Looking for the biggest VR news? Here’s our weekly roundup of some stories you may have missed.
In hardware news, WWDC 2024 revealed some important developments. VisionOS 2 beta improves hand tracking and scene understanding; it now supports room-scale VR and WebXR by default, and offers other key improvements. Apple Vision Pro will soon launch outside the US, pre-orders are live across Asia, and enterprise companies may soon have access to Vision Pro cameras. We also discovered that Meta made a clear Quest 3 variant for some employees.
With VR gaming, Just Dance VR is coming to Quest this October. VRChat laid off 30% of its team this week, the full release of Blade & Sorcery is imminent, and Team Asobi says it never considered PSVR 2 support for Astro Bot. In a busy week, other news came out for Among Us VR, Thrasher, Mannequin, Rogue Ascent, Kayak VR: Mirage, Microsoft Flight Sim 2024, PowerWash Sim VR, Escape Simulator, Aces of Thunder, BlackForge, Body of Mine and Chrono Weaver.
Additionally, we offered our thoughts on Death Horizon: Cyberfusion, F1 24, Zengence, and MR Chess. We also finalized our VRIDER review and interviewed Clap Hanz about the challenges involved in bringing Ultimate Swing Golf to Quest. As for what’s next, we’re currently working on reviews for Downtown Club, Taskmaster VR, Neon Squad Tactics, and Blade & Sorcery.
As always, our full coverage is available here. For everything else, here are our top five VR news stories we initially missed:
Pistol Whip Takes Second Voidslayer Stage With ‘Fields of Crimson Fury’
Following last week’s ‘Hero’s Dawn’ update, the second Pistol Whip – Voidslayer stage is now available in this metal themed collection. Entitled “Fields of Crimson Fury”, this collection is inspired by tabletop role-playing games, fantasy films and classic power metal songs. A third and final Voidslayer stage will follow on June 20.
DigiGods gets NeoCity 1.1 update with new weapons and game modes
DigiGods, the creative VR/MR sandbox reminiscent of Garry’s Mod and formerly known as Anarchitects, launched NeoCity 1.1 this week. This update introduces a new black skybox, a shotgun, a fast pass weapon, new Cops and Robbers themed cosmetics, and more building and decoration elements. You will also find two new game modes – Battle Royale and Reach the End.
Bootstrap Island adds building system and inventory management in major update
Bootstrap Island, the Robinson Crusoe-inspired PC VR survival game from Maru VR, just got a big update. This includes a new construction system where you can build shelters for your protection, plus improved inventory management that allows you to store essential items in a bag.
The upcoming PC VR Racer EXOcars is also heading to Pico, PSVR 2 and Quest
Created by XOCUS (Rock and Roots, Presentiment of Death), EXOcars is an upcoming off-road racing game that combines real driving physics with a customizable buggy. The studio is currently aiming for a PC VR launch in August and confirmed that it will also be coming to Pico, PSVR 2 and Quest, along with a flat version on Steam.
F1 24 Fixes team handling and performance in first update after release
Following last month’s launch, the F1 24 received its first post-release update with notable changes. While this doesn’t address our concerns with PC VR support, it does specifically adjust team performance to reflect this year’s championship results in real life. Handling was tweaked, tire pattern response tweaked and more. Here are the full patch notes.
Other updates
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