After months of rumors and speculation, the Meta Quest 3 VR headset has been officially unveiled.
was unofficially unveiled today with a $499 price tag and an expected release this fall.
Specifications on the new unit haven't been shared yet, but Meta said the Quest 3 will be"40% thinner and more comfortable" than previous units, with"better displays and resolution," and"2x the graphics performance." It will also be fully backwards-compatible with the Meta Quest 2 headset, so any games that work on Quest 2 will work on Quest 3.
"Quest 3 combines our highest resolution display yet and pancake optics to make sure content looks better than ever," Meta said in a blog post."To power those extra pixels, this will be the first headset to feature a next-generation Snapdragon chipset developed in collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies.
And while it was not included in the official announcement, executive editor Tyler Wilde also made this important observation:Meta also revealed the new Quest 3 Touch Plus controllers today, which eliminate the outer tracking rings of earlier controllers so they"feel like a more natural extension of your hands and take up less space," Meta said.
With the new Quest 3 headset now officially on the horizon, Meta is also reducing the price of the Quest 2: Effective June 4, the 128GB unit will be reduced to $299, while the 256GB version will drop to $349.
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