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Virtual Reality 101: Your guide to VR

Here's everything you need to know about what VR is and how it will affect your life in the near future.

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Holiday Wish List: Current Meta Quest 3 Deals, Including Free Game and 6 Months of Meta Quest Plus

The Meta Quest 3 is still relatively new, which means there aren't a lot of direct deals on the VR headset. Instead, most offers include either a free game or a Meta Quest Plus subscription.

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<p>Walkabout Mini Golf: Meow Wolf is a little golf course portal into my Meow Wolf memories. It's the art collective's first big VR experience.</p>

I Took a Magic VR Meow Wolf Journey, and You Can Too

Walkabout Mini Golf's Meow Wolf collaboration is here, and its creators discuss how the future of immersive entertainment is already underway.

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<p>Varjo's newest industrial headset promises VR and passthrough camera so high you won't be able to tell the difference between them.</p>

Varjo's Auto-Focus XR-4 Mixed-Reality Headset Boasts Specs to Rival Apple Vision Pro

The Finnish startup's latest hardware pushes the boundary on how external cameras might mix reality, but in a PC-tethered design.

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<p>The new OLED-screened Steam Deck isn't just about the larger display, but it's an awfully nice display.</p>

Best Gaming Gifts for 2023

From consoles like the Nintendo Switch OLED and PS5 to accessories and services, there's something here to spark your gaming-gear gifting abilities.

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<p>The PlayStation VR lives on with the PS5...and a few extra accessories.</p>

The Best PSVR Games That Still Aren't on PSVR 2

There are still some great original PSVR games that work on the PlayStation 5, if you have the right gear. We hope these get PSVR 2 updates soon.

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CNET Editor Reacts to Vision Pro Spatial Video

It's in public beta now, but you need an iPhone 15 Pro to use it. And you won't get to see it in 3D until you get a Vision Pro... but I got an early look at it.

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<p>Apple's iPhone-recorded 3D spatial videos can only be played back on next year's Vision Pro headset. But they do look great.</p>

Apple iPhone Spatial Video Arrives in Beta and Looks Amazing on Vision Pro

I tried the new iPhone 15 Pro camera feature on Apple's upcoming AR-VR headset. The 3D is undeniably vivid.

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The Apple Watch's Double-Tap Gesture Is a Lot Better Than Expected and I Want More

Commentary: Once only an accessibility feature, the double-tap finger gesture added to the latest Watches is Apple easing us into a new interface with a lot of potential.

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<p>The padded top makes this head strap feel like wearing a cushion or a cloud. It is comfy even in long VR sessions.</p>

Best Meta Quest 2 Accessories for 2023

Take a look at some of the best Meta Quest 2 accessories around, including head straps, controller grips and more.

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Best VR Headset of 2023

The PSVR 2 is great, but the Quest 2 is still our top pick.

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Meta Quest 2 Revisited: For Its Price, Still the Best VR Headset

Editors' Choice: The Meta Quest 2 is two years old and $101 more expensive. For now, though, it's still the VR headset to beat.

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<p>Bows and arrows feel great in Horizon: Call of the Mountain.</p>

Best PSVR 2 Games of 2023: Resident Evil, Gran Turismo and more

The greatest VR games that work on Sony's new PS5 VR headset, from intense action to casual puzzles. Check out our top picks.

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