‘Meta Horizon’ Quest Mobile App Downloads Dropped Christmas 2024 as Meta Aims to Bolster Quest 3S Sales

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Meta is fairly tight-lipped when it comes to detailing just how many headsets it sells, although there are a few ways to gauge the platform’s popularity, one of which is fresh downloads of its required companion app, Meta Horizon, available on Android and iOS devices.

Somnium Space Announces New Pricing for VR1 Lineup, Putting Entry-level Headset North of $3,000

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Somnium Space, the Czechia-based social platform creator, has raised prices on its enthusiast-grade PC VR headset, Somnium VR1, something the company says was done to “maintain the highest quality standards.”

‘Assetto Corsa EVO’ Launches on PC VR Headsets in Early Access, But You May Want to Wait

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Assetto Corsa EVO made its big Early Access launch on Steam yesterday, bringing the next iteration of the racing franchise to both flatscreen and PC VR headsets. It’s getting mixed reviews, although VR users in particular are warning that you should wait for incoming patches, which will hopefully address the game’s currently questionable optimization.

Shuhei Yoshida, Industry Veteran & Main Figure Behind PSVR, Departs Sony

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Shuei Yoshisa unveiling Project Morpheus (PSVR) at GDC 2014

Shuhei Yoshida (aka ‘Shu’) has left Sony, closing a near 32-year chapter of his life with the company.

Meta & Plessey Announce Super Bright, High-efficiency Red MicroLED: an Important Piece in All-day AR

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Meta announced in 2020 it was working with UK-based AR display maker Plessey, which was tapped to provide Meta with AR displays over the course of multiple years. Now the companies have announced they’ve developed what they’re deeming “the world’s brightest” red microLED display for AR glasses.

‘Drop Dead’ & ‘Warhammer 40K: Battle Sister’ Developer Soul Assembly Lays Off 15% of Staff

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Soul Assembly, the studio behind the Drop Dead VR shooter franchise, announced it’s laying off 15% of its team, maintaining the reduction is required for the success of upcoming projects.

‘Rust’-like Sci-fi VR Survival Game ‘GRIM’ Hits Early Access This Week, Trailer Here

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Combat Waffle Studios and Beyond Frames Entertainment, the studios behind VR survival shooter Ghosts of Tabor (2023), announced they’re launching a VR game into early access this week which is heavily inspired by Rust (2018).

‘Beat Saber’ is Nearing 10 Million Unit Sales on Quest Alone

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Meta typically doesn’t detail player numbers, or even sales figures for its various Quest headsets, which means we usually have to get creative. Now, the block-slashing rhythm game Beat Saber—the company’s most popular gameappears to have sold nearly 10 million units on Quest alone.

Meta’s Horizon OS Expansion Reportedly to Kick Off with Premium ASUS Headset, Claims Trusted Leaker

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Meta announced in April of last year that it was preparing to release Horizon OS, its Quest-exclusive operating system, to third-party headsets for the first time. XR devices running Horizon OS were set to arrive from ASUS, Lenovo, and Xbox, although Meta has  remained tightlipped about the headsets since. Now, a report from trusted serial leaker ‘Luna‘ points to Asus being the first out of the gate.

‘PowerWash Simulator VR’ Studio Announces End of Updates Only 14 Months After Launch

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PowerWash Simulator garnered viral success when it launched on Steam Early Access in 2021, prompting developer FuturLab to not only add a mountain of DLC to the game, but also port the flatscreen hit to a standalone VR title. Now, the studio says it’s shelving PowerWash Simulator VR (2023) only 14 months since its launch on Quest.

Meta-owned Sanzaru Games Moves on to “next big thing” Amid ‘Asgard’s Wrath 2’ Final Update

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Sanzaru Games, the studio behind the Asgard’s Wrath franchise, have released the final content update to Quest exclusive Asgard’s Wrath 2 (2023)Now the studio says it’s moving on the “next big thing”.

Meta Discounts Quest 3S 256GB by $50 for Limited Time, Includes Free Copy of ‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’

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Meta has bundled in a free copy of Batman: Arkham Shadow (2023) with new Quest 3 and Quest 3S purchases since September, with the offer slated to expire in April 2025. Now Meta is sweetening the pot by reducing the biggest storage variant of Quest 3S by $50 for a limited time.

Pimax Raises Another $13.6M to Accelerate the Development of Its VR Headset Business

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Pimax, the Chinese startup known for its wide field-of-view (FOV) PC VR headsets, has secured an additional ¥CN100 million (~$13.6 million USD) in an extension to its Series C funding.

Vision Pro Knock-off Gets High Praise From Former Quest Engineer

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Wait, Apple Vision Pro doesn’t come in black, does it? Nope, but Play For Dream MR does. And with what some are calling the ‘Android Vision Pro’, owing to its Android-based OS, Play For Dream seems to have turned some heads at CES 2025 this past week.

Sony’s Enterprise MR Headset Set to Release Next Month, Priced at $4,750

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We haven’t heard much about Sony’s SRH-S1 standalone MR headset over the past year, which the company revealed at CES 2024. Now, the enterprise-focused device has an official launch date and price.

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