For the fastest way to join Tom's Guide Club enter your email below.
We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up to our newsletter to keep you updated on all the latest news.
By submitting your information, you confirm you are aged 16 or
over, have read our
Privacy Policy
and agree to the
Terms & Conditions. Geographical rules apply.
FIND OUT ABOUT OUR MAGAZINE
Want to subscribe to the magazine? Click the button below to
find out more information.
Join the Tom's Guide Club for quick access.
Enter your email below and we'll send confirmation, and sign you up to our newsletter.
By submitting your information, you confirm you are aged 16 or over,
have read our
Privacy Policy
and agree to the
Terms & Conditions. Geographical rules apply.
Don't miss these
Minecraft losing VR support next year — here's how to enjoy it while you can
PC and PlayStation losing VR support for the popular game
(Image credit: Xbox)
In September, Mojang, the developer behind Minecraft, announced the game would stop supporting PlayStation VR headsets in March 2025. And now, it appears official that Minecraft will also no longer support PC VR headsets including devices like the Meta Quest, Oculus Rift or Windows Mixed Reality headsets.
Mojang wrote in the changelog: "Our ability to support VR/MR devices has come to an end, and will no longer be supported in updates after March of 2025, when you will receive your final update. After you receive the final update, you will still receive updates on your PC and be able to play without a VR/MR device."
The change log continued with Mojang explaining that after the March update "you can keep building in your worlds, and your Marketplace purchases (including Minecoins) will continue to be available." The devs added that you could still play the VR version of the game with "non-VR/MR graphics devices such as a computer monitor."
UploadVR points out that VR versions of Minecraft will still be available if that's how you want to play the game. On PC using the Java version of Minecraft you can download a VR mod like Vivecraft or there are standalone VR ports like Questcraft.
The PlayStation version showed up in 2020 as a free update for the PS4 version of Minecraft, while the PS5 version never got PSVR2 support in the first place.
Mojang killing off VR support brings an end to nearly a decade of blocky virtual reality as a VR capable version was officially launched for Samsung Gear VR headsets in 2016. Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR support followed.
Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to your inbox.
Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.
In recent years, it's seemed that Minecraft has gotten weary of augmented or mixed reality versions of Minecraft. In June 2021, Microsoft shut down the augmented reality Minecraft Earth mobile game, a sort of Pokemon Go rival.
Scott Younker is the West Coast Reporter at Tom’s Guide. He covers all the lastest tech news. He’s been involved in tech since 2011 at various outlets and is on an ongoing hunt to build the easiest to use home media system. When not writing about the latest devices, you are more than welcome to discuss board games or disc golf with him. He also handles all the Connections coverage on Tom's Guide and has been playing the addictive NYT game since it released.
