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Meta’s new Quest Pro costs almost four times its predecessor

At the Meta Connect event earlier today, October 11th, CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled the long-awaited Project Cambria, officially named the Meta Quest Pro.

The company says the Quest Pro is its entry into the high-end line of devices “built to expand what’s possible in VR.”

The device begins shipping on October 25th, and is available to pre-order for $2,299.99 CAD. This includes the headset, Meta Quest Touch Pro controllers, stylus tips, partial light blockers, and a charging dock.

“It’s the first in our new line of advanced headsets, built to expand what’s possible in VR. It takes what people love about Meta Quest 2 and adds a bunch of new technologies to help you do more in the metaverse. It’s made for collaboration and creativity, and with mixed reality built in, it lets you do things that haven’t been possible before. All in a beautiful design that’s comfortable to wear. Whether you’re looking to work in a new way, or you just want the very best experiences available today… this sets the standard,” said Zuckerberg.

Check out some tech specs for the new headset below:

  • Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ platform
  • Memory: 12GB of RAM
  • Storage: 256GB of storage
  • Sensors: 10 high-resolution sensors

The Quest Pro is backward compatible with the Meta Quest 2 catalogue, so you don’t have to wait for developers to port or develop games for the headset. Further, with the headset, Meta is not just focused on pleasing VR gamers, but also those working professionals looking to work in VR.

The mixed-reality headset features eye-tracking and natural facial expressions for a more authentic avatar look for in-VR video conferences, alongside “crisp LCD displays for sharp visuals,” and “high-resolution sensors for robust mixed reality experiences.” It also features a “full-color mixed reality experience” that lets people see the world around them while wearing the headset with overlaid coloured graphics. The Quest 2 also has this feature, but it is limited to Black and White.

Meta is also working with Microsoft to bring Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 office-productivity software on the new headset. Additionally, the partnership also brings Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) to the Meta Quest Store. The Meta Quest 2 would be able to connect to the store and stream games from Microsoft’s vast catalogue “in the near future.” Learn more about the partnership here.

Learn more about the Meta Quest Pro here. Follow this link to pre-order the headset.

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Meta likely to reveal long-awaited ‘Project Cambria’ at Connect today

Meta’s Meta Connect 2022 is scheduled to kick off today at 1pm ET/10am PT, and we’re confident that we’ll finally get a look at the company’s often-rumoured ‘Project Cambria’ VR (Virtual Reality) headset.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will open the event with a keynote at 1pm ET. “He’ll share updates on the VR developer ecosystem, [Meta’s] progress building toward the metaverse, and Project Cambria, our new high-end VR headset with mixed reality,” reads the company’s press release.

Previous leaks have suggested that Meta could release a total of four VR headsets before 2024, with the first being Project Cambria, which reportedly is a mixed-reality headset, instead of being limited to virtual reality. He described the headset as a “premium device” and claims it features “improved ergonomics and full-colour passthrough mixed reality.”

If the reported timeline is to be believed, following Project Cambria, Meta will release a new low-end version of its Quest headset in 2023, followed by new refreshed versions of both Project Cambria and Quest in 2024.

Earlier this year, Zuckerberg said that Project Cambria will come this year, and will be focused on ” work use cases and eventually replacing your laptop or work setup.”

Considering that the Meta Quest 2 starts at $609.99 in Canada, expect the new headset to cost the same or more. You can stream the event live directly from the Reality Labs Facebook page, or you can watch it in the Meta Horizon Worlds.

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It’s almost certain that Meta will release a new VR headset at Connect 2022

Meta is hosting its Meta Connect event on October 11th, and we have reason to believe that the company might just reveal the often-rumoured ‘Project Cambria’ VR (Virtual Reality) headset during the keynote.

As announced in an Oculus blog post today, the company wrote, “Connect brings together AR/VR developers, creators, marketers, and more to celebrate the industry and its growth, while also exploring what it will take to bring the metaverse to life,” adding that it will “kick things off with a can’t-miss keynote including leaders in the AR, VR, and XR space, followed by on-demand developer breakout sessions.”

Previous leaks have suggested that Meta could release a total of four VR headsets before 2024, with the first being Project Cambria, which reportedly focuses on work instead of gaming.

“Later this year we’ll release a higher-end headset [than the Oculus Quest 2], codenamed Project Cambria, which will be more focused on work use cases and eventually replacing your laptop or work setup,” said Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in April.

Then, during an appearance last week on Joe Rogan’s podcast, Zuckerberg claimed that the company will announce a new headset around Connect, making it certain that we will see a VR headset, likely Project Cambria, revealed during the event.

Furthermore, Zuckerberg also shared a photo of himself on Instagram where he can be seen wearing a VR headset, alongside the caption, “See you at Meta Connect on Oct 11.,” making it certain that the company is ready to show off what it has been working on for the past year at the event.

Cambria reportedly uses outward-facing cameras to provide a view of the user’s exact surroundings, which means it will be more about mixed-reality than full-blown virtual reality.

We’ll likely learn more about the headsets at Connect. You can tune in to the event October 11th on the Reality Labs Facebook page at 1pm ET.

Source: Oculus