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Facebook Temporarily Halts The Sale Of Oculus Headsets In Germany

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The company will cease delivery of all hardware pending “discussions with supervisory authorities.” ” Earlier this morning, Facebook announced a temporary halt on the sale of Oculus products in Germany to ensure their products comply with local laws. “We hope to resume sales again in the future.

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Facebook Halts Sales of Rift & Quest in Germany Amid Regulatory Talks

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Facebook has halted sales of all Oculus VR headsets in Germany, something the company says will be temporary during its ongoing talks with German regulators. “We’ve temporarily paused the sale of Oculus hardware to consumers in Germany due to pending discussions with the regulator [sic].

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Meta Quest 2 Will Finally Be Sold In Germany Very Soon

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Quest 2 will finally be sold in Germany by the end of the year, Meta announced. Returning to the German market means Quest 2 will be taking on ByteDane’s Pico 4 which offers superior hardware at a lower price – though with a much less fleshed-out content library. ”, the FCO said.

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Quest 2 & Quest Pro Now Officially Sold In Germany

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Quest 2 and Quest Pro are finally officially sold in Germany. While Meta was never officially banned from selling hardware in Germany, it voluntarily suspended VR headset sales just before the release of Quest 2, which required a Facebook account to use at launch.

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Quest Digital Gift Cards Now Available In UK, Canada, Ireland, Germany, France, And Japan

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Quest Store digital gift cards are now available in the UK, Canada, Ireland, Germany, France, and Japan. This value can only be used for content, not hardware. Meta launched digital gift cards in the US back in October. The ability to gift specific titles was added to the platform in November 2020, a month after Quest 2 launched.

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Additional Languages Found in Vision Pro Suggest It May Launch Where Meta Can’t

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The languages above however suggest it’s at least coming to Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Singapore, the UK, France, and Germany. A report from earlier this year maintained that talks between Meta and Chinese tech giant Tencent had stalled , which allegedly put hopes for a Chinese launch of Meta hardware on ice.

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Meta Quest 2 & Quest Pro VR Headsets Get Price Cuts

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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.