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Meta Reportedly in Talks With Tencent to Bring Quest to China

Road to VR

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. In 2018, Meta (then Facebook) penned a deal with Xiaomi to release a Chinese variant of Oculus Go , sold by Xiaomi as the ‘Mi VR Standalone’.

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VRTUOLUO talks about its FBEC event and the VR ecosystem in China

The Ghost Howls

VRTUOLUO is one of the leading VR publications in China : let’s say it’s a bit like the Chinese version of Upload VR. The fun thing is that since it is a publication very focused on the Chinese market, outside China almost no one knows them. In it, you can read some insights on China, VR, and the work by VRTUOLUO.

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7 pieces of advice if you have to remotely work as a VR developer from China

The Ghost Howls

You all know that I’m spending a few weeks in China, and apart from eating a lot, I’ve also to keep working remotely at our VRROOM platform for concerts and live shows. While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China.

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

Road to VR

As reported by Chinese language publication 36Kr , WeChat developer Tencent is set to promote Meta Quest 2 in mainland China. This isn’t the first time Meta hardware has found its way into mainland China. That may not mean Tencent is hanging up the XR towel for good though.

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Epic interview with FXG about Pico’s huge VR concerts in China and FM DUO 12K VR camera!

The Ghost Howls

After the review of the Huawei VR glasses we did together, this time I interviewed him and FXG’s CTO Wilson Li about the incredible work they’re doing with VR videos in China. Thanks for connecting with me from the distant China. Nikk: FXG is a VR film tech company based out of Hangzhou, China.

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Pico Unveils Neo 3 Standalone, Launching on May 10th in China

Road to VR

Pico Interactive announced that Neo 3, the Beijing-based company’s next standalone VR headset, is slated to be launched on May 10th in China. It’s important to note that China-based consumers can’t purchase Oculus devices as Facebook is banned in that country, which makes for an interesting state of affairs.

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Meta’s Former Head of VR: Oculus Go Was His “biggest product failure” & Why it Matters for Vision Pro

Road to VR

Barra warns that, like the company’s first standalone headset Oculus Go, the novelty around casual content consumption will probably fade fairly quickly. Most users who bought Oculus Go completely abandoned the headset after a few weeks. Most users who bought Oculus Go completely abandoned the headset after a few weeks.

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