Attention les nostalgiques ! Si vous avez grandi dans les années 90 avec un PC sous Windows 95 et que vous étiez fan de LEGO, y’a de fortes chances que vous ayez passé des heures sur LEGO Island. Ce jeu culte de 1997 où on incarnait Pepper Roni, le livreur de pizzas le plus cool de l’île, vient de recevoir une seconde jeunesse grâce au projet isle-portable.

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The all‑new Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition rolls VR into the Xbox ecosystem in a uniquely stylish way. At the core, it’s the affordable Quest 3S you know from last fall, upgraded cosmetically and bundled strategically to spotlight Xbox Cloud Gaming. But when you unpack the box, the real appeal becomes clear: more than a headset, it’s a compact, mobile gateway to Xbox’s expansive cloud library.

Under the hood, the headset retains the same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset, 8 GB RAM, and 128 GB storage as the standard Quest 3S, Meta’s mid‑range VR workhorse launched in October 2024. Optics and display specs remain unchanged: Fresnel lenses, 1832×1920 pixels per eye, and roughly 96° field of view. Performance and mixed‑reality features mirror the original, ensuring gamers won’t miss out, although it lacks the advanced pancake lenses and wider FOV of the premium Quest 3.

Designer: Meta and Microsoft

The real difference lies in design and packaging. Decked in Xbox’s signature Carbon Black and Velocity Green, the headset, Touch Plus controllers, and included Elite Strap are unified by bold styling. A custom Xbox Wireless Controller ships pre‑paired, and Launcher menus even boot directly into the Xbox app to get players into their cloud‑streamed titles fast. The $399 bundle includes three months of Game Pass Ultimate, three months of Meta Horizon+, and the Elite Strap (combined value around $219) unlocking immediate access to hundreds of Xbox titles and monthly VR game downloads. All without the extra hardware or setup hassle. With Xbox Cloud Gaming beta already live on Quest since December 2023, users can stream big titles like Forza Motorsport, Starfield, or Hi‑Fi Rush directly to the headset.

That said, it’s critical to set expectations right. The headset isn’t delivering immersive VR Xbox titles, it’s running standard console and PC games on a virtual big‑screen view using passthrough tech. Resolutions and bitrate are tuned for cloud, not native VR fidelity, so graphics may appear soft when streamed. But latency remains low, and gameplay feels polished for anyone willing to sacrifice graphics bells and whistles for convenience. Value‑wise, this bundle equates to paying $399 for the headset and accessories, but if you bought each item separately, it could cost over $500. Still, some might prefer to choose storage upgrades or wait for a standalone deal, given the $100 premium over a base Quest 3S.

In essence the Xbox Edition targets a niche: mobile gamers, tech enthusiasts, and Xbox fans who want plug‑and‑play access to their library on a semi‑portable device. It’s not a VR reimagination of Xbox—but it is a slick, streamlined expansion of Microsoft’s gaming footprint. Whether Xbox eventually dives deeper into VR remains to be seen, but for now this is arguably the closest you’ll get to playing Xbox in VR.

 

 

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