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Meta Re-lowers Quest 2 Price & Drops Quest Pro to $1,000

Road to VR

Meta says in a blogpost that pricing changes to Meta Quest 2 (256GB) will also update across Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK. What are your thoughts on the new pricing strategy?

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Russia Bans Facebook & Instagram, Quest Sees Ripple Effects

Road to VR

For Russia-based users, the first and most obvious workaround to accessing any of the blocked services mentioned above is setting up a VPN, but it’s still too early to tell if that’s an enduring strategy.

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Siemens Invests €1bn in Erlangen Industrial Metaverse Hub

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Siemens has begun launching its massive investment strategy for the industrial metaverse, it was revealed last week. Enterprise, Government Statements on Erlangen Facility The news comes after the Munich and Berlin-based enterprise announced the strategy. The story continues!

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AWARD-WINNING MECH COMBAT VIRTUAL REALITY GAME ARCHANGEL AVAILABLE NOW ACROSS ALL PREMIUM VR PLATFORMS FOR NEW PRICE OF $29.99

Cats and VR

Within the week Archangel will also debut in new international territories on PlayStation®VR, including Belgium, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Sweden, and Turkey. Download for Oculus: [link] Download via Steam: [link] · Download for PSVR: [link]. link]

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Will The Metaverse Need Policing?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Some countries have already begun investing in new online policing strategies. For instance, Norway has its “ Nettpatruljie ” Internet patrols, which focuses on protecting various social media, streaming, and gaming platforms. Building a metaverse strategy for security and safety will remain a gradual process.

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What’s Behind NVIDIA’s Q2 2023 Earnings Losses?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

He added: “Our very strong results show that we have the right strategy, the right technology, and the right team to support our customers in becoming more competitive, resilient and sustainable.” Siemens recently partnered with NVIDIA at a FREYR Battery factory in Norway to showcase their industrial metaverse technologies.

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6 Roadblocks Stopping Web3 And The Metaverse Becoming A Reality

Bernard Marr

Bitcoin alone consumes more electricity in a year than several countries, including Norway and Hungary. Blockchain, crypto, creating realistic simulated worlds … all this requires huge computing power. There is hope on the horizon. percent).

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