Will all Quest 2 games get the Quest 3 upgrade?
All Oculus Quest 2 games are compatible with Meta Quest 3, with the faster Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 and extra RAM giving you 100% faster loading times and 30% higher resolution by default.
For other enhancements, such as adding new textures, game assets, dynamic shadows and lighting, and mixed reality elements, developers will need to update their games to take advantage of the Quest 3 updates.
So far, we’ve seen a few Quest 2 games with new updates for Quest 3, but we can expect more to come.
At the same time, despite Quest 3’s many improvements over Quest 2, the millions of Quest 2 owners still represent a larger audience, meaning they should still get the same games moving forward — just at a significant discount.
How the Quest 2 games have been improved for Quest 3
You’ll find two main types of graphical enhancements in Quest 3: graphical and performance improvements like those shown in the Red Matter 2 comparison video above, and mixed reality-specific additions to games originally designed for VR.
Red Matter 2 surprised us with how good it looked despite Quest 2’s limited hardware. However, thanks to the Quest 3’s hardware enhancements, bot developer Vertical can add PC VR-quality textures, shadows, lighting, and other enhancements for Quest 3 owners. In fact, according to co-founder Norman Schaar, the Quest 3 version should have been improved More Computer port in some ways:
“Because of the pancake lenses and just the resolution, we were seeing textures that weren’t clear on PC that were less than maybe they should be. So even the textures on PC, we had to go back to Quest 3 and in their specifics increase even more.”
This meta blog post includes some other games like Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners 2 and Espire 2 that have received key updates that go beyond visual improvements, but also improve gameplay.
The Walking Dead received “more vibrant colors, increased foliage and costumes” and similar perks like high-resolution textures and dynamic lighting. Most importantly, according to Skydance Senior Vice President Guy Costantini, “You’re definitely going to see more walkers on camera where it matters. It’s amazing when we see how many walkers we can put on screen at once.”
In the case of Espire 2’s stealth game, 4X, 8X or 16X texture upscaling has been improved in various areas, including “physically based rendering” of metal surfaces, as well as more graphics power for new assets such as birds and beetles. It also added 24 mixed reality missions, but these essentially constitute new gameplay rather than progression.
In general, you can expect most developers to improve Quest 2 games with a graphical upgrade, as it’s easier to do. add content to a PC quality level than if you took a VR PC game and downgraded it to Quest level 2 graphics. If a game already has a VR PC port, chances are you’ll be seeing new Quest 3 games soon.
As for mixed reality enhancements, most Quest games that get them are ones that benefit from seeing your surroundings, such as sports-focused games to make sure you don’t hurt yourself, or social games like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. You like to see people around you while playing.
Which Quest 2 games have Quest 3 upgrades?
Below, we list the Quest 2 games alphabetically Mixed reality Developments, followed by games that have been confirmed graphic Improvements We will also add new Quest 3 titles with MR approved elements or upgrades as these titles will also be available in Quest 2 in reduced form.
This will not be an exhaustive list, and will continue to grow over time, but it should give new Quest 3 owners an idea of where to start. You can also check out our list of upcoming Quest 3 games to get an idea of what’s coming in the next few months.
Quest 3 Mixed Reality Games Games and Upgrades
Mixed reality is not just a gimmick. It’s bringing a whole new dimension to VR gameplay. But some developers use it to develop new content for MR, while others simply use full-color pass-through for gamers playing in smaller spaces.
Here are the first examples of Quest 3’s mixed reality improvements:
- Roof: A robot fighting board game designed for full color MR.
- broken edge: “Merge your physical and digital worlds! Now you can create a rift in your living room and duel against other players! Turn your home into an arena and unleash your inner warrior without limits.”
- Cubism: One of the first games to use passthrough in Quest 2, Cubism now supports Space Setup, a newer button to close a puzzle on the table, and the ability to take your puzzle anywhere without borders.
- Cybrix: Cyberpunk table tennis gameplay with MR mode.
- Spire 2: 24 exclusive mixed reality missions designed for you to sneak around your house.
- Figmin XR: An MR program for 3D design that uses Tilt Brush technology.
- Hum: This guided meditation app now lets you customize your living space with virtual objects like plants and candles.
- Holofit: The fitness app now supports mixed reality mode in 6×6 space.
