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Meta-Tencent Partnership to Bring Quest to China Reportedly Suspended

According to a Wall Street Journal report in November, Meta was in talks with Chinese tech giant Tencent in hopes of bringing a cheaper version of Quest to Mainland China. Now, according to a new report from Chinese language outlet Sina Finance, that deal has allegedly been suspended. Update (January 25th, 2024): The Sina Finance report (via […]

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Road to VR & Scott Hayden

10. November 2023

Meta Reportedly in Talks With Tencent to Bring Quest to China

Facebook and Twitter have been blocked in China since 2009, but Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is hoping to get back in that country with Quest, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Citing people familiar with the matter, the report maintains that Meta has held discussions with several Chinese tech companies, making the most progress […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

7. Juli 2023

China’s Largest Telecom Forms Metaverse Industry Alliance, Including Xiaomi, Huawei, HTC & Unity

China Mobile, that country’s largest wireless carier with over 940 million subscribers, has formed a metaverse industry alliance including some of the biggest names in China-based tech. As reported by Shanghai Securities News (Chinese), China Mobile announced during Mobile World Congress Shanghai what it calls the ‘China Mobile Metaverse Industry Alliance’, something the company says […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

5. Juli 2023

Tencent Reportedly in Talks with Meta to Bring Quest 2 to China

Chinese tech giant Tencent is reportedly shuttering its XR development team, ostensibly putting a hold on its home-grown VR ambitions. That may not mean Tencent is hanging up the XR towel for good though. As reported by Chinese language publication 36Kr, WeChat developer Tencent is set to promote Meta Quest 2 in mainland China. At the time […]

Road to VR & Scott Hayden

21. Februar 2023