Meta presents a mixed reality device, task 3

Mark Zuckerberg revealed Quest 3, the Meta new mixed reality device. The choice of the date of the announcement this week is not accidental and tries to anticipate the highly anticipated Apple device that the Cupertino company will present next Monday at its conference with developers, WWDC 2023.

Meta Quest 3 is exactly what we expected, an evolution of Oculus Quest 2, improved in lightness and comfort of use, with a significant increase in performance and a greater focus on mixed reality. Like the previous version, the device can work completely independentlybut also connected to the PC via Oculus Link and with this access to any compatible development of the Meta ecosystem, the most complete in the VR market.

Zuckerberg says he is “The Most Powerful Expedition Yet” and offers “double the GPU computing power” on the Quest 2. It wasn’t mentioned, but it’s believed to mount a VR-specialized Qualcomm SoC. Also not mentioned was the amount of RAM and storage it includes, and other important aspects like battery life and wireless connectivity that the Wi-Fi 6E should have. We assume that we will have all this data in Meta Quest game show.

He drives Quest 3 “the highest resolution screen we’ve ever seen” in the Meta, but not all the details were mentioned here either. We confirm the redesign of the front of the device and the three vertical sensor areas to equip pass-through color video cameras that allow us to see the world around them and a depth sensor in the central area.

The device looks smaller than the Quest 2 “40% thinner optical profile”which will affect the promised improvement in weight and handling in general, as the IPDs can be adjusted without removing the headphones and they will be attached to the head with a new cloth strap.

VR releases new driversThese Touch Plus have been simplified and the external tracking rings have been removed. Instead, TruTouch haptics (which first debuted on the Pro model) “will help you feel the action like never before,” Zuckerberg promises.

Software, availability and price

The device will be able to run Quest 2’s library of over 500 apps and games, and of course it will be available a number of new games designed to showcase their abilities. Meta announced around twenty new titles, including “Stranger Things VR”, “new version of NFL Pro”, “Assassin’s Creed: Nexus VR” or “Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord”. SEGA classics and other studios developing for the platform were also announced.

Meta Quest 3 will be available next fall in all markets where Zuckerberg’s company operates. The price of the version with 128 GB of storage capacity will be 499 dollars. Noticeably higher than the Quest 2 at launch. To say that if you don’t want to jump to the next generation, the Quest 2 will remain on the market and can be purchased for $299 starting June 4th.

We still need to know all the details to know the potential of this Quest 3, which is still months away from launch. And it is that Meta wanted to counter-program the presentation of Apple devices. As far as possible, since the Cupertino model will have little in common with these Quests, it will be aimed at a more professional audience and it will be much, much more expensive.