[UE5.8][VR] Movable Spot Light shadows appear and disappear depending on the viewpoint

General Issues and Bug Reporting (Unreal Engine)
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Summary

In UE5.8 VR Template, dynamic shadows from a Movable Spot Light appear and disappear depending on the relationship between the light and the player’s viewpoint.

What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Rendering (Graphics / Niagara)

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create a new UE5.8 project using the VR Template (Virtual Reality).
  2. Attach a Movable Spot Light to the player’s hand.
  3. Start VR Preview.
  4. Illuminate an existing object in the template and move the light or change the viewpoint.

Expected Result

The dynamic shadow should remain visible and move continuously according to the position and direction of the light.

Observed Result

The dynamic shadow suddenly appears or disappears depending on the relationship between the light and the player’s viewpoint.

The issue is consistently reproducible in a newly created VR Template project.

Affects Versions

5.8

Platform(s)

OpenXR
Windows

Additional Notes

The issue reproduces consistently in a newly created VR Template project. The only required change is attaching a Movable Spot Light to the player’s hand.