Qualcomm plans to unveil its next-generation XR chip in early 2024, which could one day power Samsung and LG’s high-end headsets. South Korean news publication Electronic Times spoke with Qualcomm’s Vice President for XR Hugo Swart. According to a machine translation of the article, Swart said: “I can’t reveal the details, but we are cooperating …
Meta Quest 3 headset Meta According to noted TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Meta Quest 3 hasn’t had a particularly strong launch. In a recent Medium post, he suggests that the headset’s sales forecast has fallen due to lower-than-expected sales. My latest poll shows that Meta has lowered its 4Q23 Quest 3 shipping forecast …
Meta is working on an option to turn off the first person avatar. About a year after the release of this controversial feature. When you put on the Quest headset last December, you were in for a surprise: You suddenly found yourself in the body of your cartoon avatar, with a cartoon torso and cartoon …
Meta Quest 3 launched on October 10, several months ahead of Apple’s Vision Pro, which is due out early next year but will only be available through an appointment system. Regardless of how it gets to consumers and how difficult it will be to get a super-expensive AR headset, one analyst believes that Apple’s premium …
VR news of the week As part of a weekly series, Android Central Senior Editors Michael Hicks and Nick Satrich are rounding up all the hardware news, game announcements, leaks, and cool updates related to the Meta Quest 3, Oculus Quest 2, and other VR headsets. It’s an interesting time covering virtual and mixed reality …
Daily summary newsletter Keep your finger on the pulse of the XR industry with daily digests, the most important news in a daily email. The NBA has announced that it will vastly increase the number of games it records for Quest headsets, bringing more 180-degree immersive games to NBA League Pass owners. The games …
The NBA has announced that it will greatly increase the number of games it records for Quest headsets, bringing even more 180-degree immersive games to NBA League Pass holders. The games will be available in both ways Xtadium Program in Quest and Meta Horizon WorldsBoth of them require NBA Pass to access the league …
Meta Quest 3 is getting a new update that offers an option to improve battery life at the expense of graphics performance, as well as support for YouTube live chat. The Quest v59 update, now rolling out to Meta Quest 3, Quest 2, and Quest Pro, brings a few key upgrades. For all three headsets, …
What do you want to know? The Meta Quest v59 update adds a battery saver mode that increases its capacity by reducing graphics quality. Other updates exclusive to Quest 3 include suggested borders, auxiliary space launch, and new MR shortcuts. Updates for Quest 2 and 3 users include YouTube live chat, a redesigned Family Center …
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 …