It’s been a long-held assumption that the human eye is capable of detecting a maximum of 60 pixels per degree (PPD), which is commonly called ‘retinal’ resolution. Any more than that, and you’d be wasting pixels. Now, a recent University of Cambridge and Meta Reality Labs study published in Nature maintains the upper threshold is actually
There’s no telling how low Meta will discount Quest 3S this Black Friday. If you’re looking to get your hands on one before the holiday spending rush, you might consider a certified refurbished unit, now discounted to only $216. The News When new, Meta’s latest VR headset typically retails at $300 (128GB) and $400 (256GB).
Rendever, the company behind Tilt Brush-based multiplayer Quest app MultiBrush (2022), has secured nearly $4.5 million in grant funding from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), which the company says it will use to bring its elder-focused VR experiences to the home care market. The studio says in an announcement the latest funding includes
Sharp announced it’s launching a crowdfunding campaign for a slim and light PC VR headset in Japan, called Xrostella VR1. The News Sharp first showed off a PC VR headset prototype at CES 2023, which was supposedly meant to ship sometime in 2024. It’s been nearly three years since we last heard about the headset
Meta is reportedly restructuring its Reality Labs and Metaverse organizations as it doubles down on the integration of artificial intelligence across its products, according to a Business Insider report. The News In a memo obtained by Business Insider, Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth announced that longtime Metaverse head Vishal Shah will transition to lead AI Products
Thief’s first ground-up VR game finally has a release date, bringing its immersive stealth-action to all major VR headsets on December 4th. Developed by Maze Theory and published by Vertigo Games, Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow arms you with a bow, a black jack, and some requisite sticky fingers, as you sneak past (or wallop) hulking guards on
Originally released on PSVR 2 and PC VR earlier this year, Arken Age (2025) is now available on Quest 3, bringing some of the most immersive and engaging single-player action we’ve experienced in 2025. Back in August, developer VitruviusVR announced the single-player, combat-focused adventure was coming to Quest 3 and Quest 3S sometime in November. But it got a
NEO is a humanoid robot from Palo Alto-based robotics startup 1X that could one day autonomously help out around your home. For now though, it’s using human operators wearing Quest 3 headsets to pick up the slack and teach Neo’s neural network the ropes in the process. The News The 66 pound, sweater-wearing robot doesn’t
Despite running Road to VR for 14 years, I’ve rarely had the opportunity to talk behind-the-scenes about the publication and my philosophy for covering this fascinating industry. Luckily I recently sat down with industry fellow Tony Vitillo to do just that. Through his blog The Ghost Howls , Vitillo has been sharing news and observations from inside
Magic Leap announced this week at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia its latest AR hardware plans along with a renewed partnership with Google. The News Google and Magic Leap announced in May 2024 a “strategic technology partnership” to secure key technology needed to make compact AR glasses. We’ve heard little about