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Today Meta announced<\/a> \u201ca new era for mixed reality\u201d and unveiled a surprising plan to let third-party developers use its operating system.\u00a0<\/p>

The newly renamed Meta Horizon OS will bring the Quest and Rift OS to new, more specialized devices, and the company already announced some of its new collaborators. ASUS is working on a \u201cperformance gaming headset\u201d as part of its Republic of Gamers brand. Lenovo is making \u201cmixed reality devices for productivity, learning, and entertainment,\u201d and Microsoft is partnering with Meta to make an Xbox-inspired Quest device. Handy, considering you can use a beta version of Xbox Cloud Gaming on a Quest.<\/p>

Meta is taking some inspiration from Google\u2019s Android OS here, and the company drew a clear parallel in its announcement, writing: \u201cAs we\u2019ve seen with the PC and smartphone industries, consumers are best served by a broad hardware ecosystem producing both general-purpose computing devices and more specialized products, all running on a common platform.\u201d This move could make Meta\u2019s OS the go-to platform for VR and AR devices, and its hefty suite of partnerships is sure to push that front.\u00a0<\/p>

At the same time, Meta is also making some changes to its App Lab, a platform that lets just about anyone publish an app on Meta devices. The App Lab will now be openly featured in the also-newly renamed Meta Horizon Store, which should make finding the newest, strangest VR apps quite a bit easier. Alongside that, Meta is trying to promote more mixed reality experiences by allowing developers to apply for access to its \u201cspatial app framework\u201d that\u2019s designed to make bringing mobile apps to the Meta Horizon OS easier.\u00a0<\/p>

It\u2019s unclear how open Meta is going to be with its OS, but even if it\u2019s only working with certain companies on Meta OS-powered devices, this could still be hugely impactful for VR and AR development. The Metaverse hasn\u2019t really taken off, but with new devices like the Apple Vision Pro<\/a>, Meta Quest 3<\/a>, and PlayStation VR 2<\/a>, it\u2019s an exciting time for VR in general and VR gaming in particular. Personally, I\u2019m still not sold on strapping a headset to my face to workout or jump on a Zoom with my coworkers, but any move that leads to even more high-quality VR games has my interest. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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