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[drganon]

Next will be Xbox the flame thrower .

 

[kapshin]

I am Avowed at this.

 

[yet_another_alt]

Can you stream the VR version of Flight Sim via GamePass?

 

[demigod]

Incoming xbox themed tesla.

 

[Sooner]

 

[ArtHands]

Wonder if it will outsell PSVR2 in 6 months

 

[Goalus]

At this point I'm expecting an xbox-branded Playstation soon.

I would prefer an MS Linux operating system. I would be willing to try Linux, should that happen.

 

[mckmas8808]

$100 price premium added just for the sticker but the usual delusionals think xbox rog ally will be cheaper than the current ones in retail.

I didn't know it was a $100 more than the same Mets headset.

That Xbox Ally bout to be $900 for real then huh?

Wonder if it will outsell PSVR2 in 6 months

Now you know better. Stop playing.

 

[Haint]

Ah yes, Meta, who reported a $4.2 billion loss in the first quarter of 2025, is a perfect partner for xbox to lose more money with.

Just because MS has deep pockets doesn't mean they don't have a gambling problem

Meta the company made $17 billion profit the first quarter, but yes, the amount they blow on the AR/VR division with absolutely nothing to show for it is staggering. With multiple $10's of billions of US dollars down the drain, they have only released a handful of single-A caliber $10-$30 million games and barely competitive (if not worse) hardware than their comparatively shoestring budgeted competitors (i.e. Valve, Bigscreen, and even Sony which funds their half assed VR with a Janitors closet of Japanese salarymen). They are paying armies of people multi-million dollar salaries each to tinker on nothing and accomplish nothing. For the amount they've spent they should be a decade ahead of everyone else, own fields of Micro OLED production facilities pumping out patented 8K 50,000 Nit micro OLED displays and should be releasing multiple blockbuster VR movies and Quadruple-A VR games every year.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Meta the company made $17 billion profit the first quarter, but yes, the amount they blow on the AR/VR division with absolutely nothing to show for it is staggering. With multiple $10's of billions of US dollars down the drain, they have only released a handful of single-A caliber $10-$30 million games and barely competitive (if not worse) hardware than their comparatively shoestring budgeted competitors (i.e. Valve, Bigscreen, and even Sony which funds their half asssed VR in a Janitors closet of Japanese salarymen). They are paying armies of people multi million dollar salaries to tinker on nothing and accomplish nothing.

The are in the lead in AR glasses development. The thing that is going to replace your phones eventually.

 

[Bitstream]

The are in the lead in AR glasses development. The thing that is going to replace your phones eventually.

People don't want glasses bro. This is why VR is failing.
Only nerds wear their protective helmets when they want to play.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

Meta need to drop the 3S and focus () on the 3.

I don't recommend the 3S.

They aren't even focusing on the quest line now, they're moving towards smart glasses internally. Quest 4 is not coming anytime soon.

 

[Haint]

The are in the lead in AR glasses development. The thing that is going to replace your phones eventually.

Strongest of doubt, they just showed off an impossible to manufacture impossibly expensive prototype which would very likely struggle to find a market today at mainstream prices, and admitted they are multiple years away from releasing a radically downgraded barely recognizable version of it that will still be very expensive.

 

[T-0800]

Xbox about to win the sticker wars.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

People don't want glasses bro. This is why VR is failing.
Only nerds wear their protective helmets when they want to play.

Strongest of doubt, they just showed off an impossible to manufacture impossibly expensive prototype which would very likely struggle to find a market today at mainstream prices, and admitted they are multiple years away from releasing a radically downgraded barely recognizable version of it that will still be very expensive.

It isn't an if, its when. Hence "eventually". People aren't going to be pulling an electronic slab out of their pocket in 20 years.

 

[Calverz]

Announcement next week.

The box features 'Meta 3S Xbox Edition' written on the front, with logos of both companies on the bottom right corner. The VR headset is entirely black, with a green ring around the face panel's edges. Compared to the traditional Meta Quest 3, which is in all-white, the headset is very much on-brand with Xbox.

 

[DryvBy]

This is an Xbox*





*doesn't play Halo though.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

So aside from getting a green Xbox badge, what else does it do compared to standard model?

 

[ZehDon]

*Doesn't play Xbox games

 

[Codes 208]

*Doesn't play Xbox games

It sorta can.

Xbox streaming is available on the current quests.

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

This is an Xbox*





*doesn't play Halo though.

Not so fast.

 

[March Climber]

If there's an S, there will be an X.

 

[Chittagong]

Quoting myself from a previous thread

Microsoft has been thinking hard on how to do a bigger branding mess than a third generation Xbox called Xbox One, or an Xbox generation called Series.

After some intensive workshops in Whistler, they nailed it: let's do an Xbox branded device that doesn't run Xbox games, but that runs Windows games, and then let's rename the Windows Store the Xbox Store so that all Windows games are Xbox games, but ones that don't work with actual Xboxes.

