TechVRMeta Quest VR’s new deal could be massiveMeta is teaming up with Asus, Lenovo and Microsoft to create a whole bunch of new VR and mixed reality headsetsWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechVRMeta Quest VR’s new deal could be massiveMeta is teaming up with Asus, Lenovo and Microsoft to create a whole bunch of new VR and mixed reality headsetsWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Meta is teaming up with Asus, Lenovo and Microsoft to create a whole bunch of new VR and mixed reality headsets
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Meta)
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Meta just made a very smart move that could change the game for consumer VR. Its virtual reality OS is now available for other manufacturers to use, and that means headsets are already on the way from big names includingAsus, Lenovo andMicrosoft. In what could be bad news forSony, whosePSVR 2is struggling to set the world on fire, one of those headsets will be a performance gaming headset under Asus’s Republic of Gamers brand.
Why Meta’s move could be an AR/VR/MR game changer
Meta will also be making its App Lab and Horizon Store more accessible across the ecosystem. The promise is that developers will be able to create and sell apps for all kinds of headsets for all kinds of manufacturers – something thatAppleand Sony will be watching very carefully. ThinkGooglePlay for VR.
What Meta is clearly hoping for is to repeat history: again and again tech dominance is often because of business strategy rather than tech, so for exampleAndroid’s huge success is due in part to the huge number of hardware firms who made products for it. If Meta and its partners can create a whole bunch of really compelling hardware options, Horizon OS could become the dominant platform for virtual and mixed reality.
The announcement is both good news and bad news for potential Quest buyers: the platform is likely to get a lot more popular, and that means much more in the way of games and apps to play. But it also means you might want to hang on to see what Meta’s partners produce before shelling out any money on a new VR headset.
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