Ubisoft's VR disappointment

Epic Games, Decentraland, Skybox VR. Meta Quest 3

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Future Scape
February 08, 2024

To VR & AR enthusiasts.

Welcome our first edition of Futurescape - a 5 minutes daily newsletter focused on what is happening in the Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) world.

Here is what we got today:

  • Disney to invest $1.5bn in Epic Games

  • Skybox VR x Meta Quest 3

  • Ubisoft is disappointed

  • Decentraland’s push for VR

Let’s get started.

IN THE NEWS

Disney investing $1.5 billion in Epic Games

Epic, the gaming giant behind games like Fortnite and Unreal Engine will be building Disney games like they are doing for Lego.

According to Forbes, CEO of Disney, Bob Iger announced the deal in a CNBC interview.

“In our new relationship with Epic Games, we’re creating a transformational games and entertainment universe that integrates Disney’s world-class storytelling into Epic’s cultural phenomenon Fortnite, enabling consumers to play, watch, create, and shop for both digital and physical goods.

This marks Disney’s biggest entry ever into the world of video games, and offers significant opportunities for growth and expansion.”

ENTERTAINMENT

Skybox VR for movies in Meta Quest 3

The Skybox VR - a video player that supports all major formats can now support movie filming on Meta Quest 3 using a USB flash drive.

You can transfer videos from your computer to Meta Quest via USB cable or stream them directly to the headset via UPnP/DLNA server. Skybox VR now offers various virtual environments for watching videos and movies.

However, there is one downside to this, you will not be able charge your Meta Quest cause the same port is being used for the USB.

GAMING

Ubisoft is disappointment with Assassin Creed VR sales

The Founder and CEO of Ubisoft; Yves Guillimot has called the Assassin Creed Nexus VR sales ‘disappointing and has called that they will not invest heavily in VR now.

“We have been a bit disappointed by what we were able to achieve on VR with Assassin’s Creed.

It did okay, and it continues to sell, but we thought it would sell more, so we are not increasing our investment on VR at the moment, because it needs to take off.

We have been very impressed by what Apple came up with, and we think it’s fantastic hardware, but we continue to look at this VR business as something that we have to look at but not invest too much in, until it grows enough.”

METAVERSE

Decentraland’s Push for mobile and VR

The 3D virtual world browser-based platform is set unveil its magic on mobile and VR, reshaping its Metaverse for boundless creativity, immersive connections, and vibrant communities across virtual realms.

As part of its ‘Forging the Future’s Foundations’ initiative, a cutting-edge Unity-powered Desktop Client is being introduced to elevate the user experience.

In the coming months, users will have the opportunity to participate in town hall meetings, peruse art galleries, and enjoy live concerts from anywhere — using any device.

MEME OF THE DAY

That is it for today.

Thank you for reading!

Futurespace team