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‘Rec Room’ Has No Plans to Support PSVR 2

Rec Room is one of the leading social VR platforms, supporting every major console, mobile device, and VR headset—except PlayStation VR 2, that is. And it’s very likely going to stay that way. In a Reddit AMA earlier this month, Rec Room co-founder Cameron Brown (aka ‘Gribbly’) answered a few burning questions, including a big one […]

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25. Januar 2024

‘Rec Room’ to Roll Out Full-body Avatars in March

Prominent VR social app Rec Room is getting full-body avatars soon, which will let users choose to either stick with the standard floating bean-body type, or go all-in with a fully-appendaged avatar. The studio says in a blogpost that it’s bringing its new full-body avatars to the platform as a beta feature by March 2024. It’s not […]

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10. Januar 2024

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Co-op Adventure Comes to ‘Rec Room’ This Week

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Social VR platform Rec Room is getting ready to launch another co-op game this week, this time taking you to the sewers with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtled-themed adventure. Called ‘Trials of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, you’ll soon be able to take on Foot Clan goons with friends or strangers, and even face off […]

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14. November 2023

Meta’s New First-person Shooter Aims to Highlight Improvements to ‘Horizon Worlds’

Meta introduced a new game called ‘Super Rumble‘ to Horizon Worlds, something the company hopes will showcase a new generation of improved experiences on its own social VR platform. Released after a successful beta weekend in May, the free-for-all first-person shooter is said to highlight new improvements to Horizon Worlds, such as “better graphics, deeper […]

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31. Juli 2023

Apple Vision Pro to Support One of VR’s Most Prominent Social Apps

Apple unveiled Vision Pro on Monday, its long-awaited standalone headset capable of both virtual and augmented reality. While the Cupertino tech giant seems to be emphasizing Vision Pro’s AR capabilities thanks to its color passthrough cameras, it’s also going to pack one of VR’s most prominent social apps, Rec Room. Apple’s launch of Vision Pro […]

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8. Juni 2023

Meta’s Social VR App is Coming to Web & Mobile Soon, Alpha Begins for Members-only Rooms

Horizon Worlds, Meta’s social VR platform for Quest users, is expanding with alpha tests of new members-only spaces, allowing creators to manage up to 150 card-carrying members in their private worlds. Meta says it’s also gearing up to release Horizon Worlds on non-Quest devices for the first time. Meta is now rolling out alpha access to […]

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31. Januar 2023

‘Rec Room’ Teams Up with NFL for New Virtual Merch Featuring All 32 Teams

Rec Room announced it’s partnering with the National Football League (NFL) to bring a host of officially licensed virtual merch to the social VR platform. Kicking off today, Rec Room will feature a new NFL pop-up shop where users can buy NFL-licensed virtual hoodies and hats, which includes all 32 NFL teams. Although we were […]

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12. Januar 2023

‘Rec Room’ to Bring He-Man Avatars in ‘Masters of the Universe’ Event

Social VR platform Rec Room is getting another big brand collaboration with the limited-time release of avatar items based on the world of Masters of the Universe, which will let you transform into He-Man, Teela, or the dastardly Skeletor. From December 15th to March 31st, Rec Room users will be able to don the armor inspired by the […]

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14. Dezember 2022

Meta Bans ‘Rec Room’ From Hosting 12 & Under Accounts on Quest

Rec Room is soon removing access to its limited ‘Junior Accounts’ on Quest, effectively blocking kids 12 and under from playing the social VR game on any of Meta’s headsets. Rec Room says in a statement that Meta is requiring the social VR platform—and all apps on the platform—to block access to children 12 and under or […]

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2. November 2022