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The Biggest Announcements at Meta Connect and What it All Means for the Future of XR

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wearing Quest 3 | Image courtesy Meta

Meta Connect 2023 has wrapped up, bringing with it a deluge of info from one of the XR industry’s biggest players. Here’s a look at the biggest announcements from Connect 2023, but more importantly, what it all means for the future of XR. Last week marked the 10th annual Connect conference, and the first Connect […]

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6. Oktober 2023

New Quest Dev Tools to Add Leg Estimation for More Convincing Avatars

Meta announced that it’s offering new developer tools for Quest headsets to make avatars more realistic. The company also unveiled a Quest 3-exclusive upper body tracking feature that supports a much wider range of body motion. Announced at Connect 2023 late last week, Meta showed off some new features coming both to Quest 3 and […]

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2. Oktober 2023

Quest 3 Brings a Big Change to Controller Tracking Coverage

Meta Quest 3 brings with it new ‘Touch Plus’ controllers that do away with the tracking ring that’s been part of the company’s 6DOF consumer VR controllers ever since the original Rift. But that’s not the only change. Editor’s Note: for some clarity in this article (and comments), let’s give some names to all the […]

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29. September 2023

Xbox Cloud Gaming Coming to Quest 3 in December

Meta announced at Connect 2023 that Xbox Cloud Gaming is heading to Quest in December, meaning you’ll be able to play all of your favorite flatscreen games on offer through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Meta’s full unveiling of Quest 3 yesterday came with a fair bit of news, including specs, price, pre-orders and shipping dates; […]

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28. September 2023

Hands-on: ‘Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR’ Has an Interesting Take on VR Parkour Mechanics

Assassin’s Creed Nexus VR has been in the works seemingly for ages, but one major question has gone unanswered until now: just how does the game’s parkour work? If you’ve played pretty much any existing Assassin’s Creed game, you’ll know that doing parkour is largely a matter of holding down a button, then pointing in the […]

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Quest Store Revenue Reaches $2 Billion, But Momentum Has Slowed Over the Last Year

Coming alongside the big Quest 3 info dump today at Connect 2023, Meta revealed that Quest Store games and apps have generated over $2 billion in revenue. While the store is still earning for developers, looking at revenue over time shows that things have cooled off over the last year. Meta’s Head of Developer Relations Melissa […]

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27. September 2023

Meta Will Bring ‘Augments’ to Quest 3, Persistent Mini-apps That Live in Your Room

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today at Connect, the company’s annual XR developer conference, that it’s going to launch a set of mixed reality mini-apps on Quest 3 that you can stick anywhere in your house. Relying on Quest 3’s room-mapping capabilities, the so-called ‘augments’ are due to launch sometime next year on Meta’s newly […]

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LEGO Mixed Reality Game Coming to Quest 3 December 7th

Meta announced at its Connect developer conference today that LEGO is releasing a mixed reality game for Quest 3, named LEGO Bricktales. The blocky puzzle game essentially puts you in front of a number of diorama biomes, which were crafted brick by brick. “Your journey will take you to the deepest jungle, sun-drenched deserts, a […]

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Hands-on: Quest 3 is an Impressive Leap That’s Still Held Back by Software Struggles

Quest 3 is an impressive leap in hardware, especially in the visual department, but it continues Meta’s tradition of building great hardware that feels held back by its software. Update (September 27th, 2023): Fixed the link to the second page at the bottom of this page. After months of teasing and leaks, Quest 3 is finally, […]

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Quest 3 Accessories Revealed: Charging Dock, Deluxe Straps, Carrying Case & More

Meta announced at its annual developer conference today that Quest 3 is now available for pre-order starting at $500, shipping October 10th. The company also revealed a host of accessories which ought to help knock a few of those pesky paychecks from your bank account. Note: Make sure to check out our detailed hands-on with […]

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