Meta says it funded over 100 VR & mixed reality titles that shipped in 2024, as well as over 200 currently in “active production”. […] These figures were revealed today at GDC 2025 by Meta’s Director of Games Chris Pruett, during a talk where he also claimed that opening the store and heavily pushing Horizon Worlds did not meaningfully affect store spending, and revealed that monthly headset usage increased 30% in 2024.

  • bitwolf@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    10·
    13 hours ago

    At least it’s something tangibly useful. Unlike “AI”. I’m for it.

    Diversify from selling personal data

    • gt5@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      12 hours ago

      Unfortunately the VR is just another avenue for them to get data to sell

  • FreeBooteR69@lemmy.caEnglish
    20·
    18 hours ago

    Until Valve releases the Deckard, or whatever their next iteration VR hardware will be named, they’ll have to pry my Valve Index from my cold dead hands. No way in hell would i ever own anything from Meta/FB.

  • Riley@lemmy.mlEnglish
    7·
    16 hours ago

    The Quest 2 and 3 finally are a properly viable platform that millions of people use, but it still feels like Meta doesn’t want it to be a “Microsoft’s Xbox” sort of situation, they still want it to be a “Google’s Android” situation instead. It’s been an utterly bizarre time watching all of this occur in real time as someone that bought her first headset in 2017; their priorities have always been completely misaligned with the achievements they’re actually making.

    • Tony BarkOPEnglish
      2·
      16 hours ago

      I have the Quest 2 before the rebrand. It was great, loved playing bowling with it, but they really do need move beyond being Daydream on steroids.

  • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
    13·
    19 hours ago

    And I still won’t buy your garbage data collection headset. I saw the day coming well in advance when they eventually forced the login with a meta/Facebook account. I’m not interested in that, and even though they removed it their hand was played. I will not invest in that.

    • dan1101@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      14 hours ago

      Everyone has a FB account whether they created it or not, and I’m sure Meta found a way to link their VR headsets to your account even if it’s not obvious.

      • nogooduser@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        37 minutes ago

        There are so many people using WhatsApp that have to share their contacts with them to get a remotely usable UI that I’m certain that you’re correct.

    • melsaskca@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      15 minutes ago

      That’s where I’m at. I got one for Christmas and then learned about all of the politicization after the fact. Now when I play Walkabout Mini Golf I have fun, but also hate myself for not throwing it all away.