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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.

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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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Facebook Expects Coronavirus Will Have “additional impact” on Oculus Quest Availability

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That said, like other companies we’re expecting some additional impact to our hardware production due to the Coronavirus. We’re taking precautions to ensure the safety of our employees, manufacturing partners and customers, and are monitoring the situation closely.” United States. Netherlands. South Korea. Switzerland.

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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

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Countries not included in Meta’s list of supported regions can’t buy VR headsets directly from Meta, although residents can import hardware from elsewhere and access the digital side of the platform without issue; supported regions include Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, (..)

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

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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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Quest Pro Price Cut To $1000 Just 4 Months After Launch

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The 256GB Quest 2 price cut takes effect on Sunday in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK, and the US.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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THE FAMOUS ICELANDIC ECCENTRIC EMBRACES VR. To announce this European premiere, Björk held a press conference and beamed herself in (from Iceland) via a psychedelic motion-captured avatar churning with colors (because why not?).

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