Meta's big announcement this week—that it will allow select partners to build third-party headsets based on Horizon OS—will be felt for years to come. And for developers who get a large chunk of their business from the Quest platform,...

Two and a half years ago, Pimax announced VR Station, a compact, console-like computer for running PC VR content that would be wirelessly streamed to its Reality "12K" and Crystal headsets. And while the "12K" still hasn't shipped (and...

Independent tech analyst Ming-Chi Kuo maintains Apple may be reducing Vision Pro shipments for its international debut by a wide margin due to demand falling "sharply beyond expectations" in the US market. Kuo, a respected figure in supply chain leaks and analysis,...

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Meta dropped a major announcement yesterday, saying it plans to allow select partners to build third-party headsets that will run Horizon OS (formerly Quest OS). The news is prompting significant discussion within the XR industry, including from Oculus founder...

If you live in Northern Europe outside of the Eurozone, or in New Zealand, Meta says recurring subscriptions will soon be priced in local currency and not in U.S. dollars. One of the Quest platform's biggest subscription plans right now...

Relic Entertainment, the studio behind the classic real-time strategy franchise Homeworld, announced it's releasing its all-new VR game for Quest next month, putting players in its iconic 3D space battles. Update (April 23rd, 2024): Relic Entertainment and FarBridge announced that Homeworld: Vast...

Meta says that even though third-parties will be making headsets with Quest OS (now called Horizon OS) the company will continue to develop its line of Quest headsets. Meta made a huge announcement today, saying that the Quest operating system,...

As part of Meta's huge announcement today, the company says its rebranding the Quest Store to the Meta Horizon Store. In doing so, the company plans to make it easier for developers to get their content onto the platform. As...

Today Meta made what is likely to be an industry-altering announcement: it plans to open up the Quest operating system to third-party device makers. Asus, Lenovo, and Xbox have been tapped to create new headsets built on the operating...