<s>
Reality	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
is	O
a	O
business	O
and	O
research	O
unit	O
of	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
(	O
formerly	O
Facebook	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
that	O
produces	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
and	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
(	O
AR	O
)	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
including	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headsets	I-Device
such	O
as	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
online	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Horizon	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
several	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
initiatives	O
that	O
were	O
previously	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Meta	O
AI	B-Application
were	O
transitioned	O
to	O
Reality	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
includes	O
Meta	O
's	O
fundamental	O
AI	B-Application
Research	I-Application
laboratory	O
FAIR	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Reality	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
-	O
Research	O
(	O
RLR	O
)	O
division	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Reality	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
unit	O
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
merger	O
of	O
several	O
initiatives	O
under	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
and	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
several	O
acquired	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
CTRL-Labs	O
founded	O
by	O
Thomas	O
Reardon	O
which	O
develops	O
non-invasive	O
neural	O
interface	O
technology	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2012	O
by	O
Palmer	O
Luckey	O
,	O
Brendan	O
Iribe	O
,	O
Michael	O
Antonov	O
and	O
Nate	O
Mitchell	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
for	O
video	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
(	O
HMD	O
)	O
designer	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Southern	O
California	O
Institute	O
for	O
Creative	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Palmer	O
Luckey	O
earned	O
a	O
reputation	O
for	O
having	O
the	O
largest	O
personal	O
collection	O
of	O
HMDs	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
longtime	O
moderator	O
in	O
Meant	O
to	O
be	O
Seen	O
(	O
MTBS	O
)	O
'	O
s	O
discussion	O
forums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Palmer	O
created	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
new	O
technologies	O
that	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
that	O
was	O
both	O
higher	O
performance	O
than	O
what	O
was	O
currently	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
inexpensive	O
for	O
gamers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
develop	O
the	O
new	O
product	O
,	O
Luckey	O
founded	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
with	O
Scaleform	O
co-founders	O
Brendan	O
Iribe	O
and	O
Michael	O
Antonov	O
,	O
Nate	O
Mitchell	O
and	O
Andrew	B-Device
Scott	I-Device
Reisse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
sampling	O
an	O
early	O
unit	O
,	O
Carmack	O
favored	O
Luckey	O
's	O
prototype	O
,	O
and	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
2012	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
(	O
E3	O
)	O
,	O
id	O
Software	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
BFG	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
of	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
would	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
convention	O
,	O
Carmack	O
introduced	O
a	O
duct-taped	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
,	O
based	O
on	O
Palmer	O
's	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
prototype	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
Carmack	O
's	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
featured	O
a	O
high-speed	O
IMU	O
and	O
a	O
LCD	B-Device
,	O
visible	O
via	O
dual	O
lenses	O
that	O
were	O
positioned	O
over	O
the	O
eyes	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
90	O
degree	O
horizontal	O
and	O
110	O
degree	O
vertical	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmack	O
later	O
left	O
id	O
Software	O
as	O
he	O
was	O
hired	O
as	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
's	O
Chief	O
technology	O
officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
prototype	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
E3	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
dev	O
kit	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
would	O
be	O
given	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
to	O
backers	O
who	O
pledged	O
$300	O
or	O
more	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
expected	O
shipping	O
date	O
set	O
of	O
December	O
2012	O
(	O
though	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
actually	O
ship	O
until	O
March	O
2013	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
100	O
unassembled	O
Rift	B-Device
prototype	O
kits	O
for	O
pledges	O
over	O
$275	O
that	O
would	O
ship	O
a	O
month	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
versions	O
were	O
intended	O
to	O
include	O
Doom	O
3	O
BFG	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Rift	B-Device
support	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
ready	O
,	O
so	O
to	O
make	O
up	O
for	O
it	O
they	O
included	O
a	O
choice	O
of	O
discount	O
vouchers	O
for	O
either	O
Steam	B-Application
or	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
four	O
hours	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
secured	O
its	O
intended	O
amount	O
of	O
US$250	O
,	O
000	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
less	O
than	O
36	O
hours	O
,	O
the	O
campaign	O
had	O
surpassed	O
$1million	O
in	O
funding	O
,	O
eventually	O
ending	O
with	O
$	O
2,437,429	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
has	O
raised	O
$91	O
million	O
with	O
$2.4	O
million	O
raised	O
via	O
