Meta Quest 3 News & Reviews – Seite 48

‘Metro Awakening’ Gameplay Shows Off Patently Tense Combat, Immersive VR Take on Familiar Mechanics

Leading up to its November 7th release, Vertigo Games detailed more about its upcoming standalone VR prequel to the Metro series, Metro Awakening, including some familiar survival mechanics at the heart of gameplay such as the gas mask, flashlight, and some pretty intense first-person combat. In past Metro games, the gas mask was crucial for […]

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8. Oktober 2024

Meta Acquired 9 Leading VR Studios Starting in 2019: Here’s What’s Happened Since

Meta has aggressively expanded its VR game portfolio with the acquisition of nine VR studios since 2019. We take a look what’s come of these deals over the last five years. Acquisition by Meta usually means a few things. Sometimes it means studios get a ton of new resources and the sort of stability that […]

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2. Oktober 2024

Refurbished Quest 3 on Amazon is the Headset’s Best Deal Yet

In an effort to reposition the price ladder for its flagship headset, Meta is aiming to get the 128GB model of Quest 3 out the door for good. A new refurbished Quest 3 deal on Amazon is the best we’ve seen yet. Amazon US is currently selling a refurbished Quest 3 (128GB) for $380 and the […]

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Meta Overhauls ‘Horizon Worlds’ Avatar System for More Realistic Representation

Announced at Connect last week, Meta is launching its next-generation avatars in Horizon Worlds today, giving users a lot more customization options to choose from before jumping into the company’s social VR platform. Starting today, users can dig even deeper into adjusting their avatars’ appearance, including features like customizable body proportions, nose shape, eye size, and […]

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1. Oktober 2024

Squad-based Shooter ‘Starship Troopers: Continuum’ is Coming to Quest and PSVR 2 in October, Trailer Here

Image courtesy Sony Pictures Virtual Reality, XR Games

Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and XR Games, the studio behind Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded (2024) and upcoming shooter Zombie Army VR, today announced Starship Troopers: Continuum, an online multiplayer shooter that brings you back to the Arachnid infested wasteland. Teased last week by the ’90s film actor Casper Van Dien, today we learned just what VR plans Sony has […]

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30. September 2024

Apple Reportedly Rethinking XR Headset Approach Amid Reveal of Meta’s AR Glasses

Despite Vision Pro’s $3,500 price tag, which is nearly 12 times more expensive than the $300 Quest 3S, Apple and Meta are destined to be direct competitors in the XR space at some point in the near future. According to a report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple may be rethinking its XR strategy moving forward though following […]

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Quest’s POV Video Casting Feature May Get WhatsApp Support Soon

Quest users can cast their in-game view to a TV, a mobile phone, and even to their friends and family on Facebook Messenger now. According to a recent marketing image uncovered by serial leaker and data miner Luna, it may soon also include support for WhatsApp too. An update earlier this month allowed Quest users […]

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RPG Roguelike ‘Mythic Realms’ Cleverly Mashes Up Mixed Reality & Fully Immersive Gameplay, Trailer Here

Mythic Realms is a single-player RPG roguelike that’s flipping the script when it comes to mixed reality gameplay. Not only does it feature immersive VR in the overworld, allowing you to explore and build up your kingdom, but also turns your living room into battle grounds and dungeons galore. Slated to arrive on Quest 2/3/Pro […]

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Quest Develops Will Finally Get Access to Cameras, Promising New Wave of “cutting-edge” Mixed Reality Apps

One of the biggest gripes developers have with creating mixed reality content for Quest has been the lack of access to the headset’s cameras. That’s about to change. At Connect this week, Meta VP of VR/AR Mark Rabkin announced that developers will soon be able to access a new camera Passthrough API, which is slated […]

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27. September 2024

The Biggest Thing We Didn’t See at Connect: Partner Headsets

Meta Connect again saw its usual torrent of announcements this year, this time including the official unveiling of Quest 3S, as well as its new prototype AR glasses, Orion. Notably missing however was company’s three partner headsets from Asus, Lenovo and Xbox. Where are they? Back in April, Meta revealed plans to open its Android-based […]

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