Meta has formally unveiled the follow-up to its common Quest 2 VR headset, the Quest 3. You may technically rely the Quest Professional as the primary follow-up however the Quest 3 is an precise successor. Whereas the Quest Professional was meant as a extra high-end choice than the Quest 2.
The headset was formally introduced by Mark Zuckerberg on his private Instagram account on the morning of June 1. It comes with some massive upgrades to the {hardware} and thereby, will be capable of ship an improved expertise. Although, the expertise on the Quest 2 was already superb. The brand new headset, Meta says, comes with increased decision shows in a slimmer and extra comfy design.
It’ll retail for $499 and arrive later this 12 months with a Fall launch. Meta hasn’t talked about a precise date, however the firm says there shall be extra to share concerning the headset when Meta Join returns on September 27. So chances are high it’ll launch on or someday quickly after the date of that occasion.
Meta Quest 3 will are available a dearer model
The headset will begin at $499, however Meta will supply a dearer mannequin. This can come all the way down to extra storage, whereas every thing else must be the identical. For the $499 model, you’ll get 128GB. Which might be a lot for most individuals.
Meta says nevertheless, that it’s going to “supply a further storage choice for individuals who need some additional area.” Whereas Meta doesn’t say how a lot additional storage there shall be, anticipate this second sku to be 256GB identical to with the Quest 2.
Talking of Quest 2, with the Quest 3 popping out Meta is dropping the worth of its predecessor. From June 4, Quest 2 will return all the way down to the $299 value for the 128GB mannequin. And simply $50 extra will allow you to bump to 256GB of storage.
Quest 3 will include a next-gen Snapdragon chipset
There’s nonetheless a lot to find concerning the upcoming headset that Meta has but to share. However that doesn’t imply there’s nothing extra to know proper now.
With out entering into too many specifics, Meta says that the Quest 3 will include a next-generation Snapdragon chipset from Qualcomm. This can permit the headset to provide twice the graphical efficiency of the Quest 2, the corporate claims. So put together for a giant improve when it comes to visuals on the subject of new video games and apps.
Along with this, the headset now has “a 40% slimmer optic profile in comparison with Quest 2.” Different upgrades embrace the newly redesigned Contact Plus controllers which is able to assist hand monitoring out of the field. Meta eliminated the outer monitoring rings on these new controllers as nicely. Which the corporate says makes them really feel extra like a pure extension of your palms. General the headset appears to be an enormous enchancment.