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Roblox to bring its virtual experience to Meta Quest VR headset, reveals Mark Zuckerberg

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Roblox to bring its virtual experience to Meta Quest VR headset, reveals Mark Zuckerberg

[ad_1] Roblox, one of the most popular online gaming platforms, will soon be available on the Meta Quest VR headset. The information was first revealed by Mark Zuckerberg on his Facebook account, followed by individual announcements from Meta and Roblox. An open beta version of the app will pop up in the Quest's App Lab soon in the coming weeks, followed by the official launch of the game platform.Announcing it, Zuckerberg wrote in his Facebook post, “Get ready: Roblox is coming to Meta Quest with an open beta on App Lab in the coming weeks. Excited for Roblox developers to build virtual reality experiences and gather feedback from our awesome community on Quest”. The announcement is considered big because around 66 million users join Roblox daily on average, making the footfall for the...

Meta Debuts New Subscription Service for Its Virtual Reality Headsets

[ad_1] Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a new subscription service for its virtual reality headsets.Meta Quest will cost $7.99 per month for access to two gaming titles each month, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said on his Instagram channel Monday. The VR subscription is the latest way Meta is trying to make money from its headsets, after disappointing sales. In March, Meta slashed the prices of its VR headsets by up to 33%. In June the company lowered the price of its Quest 2 headset a second time, after announcing the launch of its Quest 3, which will debut in September. Meta is still losing money on its virtual reality ambitions. Last year the company lost $13.7 billion in its Reality Labs division, the part of the company that makes virtual reality technology.Meta's VR sub...

Apple Headset Enthusiasm Is Absent on Wall Street

[ad_1] The prospect of Apple Inc.'s first new product category in nearly a decade could hardly be attracting less of a fanfare on Wall Street.At a time when investors have been whipped into a frenzy over artificial intelligence, analysts are using words like “modest” and “lackluster” to describe projections for initial sales of a mixed reality headset that the iPhone maker is expected to unveil on June 5. The muted expectations are a stark contrast to the last time Apple entered a new market with the 2015 release of the Apple Watch. That was eagerly awaited by both consumers and investors, as the category was well-defined, offered potential for disruption, and pointed to an opportunity for new services, notably in health care. “The headset isn't dead on arrival, but I don't think it's v...