Zuckerberg: Opening up Meta Horizon OS (Quest OS)

[the-pi-guy]

- Releasing OS
- partnering with Lenovo, Asus, Xbox
- Opening up OS - talks about Xbox store, Google's app store, Steam on Horizon OS.

Zuck's Instagram

GamesIndustry.biz

First, the company said that it will make the operating system behind the Meta Quest headsets, Meta Horizon OS, available to other companies to create third-party hardware.

It already has a handful of partners on board to make headsets, with ASUS Republic of Gamers creating "an all-new performance gaming headset," while Lenovo designs one optimized for productivity and entertainment.

Meta also said it will create a limited-edition Meta Quest headset "inspired by Xbox," and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg suggested in an Instagram post that one could make a VR headset bundled with an Xbox controller and Game Pass so players could play on a virtual big screen TV wherever they happened to be.

Meta is also opening up the Quest more on the software side of things, saying it will make it possible for Quest owners to play content from other storefronts, like Steam, Xbox, and potentially Google Play.

[Legend]

Good progress. Don't think I'd want a 3rd party headset though.

[the-pi-guy]

There's a lot of good stuff in here. It's very cool that they're opening up the OS for other kinds of hardware and software vendors.

But I worry about a few things.

Is Meta going to be continuing their hardware and software R&D?

Was this the plan or is this an adjustment to something with lower expectations?

[Legend]

Hopefully meta quest isn't being deprioritized. Yeah that'd suck.