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JANUARY 24, 2023

In celebration of the new product, the company has created its own metaverse experience accessible on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro headsets. As part of the campaign, TV personality Martha Stewart and her gardener Ryan McCallister will stream themselves exploring the OREOVERSE next week on the OREO brand’s social channels.

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

Cheetos has partnered with Meta to launch Chesterville, a digital suburban neighborhood, inside the Horizon Worlds metaverse. “As a culture-first brand committed to innovative consumer experiences, Cheetos is proud to lead Frito-Lay into the metaverse,” said Stacy Taffet, senior vice president of marketing for Frito-Lay.

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APRIL 25, 2023

Meta used the magical event to announce a new partnership that brought Girls Who Code , RCA Records , and Instagram influencer/musician Becky G together for a one-of-a-kind program designed to educate young women of color about the fundamentals of coding and augmented reality (AR) development.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Meta is rebranding its Quest software platform to Meta Horizon OS, and opening it up to third-party headset makers. Headsets running the platform will feature a "Built with Meta Horizon OS" sticker on the box. As with Quest headsets, using them will require a Meta account.

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APRIL 25, 2022

Alongside the announcement of the company’s first retail store, Meta has begun redirecting visitors of the longstanding Oculus.com website to its new Meta Store. Facebook announced back in late 2021 that it would rebrand itself to Meta and eventually dissolve the Oculus brand. It will all be replaced by Meta.”

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Just a week after Facebook (Meta) announced the name change, we’re already seeing ‘Meta Quest’ branding out in the wild. Last week during Facebook Connect 2021, Mark Zuckerburg took to the stream to reveal the official rebranding of Facebook to “Meta.” ” Image Credit: Facebook (Meta).

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DECEMBER 17, 2023

What is Meta Quest? Most people have already heard of both “Meta”, the world-leading technology company, and the “Quest” line of VR headsets. After all, while Meta might be a giant in the extended reality landscape today, it’s still a relatively “new” brand. What is Meta Quest?

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

This past June, Meta announced that it was working on a virtual clothing store for its Meta Avatars where you can purchase digital apparel from top-name brands using real-world money. During Meta Connect 2022 last week, the company announced that the Meta Avatar Store will be launching in VR “later this year.”

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today at Connect, the company’s annual XR developer conference, that it’s going to launch a set of mixed reality mini-apps on Quest 3 that you can stick anywhere in your house.

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JULY 28, 2023

Originally announced last month, developer Schell Games this week launched a brand new map for the popular VR social deduction game, Among Us VR. Available for free on Meta Quest, Meta Rift, and PC VR headsets, ‘Polus Point’ is a frigid-looking map inspired by Polus, an ice-covered planet that first appeared in the original game.

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MARCH 7, 2024

Meta announced it’s overhauled its aging PC software with a few new features, which should make using Quest for PC VR gameplay a little less 2019 and a little more 2024, as it now includes more modern features such as a higher refresh rate on Quest 3, longer playtime via Air Link, and broadened support for nVidia 4000 series GPUs.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Image by Meta) Mark Zuckerberg claimed to have tried the Vision Pro and concluded that the “Quest 3 is the better product, period” He says that Quest 3 has a good passthrough, too, and it has big screens you can put in the space, too. On the contrary, no one is proud of wearing anything related to Meta/Facebook.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Beginning April 2nd, those with a Meta Quest 2 can sign in to Horizon Worlds , Meta’s growing metaverse platform, and explore a virtual Wendy’s restaurant, play a variety of interactive games, and shoot hoops using a virtual Baconator. . ” The Wendyverse is scheduled to open in Horizon Worlds on April 2nd. .”

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APRIL 22, 2024

Meta is partnering with Microsoft's Xbox to create a "limited edition Meta Quest" headset. The announcement comes as Meta also announced it's rebranding the Quest software platform to Meta Horizon OS, and letting third-party hardware companies such as ASUS and Lenovo make headsets running it.

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JULY 12, 2023

Yesterday, Meta revealed real-time avatar calls, a new feature that allows Messenger and Instagram users to conduct real-time conversations using their personalized Meta avatars. “ More than a billion Meta Avatars have been created to date , helping people express themselves in digital spaces in new ways.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Developed in collaboration with Meta and Warpin Reality, Lilla Äventyret is an educational AR game inspired by IKEA’s BLÅVINGAD , a collection of underwater-themed toys made partly of recycled PET and plastic cleaned from the ocean. The experience is available for a limited time in 21 IKEA stores throughout Sweden.

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OCTOBER 18, 2022

Soundcore, the premium audio brand by Anker, today announced the VR P10, a pair of wireless gaming earbuds compatible with the Meta Quest 2 VR headset. “Our new low-latency earbuds will be the perfect gaming accessory for Meta Quest 2 users.” via Amazon.com , soundcore.com , and Meta’s webstore.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This time around Razer says it’s releasing a Quest-branded model of its noise cancelling Hammerhead HyperSpeed earbuds. You can already get them in two flavors, branded either for Xbox or PlayStation. Razer says the earbuds are slated to release sometime later this year.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

During today’s Meta (formally Facebook) Connect Keynote event, CEO Mark Zuckerberg walked us through a series of major announcements detailing how the newly branded company is building towards its vision of the metaverse. Image Credit: Facebook (Meta). Image Credit: Facebook (Meta).

