What you might want to know
- Alien: Rogue Incursion and Batman: Arkham Shadow have been introduced as Meta Quest 3-exclusive video games.
- Neither title will likely be coming to the Meta Quest 2 (Oculus Quest 2).
- Meta has just lately been promoting the Quest 2 at an all-time low worth, signaling the tip of life for the favored VR headset.
Two big-name IPs simply introduced AAA video games for Meta Quest headsets, however solely the Meta Quest 3 is receiving both of them. Alien: Rogue Incursion and Batman: Arkham Shadow are on the way in which later this 12 months however neither sport will likely be out there on the Meta Quest 2 which has just lately seen large reductions to skinny out stock.
Batman: Arkham Shadow comes from Camouflaj, a first-party Meta developer underneath the Oculus Studios model and the identical developer behind the wonderful Iron Man VR launched on PlayStation VR and Meta Quest platforms. It is a brand-new Meta Quest 3-exclusive entry into the mainline Batman Arkham collection.
Because the teaser trailer suggests, the sport ought to match properly in with the Arkham collection of video games. That ought to embody loads of stealth missions, high-action struggle scenes, utilizing loads of Batman’s intensive catalog of devices, and perhaps even flying across the metropolis, all in wonderful VR. Provided that Iron Man VR’s gameplay revolved fully round flying, it could be shocking to see this specific mechanic lacking from Batman: Arkham Shadow.
Extra particulars will likely be revealed throughout Summer time Recreation Fest on June 7 at 2:00 p.m. PT.
In the meantime, Alien: Rogue Incursion comes from veteran VR developer Survios, who was behind video games like Creed: Rise to Glory, Uncooked Information, and Westworld Awakening. Alien: Rogue Incursion marks the primary time a sport primarily based within the Alien universe is formally out there in VR, making the single-player action-horror expertise much more actual than ever earlier than. This one is popping out for PSVR 2 and PCVR as properly, however not the Meta Quest 2 natively.
Similar to with Batman: Arkham Shadow, there’s solely a teaser trailer for Alien: Rogue Incursion presently with gameplay particulars anticipated over the following few months.
Based mostly on the outline, the sport sounds prefer it takes after the wonderful Alien: Isolation that debuted a full decade in the past. As that is nonetheless one of many scariest video games ever made, enjoying it in totally immersive VR is certain to place loads of gamers on edge as they make their approach by an area station all whereas being hunted by a killer Xenomorph.
Whereas we have been recommending the Meta Quest 2 as an ideal price range headset to select up for underneath $200, we’re altering our advice beginning at present. Whereas the Meta Quest 2 continues to be a unbelievable budget-priced headset to have round the home, we now not suggest shopping for one if it may be your solely VR headset.
As an alternative, we suggest both getting a Meta Quest 3 or ready for the rumored Meta Quest 3 Lite, which has been stated to be priced fairly a bit decrease than the Quest 2 whereas nonetheless providing the identical horsepower because the common Quest 3. Meaning next-generation video games like Alien: Rogue Incursion and Batman: Arkham Shadow would work on that system simply as they are going to on a daily Meta Quest 3.
Choosing up a Meta Quest 2 for under $200 continues to be an ideal purchase when you plan to make use of it for taking part in PCVR video games wirelessly or if you’d like a secondary headset in your house, but it surely’s clear that the system’s library of native titles is barely going to proceed shrinking as time goes on. Townsmen VR was the primary Meta Quest 3-exclusive sport simply after the New 12 months 2024, and different upcoming Meta Quest video games like Starship Residence are additionally Quest 3-exclusive titles.