crowdfunding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Oculus	B-Application
only	O
released	O
a	O
development	O
prototype	O
of	O
its	O
headset	O
,	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
announced	O
that	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
would	O
be	O
acquiring	O
Oculus	B-Application
for	O
US$2	O
billion	O
,	O
pending	O
regulatory	O
approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deal	O
included	O
$400	O
million	O
in	O
cash	O
and	O
23.1	O
million	O
common	O
shares	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
valued	O
at	O
$1.6	O
billion	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
an	O
additional	O
$300	O
million	O
assuming	O
Facebook	B-Application
reaches	O
certain	O
milestones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
Kickstarter	O
backers	O
and	O
game	O
industry	O
figures	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Minecraft	B-Application
developer	O
Markus	O
Persson	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
to	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
headquarters	O
has	O
been	O
moved	O
from	O
Irvine	O
,	O
California	O
to	O
Menlo	O
Park	O
,	O
where	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
headquarters	O
are	O
also	O
located	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
has	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
move	O
is	O
for	O
their	O
employees	O
to	O
be	O
closer	O
to	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
acquired	O
British	O
company	O
Surreal	O
Vision	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
based	O
on	O
3D	O
scene-mapping	O
reconstruction	O
and	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
reported	O
that	O
Oculus	B-Application
and	O
Surreal	O
Vision	O
could	O
create	O
"	O
mixed	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
"	O
technology	O
in	O
Oculus	B-Application
 '	O
products	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
upcoming	O
HMD	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
HoloLens	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
reported	O
that	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Surreal	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
will	O
make	O
telepresence	B-Application
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
version	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
"	I-Device
CV1	I-Device
"	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2017	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
unveiled	O
the	O
standalone	O
mobile	O
headset	O
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Chinese	O
electronics	O
manufacturer	O
Xiaomi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
acquired	O
Danish	O
eye	O
tracking	O
startup	O
The	O
Eye	O
Tribe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2018	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
became	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
structural	O
entity	O
within	O
Facebook	B-Application
known	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
,	O
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
they	O
had	O
entered	O
negotiations	O
to	O
lease	O
the	O
entire	O
Burlingame	O
Point	O
campus	O
in	O
Burlingame	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
then	O
under	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
was	O
expected	O
to	O
move	O
to	O
Burlingame	O
Point	O
when	O
development	O
is	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
released	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
high-end	O
standalone	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
unveiled	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
an	O
updated	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Rift	B-Device
PC	O
headset	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Chinese	O
electronics	O
manufacturer	O
Lenovo	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
updated	O
hardware	O
and	O
features	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
Go	O
and	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Nate	O
Mitchell	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
co-founder	O
and	O
VP	O
of	O
product	O
announced	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
John	O
Carmack	O
wrote	O
in	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
post	I-Application
that	O
he	O
would	O
step	O
down	O
as	O
CTO	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
to	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
artificial	O
general	O
intelligence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
unveiled	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
,	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
with	O
a	O
revised	O
design	O
and	O
updated	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Inc.	O
,	O
Luckey	O
"	O
guaranteed	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
need	O
to	O
log	O
into	O
your	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
every	O
time	O
you	O
wanna	O
use	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Rift.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
its	O
ownership	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
has	O
been	O
promoted	O
as	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
an	O
independent	O
entity	O
and	O
has	O
increasingly	O
integrated	O
Facebook	B-Application
platforms	O
into	O
Oculus	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
optional	O
Facebook	B-Application
integration	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
social	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
integrations	O
with	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
Video	O
and	O
social	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
division	O
began	O
to	O
be	O
largely	O
marketed	O
as	O
Oculus	B-Application
from	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
optional	O
Facebook	B-Application
integration	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
software	O
,	O
automatically	O
populating	O
the	O
friends	O
