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Janko Roettgers @ The Verge · today 11:30 EDT

Meta exec hopes VR teens will stick around

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. "It is a pretty rough time for the game industry." Meta Reality Labs director of games Chris Pruett did not mince words when he returned to GDC for his annual […]

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