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Meta and LG <\/a> to \u201cexpedite\u201d the former company\u2019s extended reality (XR) business. What does that mean exactly? We don\u2019t know, but Meta\u2019s current VR\/XR business is fairly robust, with the <\/a><\/p>\n LG says the ultimate goal of the partnership is \u201cto combine the strengths of both companies across products, content, services and platforms to drive innovation in customer experiences within the burgeoning virtual space.\u201d<\/p>\n Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg traveled to LG\u2019s headquarters in Seoul to announce the collaboration. During this visit, LG CEO William Cho tried out the Quest 3 and the recently-released <\/a> The business leaders discussed \u201cbusiness strategies and considerations for next-gen XR device development.\u201d LG\u2019s CEO also seemed to take a particularly keen interest in Meta\u2019s large language models and the potential to <\/a><\/p>\n As stated above, we don\u2019t know exactly what this partnership will entail. LG says it hopes to bring together \u201cMeta\u2019s platform with its own content\/service capabilities\u201d from its TV business. That sounds pretty boring, but LG also said the partnership will combine \u201cMeta\u2019s diverse core technological elements with LG\u2019s cutting-edge product and quality capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n This leads to the lens-shaped elephant in the room. Meta XR and VR devices require displays and LG makes displays. It could be just that simple. After all, even Apple relied on Sony for the micro-OLED displays <\/a><\/p>\n This news follows LG creating a dedicated XR business unit last year, which was founded to \u201caccelerate the pursuit of new ventures in the virtual space arena.\u201d This led to rumors that the company was planning to launch its own VR\/XR headset, which could still happen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n