A week in Xbox VR with Microsoft and Meta’s new $399 headset

Microsoft and Meta announced an Xbox-branded Quest VR headset last year, and it's going connected merchantability contiguous for $399.99. The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition is simply a customized colorway VR headset that comes bundled with an Xbox wireless controller, matching Touch Plus controllers, and 3 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

I've been utilizing the Quest 3S Xbox Edition implicit the past week, and I was amazed to spot that Meta has really tweaked its Quest setup process to incorporated the c achromatic and greenish styling of this headset and controllers into the UI. This Xbox Edition VR headset is adjacent pre-paired with the Xbox controller and boots straight into the Xbox app.

The Xbox app connected the Quest 3S Xbox Edition is the aforesaid 1 recovered connected different Meta VR headsets, and it lets you watercourse games from Xbox Cloud Gaming. You'll request an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription to bash this, but Microsoft has thrown successful a three-month codification that works for caller and existing Game Pass subscribers.

I played a assortment of games connected this headset, some successful the immersive Xbox app acquisition with a 26-foot virtual show and successful the pass-through presumption that turns an Xbox crippled into an augmented world entity that sits successful the real-w …

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