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Supernatural , the popular VR fitness app for Meta Quest headsets, today received a new workout playlist featuring some of the most iconic Disney music of all time. “ @getsupernatural is dropping a brand new workout series — Disney Hits: Heroes vs Villains! . Heroes is led by Coach Mark; Villains is led by Coach Raneir.

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MAY 1, 2023

Meta announced its third annual Quest Gaming Showcase is arriving next month, coming only a few days before Apple’s rumored XR headset announcement at Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Meta says to expect new game announcements, gameplay first-looks, updates to existing games, and more.

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JUNE 3, 2022

Take a spin in the new Nissan Sakura or grab a virtual latte at the Nissan brand experience gallery in Tokyo. In the Nissan Crossing Experience, you can explore a virtual recreation of the company’s brand experience gallery located in Tokyo, Japan. For more information visit here. Image Credit: Nissan.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Meta shared with us more information regarding its recently-announced digital venue coming soon to Horizon Worlds. Yesterday, Meta announced that it will be airing a Meta Quest 2 promo during Super Bowl LVI. ” Credit: Meta. Feature Image Credit: Meta. DF+CK: “Yes!

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AR Insider

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Industry insiders have mixed feelings on Meta's new branding and directions. The post How Do Insiders Feel About Meta’s Pivot? Will it be successful? No one knows for certain, but guest author Rick Chen dives into new insider survey results from Blind. appeared first on AR Insider.

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MARCH 31, 2022

Now Wendy’s is taking a big first step into VR April 2nd with its upcoming ‘Wendyverse’, which will be hosted on Meta’s Horizon Worlds. Horizon Worlds is Meta’s social platform for its VR headsets, Quest 2 and Oculus PC.

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JUNE 22, 2022

American instrument manufacturer Fender has partnered with Meta (formerly Facebook) to launch the Fender Stratoverse, a VR world dedicated to all things music. Built inside Horizon Worlds , Meta’s social VR metaverse, visitors can explore a guitar-shaped island complete with a handful of interactive games and activities. .

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Meta (formerly Facebook) recently announced the company’s first-ever Quest Day , a new annual holiday dedicated entirely to the Meta Quest. As previously mentioned, tomorrow’s celebration will include a variety of giveaways courtesy of Meta. These drops have limited quantities so first come first serve!”

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MARCH 22, 2023

Meta has nearly scrubbed all of its products of the Oculus name, however the company today announced its third-party publishing wing is getting a sort of rebrand that will see the Oculus name live on. Meta announced at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) that it’s naming its third-party publishing arm Oculus Publishing.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

During today’s Facebook Connect conference, the company, now called ‘Meta,’ revealed a new addition to its lineup of Oculus hardware. Project Cambria is a brand new product complete with a new set of high-end features. Image Credit: Meta. Image Credit: Meta. Feature Image Credit: Meta.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Meta sells an array of useful accessories to fit that description, although some of its most expensive first-party stuff—namely its Elite Strap—continues to face reliability issues even today, as many users of the Elite Strap with Battery for Quest 3 are reporting faulty units. Image courtesy Meta So what? Again, a $130 accessory.

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APRIL 6, 2022

It seems the Oculus brand is finally departing physical retail. While Quest 2 boxes emblazoned with the new Meta name and logo are already on store shelves in the US, the swap from Oculus to Meta still has a ways to go. Walmart now carrying “Meta” Quest 2 at this store in Bentonville where it is testing drone delivery.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

XR was the future of computing, he wagered, and in buying a little known startup called Oculus, Meta would beat Apple to the punch. Ten years ago, long before Facebook became Meta, Zuckerberg reached the conclusion that XR was the future of computing and it was critically important for his company to beat Apple to the punch.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Meta Quest 3—already available for pre-order today starting at $500—is slated to arrive at doorsteps come October 10th. There’s been a ton of news already, so make sure to follow along with Connect for all of the latest XR stuff from Meta. There seems to be a pattern here: Quest (2019) was black.

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Developer 3R Games this week announced a new update for its popular VR game, Thief Simulator VR: Greenview Street , which introduces a brand new neighborhood over twice the size of Greenview Street. Available now on Meta Quest headsets, the Richie R. Street DLC is available now on Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro headsets for $14.99.

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APRIL 26, 2024

0:00 / 0:49 1× Here's how it describes the game: "This brand-new single-player, action-horror VR game features an original story that fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe. Alien: Rogue Incursion is set to launch "holiday 2024" on Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, and PC VR via Steam.

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JUNE 20, 2022

Last Friday, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his Facebook account the launch of the Avatars Store, enabling individuals to purchase digital clothing items for their Metaverse avatar. Meta is making the service available on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger, allowing platform users to buy items for their digital Horizon avatar.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

At Meta Connect 2023 today, among the avalanche of news we learned Quest 3 is shipping October 10th , accessories are raining from the sky, and there will be “another 50+ titles” coming by year’s end. Meta says over 100 new and upgraded titles are coming to Quest 3 by year’s end, with over half of them brand new.

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