list	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
friends	O
who	O
have	O
also	O
linked	O
their	O
accounts	O
(	O
displaying	O
them	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
under	O
their	O
real	O
names	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
displaying	O
screen	O
names	O
to	O
anyone	O
else	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
been	O
increasingly	O
encouraged	O
to	O
use	O
Facebook	B-Application
accounts	O
to	O
sign	O
into	O
its	O
services	O
(	O
although	O
standalone	O
accounts	O
not	O
directly	O
linked	O
to	O
the	O
service	O
were	O
still	O
supported	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
became	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
Technologies	I-Application
,	O
LLC	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
a	O
single	O
legal	O
entity	O
that	O
can	O
support	O
multiple	O
Facebook	B-Application
technology	O
and	O
hardware	O
products	O
"	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
Portal	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
all	O
"	O
decisions	O
around	O
use	O
,	O
processing	O
,	O
retention	O
,	O
and	O
sharing	O
of	O
 [ user ] 	O
data	O
"	O
on	O
its	O
platforms	O
will	O
be	O
delegated	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
social	O
network	O
moving	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
became	O
subject	O
to	O
the	O
unified	O
Facebook	B-Application
privacy	O
policy	O
,	O
code	O
of	O
conduct	O
,	O
and	O
community	O
guidelines	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
users	O
will	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
to	O
access	O
Oculus	B-Application
products	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standalone	O
account	O
registration	O
became	O
unavailable	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
all	O
future	O
Oculus	B-Application
hardware	O
(	O
beginning	O
with	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
)	O
will	O
only	O
support	O
Facebook	B-Application
accounts	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
existing	O
standalone	O
Oculus	B-Application
accounts	O
on	O
already-released	O
products	O
will	O
end	O
on	O
January	O
1	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
needed	O
to	O
facilitate	O
"	O
more	O
Facebook	B-Application
powered	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
social	O
experiences	O
"	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
"	O
easier	O
to	O
share	O
across	O
our	O
platforms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
users	O
would	O
still	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
sharing	O
from	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
maintain	O
a	O
separate	O
friends	O
list	O
within	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
platform	O
,	O
and	O
hide	O
their	O
real	O
name	O
to	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
and	O
media	O
criticized	O
Facebook	B-Application
for	O
the	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
requires	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
's	O
real	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
temporarily	O
suspended	O
sales	O
of	O
all	O
Oculus	B-Application
products	O
in	O
Germany	O
;	O
a	O
German	O
watchdog	O
had	O
presented	O
concerns	O
that	O
this	O
integration	O
requirement	O
violates	O
the	O
General	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Regulation	O
(	O
GDPR	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
prohibits	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
service	O
contingent	O
on	O
consenting	O
to	O
the	O
collection	O
of	O
personally	O
identifiable	O
information	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
requirement	O
that	O
existing	O
users	O
also	O
link	O
to	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
to	O
use	O
Oculus	B-Application
hardware	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
Reality	I-Application
Labs	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
unit	O
that	O
would	O
encompass	O
all	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
virtual	O
and	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
(	O
AR	O
)	O
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
,	O
including	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
Portal	O
,	O
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
Spark	O
AR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oculus	B-Application
Connect	O
conference	O
was	O
also	O
renamed	O
Facebook	B-Application
Connect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
do	O
a	O
test	O
launch	O
of	O
targeted	O
advertisements	O
in	O
applications	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
ads	O
will	O
rely	O
on	O
information	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Facebook	B-Application
profile	O
and	O
all	O
user	O
activity	O
related	O
to	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
including	O
apps	O
used	O
or	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
has	O
not	O
stated	O
whether	O
ads	O
will	O
appear	O
only	O
in	O
applications	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Home	O
experience	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
deprecating	O
its	O
proprietary	O
Oculus	B-Application
API	O
and	O
adding	O
full	O
support	O
for	O
OpenXR	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2021	O
during	O
Connect	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
invest	O
$10	O
billion	O
over	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
into	O
Reality	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
begin	O
to	O
report	O
its	O
revenue	O
separately	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	I-Application
"	O
Family	O
of	O
Apps	O
"	O
—	O
which	O
includes	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
and	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
days	O
later	O
on	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
change	O
its	O
corporate	O
name	O
to	O
Meta	O
(	O
legally	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
long-term	O
focus	O
on	O
