Meta’s latest quarterly results show its Reality Labs XR division is again reporting an operating loss just south of $4 billion. Now, for its Q2 2023 results, the company says Reality Labs’ revenue was down by 39% due to lower Quest 2 sales, making for the worst quarterly performance in the past two years. Meta […]
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According to a recent report from The Information, Meta is allegedly spinning down Quest Pro alongside a broader move to cancel the future ‘Pro’ line of XR hardware altogether. Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth says however, “don’t believe everything you read.” Meta has reportedly stopped ordering new components for the Quest Pro from its suppliers, The
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Facebook and Twitter have been blocked in China since 2009, but Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hoping to get back in that country with Quest, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report maintains that Meta has held discussions with several Chinese tech companies, making the most progress
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Meta today announced a new VR game subscription service that will give you access to two hand-picked Quest games per month, priced at $8 per month, or $60 annually. Called Meta Quest+, the subscription service will be available to Quest 2, Quest Pro and eventually Quest 3 users. Similar to PlayStation’s PS Plus service, Meta
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Quest 3 was announced just three weeks ago, and yet the headset is already listed at Best Buy. Though its resolution hasn’t been officially announced, the page gives us a big clue. Meta offered a partial reveal of Quest 3 earlier this month, promising that we’d get a more full look at the new headset
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Meta says it’s has begun pushing out a software update which will bring some pretty profound performance boosts to both Quest 2 & Quest Pro. Update (June 21st, 2023): Meta says Quest update v55 is now starting to roll out to Quest 2 & Quest Pro users. The company is promising the update will deliver
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Espire 2: Stealth Operative (2022), the stealth action game from Digital Lode, is getting a free mixed reality mode for Quest 2, Quest Pro and Quest 3 later this year. Digital Lode revealed footage of the mixed reality update during the UploadVR Summer Showcase, promising a series of stealth missions that “grow and adapt to the
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Meta unveiled Quest 3 earlier this month, its upcoming standalone VR headset that not only promises to be thinner and more powerful than Quest 2, but also offer color passthrough for augmented reality. Now renowned dataminer ‘Samulia’ has uncovered what appears to be an early video of the headset’s ‘Smart Guardian’ feature in action. Samulia published
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Like its predecessors, Quest 3 will be able to plug into high-end gaming PCs to play top PC VR titles. Meta might have largely abandoned PC VR, but it’s not ready to pull the plug completely. A spokesperson for the company has confirmed with Road to VR that Quest 3 will continue to support Oculus Link
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With Quest 3 now officially announced, Meta is emphasizing the device’s improved MR capabilities. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to Instagram to share a first look at mixed reality gameplay on Quest 3 which was announced yesterday. The video shows the headset’s full color passthrough MR mode, which allows it to present a view of
It seems Meta is looking to stoke some hype for its next Quest headset just days before Apple is slated to unveil its own, as Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman released Quest 3’s first hands-on, confirming a number of features from previous leaks in the process. Gurman detailed a number of features in his hands-on with the upcoming mixed
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A report from the Financial Times maintains Meta is currently in talks with AR headset creator Magic Leap to strike a multiyear deal, which could include intellectual property licensing and contract manufacturing of AR headsets in North America. The AR unicorn is said to possess valuable IP regarding custom components, including its optics, waveguides, and software.
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