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Fallout 76 Won’t Have Crossplay
Red Dead 2 is 105GB Large
The new “Oculus Quest” VR Headset

Fallout 76 Crossplay

Remember a bit back when Bethesda harshed on PlayStation for not supporting crossplay? Well now that they (kinda) do, The game studio has stepped back out to say that their upcoming RPG will not support crossplay in general. Bethesda boss Pete Hines remarked, saying that while the idea isn’t impossible in the future, their focus on the upcoming BETA and launch means the idea is not possible right now.

Red Dead 2 is Large

There’s a promo with the upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2. Interested consumers can purchase a PS4 Pro bundled with the game. An image of the bundle box has revealed a few things about the game. PS4 players will be given exclusive content, the game will support up to 32 players, and you will need 105GB of hard drive space. That’s 1/3rd the size of a base PS4’s default hard drive, oof. That’s a big game.

Oculus Quest

Oculus, one of the leading VR hardware organizations, has announced a new project under the name “Quest.” This is a standalone VR system. That means no PC needed, no phone, no console, just a wire-free VR setup. The system will support various Oculus games, citing ” Robo Recall, The Climb, and Moss” as examples. The entire system will cost a total of $399. No word on how “good” it is yet.

If this is as good as it seems, it may be the best introductory VR setup yet.

That’s all for today, folks. Thanks for reading. Tune in tomorrow for one more news before the weekend. Otherwise, have a great day!

We edge ourselves ever closer to the next day. Here’s the news.

Oculus’ Latest VR Prototype
E3 Floor Plans
Nintendo Hiring Zelda Level Designer

Oculus: Half Dome

Popular VR developer Oculus has announced a new prototype VR headset, one that features 140-degree viewing, varifocal displays, and potentially even eye tracking. The prototype can allegedly achieve a far wider view range, thanks to more advanced fresnel lenses within. It also has varifocal displays, which means two lenses moving back and forth, much like a camera. this should allow for dynamic focus shifting. When combined with eye tracking, seen in various other prototypes, this should allow for better focus on both near and far objects alike. I may not like Oculus as a corporation, but this is certainly a nice device.

E3 Floor Plans

This is exactly what it says on the tin. E3 floor plans have been making their rounds online. Event marketing partner GES has released the floor plans for the event online. This does offer some insight as to who is where, and who has the big spots. It also confirms which publishers and studios are scheduled to attend, like CD Projekt Red and Marvelous America. If you don’t want to have to download the PDFs, ResetEra has image files of the contents on their site.

Zelda Level Designer

Twitter user @bk2128 has translated a Japanese job listing found on the Nintendo website. The listing appears to call for ‘Level designer of “The Legend of Zelda” series.’ The job starts as a three-month trial contract, in which it will be reviewed for whether you’ll be kept for the remainder of the project. Since Breath of the Wild has already finished their last DLC, this listing is presumably for a new Zelda game. All we have to go off of beyond that is speculation, though.

That’s all for today. Thanks for reading. Tune in tomorrow for more video game news. Otherwise, have a great day!

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Thursday 9-27-18: Fallout 76 Not Crossplay, Red Dead 2’s 105GB Size, Oculus’s Standalone VR System