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Big news from Meta today. First, Meta will release its latest mysterious high-end virtual reality headset sometime this year. By the codename, the company refers to the upcoming VR hardware “Project Cambria” but the actual headset will probably be called “Meta Quest Pro” according to it a report by Bloomberg. Second, you don’t need a Facebook account to use it as soon as it is available, acc a statement by the company. That’s a huge relief for true Oculus believers, who bought into VR before Facebook even rebranded itself and were then forced to migrate from Oculus to Facebook accounts in 2020, around the same time as the start of quest 2, too many headaches.
The MetaQuest Pro
The Quest Pro name first appeared in the code of Meta’s iPhone app for managing connected VR headsets, which was discovered by a developer named Steve Moser – who then shared his findings with Bloomberg. “Pair Meta Quest Pro right controller” is the specific text of the code.
The company formerly known as Facebook became tries his best to highlight his foray into virtual reality. Meta may have invested in new VR headsets, but at the same time Waiver of other hardware Products, like his now-dead smartwatch company. The Quest 2 was by far the most successful of these efforts, so it makes sense for the Cambria to adopt Quest nomenclature when it launches. Still, it doesn’t quite line up with what the company has said about Cambria in the past.
Meta accounts are on the way
In another new step in prioritizing VR, the company will launch meta accounts next month. So far, with meta products such A Facebook account was required for VR headsets. However, reports say users will soon be able to create a separate, unrelated account to interact with Meta’s existing (and future) VR hardware.
This will be a great relief for those who bought headsets from Meta/Facebook when the company was still using Oculus accounts, as it caused the switch to using Facebook for login no shortage of headaches when it happened in 2020, especially since coincided with the launch of Quest 2. We just hope nobody gets locked out of their new one Device in transition to a new one Account this time system.
Our opinion
Back to this future hardware: Facebook declined Gizmodo’s request for comment on the alleged new product name. However, if the accidental code reveal is correct, there’s a certain irony in seeing Meta sync his next headset Quest Pro.
The company currently only sells one headset, the Quest 2 for $299 a video of Meta’s Facebook Connect 2021 conference Mark Zuckerberg did everything he could to distance the upcoming Cambria headset from its predecessors. “This is not the next quest. It will be compatible with Quest, but Cambria will be an all-new, advanced, high-end product,” he said. Still, Quest Pro sure sounds a lot like the next Quest, even when connected only recognizable in the name.
The next-gen headset is said to be included many new features. There will be more sensors to detect and reflect users’ facial expressions in real-time on their Metaverse avatar. In addition, the Quest Pro/Cambria headset will reportedly feature high definition, full color, Mixed reality passthrough– In theory, it allows users to interact easily in actual reality and in the metaverse reality at the same time, at least as explained by Zuckerberg and product director for Meta’s VR arm, Angela Chang, in the conference video. Finally, the headset will use “pancake optics”,‘ or a new breed of slim, layered lenses that offer the ‘best-ever optics in any of our headsets,’ Chang said.
Meta has not yet released an official price for the new headset. However, it sells for “a lot more” than $799 a report by UploadVR. And Bloomberg reported that the cost will be over $1,000. Apparently you have to pay a lot to have as much fun(?) as the Zuck is having first show video—Quest Pro/Cambria conveniently hidden.
But at least you don’t have to subscribe to the same service as your aunt shares their vacation photos just to use it.
