Mark Zuckerberg debuts Meta Quest Professional VR headset that may price $1,500

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg mentioned on Tuesday that his firm’s latest digital actuality headset, dubbed the Meta Quest Professional, will price $1,500 and begin transport on Oct. 25.

Zuckerberg debuted the machine at Meta’s Join convention, geared towards VR and augmented actuality builders.

The brand new headset prices $1,100 greater than Meta’s Quest 2 headset and accommodates new applied sciences like a sophisticated cellular Snapdragon pc chip, developed with Qualcomm, that helps the machine produce extra superior graphics.

The Quest Professional additionally has improved contact controllers that include embedded sensors, permitting for higher hand monitoring, and new lenses for improved studying experiences.

The brand new headset accommodates some mixed-reality options that may mix parts of the digital world with the bodily world. Zuckerberg has touted that as an essential characteristic within the creation of the metaverse, which refers to digital worlds that individuals can entry through VR and AR headsets.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella additionally appeared throughout the on-line occasion and mentioned a partnership with Meta meant to deliver a few of his firm’s work-collaboration apps to Quest VR gadgets.

Some Microsoft apps that individuals will have the ability to entry with a Quest machine embrace the Crew’s chat app, the Microsoft 365 suite of labor software program and the corporate’s Xbox cloud gaming service.

“It is possible for you to to play 2D video games together with your Xbox controller projected on a large display screen on Quest,” Nadella mentioned. “It is early days, however we’re excited for what’s to return.”

Meta shares had been down about 4.5% in noon buying and selling to $127.85, underscoring a muted response from buyers concerning the new VR headset.

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