Ben Lang
@ben.roadtovr.com
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
Twitter https://twitter.com/benz145
Power Wash Simulator, except it’s in VR and you’re meticulously hand-cleaning guns from dirty/decrepit to shiny and functional.
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Power Wash Simulator, except it’s in VR and you’re meticulously hand-cleaning guns from dirty/decrepit to shiny and functional.
Galaxy XR fits comfortably in Meta’s $60 Quest 3 case… unless you’re really itching to pay $200 for Samsung’s case.
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Galaxy XR fits comfortably in Meta’s $60 Quest 3 case… unless you’re really itching to pay $200 for Samsung’s case.
How does Halo 3 still look this good? It’s almost 20 years old.
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
How does Halo 3 still look this good? It’s almost 20 years old.
Is it a mistake for Valve to not be officially selling Steam Deck through major retailers like Amazon and Best Buy?
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Is it a mistake for Valve to not be officially selling Steam Deck through major retailers like Amazon and Best Buy?
Siri is feeling slower than ever on iOS 26. My partner just got a Pixel 10 and Gemini looks far snappier.
October 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Siri is feeling slower than ever on iOS 26. My partner just got a Pixel 10 and Gemini looks far snappier.
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).
October 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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).
What VR game has the best feeling / most interactive environmental destruction?
October 14, 2025 at 10:58 AM
What VR game has the best feeling / most interactive environmental destruction?
Smoothest Battlefield launch since... 2010?
October 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Smoothest Battlefield launch since... 2010?
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.
October 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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.
How did this branding end up so inconsistent?
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How did this branding end up so inconsistent?
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.
apnews.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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...
I’m very confused about this iOS 26 interface. What do these buttons do?
September 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I’m very confused about this iOS 26 interface. What do these buttons do?
Will HTC Vive adopt Android XR?
September 26, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Will HTC Vive adopt Android XR?
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.
September 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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.
Anyone have access to lossless audio quality in their Spotify app settings yet?
September 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Anyone have access to lossless audio quality in their Spotify app settings yet?
What’s your reaction to the Connect 2025 announcements?
September 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
What’s your reaction to the Connect 2025 announcements?
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.
September 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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.
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.
September 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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.
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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September 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Take a step back in time to the VR industry as it was in 2012: roadtovr.wordpress.com
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.
September 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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.
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. 
September 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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. 
Apple keynote one week before Meta Connect. Should be a fun September.
September 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Apple keynote one week before Meta Connect. Should be a fun September.
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!)
(P.S. for VR friends: this is about managing multiple Windows desktops, not virtual reality!)
September 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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!)
(P.S. for VR friends: this is about managing multiple Windows desktops, not virtual reality!)
Meta Connect keynote is at 5PM PT this year? 🤨
In previous years it's been around 10AM.
In previous years it's been around 10AM.
August 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Meta Connect keynote is at 5PM PT this year? 🤨
In previous years it's been around 10AM.
In previous years it's been around 10AM.