Expecting the VR age

Valve is getting all moist about VR taking off and has allocated more than a third of its developers to coming up with games for the gizmo.

Return to the 1980s

VR could bring a return to the video arcades of the 1980s, according to analysts at Digitimes Research.

First VR gloves to enable touch feedback and weight sensations

Earlier in January, we wrote that some startups were preparing to launch haptic VR gloves to offer a much more natural alternative controller interface for head-mounted displays than the traditional units currently offered by Oculus, HTC, Sony, Samsung, Razer and others.

Open source competitor to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive

The Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) consortium thinks that its new VR headset which be a true competitor to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive should be out soon.

Neo costs $400 + $60 extra 

Sony has confirmed the existence of its PlayStation Neo, a faster version of the console and that its PlayStation VR is launching on 13 October.. 

Pretty much as we have predicted

Sony has official confirmed the rumours that it is building a 4K VR-friendly flavour of the Playstation.

Beating Oculus in shipping game

HTC has claimed that all Vive VR headsets ordered will ship within 72 hours from the time of order. This is a huge improvement considering that you have to wait weeks if not months to get the Vive delivered.  

Dream catcher

Huawei has signed up to be one of the first phone makers to build a handset that works with Google’s new VR platform – daydream.

Price not bad either

Zotac have created a liquid cooled mini-pc which can handle VR specs for a reasonable price.

Backpack PC

MSI has been showing Computex in Taipei, the company's latest Backpack PC which gives you the chance to have VR on the go.