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

🥳 But there’s more:

The most expensive Quest app is $1,000. And you won’t guess what it is.

MAY comes with discounts on the Meta Store.

Riven, the sequel to Myst, comes to the Quest.

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).

💰 Until 11:59 pm PT on May 27, there is a 30% discount for 170+ games on Meta Quest Store, with the MAY30 code. Espire 2, Demeo, Superhot VR or Red Matter 2 are just very few of them.

XR Games

🐦‍⬛ The long-awaited remake of the 1997 classic Riven will be released on Meta Quest 2 and 3, bringing the iconic world to full 3D and VR for the first time.

🛸 Consortium VR, a voice-navigated murder mystery set on a futuristic spaceship, is now available on Quest and Steam, featuring a remastered version with new content and interactive narrative choices.

🪑 Taskmaster VR, based on the British comedy game show, will launch on June 13th for Meta Quest and SteamVR.

⛳️ Walkabout Mini Golf's upcoming "Viva Las Elvis!" DLC, inspired by Elvis Presley's Vegas era, will launch in early 2025 for various VR platforms.

🎸 Rocking Legend, a VR music game akin to Guitar Hero, offers a free demo to let you experience playing guitar or drums in dynamic virtual environments.

🏌️ Clap Hanz, the studio behind Everybody’s Golf, has released their latest VR game, ULTIMATE SWING GOLF, on Quest.

🕵️ Retropolis 2: Never Say Goodbye beautifully adapts classic point-and-click adventure games to VR on Quest and Steam [review].

🧟 The new VR mod for Content Warning, created by DaXcess, adds full 6DoF and motion controls, making monster hunting incredibly immersive.

🧛‍♂️ Silent Slayer: Vault of the Vampire will release on June 6th for Meta Quest 3, Quest 2, and Quest Pro.

⚡️ A gesture-based wave shooter emphasizing VR's physicality, Masters of Light, launched on the Quest platform, featuring a two-hour adventure as an elite cosmic warrior.

💣 You can transform your living room into a chaotic battlefield with Bomber Drone, a mixed reality game on Meta Quest 3. A surprisingly immersive and fun experience.

🏀 A VR basketball game with over 1 million players, Blacktop Hoops, launched on Meta Quest, Pico, and SteamVR.

🏎️ EA Sports WRC offers enjoyable rally racing, but the VR beta on PC needs significant improvements, as we find out in this review.

🥷 MMA Cage Conquest, now available on Meta Quest 3 and Quest Pro, offers an authentic mixed martial arts experience with single-player and multiplayer modes.

XR Entertainment

👓 Virtual Stereoscope, a Meta Quest app, lets you view and explore restored 19th-century stereoscopic photos in VR.

🛰️ Space Explorers: The Infinite is an enhanced VR experience at Sawyer Yards, Houston, that simulates a thrilling journey to the International Space Station (ISS).

🌌 Astra is a mixed reality experience on Quest 3 that transforms your living space into a starship for exploring and collecting elements from moons in our solar system, combining education with light gameplay.

🧑‍🏭 The $1,000 WeldVR, the most expensive app on the Meta Quest store, offers a 20-minute free trial and aims to teach basic welding skills.

XR News

😎 A leaker claims the upcoming Meta Quest 3 Lite will feature a Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset, single fast-switch LCD display, Fresnel lenses, and similar software features as the Quest 3, with a release expected in 2024.

🥽 Beijing-based XR optics technology company OPTIX has raised $15 million in funding to date, focusing on advanced optics for AR/VR products.

‼️ 1 in 4 US teenagers play games on a VR headset, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

🏃 A study finds that VR-based fitness training improves working memory and mood more effectively than conventional exercise or rest.

🛫 Lufthansa will trial providing Quest 3 headsets to business class passengers on select flights this summer.

🌎 Apple is preparing to launch the Vision Pro headset internationally after the Worldwide Developers Conference, with training sessions for international employees already underway.

🕶️ Brilliant Labs has launched its open-source AI smart glasses, Frame, globally for pre-order at $349.

🤏 Meta is testing virtual wrist buttons in the v66 PTC build for Quest to reduce accidental menu button activations during hand tracking.

⏸️ LG is reportedly pausing its XR headset partnership with Meta, initially aimed at competing with Apple's Vision Pro, due to a lack of synergy

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu