The Meta Quest 2 (pictured) and Quest Professional are getting “mendacity down mode,” however not the Meta Quest 3. Jason Hiner/ZDNET
Meta launched the v63 update to let customers make purchases within the metaverse utilizing Quest Money, a brand new fee methodology for video games and different purchases within the Meta Quest Platform. This replace additionally brings again the power to make use of the Meta Quest 2 and Quest Pro headsets whereas mendacity down.
After giving Meta Quest customers a style of effortlessly having fun with their combined actuality headsets mendacity down again within the v53 replace, Meta eliminated the function. Now, Meta is bringing again the “use apps whereas mendacity down” potential however just for the Meta Quest 2 and Professional, excluding the Meta Quest 3.
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A digital actuality (VR) headset mendacity down poses important software program challenges. Whereas some apps and video games carry out okay whereas the consumer lies down, many set the horizon and ground degree primarily based in your standing or sitting place. On this case, laying down can confuse the system and shift the digital setting and objects.
Meta’s “mendacity down mode” plans to keep away from this by adjusting the horizon routinely.
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Some apps let customers regulate the horizon to allow them to use them mendacity down, like VRChat, and people designed for use completely whereas mendacity down, like Pillow. However giving the headset the power to regulate for all apps routinely opens up the MR gadget to numerous new makes use of.
As somebody at present nursing a bone fracture, I’ve run out of issues to do whereas mendacity or sitting down prior to now two weeks, so I can think about the leisure and productiveness potential {that a} Meta Quest headset would ship right now. However these units might additionally attain others who’re bedridden completely or kids who cannot get out of their hospital beds, for instance, to ship a little bit of levity and enjoyable.
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Meta’s v63 replace additionally contains the launch of Quest Money later this month, a brand new type of fee that lets customers make in-app purchases, purchase video games, present cash, request, and retailer it. It may also be a great way to trace youngsters’ spending on-line and hold them on a price range for digital content material.
Meta Quest present playing cards can be changed into Quest Money when this function goes reside.
