‘Beat Saber’ Finally Comes to PSVR 2 as Free Upgrade, Queen Music Pack Released
We expected Beat Saber as a day-one title on PSVR 2 when the headset launched in February, but it seems Meta had different ideas. Better late than never though, as…
Report: Meta in Talks with Magic Leap for Multiyear AR Headset Tech Deal
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…
Meta to Host Quest Gaming Showcase Just Days Ahead of Rumored Apple Headset Announcement
Meta announced its third annual Quest Gaming Showcase is arriving next month, coming only a few days before Apple’s rumored XR headset announcement at Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Meta is…
Meta Reaffirms Commitment to Metaverse Vision, Has No Plans to Slow Billions in Reality Labs Investments
Meta announced its latest quarterly results, revealing that the company’s Reality Labs metaverse division is again reporting a loss of nearly $4 billion. The bright side? Meta’s still investing billions into…
Meta Quest Reportedly Had Over 6 Million Monthly Active Users Last October
A Wall Street Journal report maintains Meta’s Quest platform had 6.37 million monthly active users as of October 2022. The report doesn’t include a breakdown of which headset is seeing the…
Meta Layoffs Affect VR Teams at ‘Lone Echo’ & ‘Onward’ Studios
Meta is the midst of a second large round of layoffs, and this time a number of employees in its internal VR studios have been affected. Business Insider reported earlier…
Meta to Open ‘Horizon Worlds’ Social VR Platform to Kids Ages 13+
Horizon Worlds, Meta’s social VR platform for Quest, is only open to 18+ users for now, however the company says it’s expanding to include teens aged 13 to 17 in…
Meta Shows New Progress on Key Tech for Making AR Genuinely Useful
Meta has introduced the Segment Anything Model, which aims to set a new bar for computer-vision-based ‘object segmentation’—the ability for computers to understand the difference between individual objects in an…
40 Quest Titles Report Over $10M in Revenue, Meta Says “giant correlation” Between Quality & Sales
Meta today revealed at Game Developers Conference (GDC) a fresh bit of insight into Quest Store stats. The company says in a developer blog post there are now 500+ titles available…
Meta Keeps the Oculus Name Alive as Third-party VR Publisher Becomes ‘Oculus Publishing’
Meta has nearly scrubbed all of its products of the Oculus name, however the company today announced its third-party publishing wing is getting a sort of rebrand that will see…
Meta’s Second Mass Layoff Round to Affect 10,000 More Employees
Following a mass layoff at Meta late last year which affected 11,000 of its employees, the company announced today that it would be laying off another 10,000 workers through multiple…
Meta is Planning a Cheaper VR Headset for Release in 2024, Pointing to Possible ‘Quest 3 Lite’
Meta is planning to ship a VR headset in 2024 which the company wants to make as accessible as possible to consumers. According to a report by The Verge, Meta’s VP of…