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MAY 17, 2024

There's strong evidence that Meta is preparing to release a cheaper alternative to Quest 3 to replace Quest 2 in its lineup. Here's why we're almost certain this is happening, and everything we've heard so far about the upcoming headset, rumored to be called Quest 3 Lite or Quest 3S.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Tomorrow is the day the Meta Connect starts! Every year I like to play the speculation game about what to expect from there… and every year I predict a lot of things wrong (like that year that I said that the Quest Link was not going to happen… shame on me). Meta Quest 3 Meta Quest 3 (Image by Meta) This is easy.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I hope you will receive them, either via e-mail or via your dreams… Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Specs of Quest 3 leak together with the price of accessories Some major leaks keep happening about the Quest 3: the latest one happened when last week UnboundXR published by error the listing of the headset and all its related accessories.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Temperatures are getting colder, but not in VR… here it is going to be a very hot week with the launch of the Quest 3! Today I was thinking “Oh it’s cool that the Quest 3 is coming in a few weeks…” and then I realized that is going to be fully launched in just 2 days. I’m super excited, and you?

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Some days ago, Mark Zuckerberg made a video specifically to say that the Quest 3 is better than the Vision Pro. It’s like me making a video tomorrow and saying that our social VR space VRROOM is better than Horizon Worlds because, well, it’s my product… and also because we have legs. Let me show you why.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JANUARY 12, 2024

If you’re investing in VR to transform collaboration, training, or product development, you’re going to need quality. However, the rapid evolution of VR technology in recent years means you don’t necessarily need to spend a fortune to get a great experience.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

According to the report, the Kentucky Department of Education – under the leadership of Dr Shannon Putman, PhD – deployed roughly 2,450 Meta Quest 2 VR headsets across the region’s learning institutions. Moreover, the headset deployment will occur as a two-phase roadmap, deploying the headsets in waves.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The drama about Unity’s new pricing models has set the whole game development community on fire, while we had an unexpected leak about the Pico 5 and some updates on the Apple Vision Pro. Long story short, all games that manage to have more than a certain number of downloads and revenues are subject to a per-install fee. per install.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 28, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by VR Panda) New information leak about the Quest 3 The launch of the Quest 3 is getting closer, and it is tradition with Meta, the weeks before the launch, everything about the device is getting leaked. The video was later republished by “VR Panda” on Twitter.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 15, 2023

Meta starts the discontinuation of Quest 1. Meta has started the discontinuation of Quest 1. In a recent statement sent via e-mail, it has communicated this to all Quest 1 users: You will still be able to use your Quest 1 headset and available apps. We won’t be delivering new features to Quest 1.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 22, 2024

There will be a lot about Apple in this newsletter, but don’t miss also the other important news, and the giveaway of keys for the amazing game Retropolis 2! Top news of the week (Image by Apple) Apple opens the preorders of the Vision Pro On January, 19th 2024, Apple opened the preorders for the Vision Pro, its first XR headset.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 30, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Brad Lynch) Bloomberg got a preview of the Quest 3 Last week I predicted that Meta could have given us a glimpse of the Quest 3 during the Gaming Showcase on June, 1st, so that to create attention around its device before the announcement of the Apple headset. There is IPD adjustment.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 20, 2023

And I’m sure that the support from all of you will make me feel better even sooner Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta to lay off people and focus more on AI It’s been a tough week for Meta. Another reason is that the metaverse hype has slowed down , so there is less enthusiasm for what Meta is working on.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2022

The Zuck has had the hard task to speak with Meta’s investors and tell them that while the revenues of Reality Labs are increasing thanks to Quest 2, actually all the “metaverse” division is losing $3B a quarter. It is totally useless, but it’s cool, and it may be the prelude to something bigger that Snap has in mind.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 15, 2024

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest Pro: Which “professional” headset is best? Meta has been offering companies its own high-powered mixed-reality headset for years (at a fraction of the price of the Vision Pro, we might add). Here’s your comprehensive guide to how the Meta Quest Pro stacks up against Apple’s new arrival.

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MAY 1, 2023

Searching for new VR games releasing in May 2023? Following a strong start this year, April 2023 was comparatively quieter but that doesn't mean we lacked big VR games. Here’s a rundown of all the big upcoming VR releases arriving on Meta Quest 2 , PC VR, PSVR 2 , Pico 4 and more in May 2023.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

OCTOBER 8, 2023

We have good news if you’ve been searching for a Meta Quest 3 release date for the last few months. Meta opened pre-orders for the Meta Quest 3 on September 27 th , and shipments began rolling out on the 10 th of October this year. How Much Will the Meta Quest 3 Cost?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

DECEMBER 18, 2023

This week, during an online speaker session, which included XR end-users and solutions providers, The VRAR Association (The VRARA) spoke on the real-world effectiveness of Meta’s recently launched business-ready headset management service. The VRARA, however, are raising concerns over Meta’s enterprise (re)debut.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 27, 2023

