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VR Download
387 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsUploadVR's weekly VR & AR hardware, technology, and industry trends show streamed live from a virtual reality studio.
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Episodes
Roadmaps For Quest 4 And Quest Pro 2
July 18, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 94.6 MBMeta's CTO talked about the features of a VR headset from the next decade while possible timelines for Quest 4 and Quest Pro 2 are revealed alongside the incoming Samsung Android XR headset.
Boundary-Free Mixed Reality & Quest 3's First Sale
July 11, 2024 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBDavid Heaney discusses Quest 3's first sale and boundary-free mixed reality in this extra-short pre-recorded episode.
Pico Store Opening Up, Surreal Touch VR Controllers For Apple Vision Pro
July 04, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 92 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Pico store opening up, Surreal Touch VR controllers for Apple Vision Pro in this rare pre-taped episode of VR Download recorded on July 3 and published on July 4, 2024.
Gorilla Tag Sees 1 Million Daily, Logitech MX Ink & Palmer Luckey's Military Headset
July 01, 2024 02:00 - 3 hours - 156 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Quest 2 going out of stock in the United States, LIV becoming the official third-person capture tool for Quest, Palmer Luckey's military headset, and much much more in this mega episode that's nearly four hours long.
visionOS 2 Announced With Key Improvements For Apple Vision Pro
June 11, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 91.7 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss visionOS 2's key improvements for Apple Vision Pro and much more in this episode.
Quest 3 Passthrough Fixed, Quest 3S, Pico 4S, PSVR 2 PC Adapter
June 04, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 87.2 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Quest 3S leak, a PSVR 2 PC adapter, Quest 3 passthrough getting fixed and much more.
Oculus Go Deader Than Ever, Apple Vision Pro Gets Flagship VR Games
May 28, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 53.6 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Oculus Go's super-death, top-tier VR games arriving on Apple Vision Pro, and Windows volumetric apps.
LG Reveals Next-Gen VR Display But Pushes Headset Out To 2027
May 21, 2024 22:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBKyle Riesenbeck and David Heaney discuss LG's next-generation 4K micro-OLED display, Meta's latest Quest feature hints in v66 and more.
Quest Gets A Travel Mode & App Lab Is No Longer Hidden
May 16, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney meet this week to discuss Quest getting a travel mode, app lab content no longer being hidden and much more in this extra-long episode.
Apple Talks Vision Pro Enterprise Adoption, Cheaper & Lighter Model Rumors Continue
May 07, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney meet this week to discuss Apple Vision Pro enterprise comments and rumors surrounding a lighter model.
Meta Teases Mindblowing AR Glasses, Is Apple Vision Pro Really A Flop?
April 30, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 94.1 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney meet this week to discuss Apple Vision Pro sales reports, Meta Quest popularity, and some AR glasses news.
Emulators On Vision Pro, Meta Horizon OS, Asus & Lenovo Headsets
April 23, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 84.8 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Meta’s plan to partner with more hardware manufacturers including a Quest on the way from Microsoft’s Xbox.
OpenXR 1.1, Palmer Luckey's Firing, $700 Pimax Crystal Light
April 16, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 82.6 MBThis week Ian Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Pimax, OpenXR 1.1 and the weekend discussion between John Carmack, Andrew Bosworth, and Palmer Luckey.
Quest 3 Passthrough Improved, Valve Deckard's Potential, Is PC VR Growing?
April 09, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBVision Pro Gets Spatial Personas, 10 Years Since Facebook Acquired Oculus
April 02, 2024 19:00 - 2 hours - 104 MBSteamVR On Apple Vision Pro & The Future of visionOS
March 26, 2024 19:00 - 2 hours - 108 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the future of Apple's visionOS platform as ALVR brings SteamVR to the headset.
Emulated Vive Trackers, PSVR 2 Production Pause, Flat2VR Studios
March 19, 2024 19:00 - 3 hours - 124 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss emulated Vive trackers with Virtual Desktop, major announcements during GDC week and much more.
