Meta Quest
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- 2012
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About Meta Quest
Meta Quest is a virtual and mixed reality hardware, software and interactive entertainment business descended from Oculus. Operating legally as Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, it combines consumer headset engineering, spatial computing software, a digital marketplace and game production and publishing. The company is owned by Meta Platforms, Inc. and operates within its Reality Labs segment.
Its technical work spans headset optics, low-latency tracking, computer vision, optical hand tracking, gesture recognition, mixed reality passthrough and spatial audio. These capabilities support standalone VR and MR experiences, with Meta Horizon OS providing the system software layer. The business also supplies developer SDKs and operates the Quest marketplace, connecting its hardware platform with software developers and consumers.
Hardware and interactive entertainment
The product lineage extends from the tethered Oculus Rift and Rift S to standalone Quest headsets, including Quest 2, Quest Pro, Quest 3 and Quest 3S. Alongside gaming, the platform serves applications in virtual collaboration, enterprise productivity, simulation, education and healthcare. Its activities encompass both the engineering of devices and the software environment through which users access interactive experiences.
The Oculus name continues in the company's entertainment operations. Oculus Studios oversees first-party VR game development, while Oculus Publishing supports external developers through funding and publishing programmes. This operating model combines internal production with collaboration across separately operated development studios, allowing the platform business to support games beyond its own hardware and system software teams.
Company development
Founded in 2012 as Oculus VR, the company was acquired by Facebook in 2014. Its legal identity subsequently changed to Facebook Technologies and then Meta Platforms Technologies. During 2021 and 2022, the consumer hardware brand transitioned from Oculus to Meta Quest, while the Oculus production and publishing labels remained in use. This history connects the original PC VR business with the current standalone hardware platform and its continuing investment in interactive content.
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Founders and early funding
- The founders were Palmer Luckey, Brendan Iribe, Michael Antonov and Nate Mitchell. These are historical founding roles; the report does not establish their current executive involvement.
- The original Oculus Rift development-kit Kickstarter campaign raised $2.4 million.
Hand-tracking development
The July 2015 acquisition of Pebbles Interfaces for $60 million brought its engineering team into Oculus's computer vision operation. The team contributed native optical hand-tracking algorithms and inside-out tracking for Quest headsets.
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Current and former locations of Meta Quest
- 1 Meta Way / 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USAMenlo Park, California, United States
Menlo Park office
HeadquartersOpened 2015
Global headquarters and principal place of business; headquarters relocated from Irvine in 2015.
- Landmark TLV Tower A, 2 Leonardo da Vinci St, Tel Aviv-Yafo, IsraelTel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Tel Aviv-Yafo office
Opened 2015
Computer vision and hand-tracking R&D facility, established through the integration of Pebbles Interfaces in 2015.
- 19800 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92612Irvine, California, United States
Irvine office
Former officeOpened 2012
Original founding headquarters, operating from 2012 to 2015; operations closed and consolidated into Menlo Park during 2015–2016.
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