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Enlarge / You could be this gleeful, too, if you were in the Meta Quest 2!Facebook If there's one rule about computer and video game hardware, it's that prices always come down after launch. The Meta Quest 2 became the exception that proves the rule this week, as Meta announced a coming $100 price increase…

Enlarge / Is this the new face of the tabletop RPG player? Demeo maker Resolution Games thinks it might be. Resolution Games today announced that a version of Demeo—the developer's popular virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) tabletop RPG simulator—is in "active development" for the Apple Vision Pro headset. The title is among the…

Meta wants to buy VR fitness app Supernatural and its developer, a company called Within. The Federal Trade Commission announced it's suing to block the acquisition. The FTC said by acquiring Within Meta would be illegally eliminating competition. Loading Something is loading. Meta's plans to push into the metaverse have received a setback in the…

In VR, there's literally no way to escape the annoyance of Claptrap. Your shield is no match for my virtual reality viewpoints! Steer vehicles with the joysticks while aiming with your headset. Barf bag not included. Navigating menus with a joystick is sooooo 2015. No word on if you can get independent aiming on dual-wielded…

Aurich Lawson / Getty Images Six years ago, consumer virtual reality seemed set to be the next major tech breakthrough. With the demonstration of his impressive prototype Oculus Rift head-mounted display (HMD) in 2012, Palmer Luckey managed to instantly erase the poor image VR had garnered from ‘90s movies like The Lawnmower Man and woefully…

Anyone who has played a flight simulator knows that screen real estate is critical. Your average 16:9 TV or monitor is fine for most video games, but flight simulators are all about the spatial awareness of sitting in a cockpit, peeking at a massive console of virtualized buttons and screens, and having your midair view…

Enlarge / The Meta Quest Pro. When we reviewed the Meta Quest Pro headset less than five months ago, we balked at the device's $1,500 price point, which represented a whopping 275 percent price premium over the Quest 2 (with much less than a 275 percent increase in quality). Meta is already taking steps to…

Enlarge / RIP to a real one. The original Oculus Quest will stop receiving new feature updates and lose access to the company's existing social VR features, according to an email sent to many Quest users this week. While Quest headset owners will still be able to use the device and all available apps, they…

Enlarge / Look into my eyes... all three of them.Meta You'd be forgiven for not realizing that the Quest 3 is actually the fourth headset in Meta's popular Quest line. In fact, Meta would probably prefer that everyone forget about last year's ill-considered Quest Pro, which paired a handful of minor improvements with an absolutely…

Enlarge / The Quest 3 release date is unveiled at the Meta Connect conference. Following a small tease in July, Meta has announced an October 10 release date for its Quest 3 headset. The follow-up to 2020's hot-selling Quest 2 and 2022's overpriced Quest Pro will start at $499 for a 128GB model or $649…