Quest Lying Down Mode, visionOS 1.1 Arrives, Pico 4S Is Coming
March 12, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 87.7 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Quest's new lying down mode, visionOS 1.1 for Apple Vision Pro, and a trademark revealing Pico 4S is on the way.
Meta & LG Confirm Partnership As Google Pitches Its Own XR Platform
March 05, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 84.4 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss LG and Meta's partnership, Google's uncertain place in the market, and a founder from PlutoVR joins the studio to discuss the end of PlutoSphere.
Apple Vision Pro Review, LG's Quest Pro 2, & Sony's Uncertain Future
February 27, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 87.1 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest Pro 2, the uncertain future of Sony's PlayStation VR2 and much more.
Quest 3 Lite Hints, Apple Vision Pro Mainstream Review Round Up
January 30, 2024 21:00 - 2 hours - 86.2 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the first mainstream reviews for Apple Vision Pro, and we're joined by special guest Scott Stein from CNET who walks us through his time with the device.
Apple Vision Pro Initial Batch Immediately Sells Out
January 23, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss pre-orders for Apple Vision Pro as well as our plan to cover the launch.
LG Tease, Apple Vision Pro Preorders, The First Standalone AR Glasses
January 16, 2024 18:00 - 2 hours - 105 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss LG's headset tease, Apple Vision Pro pre-orders, and much more in this mega episode.
UEVR Mod, Apple Vision Pro Launch Date, XR2+ Gen 2, Sony Headset
January 09, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 82.9 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Apple Vision Pro's launch date details, Sony's upcoming headset, and much more in this 2-hour episode.
Microsoft Kills Windows MR, Meta To Demo True AR Glasses
January 03, 2024 20:00 - 2 hours - 91.3 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Microsoft deprecating Windows Mixed Reality as Meta prepares true AR glasses.
Quest 3 Inside-Out Body Tracking, Asgard's Wrath 2 Launch, Pico 5 Canceled
December 19, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 85.5 MBMeta Mirror Lake Concept, Is Apple Vision Pro's Launch Imminent?
December 12, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBVive Ultimate Trackers, Valve's Official Steam Link For Quest
December 05, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney meet to discuss Valve putting the official Steam Link app on the Meta Quest Store, Quest 3 showing up in a big way on the Steam Hardware Survey, and the Vive Tracker Ultimate.
Varjo XR-4 Promises Near-Retinal Mixed Reality
November 28, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Varjo's top-of-the-line specifications in the XR-4 and XR-4 Focal Edition with mixed reality "practically indistinguishable from natural sight".
iPhone Spatial Video On Any Headset, Quest 2 For $200, Assassin's Creed Nexus
November 21, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 85.3 MBInterview: Talking Upload Season 3 With Greg Daniels
November 17, 2023 22:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBGreg Daniels is a writer and producer known for The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Upload on Amazon, a science fiction comedy show which imagines a near-future where it is possible to take a one-way transfer, before you die, to a monetized virtual heaven. VR Download host and UploadVR.com editor Ian Hamilton recently spoke by Zoom call with Daniels about the show with some broad spoilers regarding relationships and technology depicted in the third season. We talked about the writer's st...
Talking Upload Season 3 With Greg Daniels (Interview)
November 17, 2023 22:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBGreg Daniels is a writer and producer known for The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Upload on Amazon, a science fiction comedy show which imagines a near-future where it is possible to take a one-way transfer, before you die, to a monetized virtual heaven. VR Download host and UploadVR.com editor Ian Hamilton recently spoke by Zoom call with Daniels about the show with some broad spoilers regarding relationships and technology depicted in the third season. We talked about the writer's st...
Meta Takes Quest 2 To $250 As 2024's VR Lineup Takes Shape
November 14, 2023 18:00 - 2 hours - 82.7 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Meta's price drop for Quest 2 through the end of the year as well as our expectations for 2024.
