Meta Horizon OS, the combined actuality working system that powers Meta Quest headsets can now be utilized by third-party gadget makers, the corporate introduced on Monday. The strategic transfer comes at a time when the VR/AR headset wars between Meta, Apple and Sony proceed to warmth up.

Three main gamers within the VR area—Asus, Lenovo and Microsoft’s Xbox—are the primary corporations to substantiate they’ll be creating new gadgets that run the software program. Most notably, Microsoft is teaming up with Meta to construct a “limited-edition Meta Quest, impressed by Xbox,” in response to the announcement. Asus and Lenovo, then again, are constructing headsets designed for particular use instances. Asus is creating a headset devoted to gaming whereas Lenovo needs its gadget to be for “productiveness, studying, and leisure.”

CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated in an Instagram video on Monday, “It’s in all probability going to take a few years for a few of these new [metaverse] merchandise to start out launching however actually excited to get began on this subsequent chapter and to get this into your arms as quickly as potential.”