metaverses	O
and	O
related	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
teased	O
a	O
"	O
high-end	O
"	O
mixed	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
headset	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Project	O
Cambria	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
CTO	O
Andrew	O
Bosworth	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
brand	O
would	O
be	O
phased	O
out	O
in	O
2022	O
;	O
all	O
Facebook	B-Application
hardware	O
products	O
will	O
be	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	O
Meta	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Application
Store	O
would	O
be	O
renamed	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
immersive	O
social	O
platforms	O
associated	O
with	O
Oculus	B-Application
will	O
be	O
brought	O
under	O
the	O
Horizon	O
brand	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Horizon	B-Protocol
Worlds	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
as	O
we	O
’ve	O
heard	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
VR	O
community	O
more	O
broadly	O
,	O
we	O
’re	O
working	O
on	O
new	O
ways	O
to	O
log	O
into	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
that	O
wo	O
n’t	O
require	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
account	O
,	O
landing	O
sometime	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
social	O
media	O
accounts	O
were	O
renamed	O
"	O
Meta	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
"	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
its	O
current	O
VR	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concurrently	O
,	O
Meta	O
began	O
to	O
retroactively	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
as	O
the	O
"	O
Meta	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
"	O
—	O
a	O
change	O
that	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
reflected	O
in	O
the	O
packaging	O
and	O
hardware	O
of	O
subsequent	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
Meta	O
began	O
to	O
migrate	O
Oculus	B-Application
accounts	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Meta	O
account	O
"	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
optionally	O
linked	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
and	O
WhatsApp	B-Application
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
"	O
Project	O
Cambria	O
"	O
was	O
officially	O
unveiled	O
as	O
the	O
Meta	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
Oculus	B-Application
headsets	O
,	O
produced	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
"	O
brand	O
,	O
are	O
traditional	O
VR	B-Device
headsets	I-Device
that	O
require	O
a	O
PC	O
to	O
operate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
first	O
released	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	B-General_Concept
—	O
a	O
standalone	O
headset	O
which	O
contains	O
integrated	O
mobile	O
computing	O
hardware	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
PC	O
to	O
operate	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
optionally	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
Oculus	B-Application
Rift-compatible	O
VR	O
software	O
by	O
connecting	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
PC	O
over	O
USB-C	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
CEO	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
"	I-Device
CV1	I-Device
"	I-Device
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
(	O
a	O
lower-end	O
standalone	O
headset	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
represented	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
first	O
generation	O
of	O
products	O
,	O
and	O
expected	O
that	O
successors	O
to	O
the	O
three	O
headsets	O
would	O
form	O
its	O
second	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
began	O
to	O
phase	O
out	O
the	O
original	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
"	I-Device
CV1	I-Device
"	I-Device
in	O
2019	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
S	I-Device
—	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
model	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Lenovo	O
that	O
incorporates	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Go	O
and	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
was	O
unveiled	O
as	O
an	O
updated	O
iteration	O
of	O
the	O
first-generation	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
was	O
concurrently	O
discontinued	O
—	O
making	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
the	O
division	O
's	O
sole	O
active	O
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
unveiled	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
headset	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
dependent	O
on	O
a	O
PC	O
for	O
operation	O
;	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
contains	O
embedded	O
mobile	O
hardware	O
running	O
an	O
operating	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
source	O
code	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
835	O
system-on-chip	O
,	O
and	O
64	O
or	O
128GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
contains	O
two	O
OLED	B-Device
displays	I-Device
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
1600x1440	O
per-eye	O
and	O
running	O
at	O
72Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
included	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
controllers	O
via	O
an	O
"	O
inside-out	O
"	O
motion	O
tracking	O
system	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Oculus	B-Application
insight	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
cameras	O
embedded	O
in	O
the	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
games	O
and	O
applications	O
downloaded	O
via	O
Oculus	B-Application
Store	O
,	O
with	O
ported	O
launch	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
and	O
Robo	B-Application
Recall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
cross-platform	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
cross-buys	O
between	O
PC	O
and	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
impose	O
stricter	O
content	O
and	O
