Cubism is a Quest game that has always been at the forefront of the platform, successfully implementing cutting edge new features as soon as possible. The new Passthrough mode, which uses a new experimental API available to developers, is no exception. In fact, it might be the best way to play the game yet. Cubism […]
Gabe Newell Talks Oculus Quest And Making Steam Deck Open
You can pair Valve’s upcoming Steam Deck handheld console with an Oculus Quest, Gabe Newell has confirmed. The Valve co-founder and owner spoke about Steam Deck in an interview to IGN this week, re-iterating that the device is essentially a portable, handheld PC and therefore Valve won’t stop you from trying to connect anything to […]
Oculus Quest 2 128GB Model On Sale August 24 For $299
Facebook plans to start selling a 128GB version of Oculus Quest 2 on August 24th for $299. The new entry level Quest 2 model doubles the storage of the 64GB device it replaces. Facebook will still sell a 256GB model for $399. A silicon cover will come inside the box of each new headset sold […]
Phil Spencer: Quest 2 Offers Best VR Experience
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has once again shot down any hopes for an Xbox VR headset in the near future, but hasn’t ruled out Xbox software appearing on other headsets. Appearing on the latest episode of the Kinda Funny Gamescast, Spencer said that Microsoft didn’t really have any plans for “bespoke accessories” like VR or […]
Arcsmith Is A New Oculus Quest Title From Bithell Games
Arcsmith is the new Oculus Quest title from Bithell Games, the studio headed up by Thomas Was Alone developer Mike Bithell, and it’s releasing next month. You can check out a trailer for the game below. There looks to be two sides to Arcsmith: story and puzzles. For the latter, the player solves engineering puzzles, […]
Chess Club For Oculus Quest Launches July 1, Pre-Orders Available Now
Chess fans rejoice, because your VR prayers have been answered. Chess Club is bringing the classic game to Oculus Quest next month, with pre-orders available now. Chess Club will launch on July 1 for Quest, but is available to pre-order now and will be available a few days before release in Early Access from June […]
Oculus Quest May Soon Support Any Keyboard Via Passthrough
YouTuber Basti564 dug into Oculus Quest 2’s system software & found a dormant ‘Pass-through Keyboard’ feature. Currently Quest can show one specific keyboard inside VR: the Logitech K830 US version. A computer vision algorithm leverages the cameras on the headset to track the shape & keys and represent it with a premade 3D model. You […]
Dragon Quest 12 Officially Announced For A Simultaneous Worldwide Release
It’s official. When Yuji Horii referred to “that game” earlier this week he was indeed talking about Dragon Quest 12. 2021 is a big year for anniversaries, and today it was Dragon Quest’s turn to celebrate. Much like The Legend Of Zelda, and Mario last year, Dragon Quest has turned 35. Square Enix held a […]
Outriders: Babylon Quest Walkthrough
Babylon is the penultimate quest in Outriders’ campaign. This mission contains some serious lore bombshells and one of the toughest minibosses in the game. If you’ve been struggling up to this point, you might want to reduce the World Tier difficulty at the end of this quest. Gameplay-wise, this quest is fairly straightforward. You’ll need […]
Quest Gets Support For Faster, Sharper Loading Screens
Oculus Quests now have a system-level splash screen feature. When launching an app that uses it you should no longer just see a black screen at first. Currently when you launch a Quest app you’re greeted with an entirely black void for a few seconds while the app’s engine performs initial loading. Most developers then […]