I mean, that's a god tier mess, couldn't have done a better one even if I tried

 

[AREYOUOKAY?]

Man I'd easily sell my old Meta Quest 3s to get this nicer looking version. The $100 gift card was just too good to pass though.

 

[yet_another_alt]

I didn't know it was a $100 more than the same Mets headset.

It's cheaper if you take into account the included accessories and the Xbox sub but damn is MS stingy, can't even make it a 6 month sub. What does make it a much worse deal is that the Batman promo is over and that's a $50 value that was included free with the 3 and 3S during the promo period.

 

[DenchDeckard]

This would have made sense like 5 years ago, if you could tether the headset to your series consoles or something.

Is gamepass even on meta?

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Ultimately Xbox physical product will just be a label they print and stick on anything from kitchen utilities to cardboard boxes.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

The are in the lead in AR glasses development. The thing that is going to replace your phones eventually.

By the time AR glasses takes off we will probably have devices that go in our ears or hands that does everything a smart phone does. Or even digital contact lenses. No fucker wants to walk around with dumb AR glasses.

 

[Parazels]

Probably for some casual customers it will be even more confusing than PS Portal.

 

[nowhat]

Ehh. I get the whole "this is an Xbox" thing. Or rather, I don't get it, but I get that's what they do now.

But wouldn't this be more like an Xface?

 

[Darsxx82]

This would have made sense like 5 years ago, if you could tether the headset to your series consoles or something.

Is gamepass even on meta?

Yes, vía Xcloud. And when its GamePass compatibility was announced, it was the same day that a special edition Xbox for Quest was announced.

This isn't new news; We know of this for a long time.

Meta is creating a Quest VR headset in the style of an Xbox, which probably means it's black with a bit of green

We don't know what it looks like yet, which means there's a chance we're all surprised.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[VolticArchangel]

If there's an S, there will be an X.

This is a 3RD party device, that too, Meta.

If such an "X" high end VR headset existed, it would have been leaked already.

At best, they'll just rebrand the base Quest 3 128 GB, into "Meta Quest 3X - Xbox Edition", just like this.

 

[thefool]

I've been telling you guys, we live in a xbox world.

 

[Paperboy]

Legitimately don't understand xbox's plan at this point. Is it just to devalue your brand to the point of extinction by plastering the xbox logo on every piece of hardware imaginable no matter if it's going to make money nor be good. Like everytime i hear an xbox hardware rumor, i'm left absolutely baffled as to what the hell they're doing.

They want you to think of Xbox when you think of gaming. Just like you think of Google when you think of internet search engines, or how many people* called every video game a Nintendo in the 90s.
*i.e. moms and dads.
They want Gamepass to be as common as Netflix in people's lives and give the Xbox brand to every device you can play Gamepass on.
If they tried to win by just producing dedicated gaming consoles the Xbox brand would soon have been forgotten.

 

[Embearded]

Are people falling for the "this is an Xbox" crap?
It's a Quest but with a sticker and GP in the box.

 

[Wonko_C]

Is this going to become a vr option / accessory for series s and x consoles? Would be good to have more vr on consoles. But I don't see anything suggesting it will be akin to psvr2. what's the branding point if it isn't series version of vr headset? I don't get it. People will definitely get confused.

Nope, this is just an Xbox branded Meta Quest 3S. Think of it as a special edition, like that Gucci-branded Xbox Series X)

Can you stream the VR version of Flight Sim via GamePass?

Nope, you can only play the standard version. Meta is working on streaming VR games through the cloud so maybe one day.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

By the time AR glasses takes off we will probably have devices that go in our ears or hands that does everything a smart phone does. Or even digital contact lenses. No fucker wants to walk around with dumb AR glasses.

Glasses are already normalized in society and none of those things you mentioned are even close to being as near as AR glasses.

 

[Romulus]

Not so fast.

And this is legit one of the most polished feeling VR mods too. It could pass as official.

 

[FeastYoEyes]

I guess everything really is an Xbox, huh?

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Now you know better. Stop playing.

It already sells better by far.
You think adding Xbox to the mix won't help it even more?

BTW PSVR2 is on life support.

 

[Sebastian1295]

They want you to think of Xbox when you think of gaming. Just like you think of Google when you think of internet search engines, or how many people* called every video game a Nintendo in the 90s.
*i.e. moms and dads.
They want Gamepass to be as common as Netflix in people's lives and give the Xbox brand to every device you can play Gamepass on.
If they tried to win by just producing dedicated gaming consoles the Xbox brand would soon have been forgotten.

I can't see gamepass ever being as common as netflix personally but we'll see.

 

[fastest finger]

What's next? Xbox Tampons?

 

[rodrigolfp]

People don't want glasses bro. This is why VR is failing.
Only nerds wear their protective helmets when they want to play.

And only retards wants sticks to aim in first person anything.

 

[KloetenQuetsche]

I don't understand that thing.

Can I play Flight Sim in VR mode?
Or is it just a big cinema screen with the meta quest on my head?

Which games were native VR?