- Keep talking and no one explodes: Although you’re still isolated by design throughout the game, you can see your friends while you’re in the lobby choosing the next mission.
- Knockout League: Adds a new mixed reality mode to make boxing safer.
- Les Mills Bodycombat: Mixed reality mode makes your surroundings visible, while the front is just VR.
- Line Light: The “Passthrough and Hands 2.0” update allows you to play this relaxing puzzle game without a controller and with your surroundings visible.
- Nair: It’s a new “mixed reality productivity app” where colleagues collaborate in a truly mixed and immersive workplace.
- Noun Town language training: “Add 3D objects or annotate items in your home to bring your learning into your home, and “play new mini-games designed for MR.”
- OhShape: The MR update makes the walls closer to you in the living room environment. Right now it’s only available for newer music packs, but it’ll come to older albums and custom tracks later.
- PianoVision: This MR app is designed to overlay the instructions on your actual piano or keyboard.
- Synth Riders: In mixed reality mode, your surroundings respond to the music with visual effects that match the beat.
- Vermilion: You can mount and frame your paintings on your real-world walls at twice the resolution of Quest 2.
- VR practice: Mixed reality mode and the Jungle Gym update allow you to use real-world props like chairs or walls during your workout.
- Xtadium: Designed to let you take in NBA games or NASCAR events, you can now put them on virtual screens without losing access to your real-world view.
- Space Ranger Yuki: The new MRcade mode has enemies attacking you from all sides in your living room. You have to punch or blast enemies before they reach you.
- Zoe: A 3D content creation program that now supports mixed reality mode.
Quest 3 graphical improvements
Quest 3 unlocks the potential of the Quest 2 titles. By default, it gives every game a basic boost. But for the following games, you’ll see improvements and targeted changes that Quest 2 probably couldn’t.
Here is the current list of Quest 3 games with graphical enhancements:
- Death Horizon: Reloaded: Adds improved visuals, exclusive 120FPS mode and new weapons.
- Spire 2: Added texture improvements, volumetric lighting, atmospheric particles, birds and beetles, and improved x-ray effects.
- The front line of guards: New decorative objects such as plants, environmental effects such as snow and dust, water reflections, improved ground textures, metal canopies, etc.
- Mother Goster: Forge: Higher resolution, sharper textures, improved frame rate and new post effects.
- Pistol Whip: Visually improved shadows and blooming effects, increased 3D detail, enhanced resolution and support for 90 frames per second.
- Confusing places: Aside from mixed reality collaboration, if you have two headsets, it now “runs at the default 1.5x render resolution with 4x MSAA anti-aliasing. Quest 3 owners can choose between two modes: “higher visual fidelity or higher frame rate (72 Hz vs. 90 Hz).
- Red thread 2: 16x more pixels per texture, dynamic shadows and shadow filters.
- Resist: Atmospheric fog, water puddles, weather effects, shadows, weapon effects such as muzzle flash and constant 90Hz.
- Shadowgate VR: Real-time textures, objects and lighting effects.
- Smash Drums: The Quest 3 version has 2.6 times the resolution of the Quest 2.
- Synth Riders: Shorter loading time, improved graphics, clearer text and improved touch.
- Walking Dead S&S 2: More vibrant colors, more foliage and costumes, more detailed and higher resolution textures, dynamic shadows, dynamic flashlight lighting, and more zombies are visible at a glance.
- Zenith: The Last City: The “Might and Mastery” update includes “performance and memory optimizations” along with “additional details” that take advantage of the Quest 3 hardware.
As you can see, many of the best Quest 2 games are not listed above. As of release, we’re barely a week away from Quest 3’s launch, which means it’s no wonder that many developers need more time to optimize their software for the new headset.
Many major VR developers are selling their games on PC VR and PSVR 2 as well as Quest, giving them assets ready to port to Quest 3. Others, sold exclusively on Quest 2, should develop new textures and visual effects. Scratch to take advantage of Quest 3’s performance. That means more delay.
The best VR experience
Meta Quest 3 enables your legacy Quest 2 purchases to run better than ever, allowing developers to add all the technology and assets that the old headset didn’t have the capacity to support. It’s built to immerse you in the world of virtual reality better than ever, unlocking your surroundings for mixed reality experiences.
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