At least one Xbox One virtual reality game is already in the works

By David Nield

As we brace ourselves for E3 2016 (14-16 June, gaming fans), the speculation is ramping up about what we can expect to see. With the Xbox One trailing Sony’s PS4 in the console race, the pressure’s on Microsoft to come up with something of note.

The logical next step is virtual reality, what with the PlayStation VR arriving later this year, and a major development studio has confirmed to Ars Technica that it does indeed have an Xbox One VR title in the works for a planned 2017 launch.

Microsoft’s current flagship console doesn’t have VR capabilities or indeed a VR-compatible headset to go with it, so it sounds very much like some upgraded hardware is on the way – hardware this dev studio is targeting.

Getting in the VR game

Unfortunately, we don’t know the name of the studio or the name of the game, but Ars Technica says the title will be demoed on PC or PS4 at this year’s E3. Apparently, we’re talking about “an established, long-running franchise” developed by a European studio here, so make of that what you will.

The obvious conclusion is that there’s a VR version of the Xbox One coming next year: churning out …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Gaming