Oculus Rift Overtakes HTC Vive as the ‘Most Popular’ VR Headset on Steam

January 2, 2018 | FRΛNK R.

The Oculus Rift has overtaken the HTC Vive as the ‘Most Popular’ VR headset on Steam for the first time. According to the latest data from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift managed to capture 0.17% of users … Read More

Oculus Rift and HTC Vive Owners Can Now Get Social in Facebook Spaces

December 20, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus’ parent-company Facebook announced on Tuesday that it has added cross-platform functionality to its social VR app, Spaces. Now, in addition to the Oculus Rift, you can officially access Facebook Spaces with an HTC Vive headset and hang out with friends … Read More

Oculus Rift Continues to Gain Market Share Over HTC Vive on Steam

October 3, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

It appears that the Oculus Rift continues to make steady progress to take the top spot over the HTC Vive. According to the latest data from Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey, the Oculus Rift has gained an additional 3.1% of … Read More

Palmer Luckey Will Appear on HTC Vive Stage at TGS 2017

September 21, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus founder and Rift creator Palmer Luckey is making his presence known at this year’s Tokyo Game Show 2017. Shortly after it was reported that Luckey will be a guest speaker for Vaqso, a company that is working to bring the sense … Read More

Steam Survey Shows Oculus Rift Gaining Market Share Over HTC Vive

September 5, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

As Oculus officially ends its Summer of Rift promotion sale after an eight-week run, it appears the company’s decision to slash the price of the Rift+Touch bundle down to $399 has paid off with reports indicating a significant boost in … Read More

Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Wants to Know: Should He Buy HTC’s Vive?

August 26, 2017 | FRΛNK R.

Oculus founder and Rift creator, Palmer Luckey, took to the internet yesterday to ask the VR community whether he should purchase HTC’s Vive—and not just the headset, but the entire business.

According to a recent Bloomberg report, HTC is rumored to be … Read More

Is the HTC Vive Really Outselling the Oculus Rift 2-to-1?

July 5, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Last week, a new survey published by Valve revealed some interesting data indicating HTC Vive’s popularity over the Oculus Rift. As a result, some reports are stating the HTC Vive is the current top leader in the VR industry…or is … Read More

Oculus’ New DRM Actually Makes VR Piracy Easier

May 24, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Earlier this week, Oculus rolled its 1.4 software update, which included improved “platform integrity checks” in an effort to combat against piracy to ensure that exclusive content could only be played on Oculus hardware. However, it now seems the company’s … Read More

Oculus Condemns Homebrew ‘Hack’ to Run Exclusive Rift Games on HTC Vive

April 14, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

Yesterday, it was reported that a homebrew software called Revive made it possible for Oculus Rift exclusives like Lucky’s Tale and Oculus DreamHack to run on HTC Vive headsets. Well, it did not take long for the team at Oculus to … Read More

Oculus Rift Exclusive Games ‘Hacked’ to Run on HTC Vive

April 13, 2016 | FRΛNK R.

With the recent launch of the Oculus Rift a few weeks ago, consumers who purchased the $599 headset have a pretty strong lineup of exclusive titles to look forward to on the Oculus platform. However, a new third-party software is about … Read More