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Quest 2 Update Brings Phone-style ‘Direct Touch’ UI Navigation, In-Game Multitasking & More

Meta released the v50 update for Quest 2, bringing to the standalone some new experimental features that not only aim to make hand-tracked UI navigation a little more natural, but also bring 2D app multitasking to Quest 2 for...

Report: Meta to Open ‘Horizon Worlds’ to Younger Teens Amid Renewed Retention Push

Meta's social VR app for Quest, Horizon Worlds, is lagging behind the competition when it comes to attracting and retaining VR users. According to a leaked memo obtained by The Wall Street Journal, the company is now ostensibly looking to...

Meta’s Social VR App is Coming to Web & Mobile Soon, Alpha Begins for Members-only Rooms

Horizon Worlds, Meta's social VR platform for Quest users, is expanding with alpha tests of new members-only spaces, allowing creators to manage up to 150 card-carrying members in their private worlds. Meta says it's also gearing up to release...

Meta Drops Quest Pro Price to $1,100 for Limited Time, Challenging Vive XR Elite’s Major Selling...

It's only been three months since Meta launched Quest Pro, pitching its next-gen mixed reality standalone to enterprise and prosumers with the hefty price tag of $1,500. In an unusual move by the company, Meta has quietly slashed the price...

NBA Deepens Multiyear Partnership with Meta, Bringing More Ways to Watch Live Games on Quest

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Meta announced they're extending a multiyear partnership which is set to bring a few new ways for basketball fans to enjoy NBA League Pass games on Quest. First signed in 2020, the deal essentially...

Quest 2 Update Will Boost Performance and Automatically Make Apps Run Better

Meta has announced that an upcoming Quest 2 update will unlock additional performance that developers can tap into to make their games look better. Some apps will benefit from the increased performance automatically. Meta announced this week that the latest...

Meta Resumes Quest Sales in Germany Following 2-year Antitrust Case

Over the past two years Meta hasn't sold its VR headsets in Germany due to an ongoing antitrust suit in that country that alleges the forced linkage between its virtual reality products and Facebook was an anticompetitive practice. Now...

Quest Pro Update to Bring MR Passthrough Recording, Quest 2 Support for Pro Controllers

Meta's v47 software update for the Quest platform is packed with quality-of-life features that look to improve the user experience across Quest Pro and Quest 2, offering things like better media sync, an avatar mirror, and the ability to directly...
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Co-op VR Stealth Action Game ‘Espire 2’ Releases on Quest 2 Later This Month

Co-op VR stealth action game Espire 2 is headed to Quest 2 later this month with a pre-order discount starting today. A new developer diary video shows the latest in the game's development. Update (November 4th, 2022): Developer Digital Lode today...
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‘The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners: Chapter 2’ Coming to VR on December 1st

It's been a little over two years since The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (2020) shambled onto VR headsets, serving up 20+ hours of zombie-slaying nightmare fuel. Now the developers say its standalone sequel, Chapter 2: Retribution, is coming to VR in...

Meta Releases Connect 2022 Schedule, Featuring Zuckerberg Keynote, John Carmack Talk & Dev Sessions

Meta Connect, the company's annual XR developer conference, is going all-digital again this year and it promises to share updates that look into the "near and far future" of the company. While there's still a little over two weeks...

Quest Update Replicates One of SideQuest’s Most Useful Features, Lets Parents Block Sideloading Entirely

Quest's v44 software update is rolling out now, and it's serving up some long-overdue video capture options along with it, like the ability to record in 16:9 aspect ratio, and increase frame rate and bit rate for video capture....

Meta Drops Forced Facebook Logins with Rollout of New Meta VR Accounts Today

Starting today, Meta is finally pulling back from one of its most controversial moves affecting its VR users, which required all new Quest owners to sign up with a valid Facebook account in addition to forcing legacy Oculus account...

New Logitech VR Accessory Aims to Bring One of Index’s Best Features to Quest 2

Logitech this week announced a new VR accessory which aims to bring the great off-ear audio solution of Valve's Index headset to Quest 2 Valve's unique off-ear headphones were a elegant solution for powerful yet comfortable audio on the company's...

Meta’s PC VR Dominance Continues as Quest 2 Passes New Milestone

Quest 2 quickly rose to become the most-used VR headset on Steam, but last month it crossed a new milestone as the majority of headsets used on the platform. Quest 2's aggressive price point and ability to be used as...
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