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

🥳 But there’s more:

Batman: Arkham Shadow gets New Game+.

Behemoth needs patches right away.

Samsung, XReal and Bosch have MR/AR glasses on the way.

eXtend your gaming:

Welcome to XR Gamer Digest #45

XR Games

🏎️ Gran Turismo 7's PS5 Pro update enhances PSVR 2 with improved visual clarity, smoother gameplay, and ray-traced reflections in VR mode.

🦇 Batman: Arkham Shadow will receive a New Game+ mode, new Challenge Maps, and more Predator Challenges through updates planned for December and January. 

😱 Moss & I Expect You To Die 2 are the Meta Quest+ monthly games for December 2024. 

😇 A new free mod, HaloCEVR, brings full VR support, including motion controls, to the original 2003 PC version of Halo: Combat Evolved. 

🎄 The multiplayer horror game Hunt Together gets festive with a Christmas update on Quest and PC VR, available until January 3, 2025.

🥳 The Project Wingman: Frontline 59 campaign DLC is now available on Steam for $5, offering PC VR players six new missions set during the original game's timeline.

😅 The highly anticipated VR game Behemoth requires a day-one patch for PSVR 2 and a day-seven patch for Meta Quest following its December 5 launch.

🪩 Shattered, a mixed reality psychological thriller by PlaySide Studios, transforms your room into a sinister escape room with layered realities and immersive puzzles, now available for Meta Quest+ subscribers.

4️⃣ Green Hell VR introduces a long-awaited co-op mode for up to four players on Quest and PSVR 2, launching December 16.

🔫 Attack on Titan VR: Unbreakable leaves early access on December 17 with co-op play, new missions, and a complete edition for $19.99 on Meta Horizon Store.

XR Entertainment

🎤 Songbird, a VR karaoke game set in the fantasy world of Nestopia, launched on Meta Quest with 33 tracks, immersive gameplay, and plans for monthly DLC song packs.

🖲️ Quest Games Optimizer gets a price cut to $10, now including premium features like game time tracking by default.

🙋‍♀️ Trivia Crack World brings the beloved trivia series to Meta Quest, transforming knowledge into a VR amusement park adventure with puzzles, multiplayer modes, and themed attractions.

🎳 Meta's Home Sports, a mixed-reality take on Wii Sports, launches December 11th on Quest 3 for $19.99, with motion-controlled games like bowling, mini-golf, and badminton.

XR News

✚ Pimax introduces Prime membership, offering high-end VR headsets like Crystal Light for $11.99/month, plus perks like early software access, exclusive events, and prioritized support.

🥽 Sony will showcase its innovative XR headset, the SRH-S1, at CES 2025, receiving an Innovation Award and marking a shift toward broader XR applications with advanced 4K OLED displays and Qualcomm-powered features.

✍️ Leopoly launches Shapelab Lite in early access on Quest headsets, offering accessible 3D modeling tools for beginners and professionals with plans for ongoing updates based on user feedback

🕶️ Bosch enters the XR market with its Light Drive AR display solution, designed for all-day wearability in smart glasses, aiming to revolutionize AR applications in both consumer and industrial sectors.

💰 Meta quietly introduced Meta Credits, a digital currency for purchasing virtual goods in Horizon Worlds, signaling a step toward building its metaverse economy.

🕶️ Samsung is reportedly set to unveil lightweight smart glasses with gesture and facial recognition at its Galaxy S25 event in January, marking its entry into the XR space.

👓 Xreal’s new One glasses offer a lightweight, immersive 1080p display for in-home entertainment and travel, functioning as a simple yet effective face-mounted screen for connected devices.

🥽 Apple Vision Pro launches in Taiwan on December 17, marking its expansion to 12 countries, with ongoing enhancements to visionOS and its immersive video library.

Until next time, enjoy your other reality gaming!

Bobby Voicu