The latest Meta Quest 3 update brings 4 useful upgrades, and takes away a feature

Date:
Tue, 05 Dec 2023 12:30:09 +0000

Description:
The latest Meta Quest update v60 brings four improvements to the Quest 3, Quest Pro, and other Meta VR headsets.

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Tis season for a Meta Quest update, with new features, and even a performance boost, coming to your Oculus Quest 2 , Meta Quest 3 , and Meta Quest Pro VR headsets via update v60. Unfortunately, the update also means the removal of
a feature so long, phone notifications.

Per the announcement on Meta's blog , which change is the most impactful is a toss-up depending on which headset you own. For Meta Quest Pro users its likely going to be the mixed-reality performance boost thats coming exclusively to your headset. Meta is enabling higher clock speeds for the
Pros CPU and GPU that it says will result in a 34% and 19% increase in performance for these components respectively.

This boost wont improve the passthrough video quality, just the rendering and responsiveness of the virtual objects in your MR space though so it might
not be enough to convince you to try more MR apps if you haven't already.

If you dont own a Quest Pro, the best upgrade coming in v60 is to the number of rooms your Quest device can remember. If you opt in to share your point cloud data, your VR headset will gain the ability to store information for more than one play space at a time meaning you should be able to move your play space between rooms more easily, without having to redraw the boundaries every time. You can now enjoy your Quest 3 in multiple rooms more easily (Image credit: Meta)

As we mentioned above, however, users are losing access to one feature phone notifications will no longer show on your headset.

Its not clear exactly why this tool is being taken away our guess is that it has something to do with the feature not being popular enough but those who do rely on it will notice a downgrade. Youll now need to remove your headset every time you want to check why your phone has pinged, unless you have a
Meta Quest 3; as we noted in our Meta Quest 3 review , this headsets mixed-reality passthrough is a major leap forward, and its good enough for
you to be able to make out whats on a real-world screen. A new Horizon (Home)

A few other changes coming in v60 include new Meta Horizon Home environments the Blue Hill Gold Mine, Storybook, and Lakeside Peak (which you can see in the GIF below). These visually distinct spaces will not only give you a nice space to load into when you boot up your headset, but a more personalized space that you can invite your VR friends to, to hang out and watch Meta
Quest TV content together before jumping into a multiplayer experience.
(Image credit: Meta)

Your profile is also getting a power-up. Now, unless you keep the info
private by changing your account preferences, people who look at your profile can see more details about your shared VR interests, including the apps you both use and your mutual friends.

Neither is super-impactful right now, but as the metaverse becomes more
social these sorts of minor tweaks will help to make the experience a lot
more seamless, so they're certainly appreciated.

As with previous updates, v60 is gradually rolling out now, so if you dont
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