Meta has launched a new HDMI Link app for its Quest VR headsets, allowing users to stream content from gaming consoles, phones, and tablets directly into their virtual reality experience. This new feature offers a more seamless and user-friendly way to enjoy a wider range of content within the Quest ecosystem.
Meta has announced a significant update to its AI, bringing a smart voice assistant to Meta Quest 3, Quest Pro, and Quest 2 headsets. The update, rolling out in August for US and Canadian users, will enable users to interact with the AI using their voice and even have it see real-world objects through the headset’s camera. This update follows the release of Meta’s powerful Llama 3.1 AI model, which is open source and competitive with other leading AI models.
Skydance Games is developing ‘Behemoth,’ a VR action title for Meta Quest 2/3, PlayStation VR2, and PC VR. The game pits players against colossal Behemoths in a dark fantasy realm, merging elements of Skyrim VR and Shadow of the Colossus. Featuring sword combat and light exploration, Behemoth offers an immersive experience with intuitive controls and impressive visuals. Players must climb walls and utilize a grappling crossbow to navigate the environment and engage in melee combat with enemies. The demo showcased a brutal encounter with a Seal Behemoth, hinting at the game’s challenging battles and intriguing storyline. Behemoth is set to launch this fall, showcasing Skydance’s potential to create a compelling VR franchise.
Experience virtual reality like never before with the Meta Quest 3, now available with incredible deals. For a limited time, get a free copy of the critically acclaimed game Asgard’s Wrath II with both the 128GB and 512GB models. Additionally, purchasers of the 512GB model will receive a complimentary six-month trial of Meta Quest+, granting access to a library of VR games.
Meta Quest is collaborating with Microsoft to create a special edition Meta Quest with an Xbox-inspired design, designed to enhance the Xbox Cloud Gaming experience. The device will have a distinct black and green color scheme, reminiscent of the Xbox brand. While specific details are yet to be unveiled, it is anticipated that the limited-edition headset will be optimized for Xbox Cloud Gaming, potentially including an official Xbox controller for seamless gameplay.
Meta has announced the expansion of its Horizon OS, the operating system powering its Meta Quest headsets, to third-party device manufacturers and brands. This move opens up the platform to a wider ecosystem of developers and consumers, offering more choices and a larger market for mixed-reality devices and applications.
Meta is embracing an open ecosystem strategy for its Meta Quest operating system, allowing third-party hardware and software to enter the platform. Meta Horizon OS will now power the Quest headsets, fostering a more accessible alternative to Apple’s offerings. Meta’s goal is to expand its appeal, potentially becoming the Android of augmented reality.
Meta Platforms is sharing its Quest headset’s operating system with rival device makers for the first time, including Microsoft, as it works to extend its influence over the emerging virtual and mixed reality industry. The move will allow partner companies to build their headsets using Meta Horizon OS, a rebranded operating system that brings capabilities like gesture recognition, passthrough, scene understanding and spatial anchors to the devices that run on it. Meta is also using it to make a limited edition version of the Quest headset “inspired by” Microsoft’s Xbox gaming console.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has announced the upcoming expansion of Meta Horizon OS, its virtual and augmented reality operating system. Meta Horizon OS will be made available to third-party hardware manufacturers that want to design their own VR and AR headsets, similar to how Microsoft offers Windows for PCs. The operating system supports eye, face, hand, and body tracking, passthrough, spatial anchors, and scene understanding. It also includes a “social layer” that allows users’ identities, avatars, and friends to move between virtual spaces on different devices.
Meta has announced the opening up of its Meta Quest operating system to third-party hardware manufacturers, with Asus and Lenovo being the first to develop new Meta Quest devices. The company is also partnering with Xbox to create a limited-edition Meta Quest inspired by the Xbox console. Meta is committed to expanding its Meta Horizon OS by simplifying app onboarding processes and creating a spatial app framework to support mobile app migration for mixed reality applications. The company encourages external app store integration, such as the Xbox Game Pass and Steam Link, and expresses a desire for the Google Play Store to be added to the Meta Horizon OS. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasizes the importance of an open model for the next generation, contrasting it with the locked-in nature of mobile phones. Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang highlights the potential for expanding user scenarios in mixed reality through the collaboration. Meta continues to promote its metaverse through the Horizon OS, aiming to monetize its virtual experiences through advertising and content integration.
