July 21 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms ( META ) said on Tuesday

it is adding the Xbox Game Pass starter edition to its Meta

Horizon+ subscription service, expanding its gaming offering on

Quest virtual reality headsets.

The move deepens Meta's partnership with Microsoft's ( MSFT )

Xbox and will give Horizon+ subscribers access to more

than 50 Game Pass titles alongside the existing catalog of more

than 100 virtual reality games available through the service.

* Meta Horizon+ is a subscription service that gives Quest

headset users access to a catalog of VR games, monthly game

drops, and exclusive discounts.

* Through the Xbox Game Pass starter, Horizon+ customers

will also get 10 hours of cloud gaming per month.

* Featured Game Pass titles include "Fallout 4", "Fallout

76", "Grounded", "DayZ" and "Overcooked 2".

* Meta said it will roll out a gamepad emulator in the

coming weeks, allowing Quest Touch controllers to function like

an Xbox controller.

* In April, Meta raised U.S. prices for its Quest virtual

reality headsets, citing higher memory chip and component costs.

* Earlier this month, Microsoft ( MSFT ) said it would cut about

3,200 jobs in its gaming division as part of a broader

restructuring aimed at improving returns after years of

investment in Xbox, including its acquisition of Activision

Blizzard.