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

🥳 But there’s more:

PSVR2 sells a lot on sale.

New games are coming across all platforms: Meta, PC VR, PSVR2.

The Meta Quest update improves the device a lot.

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #20

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).

🥳 PSVR 2 gets its biggest sale yet with a 37% price drop. The price cut of $200 on PSVR2 has led to a sales surge of over 2,350%. More PSVR2 units were sold in one day post-discount than in the previous seven months combined.

XR Games

🤩 Meta Quest+ August 2024 titles are: Myst (puzzle narrative-driven) and Ragnarok (rhythm game).

🔫 Embrace the race for survival in THRASHER, a mind-melting arcade action odyssey, now available on Meta Quest.

🪂 Contractors Showdown kicks off Season 1 with game-changing updates including vehicles, melee weapons, a weather system, mission objectives, and a new Prison system for second chances.

🤩 PSVR2 games coming in August: Arcade Paradise VR (August 8), Darksword: Battle Eternity (August 8), Compound (August 13)

♨️ SteamVR games coming in August: Hello Cruel World (August 1), Astro Hunters (August 8), Dance Eden and others. 

🥽 Meta Quest games coming in August: On Point VR (August 7), The Burst (August 8), Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded and others.

⚔️ Terra Alia, a fantasy RPG for Meta Quest, allows you to learn foreign languages in VR. 

👽 Survios reveals Zula Hendricks as the hero of the upcoming VR game "Alien: Rogue Incursion" during Comic-Con.

⚔️ Blade & Sorcery: Crystal Hunt is coming to Quest in 2024, bringing graphical enhancements and aiming for full feature parity with the PC VR version.

⚽️ Clawball, a 3v3 feline soccer game inspired by Gorilla Tag, offers arm-swinging locomotion and satisfying team gameplay, with a free-to-play early access launch on Quest in October and full release in 2025.

🚜 DIG VR, arriving on Meta Quest this year, combines enjoyable arcade-style excavation with silly mini-games for a lighthearted and entertaining experience.

🎶 Starwave offers a unique, expressive, and immersive VR rhythm experience, standing out from competitors like Beat Saber with its celestial journey and musical freedom.

🔫 Compound, a retro-themed VR FPS inspired by Wolfenstein 3D, is launching on PlayStation VR2 on August 13 (already available on Quest and Steam).

⛳️ This weekend you can play Golf 5 and iB Cricket on Meta Quest for free, for one hour.

XR Entertainment

💬 VRChat's open beta on PC now supports hand tracking via the SteamVR Skeletal Input system.

👟 VR Shoes offer a more immersive and affordable alternative to omnidirectional treadmills by allowing natural movement in VR without requiring large, expensive equipment.

💭 The Apple Vision Pro can now be controlled by thought using Synchron's BCI implant. 

🏃 Virtuix Omni One, a home VR treadmill system, is set to launch in September with an integrated Pico 4 Enterprise headset and will be priced at $2595.

🐨 Living Room is a new Quest 3 app that transforms your home into a mixed reality animal sanctuary, arriving this fall.

XR News

🤑 AR startup JigSpace secures $13 million in funding amid the Apple Vision Pro release.

🥽 DPVR partners with Canada Computers & Electronics for the distribution and sales of its E4 VR headset, now available for purchase and demo in select Ontario stores.

👗 SYKY launches a new Apple Vision Pro app, bringing mixed reality to retail and fashion with immersive experiences and interactive storytelling.

🪴 The Meta Quest v68 update introduces a new Layout utility app for redesigning real-world spaces, faster app downloads, and improved graphic performance.

🔊 Meta's XR Audio SDK now includes Acoustic Ray Tracing for realistic sound propagation, enhancing audio experiences on mobile chipsets like those in Quest headsets.

🥽 The upcoming Meta Quest 3S may include an Action button and lose the 3.5mm headphone jack, supporting audio via USB-C only, according to VR enthusiast Luna.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu