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Ben Lang

@ben.roadtovr.com

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Reporting on XR for a decade+, Co-founder of leading independent VR news pub RoadtoVR.com. Journalist & analyst, not evangelist. Twitter https://twitter.com/benz145

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 1d

Updated Vision Pro no longer includes the Solo Knit Band and Dual Loop Band in the box, suggesting that they think the new Dual Knit Band is the superior option all around (I sure hope so).

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 2d

What VR game has the best feeling / most interactive environmental destruction?

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 5d

Smoothest Battlefield launch since... 2010?

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 15d

For anyone waiting for Spotify lossless audio quality, I finally got the feature on my end. Double check your app store to see if there's a manual update you can do.

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 16d

How did this branding end up so inconsistent?

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 17d

Oh boy. It's hard for me to imagine any outcome other than game quality going down and designed-for-addiction microtransactions going up apnews.com/article/ea-e...

Video gamer Electronic Arts to be acquired for $55 billion in largest-ever private equity buyout

Electronic Arts, the video game maker, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms.

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 19d

I’m very confused about this iOS 26 interface. What do these buttons do?

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 20d

Will HTC Vive adopt Android XR?

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 24d

Hmm, PSVR 2 app for SteamVR updated for the first time since April. "We've made some performance and stability improvements to the app," is the only changelog. I wonder what prompted the update.

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 27d

Dang it. Maybe they'll increase over time?

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 27d

Anyone have access to lossless audio quality in their Spotify app settings yet?

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · 28d

What’s your reaction to the Connect 2025 announcements?

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Sep 16

It's cool that Meta is offering several styles of smart glasses, but Google Glass was way ahead of the game with an interchangeable lens design that allowed you to change style without needing an entirely new unit.

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Sep 10

Name that HMD

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Sep 10

New AirPods Pro 3 can do real-time language translation which is pretty cool. Seems like a sensible feature to add to Vision Pro too. Absolutely niche, but if the solution is already built, seems it could be worthwhile to add.

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Sep 9

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Sep 9

Take a step back in time to the VR industry as it was in 2012: roadtovr.wordpress.com

Road to Virtual Reality

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Sep 7

What VR game has the most impressive enemy AI that you’ve ever seen? Let’s just exclude HLA because it would probably be 50% of answers.

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Sep 6

I’m surprised it’s not a standard feature of all calendar apps to be able to mark an event as “tentative” and then later confirm with a button or check box that it is confirmed.

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Sep 3

Apple keynote one week before Meta Connect. Should be a fun September.

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Sep 3

Just found my new favorite virtual desktop manager for Windows 11. Completely free and works great: github.com/newlooper/Vi...

(P.S. for VR friends: this is about managing multiple Windows desktops, not virtual reality!)

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Aug 29

Meta Connect keynote is at 5PM PT this year? 🤨

In previous years it's been around 10AM.

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Aug 27

Zero Caliber 2 Remastered is offering to lower the game's price based on Steam wishlist milestones. Do we think this will lead to a net benefit for the game's revenue?

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Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Aug 27

Does anyone in my feed have any connections at @BambulabGlobal? Trying to get in touch for a VR related-related 3D printing project/article for @RtoVR

Ben Lang @ben.roadtovr.com · Aug 26

You can now get XREAL glasses at Best Buy (major US retailer) 👏

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