Tag: VR
News Microsoft To Stop Selling HoloLens Headsets, Public Security Updates To End In 2027
They will still be used in the military, though
If you were wondering about Microsoft's future in terms of VR/AR headsets, it's been announced that the team is discontinuing its HoloLens 2 headset line, with no replacement product expected in the future. Microsoft's cloud communications general manager Craig Cincotta shared a message with The Verge...
News Xbox Teams Up With Meta Quest To Create Limited Edition VR Headset
"Inspired by Xbox"
We've been wondering for years whether Xbox might eventually get into the VR market, and although there's no sign of a PlayStation VR-style device on the horizon, we're apparently getting an Xbox-inspired Meta Quest headset! This is according to a blog on the offic
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Launches In VR With New Meta Quest App
"Take your Xbox games to all new levels"
Update (Wed 13th Dec, 2023): Well, today's the day! Xbox Cloud Gaming is now available on Meta Quest 2, 3 and Pro devices in the form of a new app that's available to download via the Meta Quest Store. Here's a bit more information about the app itself, and we've also embedded the official trailer up above...
News Xbox Exec: We're Still Hesitant To Develop VR Games Until There's A Bigger Audience
"It’s not quite there yet"
Over the past few years, members of Team Xbox have continually batted away suggestions that Xbox might be interested in getting into VR, and that's basically what's happened again courtesy of Matt Booty in a new interview. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, the Xbox Game Studios boss was questioned whether Xbox was...
News Xbox Fan Shares Useful List Of All Game Pass Games With VR Support
For use with PCGP
It's not very often that we talk about VR here at Pure Xbox, but it is a valid way of playing some of your favourite Xbox Game Pass games. Of course, the only way to play them is on PC, but nevertheless there are plenty of them! Microsoft Flight Simulator, for example,
News Xbox Cloud Gaming Is Officially Coming To The Meta Quest 2
xCloud in VR? Sounds good to us!
Xbox might not have its own VR device like the PlayStation VR 2, but the brand is at least getting involved in the virtual reality space, as it's been confirmed that Xbox Cloud Gaming will be coming to the Meta Quest Store in the future! Before you get too excited, this doesn't mean all your Xbox games will be...
News Among Us VR Devs Jokingly Ask If You Want An 'Xbox Moda' Version
Don't get too excited
If you're a fan of the VR scene, you'll know that Among Us VR is one of the most highly-anticipated games coming to the Meta Quest 2 and other devices, but for obvious reasons we'll have to stick to the flatscreen version on Xbox. Still, the developers had a little fun with Xbox fans earlier this week when they included the...
News 343 Developer Shares 'Halo VR' Concepts From 2017
This would be awesome!
It's no secret that Xbox has continued to shy away from VR in recent years, with Phil Spencer even publicly stating that there are no plans for the tech on the platform at present. However, that doesn't seem to have stopped past VR projects being worked on at Xbox studios, even if they never came to market. One such project...
Random Here's What Cyberpunk 2077 Could Look Like In Xbox 'VR'
Welcome to Night City
Cyberpunk 2077 made the leap to next-gen platforms recently, with a native Xbox Series X|S version. The next-gen port makes Night City a bit more lively, but probably not as much as VR would! To that end, someone's given it a go. Courtesy of Reddit user hybridhavoc, we get to see a bit of what Cyberpunk 2077 could...
News Hitman 3's PCVR Support Is Leading To Some Hilarious Gameplay Footage
Accessible with PC Game Pass
As we reported yesterday, IO Interactive's sublime Hitman "World of Assassination" Trilogy has stealthed its way onto Game Pass, both on Xbox consoles and Microsoft's PC variant of the service. One of the most exciting aspects of this trilogy release is the new Hitman 3 Year 2 content, which has seen a bra
Talking Point With PSVR 2 On The Way, Do You Wish Xbox Also Had A VR Headset?
Or would it be a bad idea?
As you may have already seen earlier today, Sony has formally announced the PlayStation VR2, the second version of the company's virtual reality headset — this time being designed specifically for PlayStation 5. The PSVR2 includes features such as a 4K HDR OLED screen with a 110-degree viewing angle, eye-tracking,...
News Microsoft Wants To Use The Metaverse To Build 'Full 3D Worlds' Of Xbox Games
"We absolutely plan to do so"
Alright, stick with us here. If you've never heard of the 'metaverse', it's what Meta (formerly Facebook) is calling "the next evolution of social connection." According to Mark Zuckerberg and his team, "3D spaces in the metaverse will let you socialize, learn, collaborate and play in ways that go beyond what we can...
News Phil Spencer: Xbox Won't Be Making A VR Headset Anytime Soon
"We’re focused a lot more on the software side"
Xbox head Phil Spencer has made numerous comments about his lack of interest in getting into the VR hardware space in the past, and if you were hoping he'd changed his mind, we've unfortunately got some bad news to share. Spencer mentioned during WSJ Tech Live earlier this week that the Xbox team...
News Xbox Doesn't Want To Go Down The PlayStation VR Route, Suggests Phil Spencer
"The best experience I've seen is Oculus Quest 2"
Head of Xbox Phil Spencer was asked yesterday (once again) about whether the team is planning to dip into the VR space in the future, and while Spencer offered a tiny bit of hope for VR fans, it sounds like no plans are in the works. Spencer didn't outright deny that Xbox would ever flirt with...
News Xbox Virtual Reality Reference Is A 'Localisation Bug', Says Microsoft
"VR for console is not a focus for us at this time"
Update: Microsoft has now commented on this story, confirming what we ultimately thought might be the case, which is that the reference to a 'VR headset' for Xbox is nothing more than a localisation issue in Italy. Here's the statement provided to former Kotaku editor Stephen Totilo: “The copy...
News Xbox Series VR References Spotted In Microsoft Flight Simulator Files
What's all this then?
Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirmed earlier this year that Microsoft has no plans to support VR at the launch of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, but we wouldn't rule out the possibility of VR on Xbox eventually. In fact, as reported by Windows Central, a user on the Microsoft Flight Simulator
Poll Would You Eventually Like To See VR On The Xbox Series X?
Any interest?
Back in February, Xbox boss Phil Spencer confirmed in an interview with Gamertag Radio that no plans were in place to bring out a VR headset for the launch of Xbox Series X, explaining that it was "not part of the equation right now." However, he didn't necessarily close the door on virtual reality altogether, suggesting that he hoped...
