Oculus Releases Asynchronous Spacewarp (ASW) 2.0 for Oculus Rift

April 6, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced the release of Asynchronous Spacewarp 2.0 for the Oculus Rift, which is a major upgrade over the previous version designed to provide vastly improved visuals inside the headset without dropped frame-rates or judder through the use of frame-smoothing techniques … Read More

Oculus ‘Expressive Avatars’ Update Brings More Lifelike Avatars to VR

April 4, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus has announced it finally rolled out its long-awaited ‘Expressive Avatars’ update across both Oculus mobile and PC platforms. The new update is a significant upgrade to Oculus Avatars, which the company first launched back in 2016 as a way to … Read More

Rift / Vive Gap Tighten in April Steam Hardware Survey as Windows VR Crosses 10%

April 2, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

In the latest data from Valve’s monthly Steam Hardware Survey, it appears that the Oculus Rift still maintains a significant lead over the HTC Vive in overall market share. However, results show the gap has slightly tightened a bit as … Read More

Oculus Teases New Trailer Showcasing Quest Launch Titles

March 28, 2019 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus’ highly-anticipated Quest standalone headset is set to launch later this spring, and in preparation for the big release, the company is teasing fans with the release of a new trailer that showcases some of the new confirmed titles that … Read More

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