virtual reality headsets
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Facebook’s Latest Financial Results Show It Has Lost Nearly $US20 ($28) Billion To VR Since 2020
A metaverse filled with digital worlds and avatars might be coming someday, but it won’t be cheap. Facebook parent company Meta has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 and it shows that this year alone, the company’s virtual reality-focused department has lost $US2.96 ($4) billion so far. This continues a trend…
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The Quest 2 VR Headset Had A Hell Of A Good Holiday Season
Last holiday season the Quest 2 VR headset had gotten off to a rocky start, with reviewers praising the virtual reality headset’s tech, but panning its mandatory Facebook integration. This year, with the Facebook restrictions relaxed, Xbox and PlayStation consoles being hard to find, and the imagined rise of some sort of techno-magical metaverse, interest…
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Hooray, Oculus Quest Devices No Longer Require Facebook Accounts
While the biggest news from the Facebook Connect livestream was Facebook’s rebranding to Meta (which I refuse to use), the social media company also announced that Oculus Quest VR headsets will no longer require a Facebook account.
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The Vive Pro 2 Is The Best VR Experience You Can Buy, But It Will Cost You
Five years after the release of the original Vive and Oculus Rift, HTC and Oculus/Facebook have diverged when it comes to their VR headset offerings. In one camp, the Oculus Quest 2 is an affordable standalone VR headset that’s super simple to set up and use. HTC is in the other camp, with a PC-based…