quality	O
standards	O
for	O
software	O
distributed	O
for	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
than	O
its	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
requiring	O
developers	O
to	O
undergo	O
a	O
pre-screening	O
of	O
their	O
concepts	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
"	O
quality	O
and	O
probable	O
market	O
success	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
sold	O
$5	O
million	O
worth	O
of	O
content	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	B-General_Concept
in	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
on	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
released	O
a	O
beta	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
known	O
as	O
Oculus	B-Application
Link	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
Oculus	B-Application
Rift-compatible	O
software	O
to	O
be	O
streamed	O
from	O
a	O
PC	O
to	O
a	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
headset	O
over	O
USB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
added	O
additional	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
USB	O
2.0	O
cables	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
charging	O
cable	O
supplied	O
with	O
the	O
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
controller-free	O
hand	B-Algorithm
tracking	I-Algorithm
was	O
also	O
launched	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
unveiled	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
,	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
XR2	O
system-on-chip	O
and	O
additional	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
an	O
all	O
plastic	O
exterior	O
,	O
new	O
cloth	O
head	O
straps	O
,	O
updated	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
controllers	O
with	O
improved	O
ergonomics	O
and	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
1832x1920	O
display	O
running	O
at	O
90Hz	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
120Hz	O
as	O
an	O
experimental	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
it	O
uses	O
a	O
single	O
display	O
panel	O
rather	O
than	O
individual	O
panels	O
for	O
each	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
this	O
design	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
more	O
limited	O
inter-pupillary	O
distance	O
options	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
physically	O
move	O
the	O
lenses	O
to	O
adjust	O
for	O
3	O
common	O
measurements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
's	O
models	O
were	O
both	O
priced	O
US$100	O
cheaper	O
than	O
their	O
first-generation	O
equivalents	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
price	O
change	O
was	O
reversed	O
in	O
July	O
2022	O
for	O
economic	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Meta	O
unveiled	O
Meta	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
a	O
mixed	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
headset	O
aimed	O
primarily	O
at	O
the	O
professional	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headset	O
uses	O
quantum	O
dot	O
displays	O
,	O
with	O
thinner	O
optics	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
visor-like	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
upgraded	O
cameras	O
designed	O
to	O
facilitate	O
mixed	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
hardware	O
is	O
upgraded	O
from	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
XR2+	O
system-on-chip	O
,	O
increased	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
updated	O
controllers	O
with	O
built-in	O
tracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
controllers	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
existing	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
as	O
an	O
optional	O
accessory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
CV1	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
simply	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
6,955	O
backers	O
who	O
received	O
the	O
Development	O
Kit	O
1	O
prototype	O
via	O
the	O
original	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
were	O
eligible	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
CV1	O
model	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
released	O
motion	O
controller	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	O
headset	O
known	O
as	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Samsung	O
partnered	O
with	O
Oculus	B-Application
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
a	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
accessory	O
for	O
Samsung	B-Operating_System
Galaxy	I-Operating_System
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Oculus	B-Application
Connect	O
in	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
consumer	O
release	O
in	O
November	O
;	O
the	O
initial	O
model	O
supported	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S6	I-Application
and	O
Galaxy	B-Application
S7	I-Application
product	O
lines	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Galaxy	B-Application
Note	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
unveiled	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
manufactured	O
by	O
Xiaomi	O
(	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Chinese	O
market	O
as	O
the	O
Xiaomi	O
Mi	O
VR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Go	O
is	O
a	O
standalone	O
headset	O
which	O
is	O
not	O
dependent	O
on	O
a	O
PC	O
for	O
operation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
VR	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
Cardboard	B-Device
,	O
Daydream	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
co-developed	O
Samsung	B-Device
Gear	I-Device
VR	I-Device
(	O
where	O
VR	O
software	O
is	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
inserted	O
into	O
a	O
physical	O
enclosure	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
screen	O
is	O
viewed	O
through	O
lenses	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
contains	O
its	O
own	O
dedicated	O
display	O
and	O
mobile	O
computing	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
