{"id":311522,"date":"2025-12-12T06:16:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/311522\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T06:16:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:16:08","slug":"shortwave-is-out-now-on-quest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/311522\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortwave Is Out Now On Quest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Transmission: Shortwave, a casual VR delivery driving sim set in a retro-futuristic Great Britain, is now available on Quest.<\/p>\n<p>Marking the debut VR game from British indie studio Cardboard Sword, you may recall Transmission: Shortwave recently appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uploadvr.com\/everything-announced-at-the-uploadvr-showcase-winter-2025\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UploadVR Winter Showcase<\/a>. Taking place in an alternative 1990s Great Britain, you&#8217;re tasked with delivering parcels across these UK-inspired landscapes at your own pace as a member of ParcelPal.<\/p>\n<p>Detailing this further, Cardboard Sword calls Transmission: Shortwave a reflection of the team&#8217;s \u201ctongue-in-cheek humour and nostalgia.\u201d Leaning into the retro aesthetic, Transmission: Shortwave comes with an original soundtrack that&#8217;s inspired by early electronic dance music.<\/p>\n<p>The developer states you can simulate driving \u201cas much or as little\u201d as you&#8217;d like, letting you use optional shifters, handbrakes, and turn signals. As you progress across the game, you can customize your courier by gradually unlocking different car models and colors.<\/p>\n<p>Transmission: Shortwave is out now as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meta.com\/en-gb\/experiences\/transmission-shortwave\/3547956195215144\/?ref=uploadvr.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meta Quest<\/a> exclusive for $4.99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Transmission: Shortwave, a casual VR delivery driving sim set in a retro-futuristic Great Britain, is now available on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":311523,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[86,56,54,55,4297,4298,4299],"class_list":["post-311522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-virtual-reality","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-virtual-reality","tag-virtualreality","tag-vr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=311522"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/311522\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/311523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=311522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=311522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=311522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}