Mark Zuckerberg announced the Meta Quest 3 VR headset firstly of this month, which will have to convey enhanced features for many who need to improve their Quest 2. However that extra performant Quest 3 received’t be right here till September, so within the period in-between, Meta promised a long term replace will boost the Quest 2’s (and Quest Professional’s) efficiency and stay the {hardware} supported for for much longer.
Meta is now rolling out the ones adjustments within the v55 replace. The Quest 2 gets a 19 p.c GPU velocity building up whilst Quest Professional house owners gets an 11 p.c soar. Either one of the VR headsets also are getting as much as 26 p.c efficiency will increase in CPU energy as smartly, in step with Meta.
The efficiency upgrades will have to give customers total smoother sport efficiency and a extra responsive gadget UI, Meta says, and the corporate may be including Dynamic Solution Scaling that shall we programs make the most of extra pixel density with constant body charges.
Builders will even have the ability to replace their video games and apps to make the most of the efficiency positive factors. Meta’s weblog submit comprises a sample video of The Strolling Lifeless: Saints and Sinners playing a better answer because of the headset efficiency updates.
The v55 replace additionally has some new tool reports. The Discover tab now encapsulates Meta’s media content material, together with short-form movies and content material out of your Fb and Instagram accounts, and as previously tested, Reels. Meta Horizon Worlds additionally has new puts to discover, along side new Avatar virtual outfits. The brand new Discover a part of the replace is rolling out “step by step” to customers now.
In model 54 of the Meta Quest tool, the corporate had offered notifications from non-VR apps, together with ones from Messenger. Now in v55, Meta is including a standalone Messenger app in VR so you’ll be able to be in contact with pals without having to take your headset off and pull out your smartphone.
After all, Meta Quest Browser is getting multi-touch gesture beef up that permits you to zoom out and in and engage with parts with now not simply the Contact controllers but additionally with handiest hand gestures. It’s like getting a style of the hand controls to be had in another upcoming headset.