An Xbox VR headset is on the way, but it’s a ‘limited edition’ Meta Quest

Microsoft is teaming up pinch Meta to create a constricted version Meta Quest VR headset that’s “inspired by Xbox.” While some Microsoft and Meta aren’t sharing afloat specifications connected this VR headset, it sounds for illustration it’s simply going to beryllium a skinned Meta Quest 3 (or early unannounced version) that comes bundled pinch an Xbox controller.

“We’re moving together again [with Microsoft] to create a limited-edition Meta Quest, inspired by Xbox,” says Meta successful an announcement today. It’s portion of Meta opening up its operating strategy that powers its Quest VR headsets to third-party hardware makers. Asus and Lenovo are creating dedicated headsets that tally nan Meta Horizon OS, but nan business pinch Microsoft sounds for illustration it’s simply a limited-edition headset — overmuch for illustration really Microsoft creates limited-edition Xbox consoles.

In an Instagram post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says nan type of nan headset that is being teased coming “comes retired of nan container pinch Xbox controllers and Game Pass, truthful you tin instantly conscionable commencement playing connected a large surface anyplace you go.”

Microsoft has a mixed history pinch VR headsets connected nan Xbox side, which has led to nan institution partnering pinch Meta much intimately recently. A document leak successful 2012 detailing Xbox One plans showed that Microsoft had considered Kinect Glasses, codenamed Project Fortaleza. Those ne'er came to life pinch nan motorboat of nan Xbox One console, but Microsoft past created a much powerful Xbox One X type that was expected to beryllium VR-capable.

“We’ve architected it specified that thing will beryllium capable to plug correct successful and work,” said Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer successful 2016 astir VR support for Project Scorpio, nan codename for Xbox One X. The Xbox One X ne'er had VR headset support contempt nan institution shipping its Xbox One controllers with nan Oculus Rift.