Facebook owner Meta unveils new $1,500 VR headset aimed at businesses - Fox Business

Facebook's parent company, Meta, unveiled a high-end virtual world headset that comes with a hefty $1,500 terms tag. Meta hopes the caller Meta Quest Pro headset volition lure radical to enactment and play successful the still-elusive spot called the "metaverse."

Meta is successful the midst of a firm translation that it says volition instrumentality years to complete. The institution is trying to germinate from a provider of societal media platforms to a ascendant powerfulness successful a nascent virtual-reality conception called the metaverse — benignant of similar the net brought to life, oregon astatine slightest rendered successful 3D.

Mark Zuckerberg, main enforcement serviceman of Meta Platforms Inc., speaks during the virtual Meta Connect lawsuit successful New York, US, connected Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. Zuckerberg unveiled his company's newest virtual-reality headset, the Meta Quest Pro, the latest (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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The caller headset costs $1,100 much than Meta’s Quest 2 headset (formerly known arsenic Oculus Quest 2) and contains caller technologies similar high-resolution sensors that fto radical spot mixed virtual and augmented world successful afloat color. It besides has caller oculus tracking exertion and "natural facial expressions" that mimic the wearer’s facial movements, truthful their avatars look earthy erstwhile interacting with different avatars successful virtual-reality environments.

Meta's competitor, HTC, sells its Vive Pro 2 afloat strategy acceptable for $2,199 according to the HTC Vive website. The afloat strategy includes the question controllers and Steam VR basal stations, which are mandatory for operation.

The Meta Quest Pro headset during the virtual Meta Connect lawsuit successful New York, US, connected Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.  (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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"Meta is positioning the caller Meta Quest Pro headset arsenic an alternate to utilizing a laptop," said to Rolf Illenberger, laminitis and managing manager of VRdirect, which builds VR environments for businesses. But helium added that for businesses, operating successful the virtual worlds of the metaverse is inactive "quite a stretch."

VR headsets are already fashionable with immoderate gamers, but Meta knows that won’t beryllium capable to make the metaverse mainstream. As such, it’s mounting bureau — and location bureau — workers successful its sights.

Horizon Workrooms during the virtual Meta Connect lawsuit successful New York, US, connected Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.  (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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CEO Mark Zuckerberg has described the metaverse arsenic an immersive virtual environment, a spot radical tin virtually "enter" alternatively than conscionable staring astatine it connected a screen. The institution is investing billions successful its metaverse plans that volition apt instrumentality years to wage off.

The Meta Quest Pro is disposable present to preorder for $1,499.99 and volition motorboat connected Oct. 25. It's presently available for preorder connected Amazon.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.