The latest update to Gear VR has brought with it a Home aesthetic that ought to be pretty familiar to Oculus Rift owners.

The new version of Oculus Home is said to roll out in stages to Gear VR owners, and will come with an interface that unifies the aesthetic across all current Oculus headsets.

From a video captured by redditor pablotech1, there doesn’t seem to be the ‘friend’ section, as in the Rift version of Home. Oculus has yet to release word on when they will ‘socialize’, allowing for user-to-user interaction.

 

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Scott Hayden
Well before the first modern XR products hit the market, Scott recognized the potential of the technology and set out to understand and document its growth. He has been professionally reporting on the space for nearly a decade as Editor at Road to VR, authoring more than 4,000 articles on the topic. Scott brings that seasoned insight to his reporting from major industry events across the globe.