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Meta Kills Off Oculus Brand Name to Wild Uproar
Following Facebook’s rebrand to Meta months ago, it was expected that the changes would cut across its entire product lines, including its Oculus virtual reality headset. Now that it is…
Oculus Brand Name Being Retired as Facebook Rebrands to Meta
With Facebook redubbing to a new corporate name -Meta-, the Oculus brand name is also being axed. Facebook Reality Labs boss Andrew “Boz” Bosworth announced the nomenclature changes via a…
Resident Evil 4 Coming to Quest 2
Capcom revealed last week that’s horror classic Resident Evil 4 (2005) is coming to Oculus Quest 2. The VR remaster of the title has been published in partnership with Oculus…
Oculus ‘Quest Pro’ Not Coming in 2021 After All
Facebook won’t be releasing the Oculus Quest Pro this year and its new Quest 2 headset will be in the market “for a long while”, Andrew Bosworth, the VP at…
Oculus Android App Has Now Been Downloaded 5 Million Times
The Oculus Android app has now had over 5 million downloads on the Google Play Store. The app is also available on Apple’s App Store although download stats there aren’t…
Monthly Active Quest 2 Users Have Now Surpassed Those of Original Quest
In a sign of how rapidly the new Quest 2 headset has sold off, the number of monthly active users on the new headset has now surpassed that of the…
Facebook is Once Again Shipping the Quest 2 Elite Strap
Facebook has this week resumed the shipping of the Oculus Quest 2 Elite Strap with the Battery accessories and it comes with a two-year replacement offer. The Quest Elite Strap…
Zuckerberg Reveals Quest 2 Preorders 5X The Original Quest Preorders
During its Q3 Earnings Call on Friday, Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the Oculus Quest 2 pre-orders were over five times more than the pre-orders for the original Oculus…
Facebook Disguised Quest 2 Dev Kit Shipments as Clothing Iron to Ward Off Curious Eyes
Although the Oculus Quest 2 leaks came well before the official announcement, Facebook still went the extra mile to try and hide the boxes from prying eyes when being shipped…
Buyers Returning Quest 2 Headsets After Finding Their Facebook Accounts Pre-banned
In an Instagram AMA, Facebook’s head of VR has advised buyers to ensure that their accounts are in “good standing” before they purchase the Oculus Quest 2 headset. In a…