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Black Friday Begins!

Black Friday Begins!

A personal request, $30,000 Vision Pros, use your PC with Meta Quests, new trailer for Alien: Rogue Incursion

Bobby Voicu
November 22, 2024

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

📣 If you only read one thing today 📣

💰 Sony has up to 40% off on PlayStation VR 2 and other hardware during its Black Friday deals from November 22 to December 2, 2024. And I’m expecting the Meta Quest Black Friday soon.

😅 Caviar has launched a luxury Apple Vision Pro, priced up to $30,000, featuring gold, silver, leather, and limited to 49 units.

🥳 But there’s more:

Alien: Rogue Incursion has new trailer (see below).

You can use your PC with your Meta Quest device starting December.

A pirate game is coming next year.

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #44

🙏 First, a personal request, if possible: we launched one of our games, Hell Horde, a while back on the Meta Quest store. Since we’re still learning, we’ve had a rough month in October with the game and we got a bunch of 1 star ratings.

🤩 Now, we’ve improved the game a lot. Can you take a look (it’s free, here) and give it a (good) rating if you think it’s worth it? Every review counts and it would help me and my team a lot!

🧌🔫 Also, and I know I’m bragging, the game is a lot of fun!

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).

💰 Sony has up to 40% off on PlayStation VR 2 and other hardware during its Black Friday deals from November 22 to December 2, 2024.

XR Games

🏹 The Light Brigade's new update adds a Saboteur class, the Timepiece ability, and the war-torn Memorial Grounds region, now available for free across all platforms.

🏟️ Spatial Ops launched last week, featuring an innovative single-player campaign with mixed reality portals and a dynamic multiplayer arena mode for up to eight players.

🐜 Starship Troopers: Continuum, the first official VR game in the franchise, launches with epic bug-fighting action, offering a massive campaign, co-op gameplay, and over 20 weapons for an immersive sci-fi experience.

🤩 Skydance’s Behemoth launches on December 5 for Quest, PS VR2, and Meta Quest Link PC VR, with a Steam release planned for a later date.

🕷️ Metro Awakening introduces an Arachnophobia Mode, letting players remove spiders, alongside gameplay improvements and bug fixes in its latest update.

🎯 Hitman World of Assassination's PSVR 2 release has been delayed to March 27, 2025, with added features like manual reloading, ambidexterity, and enhanced physics for disguises.

💡 Masters of Light launches on PlayStation VR2 on December 18, featuring enhanced visuals, dynamic foveated rendering, and haptic feedback.

🔫 Action Hero, a cinematic VR shooter, launches on Meta Quest on December 12, letting players star in thrilling slow-motion action sequences across five movie-inspired adventures.

🏴‍☠️ Pirates VR: Jolly Roger, an action-packed VR adventure featuring puzzles, combat, and exploration on a cursed Caribbean island, launches in 2025 on Steam and PlayStation VR2.

⚔️ Zix, a VR co-op roguelite with gesture-based combat and world-altering mechanics, launches in 2025 on Meta Quest 3 and Steam.

👽 Alien: Rogue Incursion unveils a new story trailer ahead of its December 19 launch on PSVR 2 and PC VR. The Quest 3 version follows in 2025.

XR Entertainment

🎶 Apple expands Vision Pro content with The Weeknd's immersive "Open Hearts" music video and Raye's "Concert For One" series.

🥽 Niantic's Hello, Dot brings its mixed reality Peridot experience to Apple Vision Pro, offering free gameplay with interactive Dots while hinting at future expansions on Quest headsets and AR platforms.

🛩️ Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 launches with advanced VR support and groundbreaking Earth simulation, but server issues are preventing many users from accessing the game at launch.

XR News

😅 Caviar has launched a luxury Apple Vision Pro, priced up to $30,000, featuring gold, silver, leather, and limited to 49 units.

🕶️ Meta showcases the prototype operating system interface for its Orion AR glasses, highlighting experimental app menus and translucent designs tailored for the unique constraints of AR glasses.

👖 bHaptics launched the TactSuit Pro, TactSuit Air, and upgraded TactSleeve, delivering advanced VR haptics, all available for pre-order.

🪙 Meta introduces Meta Credits, a premium digital currency for Horizon Worlds in the US, UK, and Canada, enabling users to purchase in-world items and access premium content.

💰 RealWear acquires Swiss AR developer Almer to enhance global AR adoption with innovative subscription-based solutions, backed by strategic partner TeamViewer.

🤑 VOXReality awards €1 million to five European XR projects, integrating AI to enhance communication, education, career development, and manufacturing solutions across industries.

👓 Meta expands Project Aria, providing its sensor-laden glasses to researchers worldwide to address challenges in creating practical, all-day AR glasses, focusing on areas like AI, HCI, and accessibility.

📈 The AR and VR market is projected to reach $386.7 billion by 2030, driven by advancements in immersive technology and widespread adoption across gaming, healthcare, education, and retail sectors.

💻 Microsoft is launching automatic Quest 3 pairing with Windows 11 PCs in December, enabling seamless multi-monitor setups for productivity in mixed reality.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu