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The sidequest tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about SideQuest, the alternative app store and platform for virtual reality devices, particularly Meta Quest headsets. Recent content highlights SideQuest's acquisition of the AltspaceVR name and its plans to relaunch the social-VR platform this fall as a new service. The relaunch is described as a spiritual successor to the original AltspaceVR, which Microsoft shut down in March 2023 to focus on Microsoft Mesh. SideQuest's founder and CEO Shane Harris announced the project in a Reddit post, emphasizing a community-driven approach. The tag is relevant for users interested in VR app sideloading, alternative VR platforms, and the evolving landscape of social VR after Microsoft's exit from AltspaceVR.
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    AltspaceVR Returns This Fall as SideQuest’s New Social-VR Platform

    SideQuest plans to relaunch AltspaceVR this fall, bringing Microsoft’s shuttered social-VR platform back as a new service built around the community and design language that defined its 2016–2017 peak. As reported by Road to VR, SideQuest founder and CEO Shane Harris said the company has...