

This would widen their audience and likely bring many people in their new VR-capable gaming console. Especially if the game was exclusive to the console and you got to choose the headset you bring with you. If Microsoft was able to get the attention of the VR community with an exclusive game, they’d be able to likely convince a large crowd to buy their newest console.

Half-Life: Alyx is bribing plenty of people to buy the Valve Index. Xbox has accumulated plenty of VR developing talent over the last year, putting themselves in perfect position for releasing a few exclusive games that would capture the audience. That likely wouldn’t the only option for gaming though, as Xbox is not far behind in VR game-making capabilities.

VR Games for XboxĪs we mentioned earlier, it would make sense for Oculus to insist that the Rift games are available on the console. This would be a simple solution for a problem that has yet to have an answer. Not to mention that the Xbox is likely going to still be cheaper than the high-powered PCs that are VR ready. This would not only lead people to buy the newest hardware from Microsoft, but it would give it value like never before.
VR HEADSET FOR XBOX PC
This would give many Quest users the ability to load into some of their favorite PC games on the Xbox. He wouldn’t have to develop his own hardware for the headset, wouldn’t have to populate an entire app store, or even create their own storefront inside the console. It doesn’t seem like it would take too much convincing for Spencer to at least be a home for other VR headsets. Oculus is the answer for most people, and the Quest is by far their best-seller. Whether Spencer is right or wrong in his assumption that nobody is wanting VR from Xbox, he is right about his customers knowing where to get the VR experience. We see the volumes of those on PC and other places.” The vast majority of our customers know if they want a VR experience, there’s places to go get those. “We’re responding to what our customers are asking for and… nobody’s asking for VR. For reference, we will put the quote below.
VR HEADSET FOR XBOX SOFTWARE
Adding another piece of hardware capable of transforming the Quest would bring more sales across the board for Oculus without having to change the software all too much.Īs for the Microsoft side, we would like to focus on the Phil Spencer quote from a few weeks ago. If the Link is playable on the Xbox, Oculus could see the Rift S games sell more than ever. (Oculus Link is also the name of the cord Oculus is releasing) This offloads all of the processing and computing to the PC and turns the Quest to a simple VR display while playing high-end virtual reality games. The Oculus Link is a technology that Oculus has developed to allow the Oculus Quest to work as a Rift S when connected to a VR-ready PC. Could the Xbox handle that? Probably, but we want to explore an option where it doesn’t have to power the headset on its own. But one of the problems is the Rift S relies completely on the PC. The inside-out tracking would be one of the main selling points. It would give Xbox users another reason to buy the console, and it would incentivize more Xbox users to go out and buy a Rift S.
VR HEADSET FOR XBOX SERIES
In our lengthy post about Xbox Series X and the possibility of virtual reality, we spoke about the Rift S being powered by the newest Xbox.

It is clear that he wasn’t implying virtual reality, but the word ‘virtual’ had us on the edge of our seats for the entirety of his presentation. Spencer didn’t mention virtual reality but did mention the “virtual worlds” that the newest console would let you explore.