headset	O
includes	O
a	O
5.5-inch	O
1440p	O
fast-switching	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
,	O
integrated	O
speakers	O
with	O
spatial	O
audio	O
and	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
for	O
external	O
audio	O
,	O
a	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
821	O
system-on-chip	O
,	O
and	O
32	O
or	O
64GB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
an	O
Android-based	O
operating	O
system	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
VR	O
software	O
via	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Home	O
user	O
experience	O
and	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
,	O
including	O
games	O
and	O
multimedia	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Go	O
includes	O
a	O
handheld	O
controller	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
one	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Gear	B-Device
VR	I-Device
,	O
which	O
uses	O
relative	O
motion	O
tracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
positional	O
tracking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
official	O
sales	O
numbers	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
released	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
IDC	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
and	O
Xiaomi	O
Mi	O
VR	O
had	O
sold	O
nearly	O
a	O
quarter	O
million	O
units	O
combined	O
during	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
market	O
analysis	O
firm	O
SuperData	O
estimated	O
that	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
since	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
keynote	O
at	O
2018	O
's	O
Oculus	B-Application
Connect	O
developer	O
conference	O
,	O
John	O
Carmack	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Go	O
's	O
retention	O
rate	O
was	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
's	O
,	O
something	O
that	O
nobody	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
predicted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
was	O
declared	O
end-of-life	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
software	O
submissions	O
to	O
end	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
firmware	O
support	O
ending	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
headset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
contains	O
hardware	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	B-General_Concept
,	O
including	O
Oculus	B-Application
Insight	O
,	O
integrated	O
speakers	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
halo	O
"	O
strap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rift	B-Device
S	I-Device
uses	O
the	O
same	O
1440p	O
fast-switching	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
and	O
lenses	O
as	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Go	O
(	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
model	O
,	O
but	O
lower	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Oculus	B-Application
Quest	B-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
80Hz	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
existing	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
games	O
and	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
hardware	O
control	O
for	O
inter-pupillary	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
discontinuing	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
S	I-Device
and	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
shipments	O
of	O
the	O
headset	O
ceased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
Reality	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
and	O
Ray-Ban	O
announced	O
Ray-Ban	B-Device
Stories	I-Device
,	O
a	O
collaboration	O
on	O
camera-equipped	O
smart	B-General_Concept
glasses	I-General_Concept
that	O
can	O
upload	O
video	O
to	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
Studios	O
is	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Meta	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
umbrella	O
organization	O
for	O
its	O
first-party	O
game	O
development	O
studios	O
such	O
as	O
Beat	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
and	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
division	O
was	O
more	O
broadly	O
focused	O
on	O
funding	O
,	O
publishing	O
and	O
giving	O
technical	O
advice	O
to	O
third	O
&	O
second	O
party	O
studios	O
to	O
create	O
games	O
and	O
experiences	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meta	O
pledged	O
to	O
invest	O
more	O
than	O
US$500	O
million	O
on	O
Oculus	B-Application
Studios	O
to	O
make	O
games	O
and	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
focus	O
moved	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
and	O
towards	O
the	O
very	O
successful	O
Meta	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
priority	O
shifted	O
to	O
acquiring	O
developers	O
as	O
first-party	O
studios	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
could	O
make	O
exclusive	O
games	O
inhouse	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
2020	O
,	O
Meta	O
purchased	O
both	O
Beat	B-Application
Games	I-Application
(	O
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Sanzaru	O
Games	O
(	O
Asgard	B-Application
's	I-Application
Wrath	I-Application
)	O
and	O
integrated	O
them	O
into	O
Oculus	B-Application
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	O
at	O
Dawn	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
studio	O
composed	O
of	O
former	O
members	O
of	O
Naughty	O
Dog	O
and	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
and	O
had	O
also	O
developed	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
exclusive	O
Lone	B-Application
Echo	I-Application
)	O
were	O
acquired	O
in	O
June	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Meta	O
began	O
a	O
deliberate	O
effort	O
of	O
buying	O
up	O
studios	O
that	O
had	O
made	O
strong	O
sales	O
on	O
their	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Downpour	O
Interactive	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
FPS	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
