Microsoft kills second gen HoloLens
Working on Version three instead
Microsoft appears to be getting cold feet over its HoloLens and is not going to release a second version of the gear.
Samsung to release dedicated controller for GearVR headsets
Shipping with upcoming Galaxy S8-compatible GearVR headset
Samsung’s first handheld controller for the GearVR mobile headset has just made its way through the FCC, and several outlets now expect the controller to end up being announced by the end of the quarter.
Valve will not lose sleep if VR fails
But it is still doing ok
VR headset developer Valve has said that it does not really matter if its VR tech turns out to be a complete failure.
Facebook closes Oculus demo stations
No one interested
Facebook is closing around 200 of its 500 Oculus Rift virtual-reality demo stations at Best Buy locations across the US.
Oculus broke ZeniMax’s NDA
Court ruling a bit of a cow for both sides
A Texas Court has decided that Oculus will have to pay half a billion dollars to ZeniMax because Oculus co-Founder Palmer Luckey failed to comply with a non-disclosure agreement he signed.