Moss and Moss 2 Getting Massive Visual Upgrade for Quest 3 and Quest 3S

With the official reveal of the Meta Quest 3S happening during today’s Meta Connect 2024 event, Polyarc Games, the developers behind the acclaimed Moss series, revealed that both Moss 1 and Moss 2 would be getting a major update that’ll include several new features and improvements, with he most notable being to the game’s visual. 

Moss and Moss 2 Quest 3 and Quest 3S Upgrade

The studio writes about the update in a blog post:

Set to take full advantage of the new hardware, Moss, which hasn’t received an update since its release on Quest 1, will be rendered at 150% of its original resolution, allowing Polyarc to color correct the visuals and create parity with the game’s PC version. Alongside lighting adjustments in the game’s moodier areas, many visual effects will also receive significant updates, including realistic water and animated book pages, to bring Moss in line with Moss 2, which released on Meta’s Quest 2 hardware. 

“It’s exciting to be making the first update to Moss on Meta Quest since its launch,” said Josh Stiksma, design director, Polyarc. “While we believe that Moss continues to set a high bar for visuals within VR headsets thanks to the work our team did during its development, new hardware technology has given us an opportunity to deepen the sense of player immersion even more. The updated visual pass on key areas will enhance the water, animate the book pages, and bring additional emphasis to high-quality effects and interaction visuals.”

Here are some comparison shots that really show the improvements:

Additionally, several quality-of-life improvements and fixes will also be available in the updates, with both games also getting a new feature to skip combat. This update will be free to all owners and will launch on October 15, the same day as the Quest 3S

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