.

According to the report, Facebook recently published … Read More

Oculus and ESL Announce VR League: Season 3 with $250K Prize Pool

March 5, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus and ESL, the world’s largest e-sports company, have announced the third season of the VR League will officially kick off on March 24th in Katowice, Poland. This year’s VR League is offering its the largest prize pool to date, … Read More

Oculus Sets ‘Quality-First’ Approach for Quest App Submissions

February 28, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus will enforce a stricter approval process for developers looking to publish games and apps on its upcoming Quest standalone headset, as part of the company’s push for a more “quality-first” approach to the type of content that makes it … Read More

Rift Platform Update Adds Support for User-Created Home Spaces

February 16, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

There are now more ways for Rift users to customize their Oculus Home to feel more personal than ever before, thanks to the latest update that brings user-created spaces to the platform.

The new update rolling out will enable users … Read More

Oculus Heading to GDC, Pax East, and E3 2019

February 13, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced plans to attend this year’s Game Developers Conference (GDC), PAX East, and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), where the company will showcase its latest games and hardware—including the highly-anticipated Oculus Quest set to launch later this Spring … Read More