Xbox Game Pass Starter joins Meta’s Horizon+ as VR gaming competition heats-up
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Xbox Game Pass Starter joins Meta’s Horizon+ as VR gaming competition heats-up
The new addition expands Meta’s Horizon+ offering as the company looks to strengthen its VR ecosystem and attract more gamers to its Quest platform
Microsoft and Meta expanded their ongoing partnership by bundling a starter edition of Xbox Game Pass directly into Meta’s Horizon+ subscription service.
Meta Platforms on confirmed on Tuesday, it is adding the Xbox Game Pass starter edition to its Meta Horizon+ subscription service, expanding its gaming offering on Quest virtual reality headsets.
The move deepens Meta’s partnership with Microsoft’s Xbox and will give Horizon+ subscribers access to more than 50 Game Pass titles alongside the existing catalog of more than 100 virtual reality games available through the service.
Zuckerberg founded Meta Horizon+ is a subscription service that gives Quest headset users access to a catalog of VR games, monthly game drops, and exclusive discounts.
Featured Game Pass title will include “Fallout 4”, “Fallout 76”, “Grounded”, “DayZ” and “Overcooked 2”.
Through the Xbox Game Pass starter, Horizon+ customers will also get 10 hours of cloud gaming per month.
Meta said it will roll out a gamepad emulator in the coming weeks, allowing Quest Touch controllers to function like an Xbox controller.
In April, Meta raised U.S. prices for its Quest virtual reality headsets, citing higher memory chip and component costs.
Earlier this month, Microsoft said it would cut about 3,200 jobs in its gaming division as part of a broader restructuring aimed at improving returns after years of investment in Xbox, including its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
The new addition is aimed at giving subscribers more value while encouraging longer-term engagement with Meta’s hardware platform.
Notably, the move strengthens both companies’ positions in spatial computing and cloud gaming without requiring Microsoft to build its own VR hardware.
Hafsa Naeem is an entertainment reporter specialising in K-dramas, films, and celebrity-driven stories. She explores global content trends and audience engagement, delivering accessible coverage that captures the emotional and cultural impact of entertainment across diverse viewership.
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