Month: November 2019

Oculus Link: Image quality upgrade and extra long cables possible

https://mixed.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/oculus_link_test_guide.jpg Oculus' advisory chief of technology John Carmack continues tweeting on VR technology. This time: Oculus Link. On paper, Quest's Oculus Link PC connection does not provide the same image quality as a native PC connection because the PC content is streamed as a compressed video rather than native. This compression should theoretically reduce image quality and add latency. Theoretically, therefore ...

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"No one wants VR": Microsoft gives harsh rejection to VR on XBox Scarlett

https://mixed.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Phil-Spencer-E3-2019.jpg Update: Shuhei Yoshida, ex-president of the worldwide Sony game studios, responded via Twitter to Spencer's statements: Yoshida writes That Sony often works hard on technologies that no customer would have asked for. ('-`) .. oO (we often work hard to make things that are not customers are for them) - Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) November 26, 2019 Original article from the 26th ...

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Cows with VR glasses: This is how Russian farmers make cattle happy

https://mixed.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Kuh-mit-VR-Brille-auf-russischem-Hof.jpg What to do if the cattle in the stable is not happy? Russian farmers put VR glasses on them. No joke. In times of climate change - fully justified - with the finger on the mass animal husbandry shown. In the Western world, we eat much more meat than we need and worry about being unhealthy in many ways ...

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Facebook buys Beat Saber developer

https://mixed.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/beat_saber_titel.jpg Facebook buys Beat Games, the studio behind the biggest ever virtual reality hit. What does that mean for Beat Saber? Rumors circulated in the summer that Facebook is willing to invest more than $ 1 billion in new VR games and buy development studios. Now the social network confirms the conjectures by its first developer acquisition: The Prague ...

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Black Friday Deals #3: PSVR Mega Pack, PS4, Oculus Rift S, RAM & more

https://mixed.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Mixed_Subline_Deals.jpg Our deals bring you the best deals around PC, gaming, virtual reality, augmented reality, robotics and more. The Black Friday week has begun and we summarize daily the best offers of the discount battle. MIXED.de brings the best offers (also beyond daily offers) into a practical overview. We consider only reputable Internet retailers and of course ...

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Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency will be released on December 12th

https://mixed.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Budget_Cuts_2_Mission_Insolvency.jpg Update from November 28: The developers have released the Launchtrailer. Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency will be released on December 12, 2019 for Oculus Rift (S), HTC Vive and Valve Index, and costs $ 30. Original article from October 24, 2019: The successor of the humorous VR sneaking game Budget Cuts will appear before Christmas for SteamVR glasses. Budget Cuts ...

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Survey: So many PC gamers buy VR glasses for "Half-Life: Alyx"

https://mixed.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Half-Life-Alyx-Screenshot-Nr-2.jpg Valves "Half-Life: Alyx" is the first full-fledged game of a gaming mega brand, the was designed from the ground up for VR - and is only available for the VR glasses. That splits the minds. While many PC players are annoyed that they can gamble the first half-life after more than ten years waiting time only with additional hardware, VR enthusiasts hope for ...

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"Jumanji" as a high-end VR experience: Watch the new trailer

https://mixed.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/the_void_jumanji_trailer_screenshot.jpg In December, "Jumanji: The Next Level" will be released in cinemas worldwide. Matching the film, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and the high-end VR arcade "The Void" have developed a VR experience. In "Jumanji: Reverse the Curse" visitors to the high-end VR arcade "The Void" slip into the roles of Dr. Ing. Bravestone, Ruby Roundhouse, Prof. Oberon and "Mouse" Finbar. You are on ...

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