,	O
Onward	O
,	O
were	O
purchased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
would	O
migrate	O
over	O
to	O
Oculus	B-Application
Studios	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
receive	O
updates	O
on	O
all	O
supported	O
VR	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
Meta	O
bought	O
BigBox	O
VR	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
the	O
popular	O
battle	O
royale	O
,	O
Population	B-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
Meta	O
purchased	O
Unit2	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
makers	O
of	O
Crayta	O
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
platform	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
share	O
their	O
games	O
via	O
Facebook	B-Application
Gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
successful	O
second-party	O
studio	O
for	O
Meta	O
since	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
produced	O
the	O
VR	O
games	O
Wilson	B-Application
's	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
,	O
B-Team	O
,	O
Defector	O
,	O
and	O
Path	O
of	O
the	O
Warrior	O
,	O
all	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Oculus	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
stated	O
they	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
operate	O
independently	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Reality	B-Application
Labs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
FTC	O
attempted	O
to	O
sue	O
Meta	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
felt	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
the	O
studios	O
behind	O
both	O
Beat	B-Application
Saber	I-Application
and	O
Supernatural	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
unfairly	O
corner	O
the	O
VR	O
fitness	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
Meta	O
Connect	O
2022	O
event	O
in	O
October	O
,	O
Meta	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
Armature	O
Studio	O
and	O
Camouflaj	O
as	O
new	O
members	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armature	O
had	O
created	O
the	O
highly	O
popular	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
VR	O
port	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camouflaj	O
were	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
making	O
Republique	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
PSVR	O
exclusive	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
VR	I-Application
for	O
Sony	O
-	O
this	O
deal	O
would	O
see	O
them	O
port	O
the	O
latter	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Quest	B-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2023	O
,	O
Meta	O
announced	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
division	O
called	O
Oculus	B-Application
Publishing	O
aimed	O
at	O
third-party	O
content	O
funding	O
,	O
development	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Meta	O
,	O
Oculus	B-Application
Publishing	O
has	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
publishing	O
of	O
300	O
titles	O
including	O
Among	B-Application
Us	I-Application
VR	I-Application
,	O
Bonelab	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Walking	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
:	I-Application
Saints	I-Application
&	I-Application
Sinners	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Blade	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sorcery	I-Application
:	I-Application
Nomad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
Story	O
Studio	O
was	O
an	O
original	O
animated	O
virtual-reality	B-Application
film	O
studio	O
that	O
existed	O
between	O
2014	O
and	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
three	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
aimed	O
to	O
pioneer	O
animated	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
filmmaking	O
and	O
educate	O
,	O
inspire	O
,	O
and	O
foster	O
community	O
for	O
filmmakers	O
interested	O
in	O
VR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
Story	O
Studio	O
was	O
first	O
launched	O
publicly	O
at	O
the	O
2015	O
Sundance	O
Film	O
Festival	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
presented	O
three	O
VR	O
films	O
-	O
Dear	O
Angelica	O
,	O
Henry	O
,	O
and	O
Lost	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
,	O
ZeniMax	O
Media	O
,	O
the	O
parent	O
company	O
of	O
id	O
Software	O
and	O
John	O
Carmack	O
's	O
previous	O
employer	O
,	O
sought	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
accusing	O
the	O
company	O
of	O
theft	O
of	O
intellectual	O
property	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
due	O
to	O
Carmack	O
's	O
transition	O
from	O
id	O
Software	O
to	O
Oculus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
case	O
,	O
ZeniMax	O
v	O
.	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
was	O
heard	O
in	O
a	O
jury	O
trial	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
District	O
Court	O
for	O
the	O
Northern	O
District	O
of	O
Texas	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
verdict	O
was	O
reached	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
Carmack	O
had	O
taken	O
code	O
from	O
ZeniMax	O
and	O
used	O
it	O
in	O
developing	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
's	O
software	O
,	O
violating	O
his	O
non-disclosure	O
agreement	O
with	O
ZeniMax	O
,	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Application
 '	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
code	O
was	O
considered	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZeniMax	O
was	O
awarded	O
$500	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
verdict	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
ZeniMax	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Application
are	O
seeking	O
further	O
court	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Immersion	B-Application
Corporation	O
sued	O
Meta	O
Platforms	O
for	O
patent	O
infringement	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
vibration	O
functions	O
in	O
their	O
gaming	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
