This is not only about Quest 2 and Quest 3. If you play on a wooden PC, you still download those heavy texture files you will never use whether you are playing on Steam or anywhere else. This is just a costly feature to make and maintain, so it's understandable. Android APK is, I guess, the only platform that allows separate packages for different device classifications. I hope Meta will not hold it to force everyone to buy their new devices and release this possibility for fellow developers.
this post was submitted on 10 Oct 2023
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Not sure how comparable this is here, but on iOS some time ago Apple made it so that the apps you download only include the relevant stuff for your device, which made them a lot smaller.
Yes, APK can do this also. But before downloading the application, your device tells the server, which type of device it is so the server can tell what APK should it give. But Meta owns the store, so the device not only should support different "user agents", but the server should also implement the API for the developers to differ their builds accordingly. Meta can decide not to do this to force older models (and with lower storage) to move on to more costly devices. This is toxic business behavior, but it's their business and their choice to make. We can only ask and hope.
Gonna have to delete some of the porn to make room for games.
Wasn't there also an issue where it requires 2x the installation size to update apps?