Meta’s ‘software update issue’ has been breaking Quest headsets for weeks A Meta Quest 3 on a charging dock. | Photo by David Pierce / The VergeMeta updated a note on the top of its Quest support site to say that a “software update issue” has been bricking Quest 2, Quest 3, and Quest 3S headsets. The company writes that while “most” people can now use their headsets normally, it’s “actively working on resolving the is…

The Apple Vision Pro Is One of the Worst Headsets for Gaming Apple’s mixed reality headset still feels like an unfulfilled promise.

The Netflix app for Quest headsets is no more Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNetflix has discontinued its streaming app for Quest headsets, Upload VR reports. The good news for Quest owners is that Meta recently added support for Netflix in the Quest browser, complete with 1080p streaming. Netflix hadn’t significantly updated its VR app since porting it to the Quest in 2019. It neve…

Meta tests Vision Pro-like freeform virtual screen placement for Quest headsets Photo by Becca Farsace / The VergeMeta is testing a feature for its Quest headsets that allows you to place windows freely, similar to the Apple Vision Pro. Multitasking with multiple windows has been part of Meta Horizon OS (formerly Meta Quest OS) for a few years now, but currently, it only supports three virtual windows docked in a side-by-si…

Microsoft confirms layoffs in mixed reality but will keep selling HoloLens 2 headsets Microsoft is investing billions to put in place graphics processing units for generative artificial intelligence. It’s slowing investment in other areas.

Magic Leap is Google’s new mystery partner for XR headsets Image: Magic LeapGoogle Glass and Magic Leap were both among the biggest technology flops of the past decade — but could their underlying ideas power something worthy and new? We may find out because Google and Magic Leap now have a “multi-faceted strategic technology partnership” designed to “foster the future of the XR ecosystem with unique an…

Meta wants to be the Microsoft of headsets Mark Zuckerberg onstage at Meta Connect 2023. | Getty ImagesMeta has started licensing the operating system for its Quest headset to other hardware makers, starting with Lenovo and Asus. It’s also making a limited-run, gaming-focused Quest with Xbox. On the theme of opening up, Meta is also pushing for more ways to discover alternative app stor…

Roblox on Quest VR headsets has gotten ‘well over’ 1 million downloads Illustration: The VergeRoblox just launched in open beta on Meta’s Quest VR headsets last week, and it’s already been downloaded “well over” 1 million times, according to Roblox CEO David Baszucki. That number suggests that the app could potentially be a very popular one for VR devices; according to a February report from The Verge’s Alex Heath,…

Roblox is now available to try on Meta Quest VR headsets Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeRoblox is now available in open beta on Meta’s Quest VR headsets. Roblox and Meta had announced earlier in July that the social metaverse platform would be arriving on the headsets soon, and now, you can try it for yourself. To check out Roblox experiences on your Quest, you can grab the app from the Qu…

Chinese state media rebuke Mark Zuckerberg over reported plan to sell Quest headsets The criticism comes after a report that Meta was exploring selling Quest headsets in China, despite Zuckerberg’s past criticism of Chinese industrial espionage.