Meta raises Quest 3 and Quest 3S prices due to RAM shortage

Starting April 19, the price of the Meta Quest 3S (128GB) and Meta Quest 3S (256GB) will go up by $50 to $349.99 and $449.99, respectively. The price of the Meta Quest 3 is going up by $100 to $599.99.

Nvidia is pushing hyper-realism in games, but researchers say the real human benefits come in VR

While chipmakers like Nvidia keep pushing hyper-real graphics in games, new research argues that the more meaningful human upside may lie in VR environments.

Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down

Rec Room, the social platform for user-generated games and virtual experiences, will shutter on June 1.

Your VR headset can soon let you smell the virtual world

Researchers have developed a wearable device that blends up to eight scents in real time to match what you see in VR, making virtual environments feel more immersive than ever before.

Metaverse just went mobile first, leaving VR behind

Meta is shifting Horizon Worlds away from VR and focusing almost entirely on mobile to reach a much larger audience.
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Why your next smartglasses might finally have crisp visuals

Researchers develop ultra-high-resolution micro-LED displays (~1,700 PPI) that could enable near-reality visuals in smartglasses and wearable XR.
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Meta to reportedly lay off 10% of Reality Labs staff

Meta is laying off 10% of staff in its Reality Labs division, which is core to developing the company’s VR and metaverse products.