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Rikei Corporation (headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Satoru Isaka; hereinafter “Rikei”) is pleased to announce that the company has been approved as an authorized Reseller of the “Meta Quest” series, VR headsets developed by Meta Platforms, Inc. (headquarters: California, USA; Chairman and CEO: Mark Zuckerberg; hereinafter “Meta”) for corporate customers in Japan and acquired a “Meta for Work” certification badge. Rikei will start selling “Meta Quest 3,” the latest model of Meta Quest and other products to corporate customers.

Overview

Meta has led the global VR market by developing and commercializing advanced VR headsets. The products have been used in the fields of manufacturing, design, education, training, and simulation in recent years.
Rikei, on the other hand, has cultivated VR development technology in the enterprise field, primarily using the Unreal Engine, a game engine by Epic Games, and has been involved in content development for many Meta products.

Rikei is now able to offer Meta’s VR headsets to corporate customers as an authorized Reseller. We will focus on the development of Meta’s products for corporate customers.

Features of Meta Quest 3 compared to its predecessor model Meta Quest 2

・Display resolution per eye : 2064×2208 pixels. Improved 30%
・Graphics performance : improved 2x+
・Pass-through(*1) : supports full color.
・Pass-through pixels : improved 10x
・Optical profile : 40% thinner optical profile for lighter weight

*1 Pass-through：A feature that enables users to see the real space around them even while wearing the headset by using the camera built into the headset.

Product Line

＜VR headset＞

・Meta Quest 3 128GB
・Meta Quest 3 512GB
・Meta Quest 2 128GB
・Meta Quest Pro

＜Accessories＞

・Meta Quest 3 Carrying Case
・Meta Quest 3 Silicone Facial Interface
・Meta Quest 3 Facial Interface & Head Strap Blood Orange
・Meta Quest 3 Facial Interface & Head Strap Elemental Blue
・Meta Quest 3 Elite Strap
・Meta Quest 3 Elite Strap with Battery
・Meta Quest 3 Charging Dock
・Meta Quest Active Straps (for Touch Plus Controllers)
・Link Cable

・Meta Quest 2 Carrying Case
・Meta Quest 2 Active Pack
・Meta Quest 2 Fit Pack
・Meta Quest 2 Elite Strap
・Meta Quest 2 Elite Strap with Battery

・Meta Quest Pro Compact Charging Dock
・Meta Quest Pro VR Earphones
・Meta Quest Pro Full Light Blocker

The latest information on Meta Quest 3
https://www.meta.com/jp/quest/quest-3/

Future Plan

Through further collaboration with Meta, Rikei will comprehensively offer MR(*2) from hardware to software for corporate customers.

*2 MR：Mixed Reality. Technology that enables direct manipulation of virtual objects projected onto the real world as if they existed in the real world.

About Meta Platforms, Inc. (Formerly Facebook, Inc.)

Since its foundation in 2004, Meta Platforms, Inc. has been doing social networking business including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, and also develops and provides several VR headset models, including the Meta Quest. In 2021, the company changed its name from ” Facebook, Inc.” to ” Meta Platforms, Inc.” to reflect its focus on building the metaverse.

About Rikei Corporation

Since its establishment in 1957 as a solution vendor in the IT and electronics industries, Rikei Corporation has provided a variety of solutions ranging from systems to networks, VR/AR contents, electronic materials and electronic devices.

Rikei proposes solutions that utilize cutting-edge technologies and advanced products from Japan and overseas, and contributes to business development such as improving efficiency of operations and profits of customers.

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