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Sony Abandons PSVR? No Support on PS5
PlayStation 5 games will not support PSVR. UploadVR has received confirmation that purchasers of Hitman 3 and No Man's Sky will need to purchase their versions on PS4 if they want to use VR features on PlayStation 5.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
November 2, 2020
Cancel Your Facebook Account, Lose Your Oculus Games
After the integration of Facebook and Oculus accounts, if we decide to temporarily shut down or delete the former, we will also lose access to games bought for the latter.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
October 26, 2020
Take-Two's CEO: „We Didn't Waste Money on VR.”
During an interview for Protocol, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, spoke quite skeptically about VR. He said he was happy that he hadn't shared the huge enthusiasm for the platform for years and „didn't waste any money on it”. He is also not convinced about gaming in the cloud.
other
Milosz Szubert
September 17, 2020
Oculus Quest 2 Preorder, Prices and Reviews
Pre-orderss of Oculus Quest 2 have launched. The new version of the VR set made by Facebook is faster, lighter and will be available in October.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
September 17, 2020
Oculus Quest Gameplays and Announcements From Facebook Connect
Yesterday's Facebook Connect event announced a large number of games developed for VR goggles. Some developers also presented new gameplays and trailers for upcoming productions.
video games
Bart Swiatek
September 17, 2020
Oculus Rift Will Require Facebook Account
Facebook plans to integrate the Oculus Rift platform with its social network. From October this year, new VR goggle owners will have to log in to the system using their Facebook account. In January 2023 the Oculus Rift system will be shut down and the only option to log in will be an FB account.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 19, 2020
Sony Develops New VR Goggles; Not Necessarily for PS5
On Sony's Japanese website there was an advertisement for an engineer constructing VR goggles. However, it was not posted by the R&D department of PlayStation, which may suggest that the device will not be suitable for PS5.
hardware & software
Agnes Adamus
August 18, 2020
Facebook Acquires Creators of The Order: 1886
Facebook bought the development studio Ready At Dawn, known for its action adventure game The Order: 1886 and the VR successful title Lone Echo.
video games
Bart Swiatek
June 23, 2020
P.T. - Silent Hills Demo Comes to PC as Half-Life Alyx Mod
Fan moved the demo of the canceled installment of the Silent Hill horror series (known as P.T.) to Half-Life: Alyx. He did it with his own modification, which he plans to expand in the near future.
video games
Paul Wozniak
June 5, 2020
Half-Life Alyx Boosted Popularity of VR on Steam for Good
Turns out the rise in popularity of VR caused by Half-Life: Alyx wasn't short-lived. May was a record month in terms of the share of VR owners among Steam users.
video games
Adrian Werner
June 3, 2020
Half-Life: Alyx Responsible for Record Increase of VR Users
In April, 950,000 more Steam users used VR goggles than a month before. VR is breaking popularity records on Valve's platform, which is probably related to the recent release of Half-Life: Alyx.
video games
Bart Swiatek
May 4, 2020
Valve Prioritizes Editor for Half-Life: Alyx
Valve Software's developers have announced that their priority is now to provide a level editor for Half-Life: Alyx. Unfortunately, they are unable to say when this will happen for now, but we should get more information soon.
video games
Bart Swiatek
April 1, 2020
Half-Life Alyx Without VR and With Weapons From Half-Life 2
By activating developer mode, some users have managed to run Half-Life: Alyx on a normal monitor. The so-called debug mode also enables us to spawn weapons from the second installment of the series.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 26, 2020
Teacher Organized His Classess in Half-Life: Alyx
A California teacher decided to use virtual reality in his classes. But he did not do it in the usual way. Instead, he used the latest shooter from Valve Software - Half-Life: Alyx.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 25, 2020
Half-Life Alyx Without VR? Valve is Sure That Mods Will Make it Possible
Robin Walker - one of the devs from Valve Software responsible for shooter Half-Life: Alyx - believes that thanks to the mods in the game developed for VR, it will be possible to play on a normal monitor as well.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 24, 2020
GTA 5 VR - Mod Enables us to Play Through the Entire Game in VR
A mod called R.E.A.L. has appeared on the web, enabling us to play through the entire Grand Theft Auto V using VR goggles. The creator of the mod spent many months polishing his work and minimizing the risk of various glitches.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 4, 2020
Valve Index Goggles Almost Sold Out; Half-Life Alyx Effect?
VR Valve Index goggles sell better than their manufacturer assumed - the device can now only be bought in Japan, and only if we decide to use only helmets and controllers - without the base station. Such great interest is most likely due to the very promising Half-Life: Alyx.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
January 15, 2020
SUPERHOT VR Earns $2 Million in a Week
SUPERHOT VR from the Polish developer SUPERHOT team earned more than $2 million during the Christmas week. The title is available on PC and PlayStation 4.
video games
Milosz Szubert
December 30, 2019
First Gameplay From Half-Life: Alyx
A new material dedicated to Half-Life: Alyx has been released online. The editors of Tested had a chance to test the new production from Valve, and the video they published shows fragments of the game.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
December 20, 2019
Half-Life Alyx Will Enable us to Spend Long, Comfortable VR Sessions
Robert Walker, a developer from Valve Software, who is currently working on VR Half-Life: Alyx, wss interviewed by The Verge. The topic of the conversation was mainly the game mechanics in the aforementioned production.
video games
Bart Swiatek
December 12, 2019