A VR Game Pass might be coming to your Oculus Quest 2, but it's not what we wanted

Date:
Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:02:01 +0000

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Meta might be working on an Oculus Quest 2 software subscription model, but it's not quite what we were hoping for.

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It looks like Meta is planning to launch its own version of Xbox Game Pass
for the Quest 2 and Quest Pro that will give you access to free VR games and apps every month while you are subscribed. Unfortunately, its not shaping up to be the service we were hoping it would be.

The Oculus Quest 2 might be the best VR headset out there for most people, in part because it has access to an incredible library of VR software. However, for every great VR game or app out there, theres some chaff that isnt worth your time and filtering out the bad from the hidden gems can be tough unless the title is already super popular.

Thats why weve felt that Meta needs to borrow HTCs Viveport Infinity idea a subscription model for VR software. These kinds of services reduce the risk
of trying unfamiliar VR apps as you arent individually paying for every
title. You can try as many games as you need to find your new favorite, and all you wasted on the hunt was some time rather than a load of your hard-earned cash.

So we were pretty excited to see a leak from Shiny Quagsire on Twitter that teased a subscription model Quest Pass, or Project Apollo is seemingly in development for Metas Quest platform. However, Quest Pass leaked terms arent quite the Viveport Infinity or Game Pass style model we were after.
Apparently Meta is adding a game pass thing soon for Quest, "Project Apollo". Accessible via this deep link URI (on Android at least)oculus://view/platform_subscription pic.twitter.com/Bz5321zRpv March 4, 2023 See more

Despite the Quest Pass name conjuring up thoughts of Xbox Game Pass, its actually looking more like Games with Gold or PS Plus Essential. Rather than getting access to a library of titles, you can get up to two new apps or
games every month. Whats more just like these rival services youll apparently lose access to all of your Quest Pass games and apps as soon as
you stop subscribing.

Games with Gold or PS Plus Essential are certainly good deals, but the
limited number of games you get access to each month makes it more likely
that youll be offered a title that isnt your jam compared to Game Pass where the library of games and apps is much larger. Because of this, the leaked version of Quest Pass doesn't look like itll be quite the VR software
solution we were hoping it would be.

That said, this is just a leak for the service and not a full-on
announcement. If Quest Pass is still in development theres a chance the service could change. Even if it doesnt change and launches as the leaked version, Quest Pass could still be an excellent deal if the software
selection is great and the price is reasonable.

Well have to wait and see what Meta announces in the coming months, but with it already reducing the price of its VR headsets , we wouldnt be surprised if it has a few more tricks up its sleeves like Quest Pass to give people
another reason to go for its headsets rather than Sonys PSVR 2 or the HTC
Vive XR Elite .



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