The $1500 Meta Quest professional might have simply gone on sale, however the firm is already teasing the following model in its line of cheaper VR headsets. During the corporate’s newest earnings name, outgoing CFO Dave Whener stated “the next generation of the consumer Quest headset” will launch “later subsequent 12 months.”
Mark Zuckerberg additionally referenced the “next generation of our consumer Quest headset.” He didn’t identify the machine, however it actually appears like he was referring to the Meta Quest 3. It’s unclear precisely when it may launch, however previously the corporate has launched new headsets within the fall to coincide with its annual Connect occasion.
It’s not the primary time Zuckerberg has talked about the Quest 3. He instructed analyst Ben Thompson earlier this month {that a} Quest 3 was within the works, and that it will seemingly fall within the $300 – $500 value vary. That would make it extra in step with earlier Quest headsets — the Quest 2 began at $299 — reasonably than the most recent Quest Pro.
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While Quest 3 could also be extra of a price range machine than the Quest Pro, there are indicators Meta might incorporate some parts of the higher-end VR headset. As UploadVR has identified, Zuckerberg has stated face and eye monitoring will a be “a big focus,” and at the least one early rumor suggests Quest 3 may have “pancake lenses” just like the Quest Pro.