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MLB's Home Run Derby VR launches on the Meta Quest Store
The MLB is releasing its Home Run Derby VR on the Meta Quest Store with 30 ballparks available to explore.
Meta partners up with LG to ‘expedite its extended reality ventures’
Meta and LG have teamed up to “expedite” the former’s extended reality (XR) business. Neither company has said exactly what the partnership would entail, but it could have to do with LG’s displays.
Meta Quest headsets get spatial video playback, just in time for the Apple Vision Pro launch
Meta Quest headsets just received a system update that allows them to play stereoscopic video, otherwise called spatial video. This feature comes just ahead of tomorrow’s Apple Vision Pro launch.
Microsoft Mesh is a virtual meeting platform on Teams
It brings employees' avatars together in a customized space.
Xbox Cloud Gaming lands on Meta Quest headsets
Meta Quest 2, 3 and Pro owners can now play Xbox Cloud Gaming titles though their VR headset.
Steam’s streaming software now lets you wirelessly play PC VR games on Quest headsets
Steam just announced software called Steam Link that connects Meta Quest VR headsets wirelessly, allowing for remote play of PCVR titles. This tech isn’t exactly new, as it’s more or less an official version of pre-existing software like Virtual Desktop.
Meta pauses Quest 3 Elite Battery Strap sales, reportedly due to a charging flaw
Meta has stopped selling the Elite Strap with Battery for the Quest 3, and it’s reportedly because of a firmware-related charging defect. The $130 accessory is currently unavailable from Meta and third-party retailers.
Meta's avatars finally grow some legs
It's been nearly a year since Meta announced at Connect 2022 that it would give its weird Caspar the Friendly Ghost-esque metaverse avatars some legs to make them appear slightly more human. The day of reckoning is almost upon us as Quest Home avatars now sport extra limbs in the latest beta version of the Quest software.
A new Samba de Amigo game is coming to Apple Arcade this month
Samba de Amigo is coming to Apple Arcade. Sega’s classic maraca-shaking rhythm franchise is seeing a renaissance this year as the new installment arrives on Apple platforms and Nintendo Switch on the same day. A VR port for Meta Quest, announced in early June, is also scheduled to launch sometime this fall.
Meta adds ‘quests’ to Horizon Worlds, to keep users returning to the metaverse
They include games and avatar-centric activities.
Meta’s Quest+ subscription offers two VR titles per month
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced Meta Quest+, a plan that grants users access to "the best titles on the platform" for $8 per month or $60 per year. The subscription is available starting today on Quest 2 and Quest Pro. It's also coming to Quest 3 when that headset arrives this fall.
Ubisoft confirms holiday release for ‘Assassin’s Creed: Nexus VR’
Ubisoft has given us the first proper look at 'Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR' for the Meta Quest platform and confirmed a holiday launch window. The news comes via the company’s Ubisoft Forward streaming event as part of the Summer Game Fest. Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR releases for both the Meta Quest 2 and the recently-announced Meta Quest 3, though OG Quest owners are out of luck.
VR Assassin’s Creed, Stranger Things and Ghostbusters arrive on Meta Quest later this year
Meta announced a slate of upcoming games today for its standalone VR headsets (including the upcoming Meta Quest 3). Apple is expected to enter the virtual headset space next week, so Meta is hoping to make a lasting impression with its lineup of upcoming VR titles from beloved franchises, including Assassin’s Creed, Stranger Things, Ghostbusters and Attack on Titan — along with some VR remakes of old-school classics.
Meta's Connect 2023 event is set for September 27th
Meta has revealed the dates for this year's Connect. The company has promised to reveal more details about the Quest 3 at the event.
The Meta Quest 3 is a $499 mixed reality headset with full-color passthrough
Mark Zuckerberg has revealed the Meta Quest 3, the company's long-rumored next-gen headset. It starts at $499 and it'll arrive this fall.
Meta Quest Pro will soon support WiFi 6E
Meta Quest Pro users will soon have download speeds of up to 1.6Gbps.
'Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord' trailer shows off co-op VR gameplay
A new 'Ghostbusters' game is heading to Meta Quest 2 and PSVR2 next year, and it now has a full gameplay trailer.
Meta Quest Pro’s first update adds mixed reality screen recordings
Meta's $1,500 mixed reality headset is still a hard sell, but today it gains new features that inch it closer to fulfilling its potential.
Meta confirms next-generation Quest headset is coming in 2023
Meta is already teasing its Quest 3 headset, which will be coming sometime in 2023, the company's executives said.
Meta says it will lose even more money on the metaverse in 2023
Reality Labs s losing more money than ever, Facebook’s parent company disclosed in its latest earnings report.
