Meta Expects Orion-like AR Glasses to Launch Before 2030, Priced Between Phones and Laptops

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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

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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

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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

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Meta's Orion AR Glasses Prototype | Image courtesy Meta

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Quest 3S Hands-on: Quest 2 Visuals with Quest 3 Power at an Unbeatable Price

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Meta Quest 3S | Photo by Road to VR

Meta has finally revealed its latest headset, Quest 3S. Although it retains some of Quest 2’s flaws, it creates much needed parity in power and features, all at an unbeatable price.

Hands-on: ‘Metro Awakening’ on Quest 3S Brings Snappy Shooting and Smart Scavenging

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Metro Awakening is one of the most anticipated VR games launching this year and we finally got a chance to try it for ourselves on Meta’s newly revealed Quest 3S.

Meta Announces Quest 3S, Launching Next Month With an Aggressive $300 Starting Price

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On stage at Meta Connect today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg officially unveiled Quest 3S, Meta’s next headset, which aims to appeal to first-timers as well as Quest and Quest 2 owners looking for their first mixed reality device.

Quest 3S vs Quest 3 vs Quest 2 Compared with Detailed Specs

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After a torrent of leaks, Meta has finally unveiled Quest 3S at Connect today, detailing every reason why it thinks Quest and Quest 2 owners ought to upgrade to the company’s latest and now most affordable mixed reality headset. Here’s the breakdown of Quest 2 vs Quest 3S vs Quest 3:

512GB Quest 3 Gets a Big Price Drop While 128GB Model is Phased Out

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Say goodbye to the 128GB version of Quest 3, as the company is slated to only offer the 512GB version moving forward, and at a new, more attractive price.

‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’, Meta’s Biggest Quest Game This Year, is Set to Launch October 22nd

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Batman: Arkham Shadow, the upcoming Quest 3 exclusive from Camouflaj, is now officially coming to Quest 3 and Quest 3S on October 22nd.

‘Metro Awakening’ to Release on All Major Headsets in November, New Gameplay Revealed

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Developer Vertigo Games announced that Metro Awakening, the VR exclusive created in collaboration with the series’ original author Dmitry Glukhovsky, is slated to arrive on all major VR headset November 7th.

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