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Meta Horizon+ is the subscription service for Meta's Quest virtual reality headsets, offering owners a bundle of extras such as apps, games and cloud features. Xbox Game Pass is Microsoft's subscription that gives access to a library of games, including a lower-cost "starter" version with a smaller selection of titles and limited cloud gaming hours. Meta and Microsoft are the two companies involved, with Microsoft's Xbox division increasingly offering its games through services it does not directly control, such as headsets, browsers and chat apps, rather than only its own consoles and PCs.

This matters because it reflects a broader shift in gaming towards subscription access and cloud streaming, where players pay a monthly fee to play a rotating library of titles on various devices rather than buying individual games outright. For Xbox, partnering with platforms like Meta and, separately, the chat app Discord, is a way to reach players who might not own a games console or gaming PC. For Meta, adding recognisable games to its VR ecosystem is intended to make Quest headsets more appealing to a wider audience.