XR = eXtended Reality (everything VR, AR, MR)

🥳 But there’s more:

Snap launched their own AR glasses. With weird pricing for developers.

Wordle comes to Meta Quest.

PSVR2 games are on sale.

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #36

Discounts and Tips

🤩 Don’t forget you can get up to 25% discounts when you buy a game from the Meta Quest store. Go here and look for your game (we’re not affiliated with the website, but it’s a great tool).

🥳 PlayStation VR 2 games are on sale with discounts of up to 67%. Here are some recommendations from Mixed News.

XR Games

🧟‍♀️ Frenzy Extinction, sequel to Frenzy VR, is now available on Meta Quest with co-op gameplay, customizable weapons, and intense battles. 

🏈 NFL PRO ERA launches as a live service NFL VR game on Meta Quest, now featuring linebacker play on defense and ongoing updates. 

🔫 Fast Travel Games launches the 2v3 multiplayer VR FPS Mannequin on Meta Quest with a 20% launch discount. 

⚔️ Ember Souls offers a VR adventure blending Assassin's Creed and Prince of Persia-style parkour, combat, and puzzles.

🎱 The Backrooms-inspired PC game POOLS is getting VR support soon, adding an eerie, maze-like pool facility experience with no monsters, just unsettling atmosphere.

🦾 Underdogs, a VR mech brawler, is a must-play for action fans on Quest 3 & PC VR, especially after the expansive Sandboxxer update.

🥳 Mixed reality hit Infinite Inside receives a graphics update with improved resolution, lighting, a new save system, and haptic feedback adjustments.

😱 Human Fall Flat is getting official VR support, and will soon launch on all major VR headsets.

🤩 Wordle is now available on Meta Quest 2, 3, and Pro, offering a new mixed reality experience for players.

🔫 A new VR mod adds 6DOF motion control to the System Shock remake, bringing the sci-fi classic into virtual reality.

🚣 Kayak VR: Mirage introduces real-time multiplayer for PC and PSVR 2 players in a free update.

♦️ Exploding Kittens is coming to VR on October 3rd for Quest. Available to pre-order with a 10% discount. 

🧱 Minecraft will drop PSVR support in March 2025, casting doubt on any future PSVR 2 support.

XR Entertainment

🌐 Fluid, the third-party Quest browser, now supports over 100 extensions for enhanced functionality and customization.

🥽 Apple launched VisionOS 2 on September 16, but some key features will be delayed until later this year.

🎈 Brink Traveler adds two stunning new locations in Cappadocia, Turkey, available now on Meta Quest, with plans to capture Iceland next month.

🤲 Magical Doodle lets you create 3D artwork with your hands in mixed reality on Quest, currently available for free.

🗝️ Another Door: Escape Room offers a challenging, horror-filled VR escape room experience with intricate puzzles, launching on Meta Quest on October 10.

✏️ The mixed reality app Pencil, now in early access on the Horizon Store, lets you learn to draw on Quest 3 with step-by-step guides and a free draw mode.

XR News

🤩 $299 seems to be the price for the new Meta Quest 3S base model, according to a leak.

🕶️ Phantom Technology unveils Journey Lens AR smart glasses, offering AI-driven focus management, task assistance, and mobile integration, launching at $195 with pre-orders available for a Q1 2025 release.

🦿 Meta has no plans to develop motion trackers for Quest unless Pico's devices prove to be highly successful.

🛰️ The introduction of Starlink's high-speed internet on flights will transform the use of standalone headsets like Meta Quest and Apple Vision.

🚘 Mojo Vision partners with CY Vision to develop AR-enabled micro-LED heads-up displays (HUDs) for next-gen automobiles. 

🕶️ Snap Inc. has unveiled its latest Spectacles '24 AR glasses for developers, offering improved specs and a $100/month pricing model over a one-year commitment.

🕶️ HTC announces the Vive Focus Vision, a $1,000 mixed reality headset with eye-tracking, available for pre-order until October 17th.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu