Meta announced that it is opening its Meta Horizon OS operating system to third-party hardware makers like Xbox, Lenovo, and more.
Since PlayStation announced PS VR years ago, rumors of a virtual or mixed-reality headset coming from Xbox have swirled. With Meta's latest announcement, that dream may finally become a reality through a partnership between the two companies. That's only one part of what Meta revealed today, though. In a blog post, the company announced that it is officially opening up its Meta Horizon OS operating system to third-party hardware.
What kind of third-party hardware can we expect? While Meta and its partners haven't shown off any third-party hardware just yet, the company has hinted at what kinds of brands and devices we can expect as they work together to enable this new third-party network. The biggest one is Xbox.
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