Despite dropping hints that Facebook could be working on a new, more powerful VR headset, Facebook VP Andrew Bosworth recently made it clear that the company has no plans to release a Quest Pro or Quest 3 headset anytime this year. bring.
The topic of a new headset from Facebook was recently brought up on a podcast (recorded by UploadVR here) hosted by Facebook Reality Labs Vice President Andrew Bosworth and Oculus CTO John Carmack, where Bosworth admitted that while he had previously mentioned the possibility of a more advanced Quest Pro headset, he wanted to make it clear that no such device is coming any time soon.
When asked about future headsets from Facebook, Bosworth said, “People are also asking about the Quest 3, which doesn’t exist yet, and anyone who listens to us who is a reporter is not a Quest 3, there is only a Quest. 2, but I hinted at an AMA about Quest Pro earlier this year because we have a lot of things in development where we want to introduce new functionality to the headset, in addition to the kind that people think we would like to introduce, and that’s a long way off further. It’s still not going to happen this year. “
Bosworth closed the podcast by saying, “For those curious, Quest 2 will be on the market for a while – for a long time, and it will, you know, I think is the best bet for the most accessible way. to get into VR and have a great experience. “
Renewed speculation about Facebook’s plans for future VR hardware has recently spurred by the release of the Resident Evil 4 VR remake, which does not run on the original Quest and the first new title is the one exclusive to the Oculus Quest 2This caused a little panic among Quest 2 owners about Facebook’s long-term support of its current flagship VR headset, which originally came back in the fall of 2020.
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So far, both Facebook and Oculus developers have been rather slow to attract support for the original Quest, with Bosworth claiming there are still over a million people using Facebook’s latest generation headset. However, with Facebook with Both the original Quest and the Rift S have been labeled as end-of-life products, it’s pretty clear that the Quest 2 will be Facebook’s flagship headset for both mobile and desktop VR experiences for the foreseeable future.
Grateful-with Oculus recently announced new features for the Quest 2, including support for native wireless VR streaming (called Oculus Air Link), improved productivity features, and faster 120Hz refresh rates—it seems there’s plenty of room to keep improving Facebook’s current VR glasses without the need for all-new hardware.
And when it comes to a relatively new branch of technology, updated components and more powerful hardware are always nice, but there’s also something to be said about focusing on the stability of your platform, and that’s what Facebook appears to be doing with the Quest 2.