The Biggest Thing We Didn’t See at Connect: Partner Headsets
Newly Reduced Quest 3 Price and Quest 3S Pre-orders Now Available on Amazon
The newly discounted Meta Quest 3 (512GB) is now available on Amazon, along with pre-orders of the new Quest 3S (128GB) and (256GB), with that sweet, speedy Prime shipping. All now include the promised bundle that includes Batman: Arkham Shadow and a three month subscription to Meta Quest+.
New Spatial SDK Reflects Meta’s Push to Bring ‘Spatial Computing’ to Quest
Quest headsets have long been great for playing immersive games, but not so great for the kind of basic ‘desktop productivity’ that Apple’s Vision Pro excels at. Now Meta is hoping to bring more ‘spatial computing’ into the fold with the Meta Spatial SDK, which aims to make it easier for Android developers to port and enhance their apps for Quest’s Horizon OS.
Precision Glass Maker Completes Major Factory Expansion in Anticipation of AR Glasses Demand
In a strategic move that underscores the expected growth of the AR industry, SCHOTT—a global leader in advanced optics and specialty glass—has announced the completion of a new production facility in Kulim, Malaysia. This development comes just a day after Meta unveiled its latest AR glasses prototype.
‘Starship Home’ Review – Gardening Across the Universe in Quest’s Most Compelling Mixed Reality Game
Starship Home isn’t just a clever and infectiously cute sci-fi gardening game with casual ship management stuff. It’s probably one of the best cases right now for how mixed reality developers can break away from the usual gimmicks on Quest 3, and create something truly worth playing in your own living room. Read on to see why I think you’ll fall in love with this big little MR game.
‘Skydance’s Behemoth’ Delayed to December to Give “AAA” VR Adventure More Polish
Skydance Games, the developers behind the much-anticipated VR adventure Skydance’s BEHEMOTH, announced the game is going to be slightly delayed beyond the original November 14th release date, pushing launch back a few weeks.
Meta Releases ‘Horizon Hyperscape’ for Quest 3, Letting You Explore (and maybe eventually upload) Photorealistic Places
During Meta Connect’s big Quest 3S unveiling yesterday, where the company showed off the $300 headset for the first time, Meta announced it was also releasing a new app exclusively for Quest 3 that lets you explore photorealistic spaces. And they aren’t like the 360 photos you’ll see in Google Street View either; they’re full 3D scenes you can actually walk through.
Meta Expects Orion-like AR Glasses to Launch Before 2030, Priced Between Phones and Laptops
On stage at Connect yesterday, Meta unveiled Orion, an AR glasses prototype that, while impressively slim, isn’t making its way out of the Meta offices anytime soon. Still, Meta CTO and Reality Labs chief Andrew Bosworth says an AR device based on Orion is coming this decade, and will likely shoot for a price point somewhere north of a smartphone.
YouTube is Finally Set to Get Social Viewing on Quest
Nearly two years ago, Meta announced that Quest’s social space, Horizon Home, would allow users to watch YouTube videos together—something we’ve been wishing was easy to do in VR for a long time. Excitement waned, however, when the feature never actually made it out the door. Now the company says social viewing for YouTube is finally ready.
Logitech Launches MX Ink, the First Official Stylus Accessory for Quest
Logitech today announced the launch of the MX Ink stylus. This officially supported Quest accessory aims to give users a more precise and natural input method for applications like design, drawing, and visualization.
Meta Reveals ‘Orion’ Prototype AR Glasses with Impressive Field-of-view and Wireless Compute Unit
Meta today revealed a prototype of its first pair of AR glasses, codenamed Orion. The glasses are impressively compact, have a class-leading field-of-view, but also relies on a wireless compute unit that goes in your pocket.
‘Ghosts of Tabor’ Reaches $20 Million Milestone, Doubling Revenue Since 1.0 Launch on Quest
Ghosts of Tabor, the VR extraction shooter from Combat Waffle Studios and publisher Beyond Frames, has doubled its revenue to $20 million since the game’s debut on the main Horizon Store in February 2024.
Amazon Prime Video is Getting a Well Overdue Relaunch on Quest, Including Offline Watching
Amazon today released a new version of its Prime Video app for Quest, which is letting you do one thing the 2019-era version never got around to: downloading and watching videos offline. That ought to put Travel Mode to good use.
Sony Teases Something from ‘Starship Troopers’ Coming to PSVR 2
Sony is teasing something to do with the beloved cult classic film Starship Troopers (1997) and PSVR 2, with more information coming next week.
Meta & Microsoft Partner to Bring Quest Automatic Pairing with Windows 11 PCs Soon, Just Like Vision Pro
Meta revealed at Connect today that it’s working with Microsoft to bring its Quest platform better wireless pairing with Windows 11 PCs, aiming to make using a PC with Quest a more seamless experience.
