First One! And A Holiday Game Sale!

VR Games Get MR Modes, 2023 Reviews of Apps and Games and New Devices Reviews

December 29, 2023

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

📣 If you only read one piece of news today 📣

💯 Don’t forget about the Meta Quest Holiday Sale! 🎁

If you own one of the Meta Quest devices (2, 3, Pro), you can save up to 60% on 175+ titles until January 2 at 11:59 PM PT. Go here to see.

🥳 But there’s more:

New Mixed Reality modes for several VR games.

2023 ends soon and we have the “best of” reviews.

Read on:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #1

XR Games

🎅 There’s a Holiday Sale running on Meta’s VR Store, with up 60% discounts on 175+ games.

 🌊 If you own a Meta Quest 3, you can turn your home into an underwater world with the new Mixed Reality mode for Ocean Rift.

🧟 The first true Mixed Reality game I’ve played was actually the Home Invasion mode of The Cabin. Well, now it got festive!

🙌 Some games got new updates making them even better: Asgard's Wrath 2, Brink Traveler, In Death: Unchained, Journey to Foundation, Real VR Fishing.

2023 XR Reviews

🏆 I only got my Quest recently, so here’s someone else’s opinion on the best of VR in 2023.

🥳 PSVR 2 shock and the joys of Mixed Reality: My year 2023 in VR

🏆 If you are interested in the XR space, either a developer or gamer, AR’s Insider 2023 Top 23 is worth reading.

XR News

🤢 Meta just released an update for Quest devices that hopefully reduces motion sickness to those affected.

👅 And, a little bit tongue in cheek, Meta is not prioritizing tongue tracking. I thought it as a joke at first! 😁 

🎤 Jean-Michel Jarre performed a hybrid reality concert from Versailles on Christmas Day.

🔌 Taking everyone by surprise, Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows VR headsets.

💪 I didn’t know about Enhance VR, a free Quest app that is designed to be a "gym for the mind". They just raised $2.5 million in investment to continue.

XR Devices

🥽 XR Today reviews Varjo XR-4 Series

🕶️ I can hardly wait for true MR glasses. RayNeo Air 2 XR Glasses are a step towards it.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu

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Did you know?

The first commercial VR headset was the Forte VFX1, released in 1994.

It was a head-mounted display that offered 3D graphics and head tracking, though it was quite rudimentary compared to today's standards.

The headset featured a 263x230 resolution per eye, a 45-degree field of view, and head tracking with three degrees of freedom. This allowed users to look around in a virtual environment by moving their head.

The VFX1 was compatible with several popular PC games of the time, such as "DOOM," "Duke Nukem 3D," and "Quake." These games could be played in a rudimentary 3D mode using the headset.