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Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Quest 3 now being used more on Steam than Valve Index, Pico 4 Ultra impressions and much more. 

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Meta's changing plans for future next-generation VR headset, the merger of Horizon store with App Lab and much more.

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Quest 2 going out of stock in the United States, LIV becoming the official third-person capture tool for Quest, Palmer Luckey's military headset, and much much more in this mega episode that's nearly four hours long.

We discuss the story behind Apple's mixed reality headset development and how the effort stacks up against Meta. We also dive into: 

• A new Quest 2 experimental room setup feature
• Valve Index replacement parts coming to iFixit
• New details on Quest 2's display tech
• A new Qualcomm wireless AR reference design
• Zero Latency replacing backpacks with Vive Focus 3

We've gotten a look at some next generation VR display technologies from TCL, JDI, and eMagin with the mysterious "STEAMBOAT" board potentially hinting at some big things. We also discuss updates from Meta, with the v40 update for Quest adding new tracked keyboards, fresh statements about a Facebook-free Quest login experience, R&D spending news, and the new Horizon Worlds asset library.

Lastly, we dive into the latest we've learned about Project Cambria and its passthrough mixed reality functionality.

We talk about UploadVR's correspondents going inside the very first Meta Store In Burlingame, California, venues moving inside Horizon Worlds, codec avatars and the chips being built to drive them, new ultra thin holographic glasses research, and Meta's neural wristband input for future glasses.

Note there's some echoing in this week's audio, sorry about that and we will try to get it fixed next week. 

We discuss new research into using VR controllers to track body movements and the latest look at Meta's 'Codec' avatars as well as the prospect of VR calling. We also talk about Meta's growing expenses and the details we learned about Project Cambria and the company's next VR headsets. 

We discuss Amazon's AR/VR hiring, VRChat's new Avatar Dynamics, Meta's first physical store to sell Quests, glasses, and Portals, and the leak of a manual to Meta's reported Air Bridge accessory for wireless PC VR.  We also consider the question: What would happen if Meta pulled out of consumer VR? 

We discuss the dramatic upgrade to Quest 2's hand tracking, Vive Focus 3 OpenXR Beta support, and an analyst's claim that Apple's headset as well as Sony's PSVR 2 are coming in 2023. We also dive into Meta's tease that Horizon Worlds is getting a web version and a report from The Verge about Meta's AR glasses, plus Pico Neo 3 Link.

We discuss the recent leak which revealed an 'Air Bridge' USB dongle which might improve wireless PC VR on Quest 2, Quest software update v39, Meta moving to pay creators for their work in Horizon Worlds, F8 getting cancelled, the latest information surrounding Meta's forthcoming "pro" headset, iOS 16 references to an Apple headset, the future of glasses versus headsets, and Pico's teases. 

We discuss Valve Index growing faster than Quest 2 in March on Steam, the growing use of VR for training with Osso and Strivr, and new 3D content creation pipelines with Arkio and Unreal's RealityScan.

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss visionOS 2's key improvements for Apple Vision Pro and much more in this episode.

Meta is continuing to rebrand Quest hardware while supporting its Horizon Worlds creation software with creator training. By May, Quest is expected to see improved recording features for content creators and Lynx says it should start shipping mixed reality headsets in June or July. 

We also discuss acquisitions by Google and Snap which highlight future display technologies and brain-computer interfaces. The recent Game Developers Conference also put a spotlight on PSVR 2 with interesting tidbits teased about the upcoming headset from Sony for PlayStation 5. 

Recorded in front of a live YouTube audience on March 29, 2022.

PSVR 2 development kits may be heading to the hands of creators after popping up in U.S. import logs, what does that mean for the release timing of Sony's next generation VR headset? Plus, we talk about Quest's upcoming parental controls for teenagers as well as new work from home features that could make Immersed a more useful platform for remote workers.

What does "Metaverse" actually mean and who stands to benefit the most from its hype? Plus, discussion of how SteamVR is mostly Quest users, exploring the idea of whether PSVR 2 could get PC support, and analyzing different types of VR controller tracking technologies. 

We discuss Valve partnering with iFixit for Index parts, Microsoft's changes to AltSpaceVR, Meta's Horizon userbase statistic, the $2700 Simula One Linux standalone headset, and we ponder when Nintendo might jump into VR.

We discuss the Quest 2 SDK documentation leak of 'Body Tracking Support', Apple accidentally shipping code referencing 'realityOS', the promise of the metaverse, and Meta's Super Bowl ad for Horizon Worlds.

Ian and Heaney discuss Meta's 2021 financials, Microsoft's internal turmoil, Quest 2 taking over SteamVR, Horizon Worlds mobile announcement, Quest's new Interaction SDK, PVSR2's potential eye tracking supplier, and the launch of PlutoSphere.

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Quest 3S leak, a PSVR 2 PC adapter, Quest 3 passthrough getting fixed and much more.

Kyle, Ian, and Heaney discuss:

• Meta Avatars getting new facial shapes and hearing aids
• Meta’s new AI supercomputer
• Meta abandoning the Oculus brand
• Magic Leap 2's recently announced specs

Kyle, Ian, and Heaney discuss:

• Bloomberg's report of Apple's headset being delayed
• Quest 2's new hand tracking quick menu
• the US FTC investigating Meta for potential anti-competitive practices
• The Verge's report of Google's plans for a 2024 passthrough AR headset

Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Oculus Go's super-death, top-tier VR games arriving on Apple Vision Pro, and Windows volumetric apps.

Kyle Riesenbeck and David Heaney discuss LG's next-generation 4K micro-OLED display, Meta's latest Quest feature hints in v66 and more.