Meta Quest Pro vs Apple Vision Pro: which “Pro” headset is really going to change the way we think about immersion forever? Meta and Apple have contributed significantly to the hype in the XR industry in the last few months. Meta Quest Pro vs Apple Vision Pro: An Overview Let’s start with the basics.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

It is not clear what this chipset will be, considering that the XR2 Gen 2 chipset, contained in Quest 3, has just been launched. It is not clear what this chipset will be, considering that the XR2 Gen 2 chipset, contained in Quest 3, has just been launched. This means that PCVR people can play the game again.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The news of the week is that also Meta is moving fast for its Meta Quest Pro 2 : Zuck is expected to fly to South Korea to speak with the CEO of LG to finalize the partnership. So at the beginning of next year, we may have huge players like Apple, Google, and Meta battling for the high-end XR sector.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 7, 2023

For some time now, consumers have been on the edge of their seats waiting for an official Apple AR/VR announcement. Though it certainly offers some critical features of other MR headsets like the Meta Quest Pro , such as optical pass-through, it has some unique capabilities too. Is the Apple Vision Pro VR or AR?

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Ryan Schultz

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Alas, there is no word yet on when we non-Americans will be able to order this device, although at least one VR YouTuber, Brian Tong, has heard (via his unofficial, internal sources) that Apple is planning to expand access to the U.K. But the market has not expanded in the way Meta clearly hoped.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

We will soon enter Autumn, exactly the season I think VR is in (I’ve just written an editorial about this if you are curious to read it…). This is also the month when we will finally see the launch of the Quest 3, so it is going to be pretty cool. Who is as excited as me?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Welcome to this new edition of the XR Week Peek, which this week will be a bit special because I will summarize here what happened during the Meta Connect, the event during which Mark Zuckerberg launched the Quest 3, the Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, and new techniques for data harvest… cough cough I mean, new AI services.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Plus, the number of apps available for the Vision Pro is still relatively limited. Plus, flicker and ambient light sensors. and Wi-Fi 6 Input Hands, eyes, voice, keyboards, trackpads, and game controllers IPD 51-75mm Weight 21.2-22.9 Elsewhere in the world, however, you may need to wait a little longer.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 8, 2023

Let’s leave the summertime sadness to Lana Del Rey… Top news of the week (Image by Immersed) Immersed announced Visor headset The company Immersed is well known in the VR community for its productivity application to have a multi-monitor setup for your computer in virtual reality. It’s a huge result no other VR app ever had.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 14, 2024

Meta Horizon OS, the operating system that powers intuitive devices like the Meta Quest 3 , is no longer exclusive to Meta’s devices. The move highlights Meta’s desire to position its technology as the “Windows” of the spatial computing landscape, opening the door to endless innovation. What is Meta Horizon OS?

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 27, 2022

But I had a nice weekend, plus I’ve been chosen by Onalytica as one of the top 5G+XR influencers on Linkedin, so I think of this and I stay happy. Image by Meta). Meta showed prototype headsets from its R&D department. It would be great if Meta managed to create a cool device of this kind. Top news of the week.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 5, 2024

Before we start, in case you missed my post with my predictions for XR in 2024, you can still read it at this link !) Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Meta and LG officially confirm their partnership In the end, the rumor was true: Mark Zuckerberg was in South Korea to start a new partnership with LG.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 18, 2022

VR is cool and all the rest, but Italian food is even better! The headset is more or less a clone of the Quest 2, with some drawbacks (it is a bit less polished and wireless streaming is so-so ) and some advantages (it is more comfortable and balanced, plus its tethered streaming via DisplayPort is totally amazing ).

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 3, 2023

It was our hope for Google entering the AR race together with Meta and Apple. It seems that more than 300 people worked on the project, which was headed by Clay Bavor, the head of AR/VR efforts at Google. Meta has announced its gaming subscription service, called Meta Quest +. That’s great news.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 10, 2024

You can get some projections, you can get some mental tools through which to analyze the future, and you can learn some good attitude with which to tackle whatever future evolution may happen. I started working in VR in 2014, and if you asked me what the XR landscape could have been in 2024 , I would have totally missed the predictions.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2024

This is something that Meta does not have, and let the headset start with already a huge amount of available content since Day 1. This is something that Meta does not have, and let the headset start with already a huge amount of available content since Day 1. Some immersive games will be available at launch: Game Room, What the Golf?,

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Image by Meta). Finally, after two years in the works, Meta has decided to open the gates of its social VR space Horizon Worlds (previously known as Facebook Horizon). Plus, almost no one trusts Facebook, even if it has changed its name, so the company has also a reputation hurdle to face when compared to the competition.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Using my background in Industrial Design, years of experience in ergonomics, plus the past five years spent evaluating and hacking XR equipment, I decided to give it a good shot.

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