Whereas Sony has launched two PlayStation VR headsets, Microsoft has stayed out of the wearable tech market in relation to gaming (although it has the business-focused HoloLens 2). However now, the Xbox model will seem on an upcoming Meta Quest VR headset.
Noticed by The Verge, Meta revealed the collaboration with Xbox as a part of the VR firm’s “subsequent step towards our imaginative and prescient for a extra open computing platform for the metaverse.” The partnership appears fairly simple, with Meta saying it is creating “a limited-edition Meta Quest, impressed by Xbox.”
This is not the primary time the 2 corporations have labored collectively. Final 12 months, Xbox Cloud Gaming arrived on Meta Quest 3, letting you play video games like Halo Infinite on the VR headset. On Instagram, Meta Platforms founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg teased an Xbox version of Meta Quest that got here with an Xbox controller and Xbox Sport Go.
In the meantime, different corporations will apparently go additional with their collaborations with Meta. As an example, ASUS is seemingly “constructing an all-new efficiency gaming headset” with the Meta Horizon OS.
Meta Quest 3 launched final 12 months and begins at $500 for the 128GB model of the headset. As for Microsoft, it does appear to be eyeing new {hardware} fronts sooner or later. Final month, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer talked about how an Xbox handheld was an intriguing concept.