Oculus Founder on Meta Cuts: “The ‘Meta abandoning VR narrative’ is obviously false”

Oculus Founder on Meta Cuts: “The ‘Meta abandoning VR narrative’ is obviously false”

In light of Reality Labs’ reorganization, which has seen recent internal studio closures and layoffs, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey calls the doomer narrative “obviously false.” The News Luckey literally kickstarted consumer VR more than a decade ago with the founding of Oculus, which in 2014 was acquired by Meta (ex-Facebook) for $2 billion. Having departed

Google’s Leading AR Glasses Partner XREAL Files Patent Lawsuit Against VITURE

Google’s Leading AR Glasses Partner XREAL Files Patent Lawsuit Against VITURE

AR glasses maker XREAL has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States against affiliates of VITURE, its direct competitor. Filed in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, the suit alleges that Eden Future HK Limited and Beijing Xingzhe Wujiang Technology infringed Xreal’s US Patent No. 11,988,839, which covers optical system

‘Batman: Arkham VR’ Sequel Cancelled Amid Meta XR Studio Closures

‘Batman: Arkham VR’ Sequel Cancelled Amid Meta XR Studio Closures

Meta’s recent rash of studio closures means that the planned sequel to Batman: Arkham Shadow has also officially been cancelled. Batman: Arkham Shadow (2024) was developed by Camouflaj, released exclusively on Quest 3 in late 2024, coming just one week after the launch of Meta’s $300 Quest 3S. Although it was confirmed the sequel was already underway

Meta is Deleting ‘Horizon Workrooms’ Next Month as Metaverse Ambitions Cool

Meta is Deleting ‘Horizon Workrooms’ Next Month as Metaverse Ambitions Cool

Meta announced it’s discontinuing Horizon Workrooms next month, its productivity-focused VR platform, marking another step in the company’s ongoing restructuring of its VR and metaverse strategy. Originally launched in 2021 on Quest 2, Workrooms was not only the company’s answer to remote work following the COVID-19 pandemic, but also a first big push to make the Quest

Meta Aims to Double, Possibly Even Triple Smart Glasses Production This Year

Meta Aims to Double, Possibly Even Triple Smart Glasses Production This Year

Meta and EssilorLuxottica are potentially set to double the expected production target for their smart glasses, according to a recent Bloomberg  report. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report maintains Meta has suggested increasing annual capacity to 20 million units by the end of 2026, as the company hopes to seize growing consumer interest

Harry Potter VR Game Reportedly Cancelled Amid Meta Budget Cuts

Harry Potter VR Game Reportedly Cancelled Amid Meta Budget Cuts

Meta has closed at least three of its XR studios, and seems to have also drastically reduced its budget for third-party Quest content too, reportedly including a now-cancelled Harry Potter VR title. The News In his latest video, YouTuber ‘Gamertag VR’ maintains Skydance Games, the makers of Skydance’s Behemoth (2024), was working on an official Harry

Meta Reportedly Closes Three First-party Studios Behind Some of Its Biggest VR Games

Meta Reportedly Closes Three First-party Studios Behind Some of Its Biggest VR Games

Against the backdrop of a broader shuffling of its Reality Labs division, Meta is reportedly closing Armature Studio, Twisted Pixel, and Sanzaru Games, three studios that Meta had previously acquired. The studios were behind some of the company’s biggest first-party VR games, including Deadpool VR, Asgard’s Wrath, and the Resident Evil 4 Quest port. According to reports