Meta and Microsoft are teaming up on a limited version version of the Meta Quest headset with a design inspired by Xbox console .
In the announcementblog poston Monday , Meta published an image of a gamer wear out a Meta Quest headset in the hallmark Shirley Temple and green of Xbox . The company said it was n’t an existent product render , so this does n’t appear to be the concluding blueprint .
While there ’s no official Xbox VR headset presently , it ’s currently possible to accessXbox Game Pass cloud streamingvia a dedicated Xbox app available .
Gaming is in 2D on a virtual sieve , that ’s available in sundry reality on theMeta Quest 3and in VR on the Meta Quest 2 . So efficaciously it ’s an Xbox dramatic art model , rather than virtual reality gaming . That ’s what today ’s image appearance .
In the blog station , Meta says : “ Xbox and Meta teamed up last twelvemonth to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming ( Beta ) to Meta Quest , have masses play Xbox games on a large 2D practical screen in interracial realness . Now , we ’re work together again to create a limited - edition Meta Quest , cheer by Xbox . ”
The update comes as part of a wider announcement uncover the Meta Horizon OS is being made usable for third - company headset manufacturers , rather than just Meta Quest devices .
The party said : “ We ’re open up up the operating arrangement power our Meta Quest machine to third - party hardware Jehovah , giving more choice to consumer and a big ecosystem for developers to build for .
“ This raw ironware ecosystem will work on Meta Horizon OS , the mixed reality operating organization that powers our Meta Quest headsets . We chose this name to reflect our vision of a computing platform built around the great unwashed and connection — and the share societal fabric that urinate this possible . Meta Horizon oxygen combines the core technologies powering today ’s mixed realness experiences with a suite of features that put social presence at the center of the platform . ”
