Sony sells hundreds of VR patents to Meta
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Sony offloading hundreds of VR patents to Meta consolidates IP power around one of the few players still scaling XR aggressively. If your roadmap assumes a diversified headset ecosystem, start planning for a world where Meta’s stack and standards dominate developer gravity.
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