V Coolus Move is a fitness-tracking app to see how much work you are doing in VR.
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Facebook has continued to add updates to its Culus Quest VR platform over the past two and a half years, but its latest one could turn it into a complete workout ecosystem for the winter. This Oculus Quest 2 Visual upgrades are also being offered to support 90 Hz refresh rates for games and PC use. It’s a piece Software software update announced today.
C Coolus Move, a new fitness dashboard that tracks movement and estimated calorie burn in multiple VR exercise apps, will launch next week as part of a Quest and Quest 2s software software update. The move was announced earlier this fall at Facebook’s Virtual Connect conference during the launch of Quest 2.
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The latest software software update will unlock simple 90 Hz VR support in Quest 2 for those who prefer to take advantage. The first games with updates, according to Facebook, will include Superhot, Echo VR, Beat Saber, Vacation Simulator, Job Simulator, Racket: NX and Space Pirate Trainer.
90 Hz VR is the standard for PC VR, and can already work as PC VR headsets with Quest and Quest 2 USB-C cable. That PC-connected feature, called the Oculus Link, is also getting 90 Hz support on Quest 2.
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