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Meta Quest 2 & Quest Pro VR Headsets Get Price Cuts

VRScout

Beginning March 5th, 2023, the 256GB Quest 2 will be available for $429.99 (previously $499.99) in the US, Canada, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK.

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Meta Pumps a Further $50 Million into Horizon Metaverse

XR Today - Virtual Reality

The firm keenly notes the importance of cross-device interoperability across mobile hardware, a key growth area for XR devices and services across the market. Moreover, Metas $50 million Creator Fund is targeting smartphone-based content this year.

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Thin & Light PC VR Headset Bigscreen Beyond Now Shipping in US

Road to VR

Priced at $1,000, the headset makes for an interesting value proposition for users already hooked into the SteamVR hardware ecosystem, offering up a slim design thanks to the inclusion of pancake lenses and micro-OLEDs. Check out the specs at the end of the article.

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Meta’s Social VR App is Coming to Web & Mobile Soon, Alpha Begins for Members-only Rooms

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For now, the company says it allows creators to earn revenue from purchases people make in their worlds, which includes hardware platform fees and a Horizon Worlds fee, which Meta says is 25 percent. It was too good to be true.

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Oculus Announces $300 Commercial ‘Go for Business’ Bundle, Pre-orders Now Available

Road to VR

Besides the extra gubbins, the commercial-focused headset is presumably identical to the consumer version hardware-side, containing a 538ppi, 2,560 × 1,440 “fast-switch” LCD display (1,280 × 1,440 per eye). Image courtesy Trusted Reviews. Pre-orders are expected to begin shipping out starting mid-July.

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Microsoft to Expand HoloLens Availability to 29 More European Markets in December

Road to VR

Microsoft says the HoloLens Commercial Suite is “[i]deal for organizations,” and includes the Development Edition hardware, plus a warranty and enterprise features “for added security and device management.” image courtesy Microsoft. image courtesy Microsoft.

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After 6 Years in Person & 3 Remote, Why is Meta Connect Still Not Held in VR?

Road to VR

Engineers, designers, and creatives from around the world made pilgrimage to the California-based event, becoming one of the premier venues for the VR developer community to rub elbows, pitch projects, and grok new hardware. While undoubtedly challenging, some things can’t be virtually replicated at all though: new hardware.