Recent events
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2021
Meta announces retirement of the Oculus brand and planned Quest renaming
Meta announced that it was retiring the Oculus brand and planned to shift Oculus Quest to Meta Quest and Oculus App to Meta Quest App starting in early 2022.
2021
Meta announces plans to rename Oculus products
Meta announced that starting in early 2022, Oculus Quest would become Meta Quest and the Oculus App would become the Meta Quest App.
2021
Patent complaint filed against Facebook over Oculus VR technology
Gentex Corporation and Indigo Technologies LLC, with Thales Visionix Inc. as an involuntary plaintiff, sued Facebook over alleged unauthorized use of patented virtual-reality and motion-tracking technologies in four Oculus VR products. The complaint seeks a jury trial, declaratory relief and damages; the allegations are not presented as a court determination.
2021
Oculus acquires Downpour Interactive
Oculus acquired Downpour Interactive, the studio responsible for the VR shooter Onward. The acquisition was announced in a blog post.
2021
Pragma raises Series A funding
Pragma announced a funding round led by Greylock Partners, with investments from Zynga, Oculus, Cloudera, Upfront Ventures, and Advancit Capital.
2021
SENTIO VR launches app for Oculus Quest 2
SENTIO VR launched an official app for Oculus Quest 2 through SENTIO VR App Lab, a new distribution channel from Oculus. The app supports architecture, engineering and construction professionals using 3D content in design reviews and client presentations.
2021
Oculus begins rolling out multi-user accounts and app sharing
Oculus began rolling out experimental multi-user account and app-sharing support, initially to Oculus Quest 2 owners; the company said it plans to expand access to all Quest users later.
2020
TIDAL and Oculus partner on immersive concerts
TIDAL and Oculus announced a partnership to livestream a series of immersive concerts, with performances planned for Oculus's Venues app and TIDAL later in 2020.
2020
Oculus announces Quest 2 headset, scheduled to launch October 13
Oculus announced the Quest 2 virtual reality headset on September 16, 2020, with the device scheduled to launch on October 13, 2020. The announced headset had a lower starting price, a lighter and smaller design, a more powerful processor, and a higher-resolution display than the original Quest.
2020
Oculus Quest 2 launches
Oculus Quest 2 was released on September 16. The new VR headset features the Snapdragon XR2 platform and was offered in 64GB and 256GB versions.
2020
Facebook announced the Facebook Reality Labs umbrella rebrand
Facebook announced that Spark AR and Oculus would be rebranded together under a new umbrella called Facebook Reality Labs.
2020
Oculus announced plans to discontinue Go sales
Oculus announced that it would stop selling Go hardware after current stock runs out, while maintaining firmware through 2022 and accepting new apps through December 2020.
2020
Facebook announces acquisition of Sanzaru Games
Facebook and Oculus announced the acquisition of Sanzaru Games. Sanzaru will remain an independently operated studio and continue developing virtual reality games for Oculus.
2019
Facebook announces acquisition of Beat Games
Facebook announced that it had brought Beat Games into the Oculus fold. Beat Games will operate independently under Oculus in Prague, and Facebook said Beat Saber content and updates will continue with additional support.
2019
Oculus Go made available through SK Telecom stores in Korea
In partnership with Facebook, SK Telecom launched Oculus Go, a standalone VR headset, for purchase through its online and offline stores in Korea.
2019
John Carmack moves to consulting CTO role at Oculus
John Carmack announced that he would move from Oculus CTO to a consulting CTO position starting that week, continuing to advise on development work while focusing much of his time on artificial general intelligence.
2019
Facebook unveils new corporate logo
Facebook unveiled a new corporate logo distinct from the Facebook social-networking app brand, saying the updated branding would identify the company behind its family of products and services.
2019
Facebook announces Horizon virtual reality platform
Facebook, through its Oculus virtual reality unit, announced Facebook Horizon, a virtual reality platform where people can interact as digital avatars. Facebook said it would launch as a closed beta test in 2020.
2019
Respawn unveils Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond
Respawn Entertainment unveiled Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, a new entry in the Medal of Honor series, and said the game was scheduled to launch on Oculus Rift the following summer.