It’s official, a limited edition Xbox-themed Meta Quest headset is coming soon. Why? A new Meta Horizon OS is being made available to third-party hardware makers, including Microsoft.
The 128GB Meta Quest 2 VR headset with Active Pack includes all you need for intense gaming sessions, and it’s being offered for just $218.57 shipped today, originally $309.98. This bundle includes wrist straps and adjustable knuckle straps, as well as a facial interface that can easily be wiped down after working out. Product page.
After trying the Apple Vision Pro, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes that the Meta Quest 3 not only offers a more comprehensive experience, but is also the better product overall, especially with its $499 starting price tag. The interview itself was shot on a Meta Quest 3, which features 4-megapixel RGB cameras for seamless passthrough and augmented reality (AR) experiences.
You’ve seen the Stranger Things Xbox Series S console, now check out new gameplay footage of Stranger Things VR, which hits the Meta Quest on February 22. Fans will be able to get a fresh perspective as they uncover new secrets as Vecna’s influence on the events of prior seasons is revealed.
The Meta Quest 2 128GB Holiday Bundle is being offered with a $50 Amazon credit on Cyber Monday for just $249 shipped after clicking ‘Redeem’, originally $349.99. Its 3D positional audio, hand tracking and haptic feedback ensure that you’re fully immersed. Product page.
Meta’s AI-powered EMU Edit takes novel approach that aims to streamline various image manipulation tasks and bring enhanced capabilities and precision to image editing, without requiring prompt engineering from the user. This means a simple text prompt can be used for tasks such as local / global editing, removing / adding a background, color / geometry transformations, detection / segmentation, and lots more.
Mark Zuckerberg won’t tell you how user repairable the Meta Quest 3 is, but iFixit has no issues with tearing down one of these mixed reality headsets to show us. What you’ll notice right away is just how difficult it will be to replace its lithium polymer battery pack.
