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Meta Quest 3 VR Headset Update Adds Highly Demanded Feature
09.04.2024 - 01:21 / gamerant.com / Meta Quest Pro / Oculus Quest / Sarah Fields
Meta's latest VR headset, the Meta Quest 3, is receiving an update that adds numerous features, including the long-awaited ability to lie down while playing a game. The v64 update is beginning to roll out now, so players with the virtual reality headset shouldn't have long to wait to use the new function.
The ability to lie down while using the Meta VR headsets has been high on the wishlist of users for a long time now. While most games are designed to be played while standing or sitting, some of the more casual experiences, like watching a movie or hanging out in VR Chat, can lend themselves well to lying down. However, doing so hasn't been widely possible, as lying down immediately changes where the player is looking and what's happening to their virtual avatar.
The v63 Meta Quest update back in March brought the ability to lie down while playing a game or enjoying another virtual reality experience, but it only came to the Meta Quest 2 and the Meta Quest Pro. Meta Quest 3 is now also receiving the ability, with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth explaining that the delay was due to how the automatic Meta Quest 3 boundary works in comparison to the other headsets.
In addition to this change, the v64 Meta update is also adding external microphone support. Players will be able to connect a USB-C mic to their Meta Quest 3 headset directly, bypassing the internal mic. The device will also continue casting to an external screen when it's taken off, and passthrough visuals have seen improved resolution and image quality. Players can now also join others more easily in Meta Horizon Worlds. Players can choose to display where they're currently located in a public world, allowing their friends to join them directly.
Some of these features are still experimental, and not everyone will have access to them right away. Meta typically releases updates in waves, so not every headset will get the update at the same time. If players don't see the update available on their headset after restarting, then the best course of action is to leave it in idle mode so that the update can download in the background once it's available. Official support for the original Meta Quest has already ended, so those users won't receive this update.
Meta is still arguably the leading VR headset company at this time. While other companies are competing, including Sony with the PS VR 2, Meta has gained popularity for its wireless and fairly affordable headsets. Although Meta's concepts for an online Metaverse haven't quite taken off the way the company probably hoped, the available headsets have nonetheless provided an affordable and consumer-friendly entry point to the virtual reality experience.
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