Despite suggesting that Facebook could work on a new, more powerful VR headset, Facebook Vice President Andrew Bosworth recently said the company has no plans to launch a Quest Pro or Quest 3 headset at any time this year.
The topic of a new Facebook headset came up recently during a podcast (registered by UploadVR here) hosted by Facebook Reality Labs Vice President Andrew Bosworth and Oculus CEO John Carmack, where Bosworth acknowledged that while he had previously mentioned the possibility of a more sophisticated Quest Headset, he wanted to clarify that no such device would come in. soon.
When asked about future headphones on Facebook, Bosworth said, “People are also wondering about Quest 3, which doesn’t exist yet, and everyone who listens to us, who are reporters, isn’t Quest 3, there’s just a Quest 2. , but I suggested to an AMA earlier this year about Quest Pro, because we have a lot of things developing in which we want to introduce new features in the headset along the types that people theorize that we want let’s introduce them, and that’s a little further. It still won’t happen this year. ”
Bosworth then gave up the podcast saying “For those who are curious, Quest 2 will be on the market for a while – for a long time and will be, you know, I think the best bet for the most affordable way to enter in VR and have an amazing experience. ”
Renewed speculation about Facebook plans for future VR hardware has recently stimulated by the launch Resident Evil 4 The VR remake, which does not run on the original Quest and is the first new title created exclusively for Oculus Quest 2. This caused a small panic among Quest 2 owners regarding Facebook’s long-term support for its current flagship VR headsets, which originally came in the fall of 2020.
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So far, both Facebook and Oculus developers have been slow to start receiving support for the original Quest, with Bosworth claiming that there are over a million people still using Facebook’s state-of-the-art headset. . However, Facebook has designated both the original Quest and the Rift S as end-of-life products, it’s pretty clear that Quest 2 is Facebook’s flagship headset for both mobile and desktop VR experiences for the foreseeable future.
Fortunately-with Oculus having recently has announced new features for Quest 2, including support for native VR wireless streaming (called Oculus Air Link), improved productivity features, and refresh rates greater than 120Hz –there seems to be enough room to continue to improve Facebook’s current VR glasses without the need for completely new hardware.
And when it comes to what is still a relatively new branch of technology, Upgraded components and more powerful hardware are always beautiful, but there is something to be said about the focus and stability of your platform, which is what Facebook seems to be doing with Quest 2.