Rift, Vive, and Virtual Reality

[Karamazov]

wonder if team beef will now try to port HL2 to Quest 3, should have enough power to do so.

 

[Davros]

I guess it depends on how tightly Meta Control what gets released on quest also does quest run steam games ?
For them to port to quest 3 there would have to be a quest 3 version of Half life 2
From the Devs :
"While the Quest 2 hardware might be powerful enough to run HL2VR, there is no legally available Android port of the Source engine that would be required to make it run on the headset directly.
Valve has refused to give their consent and support on this front, so the team will not be pursuing any standalone release."

 

[Karamazov]

too bad Valve put a veto on it, they had successfully ported HL1 though

Lambda1VR - Official Page of the Dr Beef Xash mod capable of Playing Half Life 1 on Oculus Quest

Official home page of the modification of the Xash OpenGL engine for Oculus Quest using the OculusSDK

www.lambda1vr.com

 

[Karamazov]

New Meta R&D Reveals Shortcut to Ultra-wide Retina Resolution Holographic Displays in XR

Researchers from Meta Reality Labs, Princeton University, and others have published a new paper detailing a method for achieving ultra-wide field-of-view holographic displays with retina resolution. The method drastically reduces the display resolution that would otherwise be necessary to reach...

www.roadtovr.com

 

[cheapchips]

I always like RoadtoVR's coverage of stuff.

This article goes over Karl Guttag's work on why the Vision Pro look better than the Quest 3. It's not about the megapixels.

Quest 3 Has Higher Effective Resolution, So Why Does Everyone Think Vision Pro Looks Best?

Take a look around the web at reviews of Vision Pro and you’ll find that practically everyone agrees: Vision Pro’s display is excellent. Words like “crisp,” “smooth,” and “4K,” are commonly used when people are talking about the headset’s visuals. But what if I told you Apple’s headset actually...

www.roadtovr.com

 

[Karamazov]

 

[Karamazov]

Gracia Is A Platform For Truly Volumetric 6DoF VR Content

Gracia is a viewing platform for 6DoF volumetric content, available on Quest 3 and PC VR.

www.uploadvr.com

 

[pjbliverpool]

Gracia Is A Platform For Truly Volumetric 6DoF VR Content

Gracia is a viewing platform for 6DoF volumetric content, available on Quest 3 and PC VR.

www.uploadvr.com

This sounds amazing! If I get a chance I might try it out via the PC app.

The future of VR porn is bright!

 

[Karamazov]

First Impressions: Sony's Standalone Headset For Creatives

We briefly tried out Sony's upcoming standalone headset powered by the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2.

www.uploadvr.com

 

[Davros]

Humble Bundle has a vr bundle

The Upload VR Summer Showcase 2024: Devolver Collection

Ring in the Upload VR Summer Showcase with a host of hits from Devolver! First-person melee, philosophical sci-fi, and more! Your purchase helps Special Effect.

www.humblebundle.com

 

[swaaye]

I bought Journey to Foundation for PC when it released about a month ago. I was pretty excited to try a VR game based on the book, and any new VR game with lots of story and characters. The game plays like a basic form of Mass Effect. First person action, a bunch of characters, and lots of conversations for you to learn about the universe and influence characters and events. Visually it's alright but it's clearly built for Quest 2. The game areas are compact and the texturing has that circa 2012 look. The voice acting is very high quality however. I immediately recognized one of them as Vagabond from Wing Commander 3/4 and from The Expanse, and more.

 

[Davros]

Has anyone played Borderlands 2 VR ?

 

[swaaye]

Has anyone played Borderlands 2 VR ?

I've considered it but it sounds very low effort. It's one of those ports from the time when a few big publishers tested the VR waters.

 

[Davros]

I did try Borderlands 3 with vorpx and it was ok
Borderlands 2 vr is £15.99 while the normal version is £3, if it ever matches price with the normal version i'll grab it
Just read the reviews on steam and they are scathing makes me wonder if the normal version with vorpx might be better

 

[swaaye]

Pirates VR: Jolly Roger on Steam

Pirates VR Jolly Roger is a game alluding to old stories of the all-time most famous Pirates. The journey into the pirate world begins on a deserted island. Despite its extraordinary charm, the land hides a number of secrets and mysteries to be solved as well as obstacles and traps.

store.steampowered.com

This is a solid demo! It has some personality, it's pretty, the controls work, and etc! I'm looking forward to the final game.

 

[Davros]

If anyone's interested Fallout 4 VR is now £12.49 (-75%) on humble

Buy Fallout® 4 VR from the Humble Store

Fallout 4, the legendary post-apocalyptic adventure from Bethesda Game Studios and winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year, finally comes in its entirety to VR. Fallout 4 VR includes the complete core game with all-new combat, crafting, and...

www.humblebundle.com

 

[swaaye]

It really needs some mods to make it work better. For one, it stutters without a mod.

The Nexus has a category for mods for it. The most important mod is probably FRIK.

Mod categories at Fallout 4 Nexus - Mods and community

www.nexusmods.com

Bethesda didn't include any of the FO4 DLC with it, but you can download the DLC from the standard FO4 and integrate it with FO4 VR with some effort and mods.

 

[Davros]

Payday 2 supports VR currently on sale £2.55 (-70%) on steam

Save 70% on PAYDAY 2 on Steam

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

store.steampowered.com

 

[orangpelupa]

Psvr2 on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/2580190/PlayStationVR2_App/

 

[Karamazov]

At last PSVR2 will get more good games, though not on PS5