Meta is Opening Quest’s Operating System to Third-party Headsets, Marking a Massive Shift in Strategy

Today Meta made what is likely to be an industry-altering announcement: it plans to open up the Quest operating system to third-party device makers. Asus, Lenovo, and Xbox have been tapped to create new headsets built on the operating system which is being branded ‘Meta Horizon OS’. Meta has just made its biggest strategic move […]

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ASUS, Lenovo & Xbox Are All Making XR Headsets Running Meta’s New Third-party Friendly Operating System

Meta today announced it’s opening its operating system to third-parties, and has named three heavy weights that have pledged support for its newly renamed Meta Horizon OS: Asus, Lenovo, and Microsoft’s Xbox. In a blog post, Meta says it’s tapped ASUS’s Republic of Gamers to develop an “all-new performance gaming headset,” Lenovo to “develop mixed […]

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Neurology Study and Spacewalk Preps Kickoff Week

The Expedition 71 crew kicked off a busy schedule on Monday exploring ways to treat neurological diseases while gearing up for a spacewalk planned for Thursday. Cargo operations are also picking up as a U.S. cargo craft gets ready for its departure from the International Space Station. Researchers use the orbital outpost’s weightless environment to …

Smalland: Survive the Wilds VR Brings Open World Survival Crafting To Quest Soon

Smalland: Survive the Wilds VR adapts the open-world survival crafting game for Quest this May.

How XR Can Address The Skilled Workforce Gap

Nathan Pettyjohn, CEO of The Immerse Group and President of the VR/AR Association, has outlined the potential for how XR can solve the skilled workforce gap looming for industries like manufacturing and construction. In a discussion at this year’s Industrial IMMERSIVE Week, titled “Bridging the Industrial Skilled Workforce Gap with XR and AI”, Pettyjohn emphasised the […]

Get Ready For The UploadVR Showcase – Summer 2024

We’re excited to announce the return of the UploadVR Showcase, and we want to hear about all of the interesting and original games you’ve been working on.

UploadVR has been a trusted source for everything VR/AR for the better part of a decade, and it’s an

ICYMI This Week: World Of Warcraft VR Mod, Pavlov, Game Room & More

Searching for this week’s biggest VR stories? Here’s our latest news roundup.

April Mega Sale: Save Up to 64% Off Hundreds of VR Games

It’s been a busy couple days. ICYMI, there’s some exciting stuff happening on the Meta Quest Store: Now through 11:59 pm PT on April 28,…

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: Which is Better?

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: Which is the best headset? Both options have been available to the public for a little while now, and both have made quite an impact on consumers. After testing both of these headsets, it’s easy to see why. The Meta Quest 3 is easily the best headset Meta […]

Will VR Help NASA Put Humans on Mars?

Recently, an exciting new use case emerged from the XR space. NASA reports that its astronauts are leveraging virtual reality headsets to explore a digital twin of the space station they will soon occupy. Moreover, the firm will train astronauts on the space station’s workflows via VR and allow designers to refine the station, therefore […]