Google Denies Meta's Request, Apple Vision Pro Body Tracking, Pico Layoffs
November 07, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBNew Qualcomm XR Chip - For Apple Vision Pro Competitors?
October 31, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney met this week to discuss a report Qualcomm is preparing a new XR chip that could be used for Apple Vision Pro competitors. We also discuss the best mixed reality apps and games on Quest 3 right now and much more.
Pico Shutdown Rumors, Will Quest 3 Passthrough Get Better?
October 24, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 50 MBMixed Reality Occlusion, Cheaper Apple Vision, Quest 3 Lite?
October 17, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 54.3 MBDavid Heaney and Ian Hamilton discuss the prospect of a cheaper Apple Vision, the prospect of a Quest 3 Lite, and a new mixed reality occlusion feature launched for Meta Quest 3.
Meta Quest 3 Hardware Review Discussion
October 10, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 78.5 MBIan Hamilton, David Heaney, and Kyle Riesenbeck meet in Meta Quest 3 to record this week's episode while answering some of the top questions about the headset.
Quest 3 Hands-On Impressions & Connect Recap
October 03, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 76.1 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney return from a very busy few days at Connect in California where they tried Meta Quest 3 and talked to VR developers as well as Meta executives.
Horizon Gets Legs, Visor Preorders Open, Bigscreen Beyond Review
September 19, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 76.7 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss Immersed Visor's pre-orders, our Bigscreen Beyond review and Horizon getting legs.
Unity Developer Backlash, Is Valve Building A Console PC For Wireless VR?
September 12, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBWe discuss the latest rumors surrounding Valve's next steps in VR, developers reacting to a new fee structure from Unity, and new details on Apple Vision Pro's support for iPhone and iPad apps.
Quest Pro 2 & Hands-On With Meta's Flamera HMD
September 07, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 77.5 MBDavid Heaney and Ian hamilton discuss a report suggesting a Quest Pro 2 is in active development, and David reports back with hands-on impressions of the Flamera research HMD from Meta.
Quest 3 Release Date, Meta Avatar Legs, Any Surface Virtual Keyboard
August 29, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBIan Hamilton and David Heaney discuss the Meta Quest 3 release date, avatars getting legs, new research for typing on any surface and much more.
Pico Follows Apple With Hand Tracking - Are Controllers Dead?
August 22, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBMeta Quest 3, Vision Pro, & Eyes-In With Varifocal Optics
August 15, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBDavid Heaney and Ian Hamilton return to the updated UploadVR Studios to cover the latest in VR, including Quest 3, Quest Pro, Vision Pro, and a research prototype with both retinal resolution and varifocal optics.
Meta Quest+ Game Subscriptions, Heavy Vision Pro
June 27, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBWe dive into a huge number of topics this week with Quest v55's performance gains. the Meta Quest+ gaming subscription service, Quest Pro eye tracking improvements, the Vision Pro SDK, the likely resolution of Quest 3, and exploring the question of whether Apple Vision Pro is too heavy.
Apple Vision Pro Hands-On, Meta Quest For 10 Year Olds
June 20, 2023 20:00 - 2 hours - 84.6 MBWe tried the Apple Vision Pro! Also, Meta is changing the minimum age for Quest 2 and 3 to 10 years old.
Google And Samsung's XR Plans, Avatars Growing Legs
May 16, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBWe cover PSVR 2 now being sold in stores, Quest v54 getting skybox customization, avatars growing legs research, mixed reality for seeing WiFi dead spots, Apple's latest xrOS trademark, Shareplay for VR, and Google's latest XR tease with Samsung.
VR Download: Full Body Tracking From Phone, PSVR 2 On PC's Problems
May 09, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBWe cover full body tracking from a phone app and the problems facing the prospect of getting PSVR 2 running on PC.
Meta Gaming Showcase & New Mixed Reality Games
May 02, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBWe discuss Virtual Desktop's New XR2 PC VR streaming feature, Quest v53's latest updates, Meta's upcoming gaming showcase, Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the metaverse, mixed reality gaming and more.