Meta Join 2022 was one to observe for VR followers. Alongside Meta formally confirming the lengthy awaited Meta Quest Professional, this got here with a number of sudden Meta Quest 2 (previously Oculus Quest 2) reveals. Showing on stage with Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that the Xbox Recreation Go library is coming to the Meta Quest Retailer.
This doesn’t imply that we’re out of the blue getting VR variations for giant hits like Forza Horizon 5 or Halo Infinite, although. As a substitute, you’ll be capable to join an Xbox controller and stream flatscreen 2D video games on to your headset, demonstrated throughout Join 2022 with Microsoft Flight Simulator.
That’s achieved through Xbox Cloud Gaming, a streaming platform solely out there for Xbox Recreation Go Final subscribers, and gives entry to lots of of video games. It’s an expertise Meta compares to “having a personal movie show out there always,” cementing Meta Quest 2’s place as frontrunner for the very best VR headset.
Nonetheless, past Quest 2 and Meta Quest Professional, help for different VR headsets stays unclear. Although it nonetheless receives common updates, it’s at present unclear if Xbox Cloud Gaming will arrive on the unique Oculus Quest. Contemplating Microsoft’s continued push to convey Xbox Recreation Go to new platforms, we wouldn’t rule it out, although. No launch date was supplied both, and the Oculus Weblog merely states “we hope to share extra on this as quickly as doable.”
If cloud gaming doesn’t curiosity you, concern not; Meta Join 2022 introduced information for a number of native Quest 2 video games. Confirming launch dates for Amongst Us VR (November 10) and The Strolling Useless: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2 (December 1), former PSVR unique Iron Man VR can also be making the bounce, launching for Meta Quest 2 on November 3. So, should you’re a VR fan, you received’t lack for giant releases these subsequent few months.
