Meta Officially Announces the Quest Pro VR Headset - IGN - IGN

Updated:

Oct 11, 2022 6:47 pm

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Oct 11, 2022 5:45 pm

After teasing a caller headset nether the codename Project Cambria and leaked images surfacing online, Meta has officially unveiled the Quest Pro virtual world headset.

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Revealed during the Meta Connect keynote, the Quest Pro features respective improvements implicit the Quest 2, specified arsenic a caller optical stack that replaces the Fresnel lenses recovered successful the Quest 2. Meta besides confirmed that the Quest Pro is the archetypal instrumentality that is powered by the caller Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ platform, which the tech elephantine touts is optimized for virtual world to "run astatine 50% much powerfulness than Meta Quest 2 with amended thermal dissipation."

As elaborate successful the latest blog post, the Quest Pro is claimed to person 37% much pixels per inch and 10% greater pixels per grade than the Meta Quest 2. The plan of the Quest Pro is slimmer and much compact compared to the Quest 2, with pancake-shaped lenses and a curved-cell artillery connected the rear, which Meta claims is some the "the slimmest and astir balanced VR instrumentality [it has] ever made."

The controllers included with the Quest Pro are called the Touch pro controllers, which connection built-in sensors connected each controller, allowing you to way your presumption successful a 3D space. Meta says the controllers are designed to supply unchangeable stacking crossed "all of your VR apps."

As Meta antecedently confirmed earlier this year, the Quest Pro is designed for work, not gaming. Meta reiterates this successful the latest blog post, noting that determination is "a ton of contented and updates inactive planned" for the Meta Quest 2. While besides confirming that the Quest Pro is backwards compatible with Quest 2 apps and games.

The Meta Quest Pro is disposable present to preorder for $1,499.99 and volition motorboat connected October 25.

The Quest Pro announcement is 1 of galore that came retired of today's Meta Connect keynote. Check retired our roundup to spot everything announced during today's event.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor astatine IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter @TayNixster.