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A screenshot from Lone Echo 2. Image from Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios

TI Reality Check: A Subdued Oculus Gaming Showcase

By  |  April 22, 2021 11:02 AM PDT
Photo: A screenshot from Lone Echo 2. Image from Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios

As any videogames journalist will tell you, Nintendo puts on some of the most high-energy events in the games business, jamming them with new product announcements and attracting millions of views to streamed versions of the nearly hour-long events. While its rivals often try to mimic the spirit of the Nintendo events, with varying degrees of success, Facebook’s Oculus unit came up especially short in that regard on Wednesday.

The 25-minute Oculus event featured only one brand-new VR game: Carve Snowboarding, from the creator of a beloved ‘90s sports game called 1080 Snowboarding. Everything else was either news about updates to existing games or details about upcoming titles that had already been announced.

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